CMT announced its second round of performers for the 2018 CMT Music Awards at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on June 6. The new additions include Carrie Underwood, Dan + Shay, Florida Georgia Lina, Jason Aldean, Little Big Town, Backstreet Boys, Dierks Bentley with Brothers Osborne, and Darius Rucker with Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and Charles Kelley.…… MORE
Memorial Day is an opportunity to pay tribute to all of the veterans who died serving our great nation. As we relaxed with family and friends on May 28, let’s be sure to remember those who lost their lives protecting our freedom and thank those who serve or have served in our Armed Forces. Many…… MORE
Luke Bryan announced that his 10th annual Farm Tour will visit six cities this fall. The tour will make stops at farms in Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Florida, South Carolina and Georgia between Sept. 27–Oct. 6. Over the years, Luke has awarded more than 50 college scholarships to local students from farming families within the communities…… MORE
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Eli Young Band released an emotionally charged video for their new single, “Love Ain’t.” The new clip follows the love story of Taylor Morris—an explosive ordnance disposal technician with the Navy who became a quadruple amputee after an explosion in Afghanistan in 2012—and his girlfriend of more than a decade, Danielle, who remained by Taylor’s…… MORE
On this episode of the My Video Is Totally Awesome Podcast, NCD editor in chief Jim Casey sits down with Aaron Tippin to talk about the video for his 1995 No. 1 hit, “That’s as Close as I’ll Get to Loving You.” Check out the video breakdown below, as well as the full video. 0:04…… MORE
In Dwight Yoakam’s 30-plus-year career as a high-grade, hardcore, honky-tonkin’, musical maverick, he hasn’t recorded too many songs he co-wrote with other artists. He’s covered a lot of songs other artists have written, but generally speaking, he wrote the majority of his singles by himself. Of course there are exceptions, like “It Only Hurts When…… MORE
Singer/songwriter Adam Sanders, 27, grew up doing what kids in the small town of Lake City, Fla., did—namely spend time with family, go to church, hunt, play sports and listen to country music. Those five pillars from his youth—faith, family, outdoors, fitness and music—are what drive Adam today as he works toward reaching the next…… MORE
Using documentary-style footage from the kick-off of his recent Trip Around the Sun Tour, Kenny Chesney dropped a new video for his current single, “Get Along.” Penned by Shane McAnally, Ross Copperman and Josh Osborne, the mid-tempo tune beckons listeners to live the Kenny lifestyle with lyrics like “buy a boat, drink a beer, sing…… MORE
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Midland’s Mark Wystrach, Cameron Duddy and Jess Carson are continuing to forge their own path in country music with the release of an elaborate new video for their current single, “Burn Out.” Directed by TK McKamy (“Craving You,” “May We All”) and Midland’s Cameron Duddy, the video was filmed in one continuous shot at Forth…… MORE
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In April, Thomas Rhett dropped a new EP that features four versions of “Leave Right Now,” a tune from his 2017 Life Changes album that he co-wrote with Julian Bunetta, Edward Drewett and John Henry Ryan. The highlight of the four-song collection is a reimagined version of “Leave Right Now” with Martin Jensen, a platinum-selling…… MORE
