Rumor at ACM Awards: Is George Strait the Next Ambassador to Mexico?

    Various Political Sites are reporting this evening that George Strait will be named the new ambassador to Mexico.  Strait has multiple business ties to Mexico and lives in South Texas. Various Tweets about the announcement were captured by screen grabs before they were pulled. Specuation is that the announcement was scheduled for Friday,…

Trace Adkins Talks About His New Album, Upcoming 12th USO Tour, Proudest Career Accomplishment & More

Jim Casey talks with Trace Adkins about his new album, hilarious advice from Buck Owens, upcoming 12th USO Tour, proudest career accomplishment and more. Show Participants Trace Adkins Jim Casey, NCD managing editor Show Notes & Links Trace Adkins’ website Read “With 12th Studio Album Dropping on March 31, Trace Adkins Plans to ‘Feel Guilty’…

Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley Tease ACM Show Opening and Big Collaboration

Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley were up early Friday morning (March 31) joining the media at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena to answer questions about their hosting duties for the upcoming ACM awards show. The returning hosts displayed their chemistry while fielding questions about the big opening, special collaborations and what their looking forward to most as…

Sunny Sweeney Shares the Inspiration Behind 5 Songs From “Trophy”

Writing songs about emotional stuff is like writing in a journal for Sunny Sweeney. That journal is called Trophy—Sunny’s fourth studio album, released on March 10. Ranging from lighthearted to heart-wrenching songs, the Texas native co-wrote eight of the 10 tracks that run you through a gamut of emotions. While some may find writing solo…

RaeLynn’s Date to the ACM Awards Is a Very Special Man

With the Academy of Country Music Awards taking place on Sunday, April 2, country stars are gearing up for the big show—picking out clothes, rehearsing and deciding who they will take as their date. RaeLynn’s husband, Joshua Davis, who would normally be her date for the show, is away at boot camp training for the…

11 Random Questions With Newcomer Michael Tyler

While newcomer Michael Tyler was promoting his newly released debut album, 317, which features his current single, “They Can’t See,” the 23-year-old singer stopped by the Nash Country Daily offices for some hard-hitting questions. We couldn’t let Michael leave without grilling him about pizza, sports and celebrity crushes. Check out Michael’s answers, and learn a…

Blake Shelton Wins 3rd Annual Nash Music Madness Championship

In honor of college basketball’s craziest month, I created a bracket with 16 of the hottest acts in country music. I seeded them based on the strength of their current “season,” which ran from the ACM Awards in April 2016 to the Grammy Awards in February 2017. After more than 20,000 votes were cast during…

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