THIS WEEK

Luke Bryan’s Song of Grief

Luke Bryan’s Song of Grief

| February 8, 2014

Luke Bryan’s latest hit, “Drink A Beer,” is anything but a fun party song.  Luke talked about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: (Lon) I thought it was a poignant moment when you performed it on the CMA Awards and turned your back to the audience: (Luke) Awesome, it was an amazing moment for […]

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Luke Bryan Co-Hosts 2/8-9

Luke Bryan Co-Hosts 2/8-9

| February 5, 2014

Luke Bryan co-hosts the Countdown this week.  His current hit is “Drink A Beer,” and Luke tells the amazing story about that song.  Luke’s on the road now with his That’s My Kind of Night tour, also featuring Lee Brice and Cole Swindell.  Luke has stories about both of them.  He also just received three […]

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David Nail’s Urban Connection

David Nail’s Urban Connection

| February 2, 2014

David Nail’s current hit is “Whatever She’s Got.”  David told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he didn’t write the song, but it instantly appealed to him: “I’d been searching for a song, I knew I wanted to do something different, but didn’t know what that ‘different’ was.  So we listened to a lot of […]

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David Nail’s World Series Conflict

David Nail’s World Series Conflict

| February 2, 2014

David Nail loves baseball.  And he REALLY loves his hometown St. Louis Cardinals.  He even did spring training with the red birds a few years ago.  So when they played the Boston Red Sox in the World Series, you might think David was sad when his team lost.  Not so.  He told Country Countdown USA’s […]

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Keith Urban Wraps Fuse Tour

Keith Urban Wraps Fuse Tour

| February 2, 2014

Keith Urban wrapped up his Light The Fuse Tour Saturday night with a sold out show in Nashville.  Keith told the audience, “This has been the best tour in my life. I want to say to everyone a big thank you, especially the people who’ve been to more than one show.”  In fact, at one […]

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Friday Night Was Meant To Be

Friday Night Was Meant To Be

| February 1, 2014

Eric Paslay is enjoying his first hit song with “Friday Night,” thanks in part to Lady Antebellum.  The trio recorded the song three years ago for their “Own The Night” album, but never released it as a single.  Eric told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that’s when fate took over: “When it didn’t come out […]

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Joe Nichols Celebrates 5th #1

Joe Nichols Celebrates 5th #1

| January 31, 2014

Most of the country may be under the “polar vortex,” but in the world of Joe Nichols, it’s “Sunny & 75!” In fact, on a day when the temperature in Nashville was in the 20s, Joe came to town wearing a short sleeve shirt.  He was definitely feeling warm & fuzzy at CMA Headquarters. Joe […]

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David Nail Co-Hosts 2/1-2

David Nail Co-Hosts 2/1-2

| January 29, 2014

David Nail co-hosts the Countdown this week.  His current Top 10 hit is “Whatever She’s Got.” What major country superstar ALMOST recorded the song instead of David?  And what David said to him at the CMA Awards.  David’s third album, “I’m A Fire,” will be released on March 4th.  He is on the road with […]

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2014 ACM Nominations Announced

2014 ACM Nominations Announced

| January 29, 2014

NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THE 49th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC® AWARDS COUNTRY MUSIC’S PARTY OF THE YEAR®   ACM AWARDS TO AIR LIVE FROM MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA IN LAS VEGAS Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network Miranda Lambert and Tim McGraw lead with 7 nominations; […]

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Darius Rucker’s Country Grammy

Darius Rucker’s Country Grammy

| January 27, 2014

For Darius Rucker, it’s been a long road from pop star to country star.  Sunday night in LA, he achieved another milestone as he won his first Grammy as a solo country star.  He’d won a pair of Grammy awards almost 20 years ago as lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish.  But this win […]

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