Category Archives: NCD News

Play It Forward: Runaway June’s Jennifer Wayne Says Lucie Silvas’ Music Is Insane [Listen]
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...
Syndicated Author Dec 31, 2019

Murder Suspect Arrested in Death of Tucker Beathard’s Brother, Clayton Beathard
Nashville police arrested Michael D. Mosley, 23, on Dec. 25 and charged him with two counts of criminal homicide in the stabbing deaths of Clayton Beathard, 22, and Paul Trapeni III, 21, on Dec. 21.Cl...
Syndicated Author Dec 26, 2019

Blake Shelton Scores 7th No. 1 Album With “Fully Loaded: God’s Country”
Blake Shelton scored his seventh No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart this week with the debut of Fully Loaded: God’s Country. The new album moved 96,000 equivalent units, according t...
Syndicated Author Dec 23, 2019

Beathard Family Releases Statement After Clayton Beathard Stabbed to Death in Nashville
Clayton Beathard, 22, was stabbed to death outside a Nashville bar on the morning of Dec. 21.Clayton is the son of country songwriter Casey Beathard and the brother of singer/songwriter Tucker Beathar...
Syndicated Author Dec 22, 2019

Play It Forward: Keith Urban Says Check Out Tenille Townes’ “Somebody’s Daughter” [Listen]
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...
Syndicated Author Dec 20, 2019

Dustin Lynch Helps Raise More Than $36,000 for Hometown Charities
Dustin Lynch helped raise more than $36,000 for his hometown of Tullahoma, Tenn., during his sixth annual Dustin Lynch & Friends Benefit Concert on Dec. 17. The annual show at Tullahoma High Schoo...
Syndicated Author Dec 20, 2019

John Prine to Be Honored With Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award
The Recording Academy announced that John Prine will be one of the recipients of its 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award, which recognizes performers who have made outstanding contributions of artistic si...
Syndicated Author Dec 19, 2019

Chris Young, Charles Esten & Cassadee Pope Team With Musicians On Call & the Opry to Perform for Hospitalized Veterans
Chris Young, Charles Esten and Cassadee Pope teamed with the Grand Ole Opry and Musicians On Call to spread holiday cheer to veterans, caregivers and visitors at the Alvin C. York Campus of the VA Med...
Syndicated Author Dec 18, 2019

Play It Forward: Jon Pardi Says Check Out Larry Fleet’s “Workin’ Hard” [Listen]
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...
Syndicated Author Dec 17, 2019

Thomas Rhett Scores 14th No. 1 Single With “Remember You Young”
Thomas Rhett scored his 14th No. 1 hit this week as “Remember You Young” ascended to the top spot on both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart.Penned by TR, Jesse Frasur...
Syndicated Author Dec 17, 2019