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Montgomery Gentry Folks Like Us

Montgomery Gentry Folks Like Us

| June 7, 2015

It’s been a few years and a few big challenges since we had new music from Montgomery Gentry.  But this week, the wait is over, and the obstacles have been overcome.  Eddie & Troy are back better than ever with their eighth album “Folks Like Us.”  They sat down to talk about it with Country […]

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Kenny: Grace Potter Is Wild Child

Kenny: Grace Potter Is Wild Child

| June 7, 2015

Kenny Chesney’s current Top 5 hit “Wild Child” is his second to feature vocals from Grace Potter.  Kenny told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he wrote the song with Grace in mind: “I’m drawn to a certain free spirit in a woman.   Someone who loves life, loves love, and loves walking through the world […]

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Kenny Chesney Co-Hosts 6/6-7

Kenny Chesney Co-Hosts 6/6-7

| June 1, 2015

Kenny Chesney co-hosts the Countdown this week.  He’s on the road now with The Big Revival Tour, and he has inside stories about his tour partners Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Jake Owen, and Brantley Gilbert.  He talks about several of the stadiums he’s playing this summer, including The Rose Bowl.  Kenny’s current hit is “Wild […]

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Bachelor Party For FGL’s Tyler

Bachelor Party For FGL’s Tyler

| May 30, 2015

Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard is just a few weeks away from his wedding.  “It’s about a month away, we’re excited, and it’s getting really real, so I’m just ready for the big day, to be honest.” In fact, his buddy & best man Brian Kelley already gave the Bachelor Party.  Brian shared the details to […]

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FGL’s Tyler Gets “Hustled”

FGL’s Tyler Gets “Hustled”

| May 30, 2015

Florida Georgia Line’s Brian & Tyler were in Phoenix earlier this year for a pre-Super Bowl show.  The two attended a party at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row club in Scottsdale.  A few weeks ago, Dierks revealed that FGL’s Tyler won $500 in a bowling match earlier that day.  But Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton discovered that there was […]

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FGL Share Food, Saki With AJ

FGL Share Food, Saki With AJ

| May 30, 2015

Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley & Tyler Hubbard had a fun time at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards in Dallas.  They won a pair of awards, including Vocal Event for their hit “This Is How We Roll,” with Luke Bryan. There was an artist-only bus compound near the stadium, and Brian told Country Countdown […]

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FGL Meet Britney, Jonas, Taylor

FGL Meet Britney, Jonas, Taylor

| May 30, 2015

Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley & Tyler Hubbard were in Las Vegas last week, attending the Billboard Music Awards.  The duo was named Country Artist of the Year.  But that’s not all that happened in Vegas.  The two told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton:  “Saturday night, Tyler & I went to see Britney Spears at […]

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Florida Georgia Line Host 5/30-31

Florida Georgia Line Host 5/30-31

| May 26, 2015

Florida Georgia Line’s Brian & Tyler co-host the Countdown this week.  They just were named Top Country Artist at this year’s Billboard Music Awards.  They also won two awards last month at the ACMs in Dallas.  They have great stories from both places.  Their current Top 5 hit is “Sippin’ On Fire.”  They’re doing stadium […]

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Brantley Gilbert Salutes Soldiers

Brantley Gilbert Salutes Soldiers

| May 24, 2015

One year ago, Brantley Gilbert was in Arlington National Cemetery.  The day was the climax of a motorcycle rally, From Athens To Arlington, and the launch of his latest album.  The rally was a benefit for the military charity Folds Of Honor, and Brantley presented a scholarship to the daughter of a fallen soldier.  He […]

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Top 10 Memorial Day Songs

Top 10 Memorial Day Songs

| May 24, 2015

Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, and it goes back to the Civil War.  The idea was to take a day and place flowers or a flag on the graves of soldiers.  There are a lot of country songs that have a patriotic theme to them.  Our Top 10 list focuses on recent country songs that […]

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