Category Archives: NCD News

Eli Young Band’s Tour Bus Catches Fire & Burns, Everyone Is OK
Eli Young Band-a Texas quartet comprised of Mike Eli, James Young, Jon Jones and Chris Thompson-had a scare outside of Topeka, Kan., last night (Jan. 17) when their tour bus caught fire and burned.For...
Cumulus Media Jan 18, 2017

Exclusive: Watch Newcomer Morgan Wallen’s Acoustic Performance of Debut Single, “‘The Way I Talk”
Newcomer Morgan Wallen has a lot to look forward to in the new year. The 23-year-old Tennessee native, who recently released his debut EP, The Way I Talk, will be joining a leg of Florida Georgia Line...
Cumulus Media Jan 18, 2017

NCD Conspiracy Theory: Putin Responsible for Lonestar Getting a People’s Choice Award Nomination
With all due respect, and remember, I said “with all due respect,” how did Lonestar get nominated for a 2017 People’s Choice Award for Best Country Group? The quartet, comprised of R...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2017

Little Big Town Goes to Disney Resort to Kick Off Music in Our Schools Program—“Music Education Is a Right of Every Student,” Says Karen Fairchild
Over the weekend, Little Big Town added some “magic” to the most magical place on earth.The fabulous foursome made the day of some Ohio students from Wadsworth High School when they made a...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2017

Chris Lane Marks “The Bachelor” Off His Bucket List
If you follow Chris Lane on social media, you know he is a die-hard fan of the ABC reality show The Bachelor, and he doesn’t miss an episode. However, this season may be a little different for t...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2017

George Strait and Brad Paisley to Perform at Nashville Honors Gala on Feb. 27
If you’re not planning to go to Las Vegas this year to catch one of George Strait’s 10 shows, your chances of seeing King George perform in 2017 are few and far between. However, Nashville...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2017

The 10 Most-Streamed Songs of 2016 Include Tunes by Thomas Rhett, Sam Hunt, FGL, Chris Stapleton, Luke Bryan & Tim McGraw—But Who’s No. 1?
While both album sales (-11%) and track sales (-23%) dipped in 2016 compared to 2015's numbers, audio/video streaming results increased 57% from 14.1 billion streams in 2015 to 22.1 billion streams in...
Cumulus Media Jan 17, 2017

Billy Currington Announces “Stay Up ’Til the Sun” Tour
Sun-loving, beach-bummin’ Billy Currington announced his new Stay Up 'Til the Sun Tour today (Jan. 13).Billy will visit more than 20 cities during the tour, including stops in Houston, Philadelp...
Cumulus Media Jan 13, 2017

Watch Brett Young’s New Video for “In Case You Didn’t Know”
Very few artists earn a Mediabase No. 1 with their debut single, but you can add Brett Young's name to the rarefied list thanks to "Sleep Without You," his breakout tune that ascended to the top of th...
Cumulus Media Jan 13, 2017

Jake Owen Pledges His Love to Seafoam Green in New Video
There are plenty of songs in the country music catalog that refer to colors, including Dierks Bentley’s “Black,” Keith Urban’s “Blue Ain’t Your Color,” Kellie...
Cumulus Media Jan 13, 2017