Category Archives: NCD News

The 10 Best-Selling Country Albums of 2016 Include Blake Shelton, Keith Urban & Carrie Underwood—But Who’s No. 1?
According to Billboard and Nielsen Music, 2016 country albums sales were down 11 percent from 2015.Interestingly enough, the top-selling album of 2016-Chris Stapleton’s Traveller-was released in...
Syndicated Author Jan 10, 2017

Jennifer Nettles Hopes Son Magnus Gains Life Experience While on the Road With Her
Jennifer Nettles’ 4-year-old son, Magnus, may be getting a different upbringing than most of us who don’t have a famous singing mom, but the little guy is getting plenty of life experience...
Syndicated Author Jan 10, 2017

Dierks Bentley Set to Open His Third Whiskey Row Restaurant in February
Dierks Bentley will open his third Whiskey Row restaurant on Feb. 27 in Gilbert, Ariz., joining previous locations in Tempe and Scottsdale, Ariz.The new location will include a 4,600-square-foot outdo...
Syndicated Author Jan 10, 2017

Man! I Feel Like a Woman: Shania Twain the Subject of New Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibit
Beginning on Jan. 9 and continuing through the week with one announcement per day via social media, the Country Music Hall of Fame started releasing its complete slate of exhibitions planned in 2017 w...
Syndicated Author Jan 10, 2017

Watch Little Big Town Perform the National Anthem Before College Football Championship Game
Before the kickoff to the 2017 College Football National Championship game last night (Jan. 9) in Tampa, Fla., Little Big Town had the honor of performing the national anthem.The country music quartet...
Syndicated Author Jan 10, 2017

Listen to the Rapped-Up Remake of “Take This Job and Shove It” Featuring Country’s Baddest Outlaw David Allan Coe
Johnny Paycheck may have made the song “Take This Job and Shove It” a popular anthem of the working class in 1977, but the MoonShine Bandits are dusting off the old classic with their own ...
Syndicated Author Jan 09, 2017

Reba McEntire Says Singing With Mom and Sisters on New Gospel Album Was “Too Much Fun”
There’s a new gospel singer in town and her name is Reba McEntire. Everyone’s favorite redhead is putting her vocal talents toward a new gospel album, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hop...
Syndicated Author Jan 09, 2017

Maddie & Tae Auctioning Signed Guitars to Help Raise Money for the Families of Dead Texas Duck Hunters
Three men from South Texas were found dead on Saturday (Jan. 7) after setting out on a duck hunting expedition the day before. The three men-identified as Spencer Hall, 19, Starett Burk, 25, and Chris...
Syndicated Author Jan 09, 2017

Houston Rodeo Announces Star-Studded 2017 Lineup, Including Willie Nelson, Alan Jackson, Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett, Sam Hunt, FGL, ZBB, Dierks Bentley, Chris Stapleton & More
Running from March 7-26-yes, 20 days-Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is one of the largest rodeo and livestock exhibitions in the world. Rodeo Houston features a carnival, a bar-b-que contest, 10K ra...
Syndicated Author Jan 09, 2017

Listen to Rascal Flatts’ Rousing New Single, “Yours If You Want It,” From Upcoming Album
Rascal Flatts will release a new studio album in 2017-the trio’s first since 2014’s Rewind-and they are wasting little time in the new year giving fans a taste of what’s to come. Tod...
Syndicated Author Jan 06, 2017