THIS WEEK

Flatts Run-In With McGraw

Flatts Run-In With McGraw

| April 28, 2012

You never know who you’ll run into in Nashville.  That’s what Rascal Flatts lead singer Gary LeVox found out a few weeks ago.  He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “My eight year old daughter had a baseball game the other day, so I went with her, and there were four games going on at the […]

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Flatts Reveal Baby’s Name

Flatts Reveal Baby’s Name

| April 27, 2012

Jay DeMarcus & his wife Alison are expecting their second child this summer, and we now know the baby’s name!  Rascal Flatts co-host Country Countdown USA this weekend, and Jay broke the news to host Lon Helton: “We really are thrilled to be having a boy, and we’re gonna name him Dylan Jay DeMarcus.  My wife, being […]

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Rascal Flatts Co-Host April 28-29

Rascal Flatts Co-Host April 28-29

| April 24, 2012

Rascal Flatts join Lon to count down the week’s Top 30.  Their current hit is called “Banjo,” and they also bring a live performance of it from their movie.  The guys have great stories from this year’s ACM Awards, as well as the All For the Hall benefit.  They just took part in the Tim […]

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Meet Newcomer Kip Moore

Meet Newcomer Kip Moore

| April 23, 2012

This week, Kip Moore has his first Top 10 with “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck.” Kip is from Tifton, Georgia. He’s been in Nashville for 9 years. He began work on this record over two years ago. His debut CD will be released this Tuesday.  We sat down with Kip Moore to talk about his life and his music. […]

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Keith Urban Opry Induction

Keith Urban Opry Induction

| April 22, 2012

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (April, 21, 2012) Keith Urban was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry family this evening by Opry members Trace Adkins and Josh Turner.    On stage after Urban had performed his hits “Days Go By” and “Without You,” Adkins presented him with his Opry Member Award and made membership official. “Thank you […]

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Visit Lady A’s Club LaBellum

Visit Lady A’s Club LaBellum

| April 21, 2012

If you go backstage at Lady Antebellum’s Own The Night World Tour, the place you wanna be is “Club LaBellum.”  That’s an exclusive room where the band and guests hang out before and after the show.  It even has its own Twitter account: @ClubLaBellum  Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton was invited there a couple of […]

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Lady A Dave’s Bachelor Party

Lady A Dave’s Bachelor Party

| April 21, 2012

Last Saturday, Lady Antebellum’s Dave Haywood got married.  A few weeks before, he had a pair of bachelor parties.  Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton got the details from Dave & Charles: “We did one for the band, we went to some bar in Moline Illinois.  It was our on-the-road bachelor party.  We did what we […]

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Lady A-Thompson Square Party

Lady A-Thompson Square Party

| April 21, 2012

Lady Antebellum’s Own The Night World Tour has been traveling around the country all year.  Joining them are Darius Rucker and Thompson Square.  So when T-2 picked up the Vocal Duo of the Year award from the Academy of Country Music, Lady A wanted to celebrate.  Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton was with the tour in Kansas […]

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How Lee Brice Proposed

How Lee Brice Proposed

| April 21, 2012

Lee Brice currently has the wedding song of the year with “A Woman Like You.”  And he’ll soon have a chance to sing it at his own ceremony.  That’s because Lee recently proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Sara.  It happened back in January while the two were vacationing in Key West.  Lee told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton the […]

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Baby Girl For Joe Nichols

Baby Girl For Joe Nichols

| April 19, 2012

Nashville, TN April 18, 2012 —  Joe and Heather Nichols are the proud parents to a daughter, Dylan River Nichols, born April 17, 2012.  This is the first child for the couple, who married in 2007. Mother and child are doing fine, according to Dad.    “Our prayers have been answered,” said Heather. “We went […]

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