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 […]
Lady Antebellum will co-host the Countdown this week. Dave Haywood just got married, and he tells Lon how he first met his wife. He also talks about his recent bachelor party. Lon visited the trio during a concert in Kansas City, and there are lots of stories from that night, including a cake Lady A gave to […]
Lady Antebellum’s Dave Haywood got married in Nashville Saturday to fiance Kelli Cashiola. The two got engaged during the Christmas holidays. Dave’s bandmates, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott, attended. The trio will co-host the Countdown next weekend, and Dave will tell Lon when he first met Kelli. He also talks about his bachelor party. Read the […]
What a week for singer/songwriter Lee Brice. His hit song “A Woman Like You,” is racing up the chart. He’s about to release his second CD. And then he wins his first ACM Award, as writer of the ACM Song of the Year, “Crazy Girl.” We caught up with Lee backstage moments after he won […]
Back in January, Luke Bryan told us that he had been attacked by a pair of goats during the CMT Tour. This week, we got the story from the man who pulled the goat prank, Lee Brice. Turns out that it was an act of retaliation. Luke struck first, while Lee was on stage, singing […]
There’s no question that Keith Urban was totally surprised when Vince Gill invited him to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. You can see it in his face. We spoke to him a couple days later, and he confirmed that he was shocked: “It’s not every day you get a duffle bag brought to […]
There are some new names to this week’s Top 30, including Dustin Lynch. His debut single, “Cowboys & Angels,” checks in at #28. We spoke to the young singer at the ACM Awards a couple weeks ago, and he told us he actually wrote his debut single: I wrote that song almost 2 years ago. […]
Keith Urban’s annual All For The Hall benefit concert in Nashville was a night of surprises. Start with unexpected appearances by legends Don Williams and Merle Haggard. But the biggest surprise came for the host himself towards the end of the night. Vince Gill stopped the show and asked Rascal Flatts, the Oak Ridge Boys, and […]
Lee Brice co-hosts the Countdown this week. He just picked up an ACM Award last week for writing the Eli Young Band hit Crazy Girl. He also has a hit in our Top 5 called “A Woman Like You.” His new CD, “Hard 2 Love,” will be released on April 24. And he just got […]
When Jake Owen co-hosted the countdown a few weeks ago, he spoke several times about his girlfriend Lacey. He told Lon, “I don’t have plans on getting married any time soon. But if I do, I’m gonna marry that girl, cause she’s awesome.” Now he’s one step closer to walking down the aisle. Saturday night, he […]
