THIS WEEK

Eric Paslay’s Grammy Memory

Eric Paslay’s Grammy Memory

| January 24, 2014

This is Grammy Weekend in LA.  One year ago, Eric Paslay was walking his very first Grammy red carpet.  He earned his first nomination for writing “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” for the Eli Young Band.  Now he’s co-hosting Country Countdown USA, and he shared his memories with Lon Helton: “It was mindblowing.  We […]

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Stars Ready For Grammy Awards

Stars Ready For Grammy Awards

| January 24, 2014

Country’s top stars are in Los Angeles this weekend for the 56th annual Grammy Awards.  Among the nominees attending this year: Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift, Hunter Hayes, Lee Brice, Kacey Musgraves, Darius Rucker, and many more. Hunter Hayes will perform on the show, and he’s tweeted that he’ll debut a new look and […]

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Eric Paslay Co-Hosts 1/25-26

Eric Paslay Co-Hosts 1/25-26

| January 22, 2014

Get to know newcomer Eric Paslay as he makes his co-hosting debut.  He’s already had three #1s, writing hits “Barefoot Blue Jean Night,” “Even If It Breaks Your Heart,” and “Angel Eyes.”  Plus he wrote the brand new song by Rascal Flatts!  He’s in the Top 10 now with Friday Night.  Find out which hot […]

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Zac Brown & Eric Church Vacation

Zac Brown & Eric Church Vacation

| January 19, 2014

Picture this for a moment: Zac Brown, Eric Church, and their families on beach vacation together.  Sound impossible?  When Eric co-hosted the Countdown last month, he told Lon that  Zac and his family came down to Eric’s Florida beach house last summer.  The really strange part, according to Eric, was that Zac wanted to go spear-fishing!  Eric […]

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Luke Bryan To Play Stadiums

Luke Bryan To Play Stadiums

| January 19, 2014

As Luke Bryan prepared to kick off his 2014 That’s My Kind of Night Tour, he held a press conference with some exciting news.  For the first time in his career, Luke will headline stadiums!  Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Chicago.  He will also play multiple nights in several cities.  He will play Washington, DC, Raleigh, St. […]

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Zac Brown Hangs With a Rocker

Zac Brown Hangs With a Rocker

| January 18, 2014

It seemed like an unlikely collaboration: Roots country star Zac Brown and grunge rocker Dave Grohl.  The two jammed on the CMA Awards.  But according to Zac, that performance came about mainly by coincidence.  Zac told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I met Dave during the Grammy Awards last year, and I told him I’d […]

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Zac Brown Explains “The Hug”

Zac Brown Explains “The Hug”

| January 18, 2014

It was one of those “moments” during the opening segment of the CMA Awards in November.  Hosts Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood sang “Why Can’t We Be Friends,” and invited Luke Bryan and Zac Brown  to hug.  Earlier in the year, Zac had criticized Luke’s song “That’s My Kind of Night” in a Canadian interview.  So was […]

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Zac Brown Co-Hosts 1/19-20

Zac Brown Co-Hosts 1/19-20

| January 14, 2014

Zac Brown co-hosts this week.  His current Top 5 hit is “Sweet Annie.”  Zac & Lon look back on an exciting year, when Zac won a Grammy, headlined a two-day music festival in Nashville, released an album with Foo Fighter’s Dave Grohl, and found out he was going to be a dad again!  Whew!  Plus, […]

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Kimberly Perry Picked Her Ring

Kimberly Perry Picked Her Ring

| January 11, 2014

The Band Perry’s Kimberly Perry announced her engagement to baseball player J.P. Arencibia back on October 1st.  The proposal was a surprise.  But apparently the engagement ring was not.  Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked if she had input in the choice: “Yeah Lon, I did, I had a lot of input.” Brother Neal added, […]

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Jason Aldean To Play Ballparks

Jason Aldean To Play Ballparks

| January 10, 2014

Nashville, TN – January 9, 2014 – Multi-Platinum entertainer Jason Aldean announced the details of his 2014 BURN IT DOWN TOUR that will kick off May 1 in Roanoke, VA and continue on to roughly 50 cities through the end of the year.  Red-hot duo Florida Georgia Line and breakthrough artist Tyler Farr are also […]

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