The word for the day was “new” as Lady Antebellum met with their radio friends in Nashville. The first new thing was the logo, on the TV screen behind them. It was the first time the trio saw the new logo. The next new thing was a brand new single, called “Bartender,” the first release […]
Tuesday night, Keith Urban and Vince Gill hosted their fifth annual All For The Hall concert in Nashville. The 3 hour show raised over $600,000 for the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum. The show featured a broad range of artists, from newcomers to established superstars to legends. The day before, Keith met with […]
Josh Turner has written several #1 hit songs, and sold over 5 million albums. But this week, he becomes an author, as he releases his first book, “Man Stuff.” We sat down with Josh to talk about his new role, and what you can expect to find in his book: How’d this book come about? When […]
GEORGE STRAIT NAMED ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR, MIRANDA LAMBERT & KEITH URBAN TIED WITH 3 WINS JERRY JONES & GEORGE STRAIT ANNOUNCED 50TH ACM AWARDS TO BE BROADCAST FROM AT&T STADIUM IN ARLINGTON, TX SUNDAY, APRIL 19, 2015 ON CBS LAS VEGAS, NV (April 6, 2014) – Winners have been announced for the 49th […]
There seemed to be a touch of emotion in George Strait’s final Nashville concert Friday night. Perhaps it was the song “Troubadour” that summed it up. The first line is “I still feel 25 most of the time.” That’s how old Strait was when he first rode into Nashville back in 1977. He had picked up […]
Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott became a mom last summer. Now her baby girl Eisele travels on the road with the band. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with the trio about life with Baby Antebellum: So how’s it been touring with a baby? (Hillary) I’ll let the boys answer that. (Charles) She’s incredible. I have […]
Dierks Bentley’s new album “Riser” draws on some of his deepest emotions and most creative thoughts he’s ever felt. He started work on it following the death of his father. But it also draws on a friendship he started three years ago with the lead singer of U2: Bono. Dierks told Country Countdown USA that he […]
Weather forecasters predicted 40 mile an hour winds Thursday night in Nashville. That didn’t scare off hundreds of radio DJs away from the annual Sony Music Boat Show on the Cumberland River. Although the boat was forced to stay docked, the passengers were treated to a great night of music featuring Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert, […]
Cole Swindell released his debut album this week. He said release day was a dream come true. “It’s the day I didn’t know about, but I’ve always been waitin’ on. Everything I’ve done in this town, whether it’s been sold a t-shirt or wrote a song, this is it, it’s the day I can walk in a […]
David Nail’s current hit is “Whatever She’s Got.” David told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he didn’t write the song, but it instantly appealed to him: “I’d been searching for a song, I knew I wanted to do something different, but didn’t know what that ‘different’ was. So we listened to a lot of […]
