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Justin Moore Co-Hosts 8/27-28

Justin Moore Co-Hosts 8/27-28

| August 22, 2022

This week’s co-host is Justin Moore.  Justin began the show talking about his kids: “School started this week.  It was South’s first day of kindergarten.  So I was pretty emotional.  My wife is pretty tough, I’m the weak one in the herd.  I was hugging my little boy, and my daughter asked, ‘Why are you crying?’  I said, […]

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Jon Pardi Co-Hosts 8/20-21

Jon Pardi Co-Hosts 8/20-21

| August 15, 2022

This week’s co-host is Jon Pardi.  His current Top 5 is Last Night Lonely.  It’s the first single from Jon’s new album, “Mr. Saturday Night,” available September 2nd. Jon shot the video for Last Night Lonely in Las Vegas.  But there are no women in the video! “We just wanted the loneliness thing where he’s looking for the […]

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Chris Young Co-Hosts 8/13-14

Chris Young Co-Hosts 8/13-14

| August 8, 2022

This week’s co-host is Chris Young, who is in the Top 10 with “At The End of a Bar.”  Lon & Chris are joined by Mitchell Tenpenny during the show. Mitchell actually has TWO songs in this week’s Top 10.  His solo hit “Truth About You,” and the duet with Chris: “Seeing the success of Truth About You, I’m so […]

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Kane Brown Co-Hosts 8/6-7

Kane Brown Co-Hosts 8/6-7

| August 1, 2022

This week’s co-host is Kane Brown, who has one of the hottest hits of the summer with “Like I Love Country Music.”  Kane told Lon how it feels: “It’s been fun watching it, it’s been cool, because you never know what you’re gonna get from a song.  I like it cause it’s like a half-time country […]

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Dylan Scott Co-Hosts 7/30-31

Dylan Scott Co-Hosts 7/30-31

| July 25, 2022

This week’s co-host is Dylan Scott.  In the video for his current hit “New Truck,” he sets his white Ford pick-up on fire.  However, he came to the studio in that very truck: “I drove the truck in, I did not burn it up!” Dylan says the video featured some trick photography: “We got a junk truck […]

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Jake Owen Co-Hosts 7/23-24

Jake Owen Co-Hosts 7/23-24

| July 18, 2022

This week’s co-host is Jake Owen.  He was fresh from the American Century Celebrity Tournament: “It was an incredible time, my parents were with me, they had never been to Lake Tahoe.  They also joined me when I played the Capitol Fourth.  So I’d never been able to do anything like that with my family.” The Capitol […]

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Scotty McCreery Co-Hosts 7/16-17

Scotty McCreery Co-Hosts 7/16-17

| July 11, 2022

This week’s co-host is Scotty McCreery.  He & his wife Gabi just announced they’re expecting a baby boy later this year.  “We’re so excited, but I know life is going to be a lot different in a few months.” Lon asked about baby names: “I was pretty sold it was going to be a girl, and I […]

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Tim McGraw Co-Hosts 7/9-10

Tim McGraw Co-Hosts 7/9-10

| July 4, 2022

Lon’s co-host this week is Tim McGraw.  He had just returned from a publicity trip to Europe: “We were just in London because they just released Paramount Plus and 1883 in most of Europe. Now folks will be able to see it in most of the world.” Lon & Tim talked a lot about 1883 throughout the countdown.  Lon asked if […]

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Morgan Wallen Part 2 7/2-3

Morgan Wallen Part 2 7/2-3

| June 27, 2022

This week Morgan Wallen makes a return visit as Lon’s co-host.  Morgan just kicked off the amphitheater leg of his Dangerous tour: “My crowds have always been super-duper active and engaged. They’ve just gotten bigger. So they have the same energy, but they’ve just multiplied.” The change in venues means Morgan has been able to spend more […]

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Morgan Wallen Co-Hosts 6/25-26

Morgan Wallen Co-Hosts 6/25-26

| June 20, 2022

This week’s co-host is Morgan Wallen, who is feeling the power of his latest hit on his Dangerous tour. “I usually play it in the encore, so it’s near the end. My encore is pretty crazy. I look forward to it. Wasted On You is one of the bright spots.” Morgan is now headlining in venues that […]

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