During Maren Morris’ sold-out show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on March 13, Miranda Lambert, Cassadee Pope, Brandi Carlile and Natalie Hemby surprised Maren by joining her onstage to sing “My Church.” “This moment was not planned but it made my 🖤 explode,” said Maren, in part, via Twitter. Earlier in the evening, Brandi teamed with…… MORE
Blake Shelton Opens Ole Red Gatlinburg With Concert & $54,000 Donation to Local High School
Blake Shelton’s Ole Red Gatlinburg is celebrating its week-long grand opening in Gatlinburg, Tenn., March 11–17. On March 13, Blake took part in the festivities by performing a private concert that raised $29,214 via tickets sales for Gatlinburg-Pittman High School’s music programs. Ryman Hospitality Properties donated an additional $25,000 to bring the total to $54,214.…… MORE
Rachel Wammack Gets Engaged
Rachel Wammack revealed via Twitter that she got engaged on March 11. “I’m going to be Mrs. Noah Purcell,” said Rachel, in part, along with a pic of her fiancé and new ring. Rachel, 24, is a native of Muscle Shoals, Ala. She released her four-song debut EP in April 2018, which featured her debut…… MORE
Trisha Yearwood Celebrates 20th Opry Anniversary With Star-Studded Show
Trisha Yearwood celebrated the 20th anniversary of her Grand Ole Opry induction with an appearance on the Opry on March 12. A number of artists attended the show to help Trisha celebrate, including Ricky Skaggs—who surprised Trisha with the invitation to the join the Opry 20 years ago; Emmylou Harris, who Trisha cites as her…… MORE
Listen to Scotty McCreery’s New Single, “In Between”
Scotty McCreery will try to score his third consecutive No. 1 single with the release of “In Between” on April 1—no foolin’. Penned by Scotty, Frank Rogers, Jessi Alexander and Jonathan Singleton, “In Between” follows previous No. 1 single “Five More Minutes” and “This Is It.” All three songs are from Scotty’s 2018 album, Seasons…… MORE
Devin Dawson Announces “California Smoke Tour” to Benefit CA Fire Foundation
California native Devin Dawson announced a new tour, dubbed the California Smoke Tour, which gets its name from lyrics in his current single, “Dark Horse.” All proceeds from the six-date run in California will go straight to the California Fire Foundation, aiding them in providing emotional and financial assistance to firefighters, their families and the…… MORE
Happy Birthday Billboard For Dad!
A New Jersey man is feeling the love after his sons put up a billboard telling people to call their dad and wish him a happy birthday. The billboard, which appears on a busy highway in Atlantic City, reads “Wish My Dad Happy Birthday” and includes his actual phone number for people to call. WPVI-TV…… MORE
ACM Awards to Feature Performances by George Strait, Reba, Miranda Lambert, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton & More
The Academy of Country Music announced the first round of performers for the 54th ACM Awards on April 7: Brothers Osborne, Kane Brown, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Reba McEntire, Maren Morris, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton and George Strait. As previously announced, ACM Artist of the Decade Award winner Jason Aldean will also perform. Additional…… MORE
Circle Gets the Square: CMT Rebooting Game Show “Hollywood Squares” With “Nashville Squares”
CMT will be the home of a new game show, Nashville Squares (working title), according to TheWrap. NCD has independently confirmed the report via the CMT communications department. The tic-tac-toe series will be a reboot of VH1’s Hip Hop Squares, which is a reboot of the iconic game show, Hollywood Squares. The paradigm of the…… MORE
Brett Eldredge Says He’s Determined to “Make Something Special” for Next Album
If history is any indication, Brett Eldredge will be releasing a new album later this year. Brett’s debut album, Bring You Back, was released in August 2013, while his sophomore set, Illinois, dropped in September 2015. Brett’s most recent offering—his self-titled album—was released in August 2017. Each project has been released roughly two years apart,…… MORE
