Most of the country may be under the “polar vortex,” but in the world of Joe Nichols, it’s “Sunny & 75!” In fact, on a day when the temperature in Nashville was in the 20s, Joe came to town wearing a short sleeve shirt. He was definitely feeling warm & fuzzy at CMA Headquarters. Joe […]
NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 49th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® AWARDS COUNTRY MUSIC’S PARTY OF THE YEAR® ACM AWARDS TO AIR LIVE FROM MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network Miranda Lambert and Tim McGraw lead with 7 nominations; […]
For Darius Rucker, it’s been a long road from pop star to country star. Sunday night in LA, he achieved another milestone as he won his first Grammy as a solo country star. He’d won a pair of Grammy awards almost 20 years ago as lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish. But this win […]
Country’s top stars are in Los Angeles this weekend for the 56th annual Grammy Awards. Among the nominees attending this year: Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, Hunter Hayes, Lee Brice, Kacey Musgraves, Darius Rucker, and many more. Hunter Hayes will perform on the show, and he’s tweeted that he’ll debut a new look and […]
Nashville, TN – January 9, 2014 – Multi-Platinum entertainer Jason Aldean announced the details of his 2014 BURN IT DOWN TOUR that will kick off May 1 in Roanoke, VA and continue on to roughly 50 cities through the end of the year. Red-hot duo Florida Georgia Line and breakthrough artist Tyler Farr are also […]
As we approach the end of 2013, it’s a good time to look back at all of the amazing things that happened in country music. The triumphs and the tragedies. The hits and misses. The weddings, engagements, and babies. Plus all of those chart facts that we feature each week in Country Countdown USA. The […]
Do you love Christmas music? It’s that time of year! The folks at Country Aircheck and Mediabase listened to the country radio stations around the country, and counted all the Christmas songs they played. These are the same radio stations that make up our weekly Top 30. So if you listen to country radio, it’s […]
Blake Shelton found a new way to keep cool in the hot LA heat. He recorded a Christmas album in his Hollywood Hills home. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that this is a project he’s been wanting to do for a long time: “It’s actually a record that we’ve been talking about for […]
Back in May, Trace Adkins won Celebrity Apprentice. That experience, and the publicity it brought him, gave him the opportunity to do a project he’s been wanting to do for about 12 years: A Christmas album. Trace spoke with Country Countdown USA about his unique holiday project: “I was first approached by a record label […]
The speculation is over! Garth Brooks will tour in 2014. He made the announcement Monday morning on Good Morning America. He was speaking with the show’s Robin Roberts, and said, “You know what, since it’s you and since we’ve had a history forever, let’s announce it. We’re going on a world tour in 2014,” Brooks […]
