Carrie Underwood—and her Calia clothing line—teamed with the Dick’s Sporting Goods Foundation to announce a $100,000 Sports Matter grant to support female youth and high school sports in Houston’s Aldine Independent School District on Oct. 21. Earlier this year, Calia and the Dick’s Foundation announced plans to donate $500,000 in Sports Matter grants to female…… MORE
Eric Church’s Chief Cares Foundation Donates $1 Million Toward Diabetes Research
Since forming the Chief Cares foundation in 2013, Eric Church and wife Katherine have been serving people in need in communities throughout the world, including: aiding underprivileged families and children in North Carolina and Tennessee; providing beds and clothing to orphans in Nepal; funding the Humane Society’s no-kill shelters; and delivering aid to Haiti after…… MORE
Watch Lee Ann Womack Cover Vern Gosdin’s “Chiseled in Stone” for CMA’s Forever Country Cover Series
In honor of the 50th annual CMA Awards on Nov. 2, the Country Music Association has created a Forever Country cover series, where country artists perform covers of a variety of CMA award-winning songs. Each day the CMA releases a new video with a different artist performing the cover. In a past video, the incredibly…… MORE
Jason Aldean Gets a Big Surprise From Wife Brittany on Animal Planet’s “Tanked”
Jason Aldean got quite the surprise when his wife, Brittany Kerr, had a 9-foot-tall, bulletproof aquarium built for him as part of the Animal Planet series, Tanked. “This could go one of two ways. He could kill me or he’ll be really excited,” Brittany said at the start of the show. “I think he deserves a…… MORE
Get to Know Nash Next Finalist Murphy’s Ford
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 Murphy’s Ford, which is a band comprised of Brandon Matthews, Ryan Tomlinson, Adam Hunt, Craig Wingate…… MORE
Vote Now: Who Should Win the CMA New Artist 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
Garth Brooks Reveals Track Listing for New Boxed Set, Including 18 Previously Unreleased Tracks That Feature George Strait, FGL, Billy Joel, Jason Aldean & More
Are you ready for your daily Garth Brooks announcement? Today (Oct. 24) Garth revealed the complete track listing and pre-order information for Garth Brooks: The Ultimate Collection, the 10-disc boxed set featuring Garth’s new studio album, Gunslinger, and nine discs of curated music from his celebrated catalog. The collection, available only at Target, features 18…… MORE
Alan Jackson to Release Two-Disc Gospel Album, “Precious Memories Collection,” & Two Previously Unreleased Songs
Alan Jackson will release his new Precious Memories Collection exclusively at Walmart on October 28. The two-disc collection features previous albums Precious Memories and Precious Memories Volume II, as well as two previously unreleased songs: “It’s All About Him” and “That’s the Way.” Alan sang “That’s the Way” to his wife, Denise, at their wedding…… MORE
Watch Ellen DeGeneres Make Garth Brooks Blush About the Title of His New Single, “Baby, Let’s Lay Down and Dance”
Garth Brooks stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show today (Oct. 21) to perform his new single, “Baby, Let’s Lay Down and Dance,” which marked the television debut of the new tune. But before Garth took his talents to Ellen’s stage, the hostess gave him a good-natured grilling about what the title to the song actually…… MORE
Chris Young Talks CMA Award Nomination, Cold-Calling Vince Gill and New Christmas Album
Jim Casey talks with Chris Young about the rapid success of his duet with Cassadee Pope, “Think of You,” his CMA Award nomination, how he got in touch with Vince Gill for “Sober Saturday Night,” the daunting challenge of picking songs for his new Christmas album, It Must Be Christmas, his favorite Christmas albums and more.…… MORE
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Our Thoughts on NBC’s Opry 100
The Grand Ole Opry’s 100th Anniversary celebration on NBC Wednesday night (3-19) was a cavalcade of country music stars singing classic country songs. The show began with Reba McEntire singing Loretta Lynn’s “You Ain’t Woman Enough,” followed by a duet with Trisha Yearwood on “The Night The Lights Went Out in Georgia.” Ketch Secor, Jamey…
Spring Break Ideas for the Kiddos…
If your kids are anything like ours, they’re already bored. Thanks to Gretchen at BoiseDev – here are some fun things to do with your Spring Breakers this week: · 🎳Cheap Bowling: Emerald Lanes in Boise charges $4.75 per person per game or $30 per lane per hour Monday through Thursday.…
Top Things We’re Looking Forward to This Weekend in Kissin’ Country!
Spring is almost here, and this weekend in Kissin’ Country is packed with awesome events for the whole family! We’ve teamed up with our friend Becca at BoiseWithKids.com to highlight some of the best activities happening around town. From sweet treats to festive celebrations, there’s something for everyone to enjoy! Pi Day Deals – Friday,…