Category Archives: NCD News

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 podcast...

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 t...

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 Bluegra...

Three-time ACM Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean returned to his home state of Georgia on July 21 for a sold-out show at the Atlanta Braves’ new SunTrust Park Stadium.With direct support from...

Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line are reclaiming their title with some help from Bebe Rexha.FGL and Bebe’s smash hit, “Meant to Be,” is No. 1 on the Billboard Ho...

Keith Urban is getting a lot of “windshield time” right now.The “Coming Home” singer is in the midst of his 58-city Graffiti U Tour-which kicked off in June and continues throu...

Americana stalwart Brandi Carlile took her talents to NYC on July 20 to perform “The Joke” on Late Night With Seth Meyers. Brandi’s performance featured special guest Benicio Bryant,...

Lauren Alaina announced her engagement to longtime boyfriend Alex Hopkins on July 21.Lauren, who posted a pic on her Instagram page that shows off the new rock as she kisses her beau, captioned the ph...

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are part of a new PSA for When We All Vote, a new national, nonpartisan not-for-profit that endeavors to bring together citizens, institutions and organizations to spark a co...