Category Archives: NCD News

Dwight Yoakam, Larry Gatlin, Marcus Hummon & More Get Inducted Into Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame [Photo Gallery]
On Oct. 14 at Nashville’s Music City Center, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inducted its Class of 2019: Larry Gatlin, Dwight Yoakam, Marcus Hummon, Kostas, Rivers Rutherford and Sharon V...
Syndicated Author Oct 15, 2019

Performing Live Is Both Fun & Therapeutic for Brothers Osborne
With John on lead guitar and T.J. providing lead vocals, the guys from Brothers Osborne have been entertaining crowds with their neo-traditional country stylings since dropping their debut album, Pawn...
Syndicated Author Oct 15, 2019

Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood Spend the Week Volunteering in Nashville With Habitat for Humanity
For more than a decade, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have been swinging hammers and climbing ladders as volunteers with Habitat for Humanity, a global nonprofit housing organization that helps hom...
Syndicated Author Oct 14, 2019

Watch Thomas Rhett Team With Little Big Town on “Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time” at Nashville Arena Concert
Thomas Rhett capped his Very Hot Summer Tour on Oct. 12 in front of a packed house at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. TR treated the crowd to a 20-song set that featured many of his fan-favorite ...
Syndicated Author Oct 14, 2019

Trace Adkins Marries Victoria Pratt as Blake Shelton Officiates
Trace Adkins, 57, and actress Victoria Pratt, 48, got married in New Orleans on Oct. 12 . . . with a very special wedding officiant conducting the service: Blake Shelton. Trace’s official Instag...
Syndicated Author Oct 14, 2019

Kane Brown’s Drummer, Kenny Dixon, Dies in Auto Accident: “Love You So Much,” Says Kane
Kane Brown’s drummer, Kenny Dixon, 27, died from injuries sustained in a car wreck on Oct. 12. The Tennessean confirmed the news, including a statement from Kane’s representatives: "It is ...
Syndicated Author Oct 14, 2019

Photo Gallery: Dolly Parton Celebrates 50 Years as Opry Member With 2 Show Featuring Toby Keith, Lady Antebellum, Margo Price & More
The Grand Ole Opry celebrated Dolly Parton's 50th anniversary as an Opry member on Oct. 12 with two sold-out shows honoring the country icon. Special guest performers included Dierks Bentley, Emmylou ...
Syndicated Author Oct 13, 2019

Dwight Yoakam to Receive BMI President’s Award
Born in Kentucky. Raised in Ohio. Perfected in California. That's the ol' Dwight Yoakam adage. It's no secret the Kentucky native gave Nashville a try in 1977 before becoming disinterested with the ci...
Syndicated Author Oct 11, 2019

Tim McGraw Announces Tour in Support of His New Fitness Book, “Grit & Grace”
Tim McGraw is going on tour . . . a book tour, that is.After collaborating with Jon Meacham to co-pen Songs of America: Patriotism, Protest and the Music That Made a Nation, Tim has authored a new fit...
Syndicated Author Oct 11, 2019

Sam Hunt Drops Friendly New Single, “Kinfolks” [Listen]
Sam Hunt dropped his first new single in more than a year with the release of “Kinfolks” on Oct. 10.Penned by Sam with frequent collaborators Zach Crowell, Jerry Flowers and Josh Osborne, ...
Syndicated Author Oct 10, 2019