In the lead-up to the ACM Awards on Sunday, April 2, Cumulus/Westwood One launched its inaugural NASH Country Pulse Poll, a consumer survey series that allows fans to let their voices be heard. Fans voted on a number of topics in the ACM Awards-themed poll, including: Who will win ACM Entertainer of the Year? Who…… MORE
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw Get Personal About Romance, Cooking and Discipline
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are back with the release of their new duet single, “Speak to a Girl, from their upcoming album, due out later this year. Before the couple sets off to perform the single at the 52nd Annual Academy of Country Music awards on April 2 and kicks off their Soul2Soul tour…… MORE
RaeLynn Enlists the Help of Dan + Shay on New Song, “Say”
Of the 11 songs RaeLynn co-wrote on her full-length debut album, WildHorse, which dropped on March 24, the track “Say” was the one that had her turning to her “best friends in the industry,” Dan+Shay, for their vocals on the tune. “Say,” written by RaeLynn, Barry Dean and Jimmy Robbins, is about knowing your significant…… MORE
Go Behind the Scenes With Luke Bryan as He Shoots the Music Video for “Fast”
Luke Bryan treated fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the music video for his current single, “Fast.” The almost-four-minute clip features footage of Luke shooting the video in the theater at Indiana University, FaceTiming with his son, Bo, playing basketball, talking about the song and more. “‘Fast’ is a song I got…… MORE
Darius Rucker Gets Emotional After South Carolina Reaches the Final Four
Former University of South Carolina student Darius Rucker has a new reason to cry, and it has nothing to do with the Dolphins. South Carolina’s basketball team reached its first-ever Final Four with an upset win over Florida on Sunday (March 26) at Madison Square Garden. Darius was in the Garden for the game, and…… MORE
Carrie Underwood Celebrates Her 100th Appearance on the “Grand Ole Opry”
The Grand Ole Opry has played a prominent role in Carrie Underwood’s life for many years. As a child growing up in Oklahoma, Carrie watched the Grand Ole Opry on television at her grandparents’ house. In 2005, Carrie made her Opry debut two weeks after winning American Idol. Less than three years later in 2008,…… MORE
Exclusive Premiere: Watch Cole Swindell’s “Flatliner” Video Teaser, Featuring Dierks Bentley
On March 27, Cole Swindell will release a new video for his current single, “Flatliner,” which features Dierks Bentley. The new tune is currently No. 25 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. Nash Country Daily has the exclusive premiere of a 15-second clip from the new video, which Cole says was “shot live because of the…… MORE
Meet Darius Rucker’s Wax Doppelganger
Following in the waxy footprints of Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Reba McEntire and more, Darius Rucker’s wax likeness will be featured at the new Madame Tussauds Nashville, which is schedule to open on April 14. Darius’ figure features a sculpted 3-D head that allows for a video captured during his “sitting” to be projected directly…… MORE
Willie Nelson Ain’t Deathly Sick: “He’s Perfectly Fine,” Says His Publicist
Despite a report from online gossip site RadarOnline, Willie Nelson isn’t “deathly ill.” According to Willie’s publicist, Elaine Schock, Willie is “perfectly fine.” Elaine made the comments to the Associated Press, citing Willie’s performances at nearly a dozen shows in recent weeks as proof the 83-year-old singer isn’t “weak as a baby.” Earlier this year,…… MORE
Vote Now: 3rd Annual Nash Music Madness Finals—Blake Shelton vs. Dolly Parton
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 6,000 votes were cast in…… MORE
