It was a muggy 95-degrees in Nashville yesterday (Aug. 30), but it was even hotter in the Ryman Auditorium last night for the 10th annual ACM Honors. Seriously, the Mother Church needs a new AC, but that didn’t stop the capacity crowd from enjoying a bevy of performances from country music’s biggest stars as they…… MORE
It was a great way to start the week when Keith Urban threw a party to celebrate his No. 1 hit, “Break On Me,” at Jack White’s Third Man Records in Nashville on Monday, Aug. 22. Keith took the stage accompanied by songwriters Jon Nite and Ross Copperman and producer Nathan Chapman to kick off…… MORE
Keith Urban will play Good Morning America‘s Summer Concert Series tomorrow (Aug. 12). Tune in to ABC from 7–9 a.m ET to catch Keith in action.… MORE
The Academy of Country Music is pulling out all of the stops for their 10th annual ACM Honors ceremony on Aug. 30 at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Lady Antebellum will host the celebration with performances from Jason Aldean, Kelsea Ballerini, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Cam, Maren Morris, Cole Swindell and Keith Urban. In addition, the ACM…… MORE
Over the course of the 13 songs on his recent Billboard No. 1 album, Ripcord, Keith Urban blurs the lines between country, dance, hip hop, electronica and more. “There’s new music being made all the time that’s fascinating to me,” Keith said to NCD in May when the album dropped. “It’s sort of like being…… MORE
Many times artists use social media to argue back and forth, but Maren Morris and Keith Urban used their socials for good. Maren, who has been on tour with Keith as part of his Ripcord World Tour, posted a video clip—to her Facebook page—where she performed a kick-ass version of Keith’s “Blue Ain’t Your Color.” …… MORE
Over the last week, Nash Country Daily readers cast thousands of votes in our poll for the Best Album of 2016 . . . So Far. After all the ballots were tallied, Keith Urban’s Ripcord reigned supreme—but just barely. Keith’s Ripcord edged out Blake Shelton’s If I’m Honest by the narrowest of margins—1%. Rounding out…… MORE
We think many things when we think of summer. We think of surf, sand, sun, love, fun, outdoors and freedom. But mostly, it’s just hot. Summer is the time for t-shirts, flip-flops and short shorts to help us stay cool. So we found 10 country songs that just make us want to roll down our…… MORE
Lisa and Jim talk with Chris Lucas and Preston Brust of LOCASH about their record label problems, the people that helped them persevere, their musical evolution and more! Show Participants LOCASH Chris Lucas Preston Brust Lisa Konicki, NCD Editor in Chief Jim Casey, NCD Managing Editor Show Notes and Links LOCASH website LOCASH’s new album, The Fighters…… MORE
On Saturday night (July 2) in Gilford, N.H., an audience member at Keith Urban’s concert got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play Keith’s guitar onstage. During his concert, Keith took a moment to talk to the audience in between songs. As he looked out into the crowd, a sign caught his eye and he invited the…… MORE
