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Trace Adkins: The King’s Gift

Trace Adkins: The King’s Gift

| December 21, 2013

Back in May, Trace Adkins won Celebrity Apprentice.  That experience, and the publicity it brought him, gave him the opportunity to do a project he’s been wanting to do for about 12 years: A Christmas album. Trace spoke with Country Countdown USA about his unique holiday project: “I was first approached by a record label […]

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Trace Adkins Honors Memorial Day

Trace Adkins Honors Memorial Day

| May 27, 2013

One week ago, Trace Adkins was named the All Star Celebrity Apprentice.  For Memorial Day, Trace is in our Nation’s Capital to be Honorary Grand Marshall at the National Memorial Day Parade.  Trace told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton the honor came as a shock: “It’s just a huge honor, and humbling too.  It’s just […]

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Trace Wins Celebrity Apprentice

Trace Wins Celebrity Apprentice

| May 24, 2013

Last Sunday, Trace Adkins was chosen by Donald Trump as the first All Star Celebrity Apprentice.  This week, Trace joins Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton to talk about the five-week competition.  He told Lon the reason he won: “I raised more money than he did, I thought my portion of the show was better than […]

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Trace Adkins Co-Hosts 5/25-26

Trace Adkins Co-Hosts 5/25-26

| May 20, 2013

Trace Adkins co-hosts the Countdown this week.  Trace was just named the winner of the All Star Celebrity Apprentice.  He joins Lon with stories about his winning ice cream flavor: Maple Macadamia Mash-Up.  He has behind the scenes stories from the show, and the reason why he won.  He also previews songs from his new CD, “Love […]

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Trace Makes a Bet With Blake

Trace Makes a Bet With Blake

| August 28, 2011

Last year, Trace Adkins and Blake Shelton had a #1 hit and won a CMA award for their duet, “Hillbilly Bone.”  That success has led to a new duet on Trace’s brand new CD.  In addition, Blake has followed Trace into the Reality TV world, by becoming a coach on NBC’s “The Voice.”  Country Countdown […]

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Trace Recovers From Tragedy

Trace Recovers From Tragedy

| August 28, 2011

It’s been 3 months since fire destroyed the Nashville home of Trace Adkins.  In the days and weeks that followed, Trace and his family have said they’re fine, they have another place to live, and the stuff that was lost was just “stuff.”  But Trace told Country Countdown host Lon Helton that he’s felt a […]

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Trace Adkins: American Made

Trace Adkins: American Made

| August 28, 2011

Trace Adkins has long supported the American soldiers.  He’s performed in Iraq and at military bases around the world.  Now he wants to take that a step further.  Trace made a pledge last year: Buy American.  He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that it wasn’t easy: “Last year, I tried to make sure that […]

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Trace Adkins: I Don’t Like Sap

Trace Adkins: I Don’t Like Sap

| August 27, 2011

Trace Adkins has one rule when it comes to picking songs for a new album: No sap.  He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton it takes a certain type of song to get his attention: “I appreciate the craftiness of the songwriters in coming up with ways to say something sappy without it being sappy.  […]

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Trace Adkins Top 10

Trace Adkins Top 10

| August 27, 2011

This week’s co-host, Trace Adkins, celebrates his 15th year as a recording artist in 2011.  During that time, he’s released 30 singles from ten studio albums.  Half of his singles have made it to the Top 10, and three have made it to #1.  But what are Trace Adkins’ Top 10 most popular hits?  Here […]

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Trace Adkins Co-Hosts 8/27-28

Trace Adkins Co-Hosts 8/27-28

| August 22, 2011

Trace Adkins joins Lon this week as co-host.  His current hit is “Just Fishin,’” from his new CD, “Proud To Be Here.”  Trace talks about his Hillbilly Bone partner Blake Shelton, as well as the winner of Celebrity Apprentice John Rich.  Trace talks about the public outpouring after his house burned down.  Plus Trace talks […]

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