David Nail co-hosts the Countdown this weekend. His current hit, “Let It Rain,” is in the Top 5. He spent part of last year opening shows for Taylor Swift. He recently co-wtote a song with Lady Antebellum. He performed God Bless America at Game 7 of the World Series, where his favorite team, the St. […]
Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott married musician Chris Tyrrell on Saturday January 7th in upstate New York surrounded by family and close friends. The bride wore a custom Vera Wang strapless mermaid dress with abstract all-over lace underlay, layered tulle skirt with horsehair banding and hand-cut corded lace appliqué with hand-applied crystal and pearl beading. […]
On October 3rd, Eric Church’s life changed. That was the day he and his wife Catherine welcomed their first child, a son they named Boone McCoy Church. Eric arrived at the Country Countdown USA studios looking pretty tired, and he told Lon Helton, “We’re not sleeping a whole lot. I’m draggin’ pretty bad. He’s just […]
Eric Church spent last summer on the road with Toby Keith. When Toby co-hosted the Countdown back in October, he told Lon that he wrote a song with Eric called “Reverend Jack Daniels and the Congregation of the Chemically Altered Mind.” So when Eric was in the studio, we played that story for him. “True story! […]
If you’ve seen Toby Keith’s video for “Red Solo Cup” (and who hasn’t), you know that it ends with cameos from some of Toby’s friends, including Carrot Top, Craig Ferguson, Joe Nichols, Sammy Hagar, Ted Nugent, and Eric Church. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Eric about appearing in the video: “When Toby asked me […]
Eric Church won the Best New Male Artist trophy at last year’s Academy of Country Music Awards. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Eric where he keeps his awards: “I’ve got a man cave, and it’s in my man cave. I’ve got a cool picture, there was a point in time when my son Boone was the […]
If you watched the CMA Awards a couple months ago, you may have seen Zac Brown wearing a beautiful custom-made leather vest from the Jack Daniels Distillery. Eric Church told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he definitely noticed the vest, and spoke with Zac about it: “Zac was sitting across from me, and Zac […]
You can win a copy of Eric Church’s Grammy-nominated CD, “Chief” by filling out the entry form below. “Chief” features Eric’s Top 5 single, “Drink In My Hand,” as well as his previous hit “Homeboy.” The week the CD was released, it sold over 160,000 copies, making it the #1 top-selling CD in the USA. […]
Eric Church co-hosts the first Countdown of 2012! He’s got a song in our Top 10 called “Drink In My Hand.” He’s about to lauch his “Blood, Sweat, and Beers” tour with Brantley Gilbert. And he just received a Grammy nomination for his latest CD, “Chief.” In addition, Eric talks about his new son Boone […]
After 12 months, hundreds of new singles, and hours of radio airplay, Mediabase and Country Aircheck tallied up all the songs and spins and declared that the #1 most-played song of 2011 is “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” by Thompson Square. The song peaked at #1 in April, and was performed by American […]
