In July of 2016, Jana Kramer released “Circles” as the fourth single from her Thirty One album. Written by Alyssa Bonagura, Jeffrey Steele and Brandon Hood in 2013, the song is “about that love that’s just so deep and unbreakable, and that person in that song has fixed your heart that was broken before,” according to Kramer. Below, Bonagura…… MORE
Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood Will Perform Classic Duets at 2016 CMA Awards | The Boot
The 2016 CMA Awards will take time to laud this year’s awards winners, of course, but the show will also be about looking back at the awards’ 50-year history. In keeping with that theme, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will be performing a medley of some of country music’s most famous duets. According to Taste of Country, Brooks…… 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
Vote Now: Who Should Win the CMA Male Vocalist of the Year Award
In the lead-up to the CMA Awards on Nov. 2, Nash Country Daily will be conducting its own election to let you—the readers—decide who should win each of the 12 categories at this year’s show. We’re taking politics out of the equation and letting the popular vote speak for itself. The good news is there…… 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
Reba McEntire Teaches Music & Performance in MasterClass Online Series
If there was anything you ever wanted to know about the music business but were afraid to ask, now is your chance. Reba McEntire—one of country music’s biggest stars with a career spanning 40-plus years, 56 million albums sold worldwide, 13 ACM Awards, seven CMA Awards and two Grammy Awards—is joining the online platform MasterClass…… MORE
