Category Archives: NCD News

Earl Thomas Conley passed away at age 77 on April 10.Earl was known for blending different musical styles with deep, intelligent lyrics into what was called "thinking-man's country," often bending the...

Before performing the national anthem at the Nashville Predators playoff game on April 10, Big & Rich got a descriptive introduction.The Preds public address announcer described the duo as “...

Luke Combs’ “Beautiful Crazy” is No. 1 on Billboard's Country Airplay chart for the seventh straight week. The tune is now tied for the second-longest run atop the chart, which was c...

George Strait’s new 30th studio album, Honky Tonk Time Machine, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart, selling 51,000 equivalent album units in its first week, according to Ni...

Before Chris Stapleton found success on the solo front with his three albums Traveller, From A Room: Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, he carved out a successful career in Nashville as songwriter, penning tunes such...

Keith Urban debuted a new song, “Burden,” during the ACM Awards on April 7.Penned by Irish singer/songwriter Foy Vance, the tune had a profound impact on Keith when he heard it the first t...

Before the 54th ACM Awards kicked off in Las Vegas on April 7, the stars walked the red carpet-actually, it was a blue carpet-outside the MGM Grand Garden Arena.Check out our blue carpet photo gallery...

Take a look at the big winners from the ACM Awards as they made their way backstage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 7.Photos courtesy Arroyo/O’Connor, AFF-USA.com. 

We’ll be updating this post as the winners for the 54th ACM Awards are announced.TV broadcast begins at 7 p.m. CT on CBS.New Female Artist of the YearDanielle BradberyLindsay EllAshley McBryde W...

More than a dozen country stars took the stage for the ACM Decades event at the Marquee Ballroom inside the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on April 6.The concert featured current and past hit-makers singing s...