The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame announced its class of 2016 today (Aug. 9): Bob Morrison, Aaron Barker, Beth Nielsen Chapman and the late Townes Van Zandt. The foursome (Townes posthumously) will be inducted on Oct. 9 at the Music City Center, joining the 199 existing members of the organization, including Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton,…… MORE
Just because they sing country music, doesn’t mean that artists like Joe Nichols listen to just country music. His tastes are as varied as many of ours. Joe released a second single, “Undone,” from his untitled album due out later this year and talked to Nash Country Daily back in May about the single. “Sometimes…… MORE
Over the course of the 13 songs on his recent Billboard No. 1 album, Ripcord, Keith Urban blurs the lines between country, dance, hip hop, electronica and more. “There’s new music being made all the time that’s fascinating to me,” Keith said to NCD in May when the album dropped. “It’s sort of like being…… MORE
Carrie Underwood may have the honor of singing the new theme to Sunday Night Football on Sept. 11 as the Patriots take on the Cardinals, but Dierks Bentley has been tapped to help kick off the NFL season on Sept. 8 as the Carolina Panthers tangle with the Denver Broncos. Dierks will celebrate the start…… MORE
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If you’ve got 15 seconds to spare—and who doesn’t?—check out the clip of Carrie Underwood’s new Sunday Night Football theme, “Oh, Sunday Night,” which has been airing during NBC’s coverage of the Olympics. The tune is a reboot of Carrie and Miranda Lambert’s 2014 No. 1 hit, “Somethin’ Bad,” and will replace “Waiting All Day…… MORE
Blake. Blake. Blake. Our readers have spoken—and voted—by casting thousands of ballots in our online poll for Best Single of 2016 . . . So Far. And the name that received the most votes was Blake Shelton for his 2016 No. 1 single, “Came Here to Forget.” The tune, written by Craig Wiseman and Deric…… MORE
Olympic spirit is in the air as the 49th Olympic games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, kicked off on Friday night (Aug. 4) with the Opening Ceremonies. Dan + Shay were up bright and early on Monday morning (Aug. 8)—they were chosen by the ABC network to perform— showing their own spirit by performing a…… MORE
It’s a bird, it’s a plane . . . no it’s Neal McCoy singing Jazz music. The “Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye” singer has traded in his acoustic guitar for a saxophone with the release of his latest project, You Don’t Know Me, which features songs from the Great American Songbook. “This album has…… MORE
Blackberry Smoke, The Mavericks, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle & the Dukes, Shooter Jennings and more have been added to the lineup for the 2nd annual Outlaw Country Cruise that heads from Tampa to Cozumel on Feb. 26–March 2, 2017. Tickets are on sale now.… MORE
While many of us have been eagerly awaiting the return of the 11th season of The Voice, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine have been busy . . . making videos? Blake and Adam, who are set to return as judges on the The Voice on Sept. 19, created a teaser for the new season—think Men…… MORE