Category Archives: NCD News

2016 Americana Music Awards Red Carpet Photos

2016 Americana Music Awards Red Carpet Photos

Last night (Sep. 21) the Americana Music Association held their annual Americana Music Awards at the Ryman Auditorium. It was a star-studded show with an eclectic list of performers including Steve Earle, Dwight Yoakam, William Bell, The Milk Carton Kids, Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires, Margo Price, George Strait and many others. We have listed…MORE

Watch Billy Ray Cyrus’ Sentimental New Video for “Thin Line”

Watch Billy Ray Cyrus’ Sentimental New Video for “Thin Line”

On Sept. 9, Billy Ray Cyrus released his 14th studio album, Thin Line, which features collaborations with a number of artists, including Shooter Jennings, Joe Perry, Lee Roy Parnell and Shelby Lynne. Today (Sept. 22), Billy Ray released the music video for the album’s title track, a tune that features vocals from Grammy Award-winning Shelby…MORE

2016 Americana Award Winners Include Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell & More

2016 Americana Award Winners Include Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell & More

Artist of the Year Bonnie Raitt Chris Stapleton WINNER Jason Isbell Lucinda Williams Album of the Year Something More Than Free, Jason Isbell, Produced by Dave Cobb WINNER The Ghosts of Highway 20, Lucinda Williams, Produced by Greg Leisz, Tom Overby and Lucinda Williams The Very Last Day, Parker Millsap, Produced by Parker Millsap and…MORE

See a Sneak Peek of Charlie Daniels’ New Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibit

See a Sneak Peek of Charlie Daniels’ New Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibit

Last night (Sep. 20) Charlie Daniels spoke briefly about his humble beginnings and bold early life ambitions at the opening and special viewing of his new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. “At the age of almost 80 years, God has chosen to bless me with yet another wonderful blessing.…MORE

Watch Mickey Guyton’s Upbeat Performance of “Heartbreak Song” on ‘Today’

Watch Mickey Guyton’s Upbeat Performance of “Heartbreak Song” on ‘Today’

Mickey Guyton is currently out promoting her new single, “Heartbreak Song,” and this morning (Sept. 21) the vibrant singer performed the uptempo song on the Today Show’s Citi Concert Series. Mickey, who released her debut single, “Better Than You Left Me,” in 2015 along with her self-titled EP, was nominated this past April for her…MORE

5 Questions With “Forever Country” Producer Shane McAnally, Who Reveals What Other Songs Were in Contention for the Mashup

5 Questions With “Forever Country” Producer Shane McAnally, Who Reveals What Other Songs Were in Contention for the Mashup

By now you’ve probably seen and heard that 30 of country music’s biggest stars—both past and present—have come together to record a new song and video, “Forever Country,” for the CMA Awards’ 50-year anniversary. The star-studded mashup features a fresh take on three of country’s most classic songs: John Denver’s “Take Me Home,” Willie Nelson’s…MORE