NCD Writers Room

Jim Casey talks with two country music superstars: Ronnie Dunn—one half of the greatest country duo of all time, Brooks & Dunn—and Jay DeMarcus, one third of the multi-award-winning trio Rascal Flatts. Ronnie discusses his new single, “Damn Drunk,” and album, Tattooed Heart, which Jay produced, as well as his Las Vegas residency with Kix Brooks and Reba McEntire, and more. Show Participants • Ronnie Dunn • Jay DeMarcus • Jim Casey, NCD managing editor Show Notes & Links: http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2016/10/07/ronnie-dunn-and-jay-demarcus-talk-favorite-brooks-dunn-songs-avoiding-bears-in-alaska-and-ronnies-new-album-tattooed-heart

Jim Casey talks with new artist and self-described introvert Aubrie Sellers about her unique “garage country” sound, being signed by major label Atlantic/Warner Music Nashville, the re-release of her album New City Blues and more. Show Participants • Aubrie Sellers • Jim Casey, NCD managing editor Show Notes and Links: http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2016/09/30/garage-country-artist-aubrie-sellers-talks-about-her-unique-sound-new-album-and-more

Jim Casey talks with Billy Ray Cyrus about his college baseball career, why he bought a left-handed guitar, catching a Nolan Ryan fastball at Fan Fair in 1992, working on the second season of his CMT series, “Still the King,” the songs and collaborations that make up his new album, “Thin Line” and more. Show Participants • Billy Ray Cyrus • Jim Casey, NCD managing editor Show Notes and Links: http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2016/09/26/billy-ray-cyrus-talks-about-new-album-thin-line-cmt-series-still-the-king-and-more

Lisa talks with Vince Gill, Kenny Sears, Billy Thomas and Paul Franklin of The Time Jumpers about how the band formed, their brand new album, who Paul Franklin’s nemesis is, and more. Show Participants • Vince Gill, Time Jumpers – Vocals, Electric and Acoustic Guitar • Kenny Sears, Time Jumpers – Vocals, Fiddle • Billy Thomas, Time Jumpers – Drums, Vocals • Paul Franklin, Time Jumpers – Steel Guitar • Lisa Konicki, NCD editor in chief Show Notes & Links: http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2016/09/19/vince-gill-and-the-time-jumpers-talk-about-their-new-album-kid-sister

Lisa talks with Kimberly, Reid and Neil of The Band Perry about hair color, their new personal single, “Comeback Kid,” their recent challenges with record label changes, pop music rumors and more. Show Participants • The Band Perry • Lisa Konicki, NCD editor in chief Show Notes and Links: http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2016/09/14/the-band-perry-talk-about-writing-comeback-kid-keeping-it-country-and-upcoming-new-album/

Jim Casey talks with Jason Aldean about receiving the 2016 ACM Award for Entertainer of the Year, the duality of his onstage and offstage personas, his new studio album, They Don’t Know, working with new country music star Kelsea Ballerini for the duet on “First Time Again,” and more. Show Participants • Jason Aldean • Jim Casey, NCD managing editor Show Notes and Links: http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2016/09/09/jason-aldean-talks-entertaining-the-masses-his-love-of-the-great-outdoors-his-vintage-new-album-they-dont-know/

Lisa talks with Lauren Alaina about how American Idol kickstarted her musical career, her struggle with bulimia, overcoming peer pressure, sharing her story through personal new songs and more. Show Participants • Lauren Alaina • Lisa Konicki, NCD editor in chief Show Notes & Links: http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2016/09/07/lauren-alaina-talks-struggling-with-her-body-image-creating-personal-songs-her-idol-days

Jim Casey talks with Drake White about his love of hats, touring with Zac Brown Band, using his visibility to help volunteer organizations, his new album, Spark, and more. Show Participants • Drake White • Jim Casey, NCD managing editor Show Notes & Details: http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2016/08/24/drake-white-talks-touring-with-zac-brown-channeling-his-inner-joe-cocker-finding-the-perfect-hat-and-lighting-up-the-stage-with-his-new-album-spark

Jim Casey talks with Justin Moore about the challenges of getting three young daughters out of bed in the morning, why he loves his home state of Arkansas, how his new album, Kinda Don’t Care, came together and more. Show Participants • Justin Moore • Jim Casey, NCD managing editor Show Notes & Details: http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2016/08/16/justin-moore-talks-family-life-being-at-home-in-arkansas-and-new-album-kinda-dont-care

Lisa talks with Chris Lane about his first Top 5 song “Fix”—which just hit No. 1 this week—being bad at dancing, having a twin brother, his new album, Girl Problems, ironically not actually having girl problems and more. Show Participants • Chris Lane • Lisa Konicki, NCD editor in chief Show Details and Notes: http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2016/08/10/chris-lane-dishes-on-his-no-1-single-fix-new-album-bad-dance-moves-good-twin-brother

Jim Casey talks with Chase Rice about his most recent single, “Everybody We Know Does,” staying fit, work ethic, making progress on his next album, why he apologized for “Whisper” and more. Show Participants • Chase Rice • Jim Casey, NCD managing editor Show Notes & Links: http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2016/08/05/chase-rice-talks-about-everybody-we-know-does-exercise-and-staying-focused

Jim Casey sat down with Kix Brooks to talk about performing in Vegas and hanging out in Tahiti with Reba McEntire and Ronnie Dunn, his new cookbook, “Cookin’ It with Kix” and more. “I only know how to do things the basic way. This isn’t a book that’s gonna overwhelm anybody,” says Kix about the new book. “It’s about having fun. This is for people like me that want to grab a book real fast if they’re having friends over.” Show Participants • Kix Brooks • Jim Casey, NCD managing editor Show Notes & Links: http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2016/08/03/kix-brooks-sits-hot-seat-talk-new-cookin-it-with-kix-cookbook

Lisa sat down with Hillary Scott and The Scott Family—Hillary’s father, Lang Scott, mother, Linda Davis and sister, Rylee Scott—to talk about their new faith-based album, Love Remains. They discuss where the idea for the album came from, how the songs were found and created, Hillary’s personal experience with miscarriage and pregnancy, Rylee’s innate love for music, the family’s Grand Ole Opry debut and more. Show Participants • Hillary Scott • The Scott Family • Lang Scott • Linda Davis • Rylee Scott • Lisa Konicki, NCD Editor in Chief Show Notes & Details http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2016/07/29/hillary-scott-and-the-scott-family-talk-about-new-faith-based-album

Lisa and Jim talk with Chris Lucas and Preston Brust of LOCASH about their record label problems, the people that helped them persevere, their musical evolution and more! Show Participants • LOCASH – Chris Lucas and Preston Brust • Lisa Konicki, NCD Editor in Chief • Jim Casey, NCD Managing Editor Show Notes and Details: http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2016/07/25/locash-on-the-challenges-and-victories-that-lead-to-new-album-the-fighters

Lisa and Jim talk with Cam about tour prank shenanigans with Eric Paslay and Brad Paisley, theme concepts in her new “Mayday” music video and others, bad ass women role models in country music, getting ready for her wedding day and more! Show Participants • Cam • Lisa Konicki, NCD Editor in Chief • Jim Casey, NCD Managing Editor Show Notes and Links: http://www.nashcountrydaily.com/2016/07/19/cam-on-pranking-brad-paisley-music-video-themes-and-bad-ass-women