GEORGE STRAIT ANNOUNCES 2014 DATES FOR FINAL LEG OF THE COWBOY RIDES AWAY TOUR Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Sheryl Crow, Ronnie Dunn, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Lee Ann Womack, and Chris Young Announced as Special Guests on 2014 Tour Dates ARLINGTON, Texas – Musical icon George Strait has […]
Sunday is usually filled with professional football, with games airing all day, from noon to midnight. But this week, the Sunday Night Football is kicking off in Dallas, so you know country music is part of the plan. The Cowboys are playing the rival New York Giants in an NFC East showdown. First up, Carrie Underwood will […]
Keith Urban loves to play. And he really loves to play in his hometown. So Friday night, Keith did a series of shows in Nashville to launch his new album “Fuse.” The night began at a new riverfront amphitheater, where he did a 45 minute set featuring several songs from his forthcoming CD. After giving what […]
Tim McGraw is a superstar by himself. But add Taylor Swift and Keith Urban, and you have a great candidate for Vocal Event of the Year. Two of the three came together in Nashville last week to celebrate the song reaching #1. Tim McGraw was the guest of honor at a party held at The […]
Music Industry Guests Treated To A Special Evening Honoring King George Nashville, TN (August 29, 2013) – Wednesday night, nearly 700 guests were treated to a very special evening honoring George Strait at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Invited guests were music industry professionals, George’s family and friends, as well as songwriters from all of Strait’s No.1 […]
Back in April, when Luke Bryan won the fan-voted ACM Entertainer of the Year award, Luke was in the middle of recording a new album. That night, he decided he would make this album his best ever to reward his fans. He told Country Countdown USA: “That night was the defining moment in my career. […]
Vince Gill hosted a media event in his home studio in Nashville. The reason was to talk about his latest album, “Bakersfield,” a collaboration with steel guitar player and longtime friend Paul Franklin. The ten-song collection is a tribute to two of the most famous residents of that California town: Buck Owens and Merle Haggard. […]
Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer Night TV special will be repeated this Friday night at 8 PM ET on CBS-TV. The two-hour show originally aired in May, and was recorded the day after the ACM Awards in April. When Tim co-hosted Country Countdown USA, he told Lon Helton: “It was fun to do, it was a […]
Toby Keith was born, raised, and still lives in Oklahoma. So when deadly tornados hit his hometown of Moore, he was immediately moved to action. Toby spoke with Country Countdown USA this week about the rebuilding effort, and his benefit concert taking place next week. The day after the twister hit Moore, we saw you on […]
Country Countdown USA has been backstage at CMA Music Fest this weekend, talking with the stars as they prepare to play LP Field in Nashville. We’ll present a few highlights, along with a few select photos! How about a busy Keith Urban, who joined Taylor Swift and Tim McGraw Thursday night for their #1 hit Highway Don’t […]
