Category Archives: NCD News

Female Artists Are Currently Ruling the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart
Female artists are currently ruling the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, which is an all-encompassing genre chart that utilizes radio-, streaming- and sales-based metrics to determine ...
Syndicated Author Aug 06, 2020

Darius Rucker Crafts Bright New Single, “Beers and Sunshine” [Listen]
Darius Rucker dropped a feelgood new single, “Beers and Sunshine,” on Aug. 6Penned by Darius, Ross Copperman, J.T. Harding and Josh Osborne, “Beers and Sunshine” is Darius̵...
Syndicated Author Aug 06, 2020

Dolly Parton to Deliver Audiobook to Accompany Release of “Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics”
A new book, Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics, will explore the country icon’s vast musical catalog. The new book, which was written with Robert K. Oermann, will be released on Novembe...
Syndicated Author Aug 06, 2020

Chris Young Says He Is Writing as Much as Possible During Quarantine: “Same Skill Set, But a Different Way of Doing It”
Chris Young has always been a prolific songwriter-he co-penned every track on his 2017 album, Losing Sleep-and the quarantine isn’t changing that. But like many artists who have had to cancel th...
Syndicated Author Aug 06, 2020

Kane Brown Teams With U.S. Veterans for New Remix of “Homesick” to Benefit Military Members [Listen]
Kane Brown teamed with a group of talented U.S. military veterans to record a new version of his No. 1 hit, “Homesick,” for a great cause. The new remix features vocals from Generald Wilso...
Syndicated Author Aug 06, 2020

Keith Urban Teases Mystery Collaborations on Upcoming Album, “The Speed of Now: Part I”
On Aug, 5, Keith Urban shared a photo via social media of the track list for his upcoming 11th studio album, The Speed of Now: Part I, which drops on Sept. 18.The photo depicts the titles of the album...
Syndicated Author Aug 05, 2020

Lee Brice Says Writing a Special Song Is a Gift From Above: “It’s Like God Gave You Something So Cool”
Lee Brice is trying to score his eighth No. 1 single with the release of “One of Them Girls.” Penned by Lee, Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson and Ben Johnson, "One of Them Girls" is currentl...
Syndicated Author Aug 03, 2020

Darius Rucker’s 11th Annual “Darius & Friends” Benefit Concert Raises More Than $255,000 for St. Jude
Darius Rucker didn’t let the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic stop him from raising money for an organization near and dear to his heart: St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.The “Wagon Whe...
Syndicated Author Aug 03, 2020

Ashley Gorley Scores 50th No. 1 Single as a Songwriter in Less Than 15 Years
Ashley Gorley scored his 50th No. 1 single as a songwriter as Locash’s “One Big Country Song” ascended to the top of the Mediabase chart this week.Ashley is the first songwriter-in a...
Syndicated Author Aug 03, 2020

Garth Brooks Will Be Ready to Resume Stadium Tour If the “Green Flag Does Drop in 2021”
Green flags in NASCAR signal the “end of a caution period,” allowing drivers to lay down the hammer.If and when Garth Brooks gets the green flag to resume his pandemic-delayed Stadium Tour...
Syndicated Author Aug 03, 2020