The good ol’ days of swampy Southern rock that were dominated by The Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd are still kicking thanks to bands like Whiskey Myers, a seven-piece comprised of Cody Cannon (lead vocals/guitar), Cody Tate (guitar), John Jeffers (guitar), Gary Brown (bass), Jeff Hogg (drums), Jon Knudson (fiddle/keyboard) and Tony Kent (percussion). Whiskey Myers,…… MORE
In Honor of Veterans Day, 11 of Our Favorite Country Songs That Pay Tribute to Members of the U.S. Military
Veterans Day is a chance to honor all military veterans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. There are so many ways to pay tribute to a veteran—a tip of the hat, a hearty handshake or even a simple “thank you.” You could also dedicate one of these 11 country tunes, in honor of Veterans…… MORE
Ronnie Dunn Reflects on President-Elect Donald Trump: “We May End Up Thinking He’s One of the Better Presidents to Ever Happen, You Never Know”
Today (Nov. 10) Ronnie Dunn stopped by the NCD office to talk about his new album, Tattooed Heart, which drops on Friday, Nov. 11 (more on that tomorrow). But with the U.S. presidential election only two days behind us, Ronnie shared some of his thoughts about the topic that has polarized our nation this week.…… MORE
Kellie Pickler Shows Love for Our Military in Sneak Peek of “I Love Kellie Pickler” Season Finale
The season finale of I Love Kellie Pickler airs tonight (Nov. 10) and the episode features Kellie showing her love for our military—something that is very near and dear to her heart. The season’s final episode, titled “I Love the Military,” follows Kellie as she is invited to perform at the Chris Kyle Memorial Benefit.…… MORE
Watch Willie Nelson’s Classic Performance of “Heartaches by the Number” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”
Willie Nelson made the trek to Los Angeles yesterday (Nov. 9) to promote his latest album, For the Good Times: A Tribute To Ray Price, on Jimmy Kimmel Live. The legendary country artists performed “Heartaches by the Number,” a song Ray recorded in 1959 that reached No. 2 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Singles chart. Last…… MORE
Mickey Guyton Gets Engaged
Mickey Guyton got engaged yesterday (Nov. 9) to her longtime boyfriend. She shared the news on Instagram with a pic of the engagement ring and a heartfelt post. https://www.instagram.com/p/BMmraULADKw/ So . . . I’m not one to really talk about my relationship because I can be pretty private when it comes to matters of my…… MORE
Brantley Gilbert On Songs About His Wife and His New Album “The Devil Don’t Sleep”
Lisa sat down with Brantley Gilbert to talk about his new single, “The Weekend,” and its new music video, which features Brantley’s wife on her first acting role. The song also happens to be the first single from his upcoming album, The Devil Don’t Sleep—his first since 2014’s platinum-selling Just As I Am. Show Participants Brantley…… MORE
Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan, FGL, Dixie Chicks & More Autograph Guitars to Raise Money for Disabled Navy Veteran
During this summer’s concerts at the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, Va., performing artists were asked to autograph guitars to raise money for a new home for Navy veteran Andrew Bottrell, who was deployed to Afghanistan in July 2011 with Seal Team 10 and suffered extreme injuries from an improvised explosive device.…… MORE
Country Stars React to President Elect Donald Trump
Yesterday (Nov. 8) Americans invoked their privilege of the right to vote for the President of the United States. In the wee hours of the morning (Nov. 9), it was declared that Donald J. Trump would be the next President of the United States. As you can imagine, that did not sit well with 50…… MORE
Who’s New: Alex Smith
From: Alexandria, La. Lives: Nashville Age: 23 EP: Fear of Missing Out Single: “Load It Up” Twitter: @AlexSmithMusic Website: AlexSmithMusic.net Up to Speed For 23-year-old Louisiana native Alex Smith, country music is in his blood—both his grandfather and father were guitarists—but it took a popular video game to convince Alex to pick up his first…… MORE
