Category Archives: NCD News

March 19: Live-Stream Show Calendar With Brad Paisley, Kelsea Ballerini, Willie Nelson & More
Many country stars are trying to do their part to keep us entertained during our self-quarantines (hopefully) due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Here’s a rundown of what to expect as some of our favor...
Cumulus Media Mar 19, 2020

ACM Awards to Air 2-Hour TV Special on April 5: “ACM Presents: Our Country”
The ACM Awards-originally scheduled for April 5 in Las Vegas-may have been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Academy of Country Music is putting together a two-hour TV special to tempora...
Cumulus Media Mar 19, 2020

Tyler Hubbard & Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line Commit $1,000 to 117 FGL House Employees
Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line are following the lead set by Dierks Bentley, who committed $1,000 to each of the 90 hourly employees at his Whiskey Row restaurant in downtown N...
Cumulus Media Mar 18, 2020

A Guy Named Luke Stands in the Way of Luke Combs’ Chart Greatness
Below is a self-quarantined update to an article I penned in January.Since releasing his sophomore album, What You See Is What You Get, in November 2019, Luke Combs has prevented himself from breaking...
Cumulus Media Mar 18, 2020

Keith Urban Performs 30-Minute Instagram Concert Featuring Dancing Nicole Kidman [Watch]
Count Keith Urban among the country artists who are finding creative ways to keep fans entertained during the COVID-19 quarantine.Keith treated fans to a 30-minute concert via Instagram on March 16, p...
Cumulus Media Mar 17, 2020

Dierks Bentley Commits $90,000 to 90 Hourly Employees at Nashville’s Whiskey Row
In January 2018, Dierks Bentley opened his fourth Whiskey Row location-the first outside his home state of Arizona-on Nashville’s Lower Broadway. The allure of the location on Lower Broadway, am...
Cumulus Media Mar 17, 2020

Kane Brown’s “Homesick” Is No. 1 for the Second Straight Week
Kane Brown’s “Homesick” is No. 1 on both the Billboard Country Airplay chart and Mediabase chart for the second consecutive week.Penned by Kane, Brock Berryhill, Matthew McGinn and T...
Cumulus Media Mar 17, 2020

Blake Shelton Says Morgan Wallen Is the One That “Got Away” on “The Voice”
Morgan Wallen’s career is on fire right now.The 26-year-old has scored back-to-back No. 1 singles on the Billboard Country Airplay chart with “Up Down” (June 2018) and “Whiskey...
Cumulus Media Mar 16, 2020

Nashville’s Metro Board of Health Closes Bars on Lower Broadway
On March 15 at 2:45 p.m., Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced the closure of bars throughout Davidson Country-including downtown’s famed Lower Broadway district-in response to the COVID-19 pub...
Cumulus Media Mar 16, 2020

Academy of Country Music Postpones 55th ACM Awards
The Academy of Country Music has postponed the 55th ACM Awards, which were scheduled to take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 5.The ACM Awards will now take place in September...
Cumulus Media Mar 15, 2020



