Category Archives: NCD News

Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time tournament kicked off on Jan. 7 with contestants Ken Jennings, James Holzhauer and Brad Rutter vying for the GOAT title.One of the games featured an "American Idols"...

The Country Music Association announced 16 recipients of the CMA Triple Play Award, an honor presented to songwriters who pen three No. 1 songs within a 12-month period. This year’s honorees inc...

Miranda Lambert stopped by The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on Jan. 6 to perform her new song, “Tequila Does.”Miranda co-penned the twangy, buzzworthy tune, which is featured on her seve...

Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani will be performing at the 2020 Grammy Awards on Jan. 26.Blake shared the news via Instagram, saying: “Nobody but you, @gwenstefani, that I'd want to share this yea...

The Hot Country Knights-a band fronted by an incognito Dierks Bentley-signed a recording contract with Universal Music Group Nashville, which is Dierks’ longtime label partner.The Hot Country Kn...

After 12 years as the co-host of the CMA Awards-11 with Brad Paisley-Carrie Underwood revealed via Instagram on Dec. 31 that “it’s time to pass the hosting torch” in 2020.Carrie̵...

Morgan Wallen kicked off 2020 by dropping a spirited new tune, “This Bar.”Co-penned by Morgan, Michael Hardy, Jackson Morgan, Jake Scott, Ernest K. Smith and Ryan Vojtesak, “This Bar...

After 12 years as the co-host of the CMA Awards, Carrie Underwood says that “it’s time to pass the hosting torch” in 2020.Carrie revealed the news via Instagram, saying: “One o...

NCD is closing out the year with our "Play It Forward" segment, which beckons our featured artists to recommend a singer or song that mainstream country fans may not be familiar with.Today's recommend...

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan SeacrestChannel: ABCTime: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. ETHosts: Ryan Seacrest (NYC), Lucy Hale (NYC), Ciara (Hollywood), Billy Porter (New Orleans)P...