We take you behind the scenes and explore the making of one of our favorite tunes with The Song Remembers When… This week, we take a look at Brett Young’s “Sleep Without You.”… MORE
Yearly Archives: 2017
Kidde Hero of the Week: Joseph Badame
A survivalist who donated provisions to those in need in Puerto Rico is this week’s Hero. Have a special hero in your life? Learn how you can nominate them as the Kidde Hero of the Week.… MORE
Keith Urban, Sam Hunt, Garth Brooks, Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood & More Earn AMA Nominations
Nominees for the 45th annual American Music Awards were announced on Oct. 12. Keith Urban leads all country artists with three nominations, while Sam Hunt picked up two. Garth Brooks was the only country artist to cop an all-genre nomination. You can cast your AMA vote for your favorite artists here. The 2017 American Music…… MORE
13 Country Artists Who Have the Chutzpah to Perform on Friday the 13th
Paraskevidekatriaphobia is the fear of Friday the 13th, but we found 13 artists who are laughing in the face of the almost-unpronounceable word by performing today, Friday, Oct. 13. Nashville will be hopping, as usual, with both Chris Stapleton and Jason Isbell headlining at Bridgestone Arena and Ryman Auditorium, respectively. In fact, D. Striker, a…… MORE
Get to Know 2017 Nash Next Finalist Gyth Rigdon
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 finalist Gyth Rigdon. In May, Cumulus Media and Big Machine Label Group invited aspiring country artists and…… MORE
Watch Garth Brooks Perform “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” in Front of 73,000 Fan in Atlanta
Garth Brooks christened Atlanta’s new Mercedes-Benz Stadium with its first concert on Oct. 12. With a 90-yard stage that spanned the Atlanta Falcon’s field from 5-yard line to 5-yard line, Garth started the concert with a fiery rendition of Charlie Daniel’s “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” before treating the 73,000 fans to hit after…… MORE
Watch Kane Brown’s Lovey-Dovey New Video for “What’s Mine Is Yours”
Kane Brown dropped the Deluxe version of his self-titled debut album on Oct. 6. In addition to the 11 songs featured on his self-titled debut, the Deluxe album includes four new tracks: “Heaven,” “Found You,” “Setting the Night on Fire” and “What’s Mine Is Yours,” which was co-penned by Kane, Sam Ellis and Josh Hoge.…… MORE
Watch Miranda Lambert’s Inspiring Cover of U2’s “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”
Miranda Lambert attended U2’s Joshua Tree Tour in Louisville, Ky., in June and was so moved by the experience that she’s been working a cover of “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” into her recent sets. “The only way to stay inspired and to find how to become a better performer is to…… MORE
Going Once, Going Twice: Watch Keith Urban & Chris Janson Cover John Michael Montgomery’s “Sold” at the Opry
Keith Urban and Chris Janson helped celebrate the Grand Ole Opry’s 92nd birthday this month by performing on Oct. 10. Before the show, the country stars got together for a rehearsal on Keith’s tour bus, jamming out to John Michael Montgomery’s 1995 No. 1 hit, “Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident).” Below, check out Keith…… MORE
Russell Dickerson Talks Musical Influences, Singing Sexy Jams, Debut Album, “Yours” & More
Jim Casey talks with Russell Dickerson about: the extraordinary streaming success of his single, “Yours” getting serious about songwriting musical influences growing up in Tennessee touring with Thomas Rhett and Billy Currington new album, Yours (available Oct. 13) and more Show Participants Russell Dickerson Jim Casey, NCD director of editorial Show Notes & Links Russell Dickerson’s website https://youtu.be/gFccdvKehQI The Writers Room,…… MORE