More than 20 stars—including newly announced Toby Keith, Alabama and ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons—will come together at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on April 6 for a Merle Haggard tribute concert. Dubbed Sing Me Back Home: The Music of Merle Haggard, the concert will also feature performances from Willie Nelson, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, John Mellencamp, Dierks…
“12” must be Trace Adkins’ lucky number this year. On March 31, Trace will release his 12th studio album, Something’s Going On, a 12-song offering that features the single, “Watered Down.” Trace’s dozenth album also happens to coincide with his upcoming 12th USO Tour this spring, an overseas outing that Trace is once again looking…
Jim Casey talks with Jerrod Niemann about his USO Tour, participating in a benefit for the Orlando shooting victims last year, working with a new label on his upcoming album, his brand-new single, “God Made a Woman,” and more. Show Participants Jerrod Niemann Jim Casey, NCD managing editor Show Notes & Links Jerrod Niemann’s website…
Brooke Eden’s new single, “Act Like You Don’t, about a girl pleading with her ex for space after a breakup so that she can heal, is a case of art imitating life. The song’s relatable message comes from a real-life breakup that the 28-year-old singer found herself in. “I wrote this song when I was…
You won’t have to wait much longer to hear Lindsay Ell’s debut EP, appropriately titled, Worth the Wait. The singer announced today (March 17) that she will be releasing her new project on Friday, March 24. The new EP enlists the talents of many of Nashville’s hottest songwriters, including Fred Wilhelm, Caitlyn Smith, Heather Morgan,…
In honor of college basketball’s craziest month, I created a bracket with 16 of the hottest acts in country music. I seeded them based on the strength of their current “season,” which ran from the ACM Awards in April 2016 to the Grammy Awards in February 2017. After thousands of votes were cast in the…
Garth Brooks is full of good news this week. The superstar announced that he will be returning to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in 2018, for the first time since 1993, to not only open the show, but also to close it as well. The 2018 Houston Rodeo is scheduled to run from Feb.…
Dierks Bentley’s wife, Cassidy, is preparing to run her second Boston Marathon on April 17. Dierks posted the news on his Twitter page yesterday (March 16). my wife is running @bostonmarathon again. raising 💰 for @SafeHavenTN. on instagram @cassrunsboston17. donate a couple bucks..follow along! — Dierks Bentley (@DierksBentley) March 16, 2017 In the lead-up to…
The list of country stars playing the main stage at Nissan Stadium during Nashville’s CMA Music Festival got a little bigger this morning (March 17) as the superstar lineup was announced on Good Morning America. This year’s fest takes place June 8–11, with country stars expected to perform on stages all over the city. The…
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Getting our kids to read in the summer can sometimes be challenging but there are lots of teacher approved ideas and incentive programs available to keep them on track! They can earn game tokens from our Friends at Chuck E Cheese who has tons of rewards ideas for being a good student and a good…