The Country Music Association announced its first round of performers set to take the stage at the 51st CMA Awards on Nov. 8. The all-star list includes Garth Brooks, Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Old Dominion, Jon Pardi, Chris Stapleton, Thomas Rhett and Carrie Underwood. But that’s not all—2017…
Kenny Chesney may be coming to a stadium near you in 2018. Kenny’s 2018 Trip Around the Sun Tour will kick off in April and visit 18 major stadiums through August, including stops in Atlanta, Denver, Chicago, Seattle, Nashville and more. Thomas Rhett, Old Dominion and Brandon Lay will hit the road with Kenny during…
Kacey Musgraves shared a handful of wedding photos via Instagram today (Oct. 17), including one of her kissing her groom, Ruston Kelly, and one with her horse. Kacey and Ruston were married on Oct. 14. Kacey captioned her first post by stating: “Saturday, in a sacred place where two rivers meet and join together, I…
Fresh off of performing six sold-out shows at the Ryman Auditorium last week, Jason Isbell is adding another feather to his cap: artist-in-residence at the Country Music Hall of Fame. Jason will perform three intimate performances at the Hall of Fame’s CMA Theater on Dec. 5, 12 and 19. Established in 2003, the museum’s artist-in-residence…
The 2017 Nash Next challenge is down to 10 finalists, and in the lead-up to the announcement of the champion on Nov. 1, NCD will be profiling each of the 10 finalists. Today, we are getting to know sibling duo Schatzi + the String Boffin. In May, Cumulus Media and Big Machine Label Group invited…
If you’ve been trying to keep up with which country stars are expecting babies in the coming months, NCD has ya covered—or should we say “swaddled.” Check out who’s expecting. Clay Walker and wife Jessica Baby ? Due in October/November Brantley Gilbert and wife Amber Baby boy Due in November Jason Aldean and wife Brittany…
Scotty McCreery performed the national anthem at Denver’s Mile High Stadium on Oct. 15 before the Broncos played the New York Giants. Although Scotty is a New England Patriots fan (his dad is from New England), the former American Idol treated the 76,000 fans in Denver to a sterling rendition of the anthem. Check out…
Brett Eldredge dropped a new video for his current singe, “The Long Way,” and it co-stars Sadie Robertson, 20, of Duck Dynasty. The new tune, which is featured on Brett’s 2017 self-titled album, was co-penned by Brett and Matt Rogers and is currently No. 37 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. “‘The Long Way’ is a…
Chris Young announced that his Losing Sleep 2018 World Tour will launch in January, with 18 shows during the initial winter run, including stops in Indianapolis, St. Louis, Minneapolis and more. Kane Brown and LANCO will serve as openers. “I’m excited about getting out on the road in the new year with Kane and the…
Following the release of From A Room: Volume 1 in May 2017, Chris Stapleton announced that Volume 2 will be released on Dec. 1. Taking its name from Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A—where it was recorded in 2016 with producer Dave Cobb—Volume 2 will feature nine songs, including seven co-penned by Chris. The two songs…
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…