Category Archives: NCD Podcasts

Keith Urban Talks Winning CMA Single of the Year, Hearing His New Song “Female” for the 1st Time, Making His Upcoming 10th Album & More

Keith Urban Talks Winning CMA Single of the Year, Hearing His New Song “Female” for the 1st Time, Making His Upcoming 10th Album & More

Jim Casey talks with Keith Urban about: “Blue Ain’t Your Color” winning the CMA Award for Single of the Year debuting his new single, “Female,” at the CMA Awards hearing “Female” for the first time on Oct. 11, one day after it was written by Ross Copperman, Shane McAnally and Nicolle Galyon recording “Female” on…

Blake Shelton Talks New Album, New Tour & New Chapter of His Life

Blake Shelton Talks New Album, New Tour & New Chapter of His Life

Jim Casey talks with Blake Shelton about: the excitement of releasing his 11th studio album, Texoma Shore having a career that spans 17 years recording the new album in his studio on the shore of Lake Texoma on the Texas/Oklahoma border his earliest memory of Lake Texoma, which involves his mother screaming the catalyst for…

Radio Romance Talks About Winning Nash Next 2017, Honing Their Sound on Lower Broadway, Musical Inspirations & More

Radio Romance Talks About Winning Nash Next 2017, Honing Their Sound on Lower Broadway, Musical Inspirations & More

Jim Casey talks with Radio Romance about: winning Nash Next 2017 celebrating their win with family and friends forming the band naming the band after an Eddie Rabbitt album being inspired by ’90s country and rock writing songs earning their stripes by playing Nashville’s Lower Broadway managing their overly excited manager Show Participants Radio Romance:…

Kelsea Ballerini Talks CMA Awards Collaboration With Reba, Songwriting, New Tour & New Album, “Unapologetically”

Kelsea Ballerini Talks CMA Awards Collaboration With Reba, Songwriting, New Tour & New Album, “Unapologetically”

Jim Casey talks with Kelsea Ballerini about: her very busy schedule titling her new album, Unapologetically picking songs for the new album leading with her heart writing or co-writing every track on the album her upcoming The Unapologetically Tour building the album with her darkest song, “Graveyard” her favorite song on the record, “In Between”…

Chris Young Talks New Album, New Tour, Opry Induction & More

Chris Young Talks New Album, New Tour, Opry Induction & More

Jim Casey talks with Chris Young about: • the Las Vegas shooting • induction into the Grand Ole Orpy • his hurricane relief efforts • current Top 20 single, “Losing Sleep” • new album, Losing Sleep • new tour with Kane Brown and LANCO • being a mentor to young artists like Kane Brown •…

Russell Dickerson Talks Musical Influences, Singing Sexy Jams, Debut Album, “Yours” & More

Russell Dickerson Talks Musical Influences, Singing Sexy Jams, Debut Album, “Yours” & More

Jim Casey talks with Russell Dickerson about: the extraordinary streaming success of his single, “Yours” getting serious about songwriting musical influences growing up in Tennessee touring with Thomas Rhett and Billy Currington new album, Yours (available Oct. 13) and more Show Participants Russell Dickerson Jim Casey, NCD director of editorial Show Notes & Links Russell Dickerson’s website https://youtu.be/gFccdvKehQI The Writers Room,…

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The Red Clay Strays Add Extra Dates To Their Sold-Out North American Tour

The Red Clay Strays Add Extra Dates To Their Sold-Out North American Tour

On Monday (June 16), the Red Clay Strays announced additional dates on their 2025 Get Right Tour across North America. The new shows are in Cincinnati, Ohio; Pikeville, Kentucky;  Macon, Georgia; and Huntsville, Alabama, and are set to take place in September and October. The ACM Award-winners will offer a fan pre-sale beginning on Wednesday…

Ty Herndon Signs With New Label, Releases Duet With LeAnn Rimes

Ty Herndon Signs With New Label, Releases Duet With LeAnn Rimes

Ty Herndon has just signed a three-album deal with Club44 Records, and the Grammy-nominated country singer launched his new creative partnership with a reimagined duet version of his 1995 breakout hit, “What Mattered Most,” featuring LeAnn Rimes. The single is the first offering from Herndon’s upcoming album, Thirty, which will pay tribute to his distinguished…