Category Archives: NCD News

2017 Bonnaroo Lineup Includes Country Trifecta, Tickets On Sale Now
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival unleashed its 100-plus-artist lineup for 2017 (Jan. 11), and it includes a trio of country-centric performers: Cam, Margo Price and Luke Combs.The 2017 Bonnaroo Music ...
Cumulus Media Jan 11, 2017

CMT’s “Nashville” Scores Big Ratings for the Cable Channel, But Well Below the ABC Average
The TV rating for CMT’s premiere of Nashville are in-and while the numbers are good compared to CMT standards, they fall well below what the series averaged at its previous home on ABC.Check out...
Cumulus Media Jan 11, 2017

Loretta Lynn to Be Featured in New Country Music Hall of Fame Exhibit
Today (Jan. 11), the Country Music Hall of Fame continued its weeklong unveiling of new 2017 exhibits with the announcement that Hall of Fame member Loretta Lynn will be featured in her own exhibit th...
Cumulus Media Jan 11, 2017

Watch Little Big Town Perform the National Anthem Before College Football Championship Game
Before the kickoff to the 2017 College Football National Championship game last night (Jan. 9) in Tampa, Fla., Little Big Town had the honor of performing the national anthem.The country music quartet...
Cumulus Media Jan 10, 2017

Listen to the Rapped-Up Remake of “Take This Job and Shove It” Featuring Country’s Baddest Outlaw David Allan Coe
Johnny Paycheck may have made the song “Take This Job and Shove It” a popular anthem of the working class in 1977, but the MoonShine Bandits are dusting off the old classic with their own ...
Cumulus Media Jan 09, 2017

Reba McEntire Says Singing With Mom and Sisters on New Gospel Album Was “Too Much Fun”
There’s a new gospel singer in town and her name is Reba McEntire. Everyone’s favorite redhead is putting her vocal talents toward a new gospel album, Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hop...
Cumulus Media Jan 09, 2017

Maddie & Tae Auctioning Signed Guitars to Help Raise Money for the Families of Dead Texas Duck Hunters
Three men from South Texas were found dead on Saturday (Jan. 7) after setting out on a duck hunting expedition the day before. The three men-identified as Spencer Hall, 19, Starett Burk, 25, and Chris...
Cumulus Media Jan 09, 2017

Houston Rodeo Announces Star-Studded 2017 Lineup, Including Willie Nelson, Alan Jackson, Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett, Sam Hunt, FGL, ZBB, Dierks Bentley, Chris Stapleton & More
Running from March 7-26-yes, 20 days-Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is one of the largest rodeo and livestock exhibitions in the world. Rodeo Houston features a carnival, a bar-b-que contest, 10K ra...
Cumulus Media Jan 09, 2017

Chris Janson Is “Loving Life and Having Fun” Writing and Recording for New Album He Hopes to Drop Early This Year
It's been a whirlwind 14 months since Chris Janson released his debut album, Buy Me a Boat. In addition to scoring two Billboard Top 25 hits-"But Me a Boat" and "Holdin' Her"-the Missouri-to-Nashville...
Cumulus Media Jan 09, 2017

Country Music Hall of Fame Will Honor Jason Aldean With New Exhibit on May 26
Beginning today (Jan. 9) and continuing through the week with one announcement per day via social media, the Country Music Hall of Fame will release its complete slate of exhibitions planned in 2017.T...
Cumulus Media Jan 09, 2017