Fort Worth native, and actor, Bill Paxton passed away on Saturday after complications from heart surgery. He was 61 years old. Bill Paxton began his career playing minor roles in iconic 1980’s movies such as Stripes, and The Terminator. He later began to land major roles, in Hollywood blockbusters in the 1990’s such as Twister,…
Garth Brooks Gives Away New Cars To Fans
Garth Brooks surprised two lucky fans, with brand new cars. Last Friday night, a husband and wife in Edmonton, Alberta went to see Garth Brooks perform, and one of them ended up being his 5 millionth fan. To commemorate the milestone the singer rewarded the couple with a Lexus SUV and a Nissan pickup truck, along with…
Dierks pays tribute to his dog, Jake
Get your handkerchief ready! Over the weekend top country artists like Lady Antebellum, Kip Moore and Darius Rucker played in front of ALL kinds of people in the country music industry. Dierks Bentley was one of those performers, and decided to break out his song about his dog Jake, who passed away last summer. The song “Can’t…
Eric Church Cancels Tickets To Battle Scalpers
Eric Church has had it with ticket scalpers, and is planning to do something about it. He has recently reclaimed and cancelled over 25,000 tickets. Those cancelled tickets he is reclaiming he is selling exclusively through his website.
Sam Hunt Takes His Time During Intimate Nashville Show
It was a packed house Thursday night (Feb. 24) when Sam Hunt took the stage at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley for the NASH Icon Rhythm and Boots concert, benefiting Musicians On Call. Sporting a full beard and decked out in all black—complete with signature ball cap—Sam had the crowd mesmerized with his smooth vocals during…
LoCash’s Chris Lucas and wife Kaitlyn Expecting Baby Number 3
Congratulations are in order for LoCash’s Chris Lucas and his wife Kaitlyn, who revealed to Nash Country Daily that they are expecting their third child in September. Chris, already a father of two, shares that baby No. 3 will be their last. “We have one on the way,” Chris told Nash Country Daily. “It will…
Watch Jon Pardi Hit the Club & Cut a Rug in New Video for “Dirt on My Boots”
Jon Pardi notched the first No. 1 single of his career with 2016’s “Head Over Boots,” the lead single from his second studio album, California Sunrise. On the heels—get it, heels?—of that accomplishment, Jon’s second single, “Dirt on My Boots,” is stomping its way up Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. The tune, which is currently at…
Blue Bell Releases ‘Ice Cream Cone’ Ice Cream
Blue Bell Ice Cream just released a new flavor, “Ice Cream Cone”. They describe it as, “tasty vanilla ice cream loaded with dark chocolate-coated cone pieces, chopped roasted peanuts, all surrounded by a rich chocolate sundae sauce swirl”. Stores will begin stocking the limited edition flavor on Friday, but it won’t be the only one. This…
Aaron Watson Talks About the “Healthy Chip” on His Shoulder, Making Independent Music & His New Album, “Vaquero”
Jim Casey talks with Aaron Watson about working hard, persevering despite being ignored by industry bigwigs, aspiring to be the King of Texas, writing a special song for his daughter, and his new album, Vaquero, which drops on February 24. Show Participants Aaron Watson Jim Casey, NCD managing editor Show Links & Notes Aaron Watson’s website…
Success Is “Everywhere” for Mo Pitney
For 24-year-old singer/songwriter Mo Pitney, there is no metric that determines his success. But by all discernible benchmarks, Mo has had a very successful 12 months. In addition to getting married to his sweetheart, Emily, in March 2016, Mo dropped his Top 10 debut album, Behind This Guitar, in October and welcomed a baby daughter,…