Archive for 2012

Luke Bryan Co-Hosts 6/23-24

Luke Bryan Co-Hosts 6/23-24

| June 18, 2012

Luke Bryan co-hosts Country Countdown USA this week.  His current Top 5 hit is “Drunk On You.”  He’s on the road all year with Jason Aldean’s My Kinda Party tour.  He just appeared on the CMT Music Awards.  He won Male Video of the Year, and tossed his underwear to the audience.  He tells Lon […]

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Kenny Chesney Hits The Beach

Kenny Chesney Hits The Beach

| June 17, 2012

For ten years, Kenny Chesney’s music has meant summertime, sun, and the beach.  This week, Kenny takes his show to one of the most popular beaches on the east coast: Wildwood NJ!  Wednesday night, Kenny will do a concert on the beach at the foot of Morey’s Amusement Pier (pictured).  Here are the details: NEW […]

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Kenny: Tour Pranks Have Begun

Kenny: Tour Pranks Have Begun

| June 17, 2012

They have been friends for about 20 years, and as you can imagine, there is a long history of joking and kidding between these two superstars.  The last time these two were out, the jokes were often on the basketball court.  With the Brothers of the Sun tour just a few weeks old, Kenny told […]

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Kenny Reunites With Grace Potter

Kenny Reunites With Grace Potter

| June 16, 2012

Last year, Kenny Chesney had a big hit duet with Grace Potter called “You & Tequila.”  The song won the CMA Video of the Year.  It was also nominated for two Grammy Awards.  The success of that song caused Kenny to invite Grace & her band to join him on the Brothers of the Sun tour.  He […]

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Kenny Drunk Dials Lionel Richie

Kenny Drunk Dials Lionel Richie

| June 16, 2012

Kenny Chesney is part of Lionel Richie’s all-star country duets album, “Tuskegee.”  But we had heard that Kenny “drunk dialed” the pop legend last year.  Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Kenny if the story was true: “It’s been exaggerated.”  Lon asked, So have you heard the tape? Kenny responded:  “In the same breath that […]

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Zac Brown’s Tour Gift To Kenny

Zac Brown’s Tour Gift To Kenny

| June 16, 2012

Zac Brown toured with Kenny Chesney last year during the Goin’ Coastal tour.  Usually Kenny gives gifts to his openers.  But it turns out Zac had one for his host.  Kenny told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “My road manager told me Zac wanted to give me something, but he had to give it to […]

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Chesney Hangs With Ashton

Chesney Hangs With Ashton

| June 16, 2012

There’s one of those group shots from back stage at the ACM Awards in Las Vegas.  You can see Kenny Chesney with Jason Aldean, Jake Owen, Jay DeMarcus, and Ashton Kutcher.  Of course Ashton presented the Female Vocalist trophy to Miranda Lambert.  He also sang a little bit of George Strait’s “I Cross My Heart.”  Country Countdown […]

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Kenny Connection to New Band

Kenny Connection to New Band

| June 16, 2012

For more than ten years, fans at Kenny Chesney’s concerts got to know fiddle player Nick Hoffman.  He was featured during “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy,” as well as other songs in Kenny’s show.  Last year, Nick began writing and performing with a couple of other Nashville musicians, and formed their own group called The […]

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2012 CMA Music Fest A Big Hit

2012 CMA Music Fest A Big Hit

| June 11, 2012

2012 CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL SETS NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD WITH 71,000 FANS Hundreds of Artists, New Stages, and More Music Attract Thousands of Visitors to Nashville NASHVILLE – CMA Music Festival set a new attendance record in 2012 with daily attendance topping 71,000 fans, a 9.2 percent increase over the 65,000 in attendance in 2011 and […]

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Kenny Chesney Co-Hosts 6/16-17

Kenny Chesney Co-Hosts 6/16-17

| June 11, 2012

Kenny Chesney co-hosts the Countdown this week.  His current hit is “Come Over,” and it’s in the Top 20.  It’s the second single from his new CD, “Welcome To The Fishbowl,” available next week.  Kenny just began his Brothers of the Sun tour with Tim McGraw.  Kenny says the tour pranks have already begun.  Kenny […]

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