47th ACM Awards Nominees Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Blake Shelton Taylor Swift Male Vocalist of the Year Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Blake Shelton Chris Young Female Vocalist of the Year Sara Evans Miranda Lambert Martina McBride Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood Vocal Duo of the Year Love and […]
Chris Young co-hosts the Countdown this week with Lon. He’s on the road this winter with Miranda Lambert. He toured last year with Jason Aldean. Chris responds to a quote from former tourmates Rascal Flatts that he is a great dancer. He also has great stories about Thompson Square, Jake Owen, and Blake Shelton. Chris […]
Christmas is always a time for families to get together. For Luke Bryan, that involves taking his wife and two young boys to his hometown of Leesburg in South Georgia. Luke told Lon Helton of Country Countdown USA: “I did the hometown Christmas parade in Leesburg, I was the Grand Marshall, and I got to […]
Shortly after he co-hosted the Countdown, Luke Bryan sat down with a roomful of Nashville radio reporters. The conversation covered a wide range of topics from music to family to his tour with Jason Aldean. It had been about 6 months since the release of Luke’s current CD, so there was a lot to talk […]
This week, Kip Moore made his Top 30 debut with “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck.” Kip is from Tifton, Georgia. He’s been in Nashville for 9 years. He began work on this record over two years ago. His debut CD will be released in March. We sat down with Kip Moore this week to talk about […]
Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, and the legendary George Jones were on hand Tuesday night as the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences honored Nashville area Grammy nominees. One of the first to enter the celebration was 80-year-old George Jones, who will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award next month. “It’s a great thrill. It’s a […]
Luke Bryan is the father of two sons: Bo, who will turn 4 in a few months, and 18-month old Tate. Luke’s friend, Eric Church, is now the father of 4-month old Boone. Eric says he got a taste of fatherhood when Luke brought his boys to one of their mutual friends: “He showed up […]
SPOILER ALERT: We reveal the week’s #1 in this post. The Zac Brown Band has relinquished the top spot in the chart after almost a month. That means we have a new #1 song. And it happens to be the very first #1 for this artist, so that means we give him a call to […]
Tim McGraw’s highly anticipated CD “Emotional Traffic” will be released this Tuesday January 24, and you can win a copy! Just fill out the entry form below, and we’ll draw ten names at random. “Emotional Traffic” includes the #1 hit “Felt Good On My Lips,” which was also the #3 song for the entire year […]
Encino, CA (January 13, 2012) – The Academy of Country Music announced today that for the fourth consecutive year, the newcomer category for the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards — New Artist of the Year—will be opened up to interactive fan voting through VoteACM.com beginning Monday, January 16, 2012. The Academy of Country […]
