Category Archives: NCD News

Despite Going 0 for 7 in Grammy, ACM & CMA Award Nominations in 2016, Keith Urban Is Having the Best Year of His Career
"It's an honor just to be nominated."That could be Keith Urban's mantra after going 0 for 7 in major award nominations in 2016. While Keith crushed it on the charts and is in the midst of a monster he...
Cumulus Media Nov 08, 2016

Kane Brown Is Excited About His Ain’t No Stopping Us Now Tour: “I Feel Like the Show Is Going to Be a Million Times Better”
Kane Brown is on a roll. The country music newcomer just wrapped his opening slot on Florida Georgia Line’s Dig Your Roots Tour and kicked off his own Ain’t No Stopping Us Now headlining t...
Cumulus Media Nov 04, 2016

Scotty McCreery Gearing Up for New Music in 2017 After “Fun” Contract With “American Idol”
Scotty McCreery’s fans have something to look forward to in 2017: new music from the former American Idol winner.Scotty, who hasn’t released a new single since “Southern Belle”...
Cumulus Media Nov 04, 2016

Was Travis Tritt a Fan of Beyoncé’s CMA Awards Show Performance? We’ll Give You One Guess
Over the course of his almost-30-year career, Travis Tritt has never been afraid to stir the pot and cause a little T-R-O-U-B-L-E. His unapologetic approach to country music has both endeared him to f...
Cumulus Media Nov 04, 2016

Despite More Successful Nominees Cole Swindell and Kelsea Ballerini, CMA Voters Got It Right With Maren Morris as New Artist of the Year
The CMA New Artist of the Year award is a tricky one. According to the criteria, it’s awarded to an individual or a group that has for the first time demonstrated the most significant creative g...
Cumulus Media Nov 03, 2016

Runaway June, Lindsay Ell and Lindi Ortega Make One Hell of a Backup Band For Carrie Underwood
There was a plethora of collaborations during the 50th annual CMA Awards last night (Nov. 2), but none more energizing than Carrie Underwood’s performance of her current single, “Dirty Lau...
Cumulus Media Nov 03, 2016

Willie Nelson Plays “Three Ridiculous Questions” with Jimmy Kimmel [Watch]
Following the 50th Annual CMA awards last night (Nov. 2) on ABC, Willie Nelson stopped by Jimmy Kimmel’s bar on Jimmy Kimmel Live to spend some quality time with the late night talk show host an...
Cumulus Media Nov 03, 2016

Blake Shelton Absent From CMA Awards; Best Guess Is He’s Still in a Tree Stand
Last night’s golden anniversary celebration may have been the biggest CMA Awards Show of all-time, but one of country music’s biggest stars was noticeably absent: Blake Shelton.Sure, he wa...
Cumulus Media Nov 03, 2016

Can Garth and Trisha Duet? You Bet Your Sweet Bippy They Can [Watch]
Before he copped the CMA Entertainer of the Year Award last night (Nov. 2), Garth Brooks performed a medley of noteworthy duets with wife Trisha Yearwood, including “Jackson,” ‘Chug-...
Cumulus Media Nov 03, 2016

Keith Urban Looks Forward to Ending The Year At Home in His Own Bed
Keith Urban may have come away empty handed last night (Nov. 2) at the 50th Anniversary of the CMA Awards show-nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of Year, Album of the Year and Vocal...
Cumulus Media Nov 03, 2016