THIS WEEK

Nashville Honors Grammy Noms

Nashville Honors Grammy Noms

| January 22, 2012

Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, and the legendary George Jones were on hand Tuesday night as the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences honored Nashville area Grammy nominees.  One of the first to enter the celebration was 80-year-old George Jones, who will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award next month.  “It’s a great thrill.  It’s a […]

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Luke Causes Fatherhood Fears

Luke Causes Fatherhood Fears

| January 22, 2012

Luke Bryan is the father of two sons: Bo, who will turn 4 in a few months, and 18-month old Tate.  Luke’s friend, Eric Church, is now the father of 4-month old Boone.  Eric says he got a taste of fatherhood when Luke brought his boys to one of their mutual friends: “He showed up […]

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Luke & Lon Congrat First #1

Luke & Lon Congrat First #1

| January 22, 2012

SPOILER ALERT: We reveal the week’s #1 in this post.   The Zac Brown Band has relinquished the top spot in the chart after almost a month.  That means we have a new #1 song.  And it happens to be the very first #1 for this artist, so that means we give him a call to […]

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Win Tim McGraw’s New CD

Win Tim McGraw’s New CD

| January 21, 2012

Tim McGraw’s highly anticipated CD “Emotional Traffic” will be released this Tuesday January 24, and you can win a copy!  Just fill out the entry form below, and we’ll draw ten names at random.  “Emotional Traffic” includes the #1 hit “Felt Good On My Lips,” which was also the #3 song for the entire year […]

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Vote Now for ACM New Artist

Vote Now for ACM New Artist

| January 16, 2012

Encino, CA (January 13, 2012) – The Academy of Country Music announced today that for the fourth consecutive year, the newcomer category for the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards — New Artist of the Year—will be opened up to interactive fan voting through VoteACM.com beginning Monday, January 16, 2012. The Academy of Country […]

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Luke Bryan Co-Hosts 1/20-21

Luke Bryan Co-Hosts 1/20-21

| January 16, 2012

Luke Bryan co-hosts the Countdown this weekend.  His latest hit, “I Don’t Want This Night To End,” is in the Top 5.  Luke is about to hit the road as part of Jason Aldean’s My Kinda Party tour.  Luke’s previous hit, “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)” just topped the 2011 country dance chart.  Luke […]

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David Nail’s World Series Moment

David Nail’s World Series Moment

| January 14, 2012

Missouri native David Nail is a lifelong fan of the St. Louis Cardinals.  He’s been fortunate to spend a lot of time around his favorite team.  Last year, he was part of a CMT series called “Making The Team,” where he tried out for the team.  “I would like to think I didn’t embarrass myself too much, […]

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Urban, Chesney, Womack, & Nail

Urban, Chesney, Womack, & Nail

| January 14, 2012

David Nail may be relatively new to the radio.  His current hit, “Let It Rain,” is only his second to appear in the Top 10.  But he has connections with a number of major stars, and he talked about them when he co-hosted Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton. For example, David sings with Lee […]

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David Nail Writes With Lady A

David Nail Writes With Lady A

| January 14, 2012

David Nail joined Lady Antebellum on the road in 2010. This picture was taken during the tour at Quest Field in Seattle.  We all know that Charles Kelley and Dave Heywood are tireless songwriters.  David is a songwriter too, and actually co-wrote his current hit “Let It Rain.”  So the three got together during that time and […]

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The David Nail Story

The David Nail Story

| January 14, 2012

David Nail has one of the hottest songs in the country right now with “Let It Rain.”  He toured this year with Taylor Swift, and recorded one of her favorite songs, the Top 10 hit “Red Light.”  He’s also recorded songs written by Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney.  But who is David Nail?  What’s his […]

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