Category Archives: NCD News

Comfortable in Her Own Skin, Lauren Alaina Scores First Top 5 Hit With “Road Less Traveled”
Lauren Alaina has scored the first Top 5 hit of her career with her current single, "Road Less Traveled," which is currently No. 4 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart. The anthemic tune, which was pe...
Syndicated Author Mar 21, 2017

Reba McEntire to Sing National Anthem at City of Hope Celebrity Softball Game
If you are headed to Nashville for CMA Music Fest in June, your chances of seeing Reba McEntire just got a little bit better. The “Back to God” singer announced that she will be singing th...
Syndicated Author Mar 21, 2017
Watch Dustin Lynch’s Sparkling New Lyric Video for “Small Town Boy”
Tullahoma, Tenn., native Dustin Lynch is a small-town boy who’s doing big things. Dustin has a streak of four consecutive No. 1 songs-"Where It’s At (Yep, Yep),” “Hell of a Nig...
Syndicated Author Mar 21, 2017

“You Look Good” Dave Haywood: Get a YouTube Guitar Lesson From Lady Antebellum’s Instrument Guru
Lady Antebellum’s instrument virtuoso Dave Haywood has posted a number of guitar tutorials on YouTube over the years, including tips on how to play “Need You Now,” “American Ho...
Syndicated Author Mar 21, 2017

Luke Smash! Watch Luke Bryan Smash His Guitar to the Restful Sounds of “Enter Sandman”
During a concert stop in Greenville, S.C., on March 11, Luke Bryan closed the show by smashing a guitar to the restful sounds of his band playing Metallica’s “Enter Sandman.”After Lu...
Syndicated Author Mar 20, 2017

All in a Day’s Work: Keith Urban Plays a Little Hockey & Gives NHL Pro a Guitar Lesson
Keith Urban was in Brossard, Quebec, last week to promote his Ripcord Tour and announce an Aug. 12 stop at the Bell Centre, home to the National Hockey League’s Montreal Canadiens.Keith broke th...
Syndicated Author Mar 20, 2017

On What Would Be Jerry Reed’s 80th Birthday Today, Let’s Listen to “East Bound and Down” and Drink a Coors
Jerry Reed was born in Atlanta on March 20, 1937, and today would have been his 80th birthday. However, the “Guitar Man” passed away from complications of emphysema on Sept. 1, 2008, at th...
Syndicated Author Mar 20, 2017

Martina McBride Helps Out Young Mothers In Need With Baby Shower
Martina McBride and Team Music Is Love, Martina’s global charity initiative dedicated to making the world better through the power of music, joined forces on Thursday (March 9) to throw a baby s...
Syndicated Author Mar 20, 2017

Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Darius Rucker & More Pay Tribute to Chuck Berry on Social Media
Rock 'n' roll’s founding father Chuck Berry passed away on Saturday, March 18, at the age of 90. The pioneering guitarist and singer was responsible for iconic songs such as “Johnnie B. Go...
Syndicated Author Mar 20, 2017

Ashley Monroe Announces She Is Having a Boy . . . a Big Boy
On Christmas Day 2016, Ashley Monroe and husband John Danks announced via Twitter that they were expecting their first child. Almost three months later on March 19, Ashley posted a baby update on soci...
Syndicated Author Mar 20, 2017


