Category Archives: NCD News

Nashville’s 2020 CMA Fest on June 4-7 has been canceled. It will not be rescheduled.The Country Music Association issued the following statement on March 31:After careful deliberation, and in fo...

Sara Evans will be keeping busy over the next few months with the release of a new album, Copy That, and the release of a new book, Born to Fly.Copy That, which will drop on May 15, is a 13-song colle...

Asleep at the Wheel frontman Ray Benson, 69, revealed via Facebook on March 31 that he has been diagnosed with COVID-19.“Well folks, the bad news I’ve contracted the corona virus!!” ...

A number of country artists shared their sentiments regarding Joe Diffie, who passed away from complications of COVID-19 on March 29.Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Tim McGraw, Scotty McCreery, Chris Y...

Singer/songwriter John Prine, 73, has been hospitalized after suffering from COVID-19 symptoms.John’s family released a statement via Instagram on March 29: "After a sudden onset of COVID-19 sym...

Two days after confirming he tested positive for COVID-19, Joe Diffie, 61, died on March 29, according to a statement from his PR company: “Grammy-winning country music legend Joe Diffie passed ...

After Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood broke the Internet on March 23 during their at-home concert on Inside Studio G via Facebook Live, the tandem has decided to take their talents to CBS on April 1 ...

Longtime Grand Ole Opry member Jan Howard, 91, “passed away peacefully” on March 28 in Gallatin, Tenn., according to a statement from the Opry.Jan scored a number of Top 20 hits in the 196...

Joe Diffie, 61, has confirmed he tested positive for COVID-19.The “John Deere Green” singer released a statement on March 27: “I am under the care of medical professionals and curren...

Craig Morgan will drop a new album, God, Family, Country, on May 22.The 10-song offering features five new songs, as well as five newly remastered tunes from Craig’s past catalog, including R...