Rodney Atkins will co-host the Countdown this week. His current hit, “Take a Back Road,” is in our Top 5. His fourth album will be released on October 4. He just took part in the Academy of Country Music’s Honors in Nashville. He is about to join Darius Rucker on his first headline tour. Rodney […]
Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood join Lon this week as co-hosts. Their duet, “Remind Me,” just topped the chart. They tell the story behind recording the song, and how Brad pitched the idea to Carrie. They will host the CMA Awards TV show for the 4th time. Brad is wrapping up his H2O-II Tour with […]
Kenny Chesney co-hosts the Countdown from the new Meadowlands Stadium outside New York City. We took the show on the road to one of Kenny’s Goin’ Coastal stadium shows to look back at an incredible year. Since the tour began in April, Kenny once again performed in front of more than a million people. His […]
Jake Owen joins Lon this week as co-host. He’s been on the road all summer with Keith Urban. Jake says he was invited to an initmate dinner at the home of Keith & Nicole Kidman. We also hear a live performance of Jake’s current hit, “Barefoot Blue Jean Night” from the tour. Jake just turned […]
Jason Aldean co-hosts the Countdown Labor Day weekend. Jason just celebrated a #1 with Dirt Road Anthem. He talks about his My Kinda Party tour that’s been selling out arenas around the country. Plus he describes the custom features on his brand new tour bus. He also has great stories about his friends in the chart, including Miranda Lambert, […]
Trace Adkins joins Lon this week as co-host. His current hit is “Just Fishin,’” from his new CD, “Proud To Be Here.” Trace talks about his Hillbilly Bone partner Blake Shelton, as well as the winner of Celebrity Apprentice John Rich. Trace talks about the public outpouring after his house burned down. Plus Trace talks […]
Dierks Bentley co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current hit is “Am I The Only One,” and it’s in our Top 5. Dierks attended Blake & Miranda’s wedding, and he gives us a report. Dierks also updates us on his two daughters, Evie and Jordan. Dierks has brought Evie on the road a few times, […]
Lady Antebellum will join Lon as co-hosts this week. Their current hit, “Just a Kiss” is in the Top 5. It’s the first single from their new CD, “Own The Night,” available September 13. The other bit of news is Hillary Scott’s engagement. She tells Lon where her fiance popped the question. She also talks […]
Luke Bryan joins Lon this week with stories from Tim McGraw’s Emotional Traffic tour. Luke’s third album, “Tailgates & Tanlines,” will be released this week, featuring the Top 10 hit “Country Girl (Shake It For Me.)” We get Luke’s reaction to a comment from Shania Twain about his performance of that song on the CMT […]
Josh Turner co-hosts the Countdown this week. He talks about his experiences this year with American Idol winner Scotty McCreery, their surprise meeting in Scotty’s hometown, and the impact it’s had on Josh’s own career. Josh also talks about his new 7 month old son Marion, and what it’s like to be on the road this […]
