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From some of Lon's recent co-hosts


Here is Lon's conversation with Blake Shelton:

Blake on his award-winning hit Hillbilly Bone HERE

Blake on getting engaged to Miranda Lambert HERE

Blake gave The House That Built Me to Miranda HERE

Blake says he wants practical wedding gifts HERE

Blake CD has a song written by Lady Antebellum HERE

Blake sang karaoke at his engagement party HERE

Blake on when he & Miranda will get married HERE

Blake on winning the ACM & CMT Awards HERE



Here is Lon's conversation with Trace Adkins

Trace says he sings with Toby on tour together HERE

Trace says he still sings "nasty" music HERE

Trace on the advice he got from Toby Keith HERE

Trace on friendship with Donald Trump HERE

Trace on his movie w/Matthew McConaughey HERE

Trace on his tour with Martina McBride HERE

Trace on Blake & Miranda's engagement party HERE

Trace gets stuck in Richard Petty's race car HERE
Here is Lon's conversation with Little Big Town.

Little Big Town on their white weddings HERE

Little Big Town on their tour w/Sugarland HERE

LBT gets mistaken for The Band PerryHERE

LBT brings their kids on the road HERE

LBT had fun on the Country Throwdown Tour HERE

LBT do background vocals for Keith Urban HERE


Here is Lon's conversation with Craig Morgan:

Craig describes his Collector's Edition CD HERE

Craig learned a lot about Carrie on the road HERE

Craig previews his Outdoor Channel TV show HERE

Craig on "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader" HERE

Craig says he feels sorry for Miranda Lambert HERE 

Craig reacts to comments from Chris Young HERE

Craig says Carrie has considered skydiving HERE

Craig says he recorded with Rascal Flatts HERE


Here is Lon's exclusive conversation with Carrie.

Carrie says people & food count at her wedding HERE

Carrie answers if she's changing her last name HERE

Carrie shares wedding info w/Miranda Lambert HERE

Carrie says this wasn't Mike's first CMA Fest HERE

Carrie on Mike's support during the ACMs HERE

Carrie on touring this year with Craig Morgan HERE

Carrie on playing softball at City of Hope game HERE

Carrie on Mike's lunch with Brad Paisley HERE


Here is Lon's interview with Luke Bryan.

Luke on the ACM Post-Awards party in Vegas HERE

Luke explains the unusual name for his new son HERE

Luke reacts to a taunt from Billy Currington HERE

Luke made Martina McBride's daughter work HERE

Luke on Miranda Lambert's engagement party HERE

Luke defends himself on a Chistmas tradition HERE

Luke on the jacket he threw at the CMT Awards HERE

Luke on touch football with Jason Aldean HERE


Here is Lon's interview with Brad Paisley.

Brad says his H2O tour has been incredible HERE

Brad has jammed with opener Easton Corbin HERE

Brad on how the flood affected his H20 Tour HERE

Brad says he tried to call Steel Magnolia HERE

Brad loaned Darius Rucker studs for his tux HERE

Brad says he & Darius are playing poker HERE

Brad says he had lunch with Carrie's hubby HERE

Brad on winning the ACM award soaking wet HERE



Here is Lon's interview with Martina McBride.

Martina says it's hard to tour with her daughters HERE

Martina on a joke she played on Trace Adkins HERE

Martina hears Chris Young talk about her catering HERE

Martina on her 4th of July barbecue plans HERE

Martina on her new duet with Kid Rock HERE

Martina says she wrote a song for Tim McGraw HERE

Martina hears what Reba has to say about her HERE

Martina says her daughter is a Luke Bryan fan HERE


Here is Lon's interview with Clay Walker:

Clay says he moved from Texas to Nashville HERE

Clay talks about his 6-month-old daughter HERE

Clay with a great story about Lady Antebellum HERE

Clay plays golf with a founder of The Eagles HERE

Clay on a funny moment at his fan club party HERE

Clay says newcomer Lee Brice is a fan HERE

Clay poses a golf challenge to Darius Rucker HERE

Clay shares a baby moment with Keith Urban HERE



Here is Lon's interview with Jason Aldean.  

Jason talks about his two young daughters HERE

Jason on who is tops in celebrity softball HERE

Jason on how Keith Urban surprised him HERE

Jason on a "curve ball" on his next CD HERE

Jason says he tossed lemons at Tim McGraw HERE 

Jason describes his latest chat with George Strait HERE



Here is Lon's interview with Dierks Bentley.

Dierks on his new single, "Up On the Ridge" HERE

Dierks on recording his new album HERE

Dierks helps Lady A's Charles during the flood HERE

Dierks on what he loves about being a father HERE

Dierks is still playing ice hockey in summer HERE

Dierks hangs in Vegas with Luke Bryan HERE

Dierks on his meeting with President Obama HERE

Dierks on his friendship with Miranda Lambert HERE


Here is Lon's interview with Miranda Lambert:

Miranda on her engagement to Blake Shelton HERE

Miranda on her friends Lady Antebellum HERE

Miranda talks about her new dog, Cher HERE

Miranda on when she's getting married HERE

Miranda on the tour with Kenny Chesney HERE

Miranda on her friend Carrie Underwood HERE 

Miranda on making the video for House HERE

Miranda on Blake's role in HouseHERE

Miranda on karaoke with Chris Young HERE

Here is Lon's interview with Eric Church:

Eric on his look-alike: Dave of Lady Antebellum HERE

Eric on the fun during the Country Throwdown tour HERE

Eric says he gambled in Vegas during the ACMs HERE

Eric on touring with Hank Williams Jr. HERE

Eric gives background on his CMT Cribs HERE

Eric says he's about to record his 3rd CD HERE

Here is Lon's interview with Chris Young.

Chris reacts to a comment from Alan Jackson HERE

Chris takes some abuse from Craig Morgan HERE

Chris with a personal story about Tim McGraw HERE

Chris says Martina McBride has good food HERE

Chris gets thrown under the bus by Brad Paisley HERE

Chris hears about his tour with Rascal Flatts HERE

Chris on backstage karaoke with Miranda Lambert HERE

Chris finds out Joe Nichols is a fan of his HERE



Here is Lon's interview with Rascal Flatts.

Rascal Flatts on the recent Nashville Flood HERE

Rascal Flatts on the all-star Brooks & Dunn tribute HERE

Rascal Flatts backstage strories at the B&D tribute HERE

Rascal Flatts on the Kentucky Derby HERE

Rascal Flatts preview their summer tour HERE

Rascal Flatts Joe Don Rooney baby update HERE

Rascal Flatts on seeing George Strait in Vegas HERE

Rascal Flatts preview their next album HERE


Here is  Lon's interview with Joe Nichols.

Joe updates us on his personal life HERE

Joe on a "fashion faux pas" at the ACMs HERE

Joe on his new "boss," Toby Keith HERE

Joe on his favorite song in the countdown HERE

Joe and Billy Currington exchange hits HERE

Joe updates us on his Broadway career HERE

Joe introduces the #1 song in the USA HERE


Here is Lon's conversation with Justin Moore

Justin on his first time as Lon's co-host HERE

Justin on his tour-mate Brad Paisley HERE

Justin got his record deal on his wedding day HERE

Justin on his 2-month-old daughter HERE

Justin on tour pranks with Brad Paisley HERE

Justin on meeting Reba McEntire HERE

Justin on his musical influences HERE

Justin recalls the emotion of his #1 party HERE



Here is Lon's conversation with Lady Antebellum:

Lady A talks about touring with Tim McGraw HERE

Lady A on performing at the Ryman Auditorium HERE

Lady talks about appearing on the Oprah Show HERE

Lady A talks about winning a Grammy Award HERE

Lady A on their friendship with Miranda Lambert HERE

Lady A talk about meeting Nicholas Cage HERE

Lady A on their #1 hit Need You Now HERE

Lady A talks about Taylor Swifts new condo HERE



Here is Lon's conversation with Kenny Chesney.

Kenny says he almost forgot the words to his songs HERE

Kenny on the meaning behind "Ain't Back Yet" HERE

Kenny talks about making his new 3-D movie HERE

Kenny on the most meaningful song in the movie HERE

Kenny on attending the Super Bowl in Miami HERE

Kenny on what he learned about himself HERE

Kenny on what he did for his Grandma on Oprah HERE

WATCH video of Kenny & his grandma on Oprah HERE

Kenny on what he did for his vacation this year HERE


Here is Lon's interview with Keith Urban:

Keith talks about traveling with his family HERE

Keith talks about his summer tour with The Eagles HERE

Keith talks about his 1956 Lincoln Continental HERE

Keith attended the 2010 Winter Olympics HERE

Keith got a call from Hall of Famer Don Williams HERE

Keith says Taylor Swift inspires new writers HERE

Keith talks about his daughter and being a dad HERE

Keith on giving the Grammy to Zac Brown HERE


Here is Lon's interview with Alan Jackson.

Alan on spending the holidays with his family HERE

Alan on Don Williams in the Country Hall of Fame HERE

Alan on his new duet with Lee Ann Womack HERE

Alan on his memory of playing a buffett for $25 HERE

Alan talks about recent additions to his car collection HERE

Alan on how his oldest daughter inspired a new song HERE


Here is Lon's chat with Carrie Underwood:

Carrie on planning a tour & wedding HERE

Carrie on why Temporrary Home is emotional HERE

Carrie reacts to a gift she got froim Reba HERE

Carrie's Tim & Faith parody at the CMAs HERE

Carrie discovers something at the Super Bowl HERE

Carrie co-stars with a pig on TV HERE

Carrie on the Michael Jackson tribute HERE

Carrie on sharing a Grammy dressing room HERE

WEB EXCLUSIVE AUDIO

Carrie on singing with Miranda Lambert HERE

Carrie on singing with rocker Bryan Adams HERE

Carrie on tour-mates the Sons of Sylvia HERE


Here is Lon's interview with Blake Shelton:

Blake says he's been off for a few months HERE

Blake reacts to Reba comments about Twitter HERE

Blake recalls the video shoot with Trace HERE

Blake on touring and meeting George Strait HERE

Blake reacts to Flatts comments about Twitter HERE

Blake on what he did for New Year's Eve HERE

Blake on talking Trace Adkins into his duet HERE



Here is Lon's interview with Billy Curington:

Billy talks about his buddy Luke Bryan HERE

Billy on the "worst moment" in his life HERE

Billy on attending the Grammy Awards HERE

Billy shares this with Kenny Chesney HERE

Billy on the all-star Nashville concert HERE

Billy on his texting buddy Darius Rucker HERE


Here is Lon's conversation with Gary Allan.

Gary says he spent the holidays in Mexico HERE

Gary on New Year's Eve in Las Vegas HERE

Gary with more about Las Vegas HERE

Gary on playing the Ryman with his daughter HERE

Gary recalls seeing Taylor Swift perform HERE

Gary recalls a showcase at a Napa winery HERE

Gary recalls his tour with Keith Urban HERE

Gary recalls a tornado destroyed his stage HERE


Here is Lon's interview with Darius Rucker.

Darius talks about his Christmas break HERE

Darius on the challenge from Jake Owen HERE

Darius says his kids love Taylor Swift HERE

Darius on Lady A's Charles Kelley's video HERE

Darius admits he has 6 TV in his den HERE

Darius says he's building a new house HERE

Darius has written with Blake Shelton HERE

Darius on his friend Brad Paisley HERE

SEE Darius Rucker's house HERE



Here is Lon's interview with Josh Turner:


Josh talks about touring with George Strait HERE

Josh talks about touring with Alan Jackson HERE

Josh talks about how he spent the holidays HERE

Josh talks about his 8 month old son HERE

Josh talks about his new house HERE

Josh played a prank on Carrie Underwood HERE

Josh on advice from Brooks & Dunn HERE

Josh on what's wrong with Darius Rucker HERE


Here is Lon's interview with Brad Paisley:

Brad talks about  his Valentine's Day plans HERE

Brad talks about his forthcoming TV series HERE

Brad on his bad relationship experiences HERE

Brad on the incredible success of Taylor Swift HERE

Brad on co-hosting the CMAs with Carrie HERE

Brad observes a "first date" of others HERE

Brad on Saturday Night in Glendale WV HERE

Brad on tour-mate Miranda Lambert HERE

WEB ONLY AUDIO:

Brad talks about his first sports car HERE


Here are highlights from our Lady Antebellum show:

Lady A's Dave on his look-alike Eric Church HERE

Lady A's Hillary on her friend Taylor Swift HERE

Lady A on their tour with Kenny Chesney HERE

Lady A on this weekend's Grammy Awards HERE

Lady A on writing a song with Sugarland HERE

Lady A's Hillary on her friendship with Reba HERE

Lady A's Hillary on Miranda Lambert HERE

Lady A on their tour with Tim McGraw HERE


Here is our show with Dierks Bentley:

Dierks & Eric talk about winter vacation HERE

Dierks & Eric on Eric's look-alike in Lady A HERE

Dierks talks about his Grammy nomination HERE

Dierks talks about his new house HERE

Dierks on "play-dates" with Keith Urban HERE

Dierks on his look-alike: Billy Currington HERE

Dierks & Eric on tour with Brad Paisley HERE

Dierks & Eric on their friend Darius Rucker HERE 

Here is Lon's interview with Tim McGraw:

Tim on what he did for the holidays with his kids HERE

Tim on Taylor Swift winning CMA Entertainer Award HERE

Tim reacts to Chesney's comments about Blind Side HERE

Tim explains why he grew a full beard HERE

Tim talks about his brand new Nashville home HERE

Tim previews his 2009 Southern Voice Tour HERE

Tim on his new movie with Gwyneth Paltrow HERE

Tim says his daughters picked Lady A for his tour HERE

WEB EXCLUSIVE:

Tim's picks for the 2010 Super Bowl HERE



Here are highlights from Lon's interview with Reba:

Reba on Brooks & Dunn's hit Cowgirls Don't Cry HERE

Reba on the break-up of Brooks & Dunn HERE

Reba on her son graduating from high school HERE

Reba on her 2010 Tour with George Strait HERE

Reba on Blake Shelton's Twitter habit HERE

Reba on Taylor Swift's CMA Entertainer win HERE

Reba on the gift she gave Carrie Underwood HERE

Reba on Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott HERE


Here is Lon's interview with Sugarland:

Sugarland on what they're thankful for HERE

Sugarland on their new Christmas CD HERE

Sugarland on appearing with Oprah HERE

Kristian on Christmas with his kids HERE

Jennifer on her Christmas gift baskets HERE

Sugarland on touring with Kenny Chesney HERE

Sugarland on their plans for 2010 HERE

Sugarland talk about Lady Antebellum HERE



Here is Lon's conversation with Kenny Chesney:

Kenny looks back at his Sun City Carnival Tour HERE

Kenny talks about his 3-D tour movie HERE

Kenny on performing with Dave Matthews HERE

Kenny looks ahead to his plans for 2010 HERE

Kenny on partying with Billy Currington HERE

Kenny on tour partner Miranda Lambert HERE

Kenny with funny story about "the chair" HERE

Kenny on Tim McGraw's new movie HERE

Kenny's comments to Taylor Swift HERE

Kenny on tour partner Lady Antebellum HERE



Here is Lon's conversation with Zac Brown:

Zac on opening shows for Kenny Chesney HERE

Zac on doing a USO Tour with Kellie Pickler HERE

Zac on his 12 year overnight success HERE

Zac on the gift he gave Miranda Lambert HERE

Zac talks about his "eat & greets" HERE

Zac says he recently met Jimmy Buffett HERE

Zac on touring with Keith Urban HERE

Zac on his friendship with Kid Rock HERE



Highlights from Lon's conversation with Carrie Underwood:

Carrie says she took her mom to Europe this summer HERE

Carrie previews this Wednesday's CMA Awards HERE

Carrie on Randy Travis & his CMA Song nomination HERE

Carrie on her misunderstanding with Love & Theft HERE

Carrie on where she keeps her ACM Entertainer Award HERE

Carrie on the inspiration behind Cowboy Casanova HERE

Carrie on her CMA co-host Brad Paisley HERE

Carrie previews her 2010 Tour HERE



Here is Lon's interview with Martina McBride.
 
Martina on her summer vacation in Europe HERE

Martina comments on Garth's end to retirement HERE

Martina's favorite CMA Awards memory HERE

Martina on her kids' Halloween costumes HERE

Martina on her Shape bikini photo shoot HERE

Martina on competing against Reba HERE

Martina on meeting Oprah HERE

Martina recalls her first #1 song HERE



Here is Lon's interview with Brad Paisley.

Brad on performing for his 1 millionth fan HERE

Brad on his sons Huck & Jasper HERE

Brad on performing at the White House HERE

Brad on his tour with Miranda Lambert HERE

Brad on the success of Taylor Swift HERE 

Brad on co-hosting the CMA Awards HERE

Brad on practical jokes with Eric Church HERE

Brad & Lon chat with Chris Young HERE



Here is Lon's interview with Tim McGraw:

Tim on performing at Strait's ACM Tribute show HERE

Tim on his new movie The Blind Side HERE

Tim on a joke played by Jason Aldean HERE

Tim on playing at the NFL Kick-Off concert HERE

Tim on why he is a fan of Taylor Swift HERE

Tim on meeting President Obama HERE

Tim talks about his wife Faith Hill HERE

Tim on his new interest in flying HERE


Here is Lon's conversation with Keith Urban:

Keith talks about his duet with Brad Paisley HERE

Keith talks about his All for the Hall benefit HERE

Keith on visiting his friend Dierks Bentley HERE

Keith on getting pranked by Taylor Swift HERE

Keith on a lesson he learned many years ago HERE

Keith on hanging out with Zac Brown HERE

Keith on performing in his audience HERE

Keith on an experience with Toby Keith HERE


Here is Lon's conversation with Toby Keith:

Toby talks about touring with Trace Adkins HERE

Toby reflects on his friends Brooks & Dunn HERE

Toby on what he loves about "American Ride" HERE

Toby talks about his latest USO tour of Iraq HERE

Toby talks about singing with Trace Adkins HERE

Toby comments on Taylor Swift & Kanye West HERE

Toby on the George Strait ACM Tribute HERE

Toby with the inside story of "American Ride" HERE



Here's Lon's conversation with Brooks & Dunn.

B&D talk about the last few months HERE

B&D talk about their break-up decision HERE

B&D on if their current hit is their last HERE

B&D talk about their Last Rodeo tour HERE

B&D on comments they got from friends HERE

Lon says he saw Ronnie at Home Depot HERE

B&D debate how many #1s they have HERE

B&D on George Strait singing Motown HERE



Here is Lon's interview with Jason Aldean:

Jason talks about the fun he's had this year HERE

Jason talks about making his new DVD HERE

Jason on his friendship with Lady A HERE

Jason talks about his two daughters HERE

Jason on his friendship with Keith Urban HERE

Jason talks about meeting George Strait HERE

Jason on performing with Keith Urban HERE

Jason on the success of Big Green Tractor HERE


Here is Lon's interview with Rascal Flatts:

Flatts on their Unstoppable tour HERE

Flatts on playing Wrigley Field HERE

Flatts and more on Wrigley Field HERE

Flatts on the acoustic part of their tour HERE

Flatts on Blake Shelton's Twitter habit HERE

Flatts on singing with Vince Gill HERE

Flatts on parting with George Strait HERE

Flatts on Taylor Swift's success HERE


Here's Lon's interview with George Strait:

George on playing Dallas Cowboy Stadium HERE

George talks about his summer tour HERE

George on the CMT tribute to Alan Jackson HERE

George on the ACM salute to him HERE

George on the all star  Post-CMA party HERE

George on his upcoming Africa trip HERE

George on writing a song with his son HERE

George on surprising Taylor Swift HERE 


Here is Lon's conversation with Taylor Swift:

Taylor talks about her Fearless Tour HERE

Taylor on her tour with Keith Urban HERE

Taylor wrote a song about Love & Theft HERE

Taylor on how Tim McGraw appears with her HERE

Taylor responds to what reba said about her HERE

Taylor reacts to Kellie Pickler's 1st Top 10 HERE

Taylor says George Strait surprised her HERE

Taylor on her hit You Belong To Me HERE



HERE ARE HIGHLIGHTS OF LON'S INTERVIEW WITH DIERKS:

Dierks on how Alan Jackson influenced him HERE

Dierks on a joke Kenny Chesney played on him HERE

Dierks on how George Strait influenced him HERE

Dierks updates us on his baby girl Evie HERE

Dierks on a guys night out with John Rich HERE

Dierks says he once stalked Alan Jackson HERE

Dierks on his love of little white tank tops HERE

Dierks on Evie's favorite new song HERE