Category Archives: NCD News

Chris Janson’s “Done” Reaches No. 1 on Billboard Country Airplay Chart
Chris Janson’s wife-inspired single, “Done,” ascended to the top of the Billboard Country Airplay chart this week. Penned by Chris, Mitch Oglesby, Jamie Paulin and Matt Roy, “D...
Cumulus Media Aug 03, 2020

Lee Brice Says Writing a Special Song Is a Gift From Above: “It’s Like God Gave You Something So Cool”
Lee Brice is trying to score his eighth No. 1 single with the release of “One of Them Girls.” Penned by Lee, Ashley Gorley, Dallas Davidson and Ben Johnson, "One of Them Girls" is currentl...
Cumulus Media Aug 03, 2020

Darius Rucker’s 11th Annual “Darius & Friends” Benefit Concert Raises More Than $255,000 for St. Jude
Darius Rucker didn’t let the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic stop him from raising money for an organization near and dear to his heart: St Jude Children’s Research Hospital.The “Wagon Whe...
Cumulus Media Aug 03, 2020

Ashley Gorley Scores 50th No. 1 Single as a Songwriter in Less Than 15 Years
Ashley Gorley scored his 50th No. 1 single as a songwriter as Locash’s “One Big Country Song” ascended to the top of the Mediabase chart this week.Ashley is the first songwriter-in a...
Cumulus Media Aug 03, 2020

Listen to Dan + Shay’s Stirring New Single, “I Should Probably Go to Bed”
Dan + Shay will try to score their eighth No. 1 single with the release of “I Should Probably Go to Bed,” which dropped at midnight ET on July 31. The song was produced entirely by the duo...
Cumulus Media Jul 31, 2020

Taylor Swift to Ship New Single, “Betty,” to Country Radio [Listen]
For the first time in almost three years, Taylor Swift will ship a new single, “Betty,” to country radio.Penned by Taylor and William Bowery, “Betty” is feature on Taylor’...
Cumulus Media Jul 30, 2020

Luke Bryan & Darius Rucker to Perform on the Grand Ole Opry on Aug. 15
The Grand Ole Opry will tally its 4,937th consecutive Saturday night broadcast on Aug. 15 with a showcase featuring a pair of country music’s biggest stars: Luke Bryan and Darius Rucker.The one-...
Cumulus Media Jul 30, 2020

Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard Looks Back on Record-Setting Single, “Meant to Be”
Bebe Rexha and Florida Georgia Line’s 2017 collaboration, “Meant to Be,” spent a record-smashing 50 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 2017/2018. The tuneR...
Cumulus Media Jul 30, 2020

Top-Ranked U.S. Figure Skater Starr Andrews Performs Routine to Mickey Guyton’s “Black Like Me” [Watch]
Top-ranked U.S. figure skater Starr Andrews, 19, performed a choreographed routine to Mickey Guyton’s powerful new ballad, “Black Like Me.”Co-penned by Mickey, Nathan Chapman, Emma D...
Cumulus Media Jul 30, 2020

Lauren Alaina to Release New 6-Song EP, “Getting Over Him”
Lauren Alaina will release a new EP, Getting Over Him, on Sept. 4.Lauren co-penned every track on the six-song project, which features duets with Jon Pardi on the title track and Lukas Graham on ̶...
Cumulus Media Jul 30, 2020