Lee Brice is having quite a weekend. On Friday he received a Grammy nomination for his #1 song “I Drive Your Truck.” Then on Sunday, he & his wife Sara welcomed their second son, Ryker Mobley Brice. He tweeted this picture, with these words: “A week ago I didn’t think I could be any happier. […]
Taylor Swift and Kacey Musgraves top the country nominees for the 2014 Grammy Awards. The two were the only country artists to have nominations in all-genre categories. Swift’s “Red” is up for overall Album of the Year, and Musgraves is in the Best New Artist Of the Year category. Musgraves is nominated both as an […]
Billy Currington was in Nashville Tuesday to celebrate his latest #1: “Hey Girl.” But his date wasn’t one of the models from the song’s video, but rather his 84 year old grandmother! He told Country Countdown USA: “We brought her up last night from Georgia. She’s a big fan of the Christmas lights at the Opryland […]
Some of country’s top stars joined Hall of Fame legends Alabama at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium a few weeks ago. The show was recorded for a GAC TV special running this week. Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Eli Young Band, Trisha Yearwood, and Jamey Johnson appeared to perform classic hits from the band’s latest album, […]
Earlier this year, Josh Turner received an invitation to perform at the final George Jones concert. “I’ve actually had the invitation from George framed on my wall, I’ve had it on my wall for several months now.” Sadly, Jones passed away in April, and the show was turned into a memorial. Turner told Country Countdown […]
It was billed as “An intimate evening with Kip Moore.” The location was a 75 year old restored movie theater on Main Street in Franklin TN. The audience was made up of about 200 invited guests, music and media industry insiders, family, and fans. That’s pretty intimate! In fact, during the pre-show cocktail party in the […]
Chris Young has been on the road all year with Brad Paisley. In fact, it was just announced that Chris will rejoin Brad for a winter tour in January. Chris has spent a lot of time with Brad, on stage, off stage, and on the bus. Chris told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he has a […]
What happens when you give three very creative and prolific singer/songwriters a few months off? They come up with more music! Never mind that they just released a new album six months ago. A lot has happened, and Lady Antebellum wants to sing about it. The solution? A new Deluxe version of their Golden album. Country Countdown USA spoke […]
It was a big week for Miranda Lambert. She won the CMA Female Vocalist award for the 4th time, which tied her with Reba McEntire for most consecutive wins. And while her professional achievement was worthy of attention, her appearance was also getting some notice. That night, her husband tweeted “My wife is so hot it’s ridiculous.” Backstage at the […]
When Tim McGraw isn’t making music or being a dad to three daughters, he likes to do movies. His recent films include “Country Strong” with Gwyneth Paltrow, and “The Blind Side” starring Sandra Bullock. Now he’s at work on a George Clooney movie called “Tomorrowland,” and he spoke with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton about […]
