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The co-host this wknd is Jelly Roll. He just won the ACM Music Event of the Year for his song “Save Me,” featuring Lainey Wilson. Jelly has stories from the awards show in Texas, and the artists he hung out with. He recalls an intense beer pong game with Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, and Post […]
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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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The co-host this wknd is Bailey Zimmerman, who’s in our Top 5 with ”Where It Ends.” He just played the Stagecoach festival in California. He also played Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa festival in Mexico. He’s on the road now with Morgan Wallen. Plus he’s headlining his own tour of Europe. Bailey played the Stagecoach Festival a […]
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The co-host this wknd on Country Countdown USA is Sam Hunt, who is in our Top 5 with “Outskirts.” It’s the first hit from a just-released 4-song EP called Locked Up. Sam is about to kick off the Locked Up Tour with Russell Dickerson. He also talks about having two kids under the age of […]
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The co-host this wknd on Country Countdown USA is Tyler Hubbard, who is in our Top 5 with ”Back Then Right Now.” He is currently on the road with Kane Brown. He just released his second solo album. He’s written songs with a lot of artists in the countdown, including Keith Urban, Old Dominion, Hardy, […]
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The co-host this wknd is Jordan Davis, who is in our Top 5 with ”Tucson Too Late.” Jordan is nominated for four ACM Awards for his previous hit ”Next Thing You Know.” Jordan is headlining his own tour, plus is playing stadiums with Luke Combs. He also talks about his kids, including his 10 month […]
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The co-host this wknd is Lainey Wilson, who is in the Top 10 with ”Wildflowers & Wild Horses.” She is currently on a European tour, and spoke to Lon from Ireland. Lainey has 5 ACM nominations, and she will go straight to Texas from Europe. ”I can’t miss the ACMs! That’s like missing a family reunion.” So […]
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The co-host this wknd is Scotty McCreery, who is in our Top 10 with Cab In a Solo. Scotty previews his new album Rise & Fall. The project includes a song he wrote about his baby boy Avery. Scotty was in Baltimore on a day off when Lon spoke with him. This is Induction Weekend, and Scotty becomes […]
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The co-host this weekend is Luke Bryan, who has just released a new single called “Love You, Miss You, Mean It.” He’s in his 7th year as a judge on American Idol. An Idol alum actually has this week’s #1 song. He talks about his 2024 tour, and his current duet with Jon Pardi. Luke […]
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The co-host this week is Morgan Wallen, who is in the Top 5 this week with ”Man Made a Bar” featuring Eric Church. Morgan talks about how he chose Eric for this song. He also talks about his other song in the countdown: Mamaw’s House with Thomas Rhett. Morgan begins the 2024 edition of his […]
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