More than 50,000 fans packed Nissan Stadium for Night 1 of CMA Fest on June 7 to see performances by the Oak Ridge Boys, Charles Esten and friends, Kane Brown with Lauren Alaina, Carly Pearce, Dan + Shay, Darius Rucker, Brothers Osborne and headliner Jason Aldean. Check out the photos below, courtesy of photographer Jason…… MORE
Lauren Alaina notched two No. 1 singles in 2017 as both “Road Less Traveled” and “What Ifs”—her duet with Kane Brown—reached the top of Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. 2018 has been just as bountiful for Lauren. After earning the ACM Award for New Female Vocalist of the Year in April, Lauren is gearing up to…… MORE
NCD was backstage at the ACM Awards on April 15 to snag photos of many of the night’s big winners, including Miranda Lambert, Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean, Midland, Old Dominion, Brett Young and more. Check out the photos, courtesy of Arroyo-O’Connor/AFF-USA.com. If the gallery does not display, visit nashcountrydaily.com to see the pics. Miranda Lambert:…… MORE
A handful of country stars helped the T.J. Martell Foundation raise more than $425,000 for cancer research at the 10th annual Nashville Honors Gala on March 26. Nashville’s Charles Esten emceed the event that honored outstanding community leaders and featured performances by Keith Urban, Thomas Rhett, Lauren Alaina, Natalie Grant, Danny Gokey and Jeff Foxworthy.…… MORE
The Academy of Country Music announced a trio of ACM Awards winners in the New Female, New Male and New Group of the Year categories. New Female Vocalist of the Year Lauren Alaina WINNER Danielle Bradbery Carly Pearce RaeLynn New Male Vocalist of the Year Brett Young WINNER Kane Brown Luke Combs Devin Dawson Russell…… MORE
After a record 34 weeks atop Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, Sam Hunt’s “Body Like a Back Road” has been dethroned by Kane Brown’s “What Ifs,” featuring Lauren Alaina. Sam’s “Body Like a Back Road” had reigned supreme for 34 straight weeks atop the chart, which shattered the 24-week record set by Florida Georgia Line’s…… MORE
Lauren Alaina followed up her first-ever No. 1 single, “Road Less Traveled,” by releasing “Doin’ Fine,” which is currently No. 49 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. Today (Sept. 28), the Georgia native dropped an emotionally charged new video for the semi-autobiographical tune that she co-penned with Emily Shackleton and busbee. “‘Doin’ Fine’ is a really…… MORE
Keith Urban loves to collaborate with other artists. “The Fighter,” his duet with Carrie Underwood, is the No. 1 song on the Mediabase chart this week. In 2013, Keith teamed with Miranda Lambert to sing “We Were Us,” saying, “[Miranda] was the first artist that popped into my head. She opened some shows for us…… MORE
Lauren Alaina followed up her first-ever No. 1 single, “Road Less Traveled,” by releasing “Doin’ Fine” to country radio on May 22. The Georgia native recently dropped a new lyric video for the semi-autobiographical tune, which was co-written by Lauren, Emily Shackleton and busbee. “‘Doin’ Fine’ is a really special song because it’s uplifting, but…… MORE
If you don’t have time to comb through social media all day, here’s what you’ve been missing over the last 24 hours or so in the country music world: Darius Rucker makes big eye contact with a tiny dog Sam Hunt & Co. go fly fishing and motor-boating Charles Kelley’s son cheers on Kelsea Ballerini’s Good…… MORE
