The Cadillac Three’s Jaren Johnston and Wife Evyn Expecting Their First Child

Congratulations to The Cadillac Three’s frontman, Jaren Johnston and his wife Evyn, who are expecting their first child in April 2017. The singer/songwriter made the announcement last night (Oct. 13) in Nashville during their set on Florida Georgia Line’s Dig Your Roots Tour. Jaren told the crowd about the baby before launching into, “White Lighting,”…MORE

Photo Gallery and Video: Florida Georgia Line Rocks Nashville With Nelly and the Backstreet Boys

Last night (Oct. 13), Florida Georgia Line thrilled the crowd at the sold-out Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Part of their year-long Dig Your Roots Tour, the show featured pyrotechnics, an inflatable forest, the duo’s trademark high-energy performances and special guests the Backstreet Boys, Jake Owen and Nelly. Check out videos and photos from the show below!…MORE

5 Songs That Hit Songwriter J.T. Harding Wishes He Had Penned

Hit songwriter J.T. Harding is just a city boy, born and raised in South Detroit—just like is says in Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’,” a band that comes up later in our hour-long conversation at Nashville’s Crema coffee shop. We’ll get to that in a minute. But first, a little more about J.T.’s city-boy mentality, which…MORE

Get to Know Nash Next Finalist Trey Teem

The Nash Next Challenge is down to its 10 finalists, and in the lead-up to the announcement of the champion on Oct. 25, NCD will be profiling each of the 10 finalists. Today, we are getting to know finalist Trey Teem. In July, Cumulus Media and Big Machine Label Group invited aspiring country artists and…MORE

Kip Moore Reveals New EP, “Underground,” Slated for Oct. 28 Release

It’s been almost 14 months since Kip Moore dropped his second studio album, Wild Ones, in August 2015. While Kip hasn’t been able to recapture the radio magic of his 2011 No. 1 “Somethin’ ’Bout a Truck” with Wild Ones’ two singles—“I’m to Blame” (No. 20) and “Running for You” (No. 13)—his passionate fan base…MORE

Miranda Lambert Announces Highway Vagabond Tour for 2017

Friday has turned into Announcement Day for Miranda Lambert. After revealing the cover art for her new album, The Weight of These Wings, on Nov. 30, and that it will be a double album on Oct. 7, Miranda has yet another Friday announcement: her 18-date Highway Vagabond Tour will kick off on Jan. 26, 2017.…MORE

Lions & Snakes & Owls, Oh My: Watch Carrie Underwood’s New “Dirty Laundry” Video

Carrie Underwood is back on the airwaves with a new music video for her current single, “Dirty Laundry,” which is currently No. 20 on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart. The new clip, shot entirely in black and white by director Shane C. Drake (Tim McGraw’s “Highway Don’t Care”), features a hodgepodge of humans and animals—including predatory…MORE

Get to Know Nash Next Finalist Billy Shaw Jr. Band

The Nash Next Challenge is down to its 10 finalists, and in the lead-up to the announcement of the champion on Oct. 25, NCD will be profiling each of the 10 finalists. Today, we are getting to know finalist Billy Shaw Jr. Band In July, Cumulus Media and Big Machine Label Group invited aspiring country…MORE

Watch Sturgill Simpson’s Brassy Performance of “Welcome to the Earth (Pollywog)” on “Late Night With Seth Meyers”

Sturgill Simpson may have grumblings with the ACM Awards, Music Row and Garden & Gun magazine, but he’s got no beef with Seth Meyers. Sturgill made another appearance on Late Night last night (Oct. 12) to perform “Welcome to Earth (Pollywog),” the lead track from his 2016 album, A Sailor’s Guide to Earth. Backed by…MORE

Playlist