Category Archives: NCD News

After 2017’s successful initiative to support U.S. Troops by sending them 100,000 Thank You letters, Ty Bentli, Kelly Ford and Chuck Wicks of morning show Ty, Kelly & Chuck are using their v...

As a child growing up in Oklahoma, Carrie Underwood watched the Grand Ole Opry on television at her grandparents' house. Just three years into her country music career, childhood hero Randy Travis sur...

Kenny Chesney released his 17th studio album, Songs for the Saints, on July 27. The 11-song offering, which has already spawned No. 1 lead single, "Get Along," features a collaboration with Jimmy Buff...

We’ve been getting some really unique perspectives from female artists since launching Women Want to Hear Women-and this week’s profile is extra special: 14-year-old Tegan Marie. Tegan is ...

Scotty McCreery dropped a new video for his current single, “This Is It.” The new tune, which Scotty co-penned with Frank Rogers and Aaron Eshuis about his then-fiance Gabi Dugal, is featu...

Nashville’s AmericanaFest (Sept. 11-16) has nailed down its list of more than 250 artists slated to perform during the six-day festival, including John Prine, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Lee Ann Wom...

Shawna Thompson of Thompson Square stopped by the Nash campus last week to chat with Elaina Smith on her Women Want to Hear Women podcast (you can listen to the entire podcast here). One of the podcas...

Charles Esten can add a Guinness World Records title to his lengthy resume. After his performance on the Today show on July 25, Charles was presented with a certificate for the Guinness World Records ...

It’s been a hall-of-fame year for Ricky Skaggs. After being announced as a 2018 inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame in March, Ricky Skaggs was named a 2018 inductee into the IBMA Bluegr...

As the sixth and final season of Nashville comes to a close on July 26, research organization the Beacon Center has released a report on the “ineffectiveness of film incentives in Tennessee,R...