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Kelsea Ballerini Celebrates Debut #1

Kelsea Ballerini Celebrates Debut #1

| August 11, 2015

It’s something unique to Nashville: The artist, the songwriters, the record label, and country radio all get together to celebrate a #1 song.  They’re always special affairs, and we always try to attend.  But it’s particularly special when it’s the very first #1 for the artist.  For Kelsea Ballerini, it was not only the first […]

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Brantley Gilbert Wedding Details

Brantley Gilbert Wedding Details

| July 19, 2015

Brantley Gilbert married his fiancé Amber on Sunday June 28th.  After a ten day honeymoon in the Virgin Islands, Brantley was ready to get back to work and one of the first things he did was co-host Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton.  One of the main subjects of the show was his wedding: (B) […]

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Carrie At CMA Fest 2015 Day 3

Carrie At CMA Fest 2015 Day 3

| June 14, 2015

This week marks the 10th anniversary of Carrie Underwood’s arrival in Nashville following her American Idol win.   Carrie won Idol on May 25, 2005, and two weeks later she was in Nashville for what was to be a life-changing week of performances and publicity.  The week began June 10, 2005 with her debut at the Grand Ole Opry.  […]

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Happy 30th B-Day Chris Young

Happy 30th B-Day Chris Young

| June 12, 2015

Happy birthday today to Chris Young who turns 30.  He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “30 is a big milestone for anybody, it’s I think one of those things where you step back and ask ‘what have I accomplished, and what do I want to accomplish moving forward.’  It’s one of those big things to […]

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Carrie’s Back! Wins 3 CMT Awards

Carrie’s Back! Wins 3 CMT Awards

| June 10, 2015

She’s been out of the public eye for the past six months, as she had a baby boy, Isaiah, in February.  But tonight, Carrie Underwood was back, performing on the CMT Music Awards and winning three of the buckle trophies, including Video Of The Year.   In accepting the night’s top award, she thanked her many fans: “I […]

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Country’s Hottest Guy: Dierks

Country’s Hottest Guy: Dierks

| June 10, 2015

Dierks Bentley Is PEOPLE Country’s Hottest Guy (NEW YORK) – Fitted t-shirt clinging to toned muscles, sculpted blonde hair and those blue eyes sparkling in the afternoon sun … It already makes for one really sexy photo shoot, but put Dierks Bentley in front of his airplane, a sleek Cirrus SR22T Xi that he’ll use to fly […]

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Kenny Chesney Plays Soldier Field

Kenny Chesney Plays Soldier Field

| June 8, 2015

Chicago, IL: Kenny Chesney’s been tearing it up at the stadiums this summer with The Big Revival 2015 Tour. He’s broken his own record at Pittsburgh’s Heinz Field with 55,381 and prompted The Dallas Morning News to write, “Two parts Mick Jagger, one part Bruce Springsteen and one part Billy Graham” after his Texas/AT&T Stadium show. […]

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Bachelor Party For FGL’s Tyler

Bachelor Party For FGL’s Tyler

| May 30, 2015

Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard is just a few weeks away from his wedding.  “It’s about a month away, we’re excited, and it’s getting really real, so I’m just ready for the big day, to be honest.” In fact, his buddy & best man Brian Kelley already gave the Bachelor Party.  Brian shared the details to […]

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FGL’s Tyler Gets “Hustled”

FGL’s Tyler Gets “Hustled”

| May 30, 2015

Florida Georgia Line’s Brian & Tyler were in Phoenix earlier this year for a pre-Super Bowl show.  The two attended a party at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row club in Scottsdale.  A few weeks ago, Dierks revealed that FGL’s Tyler won $500 in a bowling match earlier that day.  But Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton discovered that there was […]

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FGL Share Food, Saki With AJ

FGL Share Food, Saki With AJ

| May 30, 2015

Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley & Tyler Hubbard had a fun time at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards in Dallas.  They won a pair of awards, including Vocal Event for their hit “This Is How We Roll,” with Luke Bryan. There was an artist-only bus compound near the stadium, and Brian told Country Countdown […]

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