Category Archives: NCD News

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 ...

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...

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...

After 64 weeks, Locash’s “One Big Country Song” has reached No. 1 on the Mediabase chart.Penned by Jesse Frasure, Ashley Gorley and Michael Hardy, “One Big Country Song” ...

Maren Morris shared acoustic versions of three of her most well-known songs-"Girl,” “The Bones” and “The Middle"-via YouTube.The acoustic cuts are featured on Maren’s rec...

Dolly Parton’s Dollywood theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., is one of the Top 10 best amusement parks in the world, according to Travels’ Choice Best of Awards in 2020.Dollywood ranked No....

The Grand Ole Opry will tally its 4,936th consecutive Saturday night broadcast on Aug. 8 with a showcase featuring Old Crow Medicine Show, Dom Flemons, Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle.The one-hour show...

Chris Janson’s wife-inspired single, “Done,” ascended to the top of the Billboard Country Airplay chart this week. Penned by Chris, Mitch Oglesby, Jamie Paulin and Matt Roy, “D...

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...

Chris Tomlin is a heavyweight in the world of Contemporary Christian Music, having scored 16 No. 1 singles, sold more than nine million albums, and earned numerous awards, including one Grammy, three ...