Nominees for the 48th annual Academy of Country Music Awards were announced via video press conference Wednesday morning. The winners will be announced in Las Vegas on Sunday April 7th, broadcast live on CBS-TV. Following is the list of final nominees. Winners in each of the categories, except where noted, will be presented with […]
Taylor Swift co-hosts the Countdown this week. Her current hit is “Begin Again,” and it’s in the Top 10. Taylor previews her 2013 Red Tour, which kicks off on March 13. She says it will be different from the Speak Now Tour. She talks about singing with Tim McGraw on his new CD. She talks […]
Nashville was well represented at this year’s Grammy Awards. Taylor Swift opened the TV show with “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” Taylor picked up her 7th Grammy today in the category of Best Song Written For Visual Media. The song, “Safe & Sound,” was a duet with The Civil Wars, and appeared in […]
This year’s Grammy Awards Show will make memories for all who win and attend. But we asked some country stars to give their favorite Grammy memory. Taylor Swift won a couple of Grammy Awards last year, both for her #1 hit “Mean.” She talked about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “The song Mean was written in […]
Country stars Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, The Zac Brown Band, and Kenny Chesney took to the stage Friday night in Los Angeles in honor of Bruce Springsteen. The Boss was the recipient of the annual Grammy MusiCares Person Of The Year Award. Before the show, Tim spoke with Dial Global News about the song he & […]
Country’s top stars are in Los Angeles for the 55th annual Grammy Awards. We spoke with about a dozen top nominees, including Hunter Hayes, who is nominated for 3, including Best New Artist. “It’s awesome to put me in that category with all kinds of different kinds of music, that means the world to me. I’m really excited […]
One year ago, the biggest stars in music were gathering in Los Angeles for the Grammy Awards. Suddenly, on Saturday night, the night before the Awards show, the news came out that Whitney Houston had died. That event will be documented in a TV special this Saturday night, titled “A Death In The Family.” A number of artists were interviewed […]
The Band Perry co-host this week. Their current hit is “Better Dig Two.” It’s from their second CD, due out on April 2. They’re on the road all year with Rascal Flatts. They talk about last year’s tour with Brad Paisley, their European tour, and their performance on the Grammy Nominations Concert. They explain their […]
One of the highlights of the 2012 CMA Awards TV show was when Brad Paisley did his version of “Gangnam Style.” But it came at a price. Brad told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he got some outside help: “I worked with Michael Jackson’s choreographer all week, I’m not kidding just to be able to […]
Randy Houser knows “How Country Feels,” and now he knows how a #1 record feels. This week, Randy’s latest hit is #1 in the Country Countdown USA Top 30. Lon Helton and co-host Brad Paisley called Randy to congratulate him. “It’s been incredible. We were in Milwaukee when I got the news. I’ve been going […]
