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Reba Releases 27th Album

Reba Releases 27th Album

| April 18, 2015

Reba is back with her first new album in five years called “Love Somebody.”  Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked if she approached this one with a different process: “Not really.  It’s the same formula I’ve always used, just try to find the best songs possible, the ones that touch my heart.  If they touch […]

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50th ACM Awards This Sunday

50th ACM Awards This Sunday

| April 16, 2015

Country’s top stars are heading to Dallas for the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards.  The special show will be televised live this Sunday night on CBS-TV.  Over 70,000 fans will attend at AT&T Stadium, where the Dallas Cowboys play. Lady Antebellum’s Charles Kelley told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he is looking forward to Sunday’s […]

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Vote Now For ACM Awards

Vote Now For ACM Awards

| April 8, 2015

Encino, CA (April 8, 2015) – The Academy of Country Music announced today that fan voting is now open for the ACM Entertainer of the Year and ACM New Artist of the Year Presented by Kohl’s awards. Country music fans have the power to choose the winners by casting their votes now with voting partner […]

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Darius Rucker Previews New Album

Darius Rucker Previews New Album

| March 30, 2015

Darius Rucker will release his fourth solo album on March 31st.  It’s called “Southern Style,” and he previewed the album with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton:  “For me it’s a record about growing up and living in the south.  There’s a song on the record called ‘Southern Style,’ and I thought it was the perfect way to […]

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Chris Young Making New Music

Chris Young Making New Music

| March 29, 2015

It’s been two years since Chris Young’s current album, “A.M.” was released.  He told Country Countdown USA that he’s been in the studio working on some new songs, and has made a few changes: “I’m actually working on new stuff right now, which is a lot of fun, I’m co-producing it with a new guy, […]

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Kenny Chesney Starts Big Revival

Kenny Chesney Starts Big Revival

| March 27, 2015

Nashville, Tenn. (March 27, 2015): Kenny Chesney– clad in a dark sleeveless Grace Potter and the Nocturnals t-shirt – hit Nashville like a house a-fire. From the opening of the New Orleans funeral drum corps/street preacher noir film until the last ringing note of Joe Walsh’s hard-charging “All Night Long,” the East Tennessean showed how […]

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Eric Church Gold, Platinum, & #1

Eric Church Gold, Platinum, & #1

| March 23, 2015

The location was the historic Acme Feed & Seed, near the Cumberland River in Nashville.  Many years ago, it was a farmer’s feed & supply store.  Now it’s an upscale restaurant that counts Alan Jackson among it’s owners.  Today it was the site for a party celebrating three big milestones for Eric Church.  First, his […]

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Jason Aldean Gets Married

Jason Aldean Gets Married

| March 21, 2015

Jason Aldean Marries Fiancee Brittany Kerr They’re just gettin’ started! Country superstar Jason Aldean married his fiancee Brittany Kerr on Saturday, Mar. 21, the couple exclusively confirm to Us Weekly. They said “I do” in an evening ceremony in Mexico.​   “This is the best day ever – I’ve got my girl here, my friends, my family – it’s […]

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Eric Church Welcomes 2nd Son

Eric Church Welcomes 2nd Son

| February 19, 2015

On Sunday February 15, Eric & Katherine Church welcomed their second son into the world.  They named him Tennessee Hawkins Church.  He weighed in at 6 pounds and 12 ounces and was 21 inches long.  They plan to call him Hawk, and he joins older brother Boone McCoy in the family.  Eric said, “I’m thrilled […]

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Stars In LA For Grammy Weekend

Stars In LA For Grammy Weekend

| February 6, 2015

They all want one of those little gramophones.  And who wouldn’t?  They have become, as Eric Church said, “The Holy Grail” for musicians.  This weekend, a bunch of country stars have made the trek to Los Angeles to take part in the activities. Eric Church will perform his nominated song, “Give Me Back My Hometown.”  […]

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