Category Archives: NCD News

Jimmie Allen’s Dad Introduced Him to the Music of Charley Pride

Jimmie Allen’s Dad Introduced Him to the Music of Charley Pride

In was January of 1972 that Charley Pride hit number-one with his 8th chart topper, and the song that would become most identified with the singer, “Kiss An Angel Good Morning.” Growing up Jimmie Allen knew that he wanted to be a singer…and not just any genre, he wanted to be a country singer. That’s…MORE

Dustin Lynch & MacKenzie Porter Make it 6 in a Row on Billboard

Dustin Lynch & MacKenzie Porter Make it 6 in a Row on Billboard

Congrats to Dustin Lynch and MacKenzie Porter who are still on top of the Billboard country music airplay chart with “Thinking ‘Bout You.” Dustin thinks the success of the song is because it’s so relatable – it’s just basically two people having a phone conversation, and maybe rekindling a former relationship. This is now the…MORE

Keith Urban Lives His Dream of Being a Singing Toad

Keith Urban Lives His Dream of Being a Singing Toad

Looking for a family film to watch? Try Back To The Outback on Netflix… Sharp-eared country music fans might just recognize the voice of “Doug” the singing toad… Yes, that’s Keith Urban as “Doug” the singing toad. Keith shared, “When I was a kid, I wrote my bucket list and at the very top was…MORE

Walker Hayes Changes Lyrics After Losing a Bet

Walker Hayes Changes Lyrics After Losing a Bet

Native Alabama country singer Walker Hayes might have lost a bet with college football commentator (and former Georgia Bulldog linebacker) David Pollack. After David’s Dawgs beat Walker’s Bama in the National Championship game, the country singer headed to social media to sing his current single at country radio with some new lyrics…that include Georgia and…MORE

Travis Denning Celebrates by Shotgunning a…White Claw?

Travis Denning Celebrates by Shotgunning a…White Claw?

Georgia Bulldog fan Travis Denning celebrated his favorite college football team’s National Championship win Monday night in a unique way…he shotgunned a White Claw. White Claw? Turns out, that’s all he had left because the beer was all gone. Watch the video evidence here… Photo Courtesy of Travis DenningMORE

Caroline Jones Does Make Herself Comfortable on The Kelly Clarkson Show

Caroline Jones Does Make Herself Comfortable on The Kelly Clarkson Show

Caroline Jones released her sophomore album, Antipodes this past fall. Caroline’s current single at country radio is “Come In (But Don’t Make Yourself Comfortable)” which is just one of the 13-tracks on the project. Caroline performed the song as she made her debut on The Kelly Clarkson Show this week – watch the performance here……MORE

Scotty McCreery Saw George Strait in Concert and Knew What He Wanted To Do

Scotty McCreery Saw George Strait in Concert and Knew What He Wanted To Do

Scotty McCreery was first inspired to become a singer because of George Strait…now he’s singing “Damn Strait.” It turns out when Scotty was young his first concert helped him decide a career path, “The first country music concert I ever went to was George Strait, Reba, and Lee Ann Womack. When I saw that show…MORE

Chase Rice Had a Hell of a Blessed & Free Weekend

Chase Rice Had a Hell of a Blessed & Free Weekend

Kane Brown‘s Blessed & Free tour launched this weekend with shows in Indianapolis, Louisville and Pittsburgh. After the first set of shows, tour opener Chase Rice shared, “HELL of a first weekend out on the Kane Brown Blessed and Free Tour.” Chase added, “God I love what I get to do for a livin’, y’all…MORE

Dan + Shay Hold the Keys to Their Own Social Media

Dan + Shay Hold the Keys to Their Own Social Media

Fans love Dan + Shay for many reasons…their music, their live show, and the way they are on social media. They also know that when they reach out to Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney on socials, that it’s really the duo answering back. Dan + Shay share, “Social media is always been super important to us. I guess we’ve probably driven…MORE

Mitchell Tenpenny Remembers Meeting Bob Saget on Nashville Squares

Mitchell Tenpenny Remembers Meeting Bob Saget on Nashville Squares

Fans, and friends of actor Bob Saget were shocked Sunday January 9th to learn of his passing. Bob was on tour, and even performed a show the previous night in Orlando, where he was found unresponsive in a hotel room. Mitchell Tenpenny was someone who grew up watching Bob’s work, and was sadden to hear…MORE