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Now a red-hot country music sensation, the singer admitted to auditioning over and over for "American Idol."

Round Two of October PPMs Released. The second of four rounds of ratings information from Nielsen Audio’s October PPM survey has been released for 12 markets including Washington, Boston, Miami, Seattle, Detroit, Phoenix, Minneapolis, San Diego, Tampa, Denver, Baltimore, and St. Louis. Nielsen’s ...

THE MUSEUM OF BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS has announced nine new inductees into the RADIO HALL OF FAME for 2022, who will be honored at the in-person induction  ceremony TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1st at CHICAGOs RADISSON BLU AQUA HOTEL.The inductees include:MARV DYSON (radio executive)  LON HELTON  ("Country Countdown USA")ELLEN K (KOST-FM LOS ANGELES) BROADWAY BILL LEE (WCBS-F/NEW YORK)  WALT "BABY" LOVE ("Gospel Traxx") CAROL MILLER ...

Shocker! In the middle of a day when WESTWOOD ONE has been making cuts, ALL ACCESS confirms that LON HELTON’s “Country Countdown USA” will no longer be distributed by the company after the weekend of JULY 30th & 31st.HELTON told ALL ACCESS, “We have had a great run of 30 years, and my deepest thanks to all of the stations and artists who have contributed to our success. Our longtime writer/producer GEORGE ACHAVES is out as well, and together we will keep the show ...

In case you missed the shocker from late YESTERDAY (6/30), in a day with a number of cuts already in play, it was also announced that WESTWOOD ONE would no longer be distributing LON HELTON’s “Country Countdown USA” after the weekend of JULY 30th and 31st.HELTON told ALL ACCESS, “We have had a great run of 30 years and my deepest thanks to all of the stations and artists who have contributed to our success. Our longtime writer/producer GEORGE ACHAVES is out as well, ...

Aside from revealing that his wife Hannah Lee Fowler has given birth to their baby No. 1, the Break Up in a Small Town crooner unveils the newborn babys moniker.

Hannah Lee Fowler has asked the court to dismiss her request and its subsequently approved by a judge, two months after she filed the petition in February.

The Break Up in a Small Town crooner also reveals in a new interview that he and his now-estranged wife are still thinking about a name for their first child.

The COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION notified winners today in the broadcast categories for its “55th Annual CMA Awards.” BIG MACHINE RECORDS’ CARLY PEARCE did the honors, calling winning stations and personalities with the good news.The CMA Broadcast Personality of the Year category was split into two new classifications this year, Weekly National and Daily National. WESTWOOD ONE’s “Country Countdown USA,” hosted by LON HELTON, won in the former category, while ...