Category Archives: NCD News

Chris Young took the stage-as a previously unannounced performer-at the CMT Artists of the Year Awards in Nashville on Oct. 16 to honor Kane Brown’s late drummer, Kenny Dixon, with a rendition o...

One of the most recognizable radio voices in the world, Bob Kingsley, 80, passed away at his home in Weatherford, Texas, on Oct. 17 after a battle with cancer.As the former host and executive producer...

CMT’s Artists of the Year celebration invaded Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Oct. 16.The star-studded evening featured performances from some of country’s biggest names ...

Thomas Rhett capped his Very Hot Summer Tour on Oct. 12 in front of a packed house at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena.TR treated the crowd to a 20-song set that featured many of his fan-favorite h...

Trace Adkins, 57, and actress Victoria Pratt, 48, got married in New Orleans on Oct. 12 . . . with a very special wedding officiant conducting the service: Blake Shelton.Trace’s official Instagr...

Kane Brown’s drummer, Kenny Dixon, 27, died from injuries sustained in a car wreck on Oct. 12.The Tennessean confirmed the news, including a statement from Kane’s representatives: "It is w...

The Grand Ole Opry celebrated Dolly Parton's 50th anniversary as an Opry member on Oct. 12 with two sold-out shows honoring the country icon.Special guest performers included Dierks Bentley, Emmylou H...

Born in Kentucky. Raised in Ohio. Perfected in California.That's the ol' Dwight Yoakam adage. It's no secret the Kentucky native gave Nashville a try in 1977 before becoming disinterested with the cit...

Tim McGraw is going on tour . . . a book tour, that is.After collaborating with Jon Meacham to co-pen Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest and the Music That Made a Nation, Tim has authored a new fit...

Sam Hunt dropped his first new single in more than a year with the release of “Kinfolks” on Oct. 10.Penned by Sam with frequent collaborators Zach Crowell, Jerry Flowers and Josh Osborne, ...