Category: NEWS

CMA Nominations Announced

CMA Nominations Announced

| September 3, 2014

THE 48TH ANNUAL CMA NOMINATIONS Darius Rucker and Little Big Town announced the nominees on Good Morning America yesterday for the “The 48th Annual CMA Awards” and Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley scored the most nods. The awards will be given out on Wednesday November 5th in Nashville, broadcast live on ABC-TV.  The final nominees […]

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Chris Young: Injured Hand Update

Chris Young: Injured Hand Update

| August 26, 2014

Chris Young attended a #1 party Monday for his hit “Who I Am With You.” But the big news from the day was Chris was not in a sling, he was not wearing a bandage on his left hand, and he was saying he has mostly recovered from a knife accident in June that practically cut […]

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New Trisha Yearwood Music Soon

New Trisha Yearwood Music Soon

| August 23, 2014

(Nashville, TN – August 19, 2014) – Grammy Award-winning vocalist Trisha Yearwood has signed with Sony Music Nashville and announced that her twelfth studio album will be titled PrizeFighter on RCA Nashville. The news was shared at an event tonight that gathered friends and colleagues for an evening of food and music that she performed […]

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Get Ready To Rock The Country

Get Ready To Rock The Country

| August 4, 2014

“CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night to Rock” is the front-row seat to the hottest concert performances of the summer. Hosted for the second time by reigning CMA Vocal Group of the Year Little Big Town, the three-hour special airs Tuesday, August 5 (7:00-10:00 PM/CT) on the ABC Television Network. Filmed during the sold-out CMA Music […]

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Currington: New Music Coming!

Currington: New Music Coming!

| July 28, 2014

It’s been about ten months since Billy Currington released his latest album “We Are Tonight.”  But Billy told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he’s almost done with the next one!  “We started about two months ago, we’re about 8 songs in right now, and we’ll probably do one more session of 2 or 3 […]

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Jason Aldean’s Burnin’ It Down

Jason Aldean’s Burnin’ It Down

| July 27, 2014

Jason Aldean played back-to-back sold out stadium shows last weekend in Cleveland and Cincinnati.  In addition to his hits, Jason used the opportunity to debut a brand new single: “Burnin’ It Down.”  Jason spoke with reporters before the Cincinnati show to talk about his sexy new song: This song shows a different side of you […]

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Brett Eldredge #1 Shark Swim

Brett Eldredge #1 Shark Swim

| July 27, 2014

When Brett Eldredge co-hosted the Countdown a couple months ago, he told Lon Helton that if his latest hit “Beat of the Music” went to #1, he’d overcome his own fears and swim with sharks.  “I said I’d go cage diving if Beat of the Music went #1.”  So the song went to #1 in […]

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Garth Brooks: New Music, Tour

Garth Brooks: New Music, Tour

| July 10, 2014

Garth Brooks was in Nashville today to announce he will release new music with a new worldwide partner: Sony Music and RCA Nashville.  For the first time, Garth Brooks music will be available digitally, exclusively at GarthBrooks.com.  Also, a world tour will be announced on July 14. Garth announced, “Today I feel very lucky to be […]

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Garth Brooks: Wait Is Over 7/7

Garth Brooks: Wait Is Over 7/7

| July 3, 2014

“The Wait Is Over 7/7.”  That’s the message at GarthBrooks.com.  So what does that mean?  It could be a big tour announcement, it could be new music, or it could be both. Here’s what we know: Garth’s lucky number is 7.  So making a major announcement on the 7th day of the 7th month, (probably […]

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Elvis & God Bless The USA

Elvis & God Bless The USA

| July 3, 2014

“God Bless The USA” is an American anthem that gets played on every patriotic holiday, including 4th of July.  The singer, Lee Greenwood, wrote the song in 1983, and re-recorded in 2003 after the US invasion of Iraq.  But what is the real story behind it?  According to Lee, Elvis Presley played a part. Back […]

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