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 […]
2011 was quite a year in country music. Several weddings, several babies, lots of big hit songs, and huge tours. But the one country star who seemed to be in the news all year was Taylor Swift. Her Speak Now World Tour was the highest grossing tour of the year. Her album of the same […]
Several new Country Christmas songs charted in the holiday weekend Top 40. At the top of the list, Tim McGraw’s “Christmas All Over The World.” Right below it is The Band Perry and “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town.” That song was part of a special Christmas Collection released by the Big Machine Records Group. […]
