Category Archives: NCD News

Chris Young Makes Directorial Debut in Emotional New Video for “Drowning” [Watch]
Chris Young is following up his Top 5 hit “Raised on Country” with the release of a touching new single, “Drowning,” on Sept. 23.Co-penned by Chris, Corey Crowder and Josh Hoge...
Cumulus Media Sep 23, 2019

Dierks Bentley Scores 19th No. 1 Single With “Living”
Dierks Bentley scored the 19th No. 1 single of his career as “Living” ascended to the top spot on both the Mediabase chart and Billboard Country Airplay chart this week.“Living”...
Cumulus Media Sep 23, 2019

Keith Urban and Drake on the Same Page When It Comes to Measuring a Song’s Success
There are a number of metrics used to measure a song’s success: chart performance, sales, streaming and more.While those figures are convenient when it comes to defining an artist’s career...
Cumulus Media Sep 23, 2019

Chris Stapleton Wins Inaugural ACM Artist-Songwriter of the Decade Award
The Academy of Country Music recently announced the addition of seven new ACM Decade Awards: Song of the Decade, Album of the Decade, Artist-Songwriter of the Decade, Breakout Artist of the Decade, Si...
Cumulus Media Sep 23, 2019

Justin Moore Plans 2020 “Late Night & Longnecks Tour” With Tracy Lawrence
Justin Moore announced he will hit the road in 2020 for the Late Night & Longnecks Tour with Tracy Lawrence.The 19-date trek, which takes its name from Justin’s 2019 album, will kick off on ...
Cumulus Media Sep 23, 2019

Sturgill Simpson Announces Limited Tour Run to Benefit the Special Forces
Sturgill Simpson will hit the road this month for a limited tour that will support the Special Forces Foundation, a nonprofit that provides support to Army Special Forces soldiers and their families.T...
Cumulus Media Sep 23, 2019

Rhett Akins Wins Inaugural ACM Songwriter of the Decade Award
The Academy of Country Music announce the addition of seven new ACM Decade Awards: Song of the Decade, Album of the Decade, Artist-Songwriter of the Decade, Breakout Artist of the Decade, Single of th...
Cumulus Media Sep 17, 2019

Carrie Underwood, Luke Combs, Thomas Rhett, Kane Brown & Dan + Shay Named 2019 CMT Artists of the Year
CMT announced its 2019 Artists of the Year: Carrie Underwood, Dan + Shay, Kane Brown, Luke Combs and Thomas Rhett.The artists will be honored on Oct. 16 at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Cent...
Cumulus Media Sep 17, 2019

Garth Brooks Dishes How His “Dive Bar” Duet With Blake Shelton Came Together: “I Called Him Up”
Garth Brooks and Blake Shelton have a Top 20 hit on their hands with their new duet, “Dive Bar,” which is currently No. 19 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart after 13 weeks. Penned by Ga...
Cumulus Media Sep 17, 2019

Watch Lauren Alaina Dance the Cha-Cha to “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” on “Dancing With the Stars” Debut
Lauren Alaina made her debut on Dancing With the Stars on Sept. 16 as she danced the cha-cha to Shania Twain’s “Man! I Feel Like a Woman” with partner Gleb Savchenko.The dancing tand...
Cumulus Media Sep 17, 2019