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Luke Bryan: More Stadiums in 2015

Luke Bryan: More Stadiums in 2015

| October 6, 2014

If you missed any of Luke Bryan’s five stadium shows this summer, or want to go again, here’s good news: Luke will be playing stadiums again next year.  He broke the news to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I’ll keep all of my surprises to myself, but we got a great touring package next year.  […]

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Luke Bryan: Save & Butt Grab

Luke Bryan: Save & Butt Grab

| October 6, 2014

When you go to a Luke Bryan show, you expect to see him put 100% of himself into his performance.  But twice this summer, Luke got so excited, he actually fell off the stage!  Luke talked about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “Yes, the year of falls for Luke Bryan.  I fell in […]

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Thomas Rhett Celebrates 2nd #1

Thomas Rhett Celebrates 2nd #1

| October 1, 2014

You know an artist is busy when it takes 6 months for him to celebrate a #1 song.  But in Thomas Rhett’s case, it wasn’t only HIS schedule that was filled.  Sometimes it takes a lot of people to make a #1 song, and some of them are also on the road a lot.  The #1 […]

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Luke Bryan Co-Hosts 10/4-5

Luke Bryan Co-Hosts 10/4-5

| September 30, 2014

Luke Bryan co-hosts the Countdown with Lon this week.  He’s in the middle of his 6th annual Farm Tour, traveling around the southeast.  Lon was at Luke’s huge show at Chicago’s Soldier Field, and they talk about that.  They also talk about Luke’s buddy, Cole Swindell, who wrote Luke’s current hit “Roller Coaster,” as well […]

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Dierks Bentley’s Busy Week

Dierks Bentley’s Busy Week

| September 28, 2014

On Wednesday, Dierks Bentley was in Nashville celebrating his 12th #1, “Drunk On a Plane.”  The next day, he was off on a three show run, wrapping his 2014 Riser Tour.  Then Sunday, he was back in Music City to host his 9th annual Miles & Music benefit concert and motorcycle ride.  Just another week in […]

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Lady Antebellum “747” Takes Off

Lady Antebellum “747” Takes Off

| September 28, 2014

This week, Lady Antebellum releases their latest album “747.”  The trio told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton they were looking to break some new ground. (Lon) You have a wide variety of sounds on this new album: (Hillary) That’s what we were trying to do with this album, which was stretch ourselves, reinvent ourselves, and find […]

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Cole “Busted” by Jason Aldean

Cole “Busted” by Jason Aldean

| September 27, 2014

We know that Cole Swindell sold t-shirts for Luke Bryan.  But we didn’t know if he was any good at it.  Now we know!  Two years ago, Luke was on tour with Jason Aldean.  So when Jason co-hosted the Countdown, he told Lon Helton this story about a young Cole Swindell: Jason: The thing I […]

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Cole Swindell’s Shower Surprise

Cole Swindell’s Shower Surprise

| September 27, 2014

How surprised was Cole Swindell at his CMA New Artist nomination?  Let’s just say it caught him at an “inconvenient moment.”  Cole told the story to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: What were you doing when you got the news? (C) I haven’t had a chance to tell this story yet, so this is perfect.  I […]

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Remember Cole Swindell’s 1st #1

Remember Cole Swindell’s 1st #1

| September 27, 2014

Earlier this year, Cole Swindell did something only a few people do: Go to #1 with their first single.  In May, Cole celebrated that feat with a #1 party.  Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton was there that day.  This week, as Cole made his co-hosting debut, we thought it appropriate to remember that day. It […]

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Kenny Chesney’s Big Revival

Kenny Chesney’s Big Revival

| September 23, 2014

Kenny Chesney’s 17th studio album is called “The Big Revival,” and Kenny told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton it isn’t an accident: “The title alone really represents the tone of this record, where I am in my life, and a thread that runs through a lot of the songs on this record.  It’s about reclaiming […]

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