Nan Kelley & Keith Urban backstage at the We're All For The Hall benefit concert, Wednesday, April 11, 2012.

This week on GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown, Nan Kelley heads to Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena for Keith Urban’s annual We’re All For The Hall benefit concert to learn about the importance of preserving country music’s history straight from Keith himself! Plus, some of the special guests Keith invited to perform stop by to discuss their involvement in the event, which raises money for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Tune in tonight at 8/7 CT to hear what Keith and his friends have to say about All For The Hall and why it’s so important for them to work to ensure country music’s history survives for future generations. Plus, Nan counts down this week’s Top 20 videos! Check the full schedule »

If you missed the last few episodes of Top 20 or want to re-watch some of your favorite interviews, head over to our Top 20 section for videos, photos and more! You can also catch Top 20 Extras, cast your votes, and take a look at the current chart to see where your favorite videos land. Visit Top 20 »  Continue Reading

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Alan Jackson's 2012 CD, Thirty Miles West. Photo courtesy of ACR/EMI Records Nashville.

Alan Jackson will release his highly anticipated new album, Thirty Miles West, on June 5. It will be his debut project for ACR (Alan’s Country Records)/EMI Records Nashville and is produced by long-time producer and friend Keith Stegall. The unique album name references where he grew up.

“There’s this highway that’s been in existence for forever now – it’s called the Dixie Highway and it runs from north of Michigan all the way down to South Florida,” he said. “I wrote a song about it that’s on the album. I grew up on Highway 34 outside of Newnan, Georgia, and that’s where we came up with Thirty Miles West. I think we were about thirty miles west of the official part of the Dixie Highway that runs through Georgia.” Continue Reading

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Suzanne Alexander & Toby Keith backstage at the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 1, 2012.

GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown hit the red carpet at the ACM Award with hosts Nan Kelley and Suzanne Alexander. They caught up with some of your favorite country stars both on the carpet and backstage. Between chatting with the stars, they counted down this week’s Top 20 videos!

Miss Friday night’s premiere? Check the schedule for re-airs throughout the weekend to catch interviews with Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Scotty McCreery, Chris Young, Toby Keith, Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton. Check the full schedule »

On the charts this week, the Top 5 remain unchanged with Carrie Underwood still in the top spot. Luke Bryan’s latest video, “Drunk On You,” makes its countdown premiere in the No. 13 spot with Lionel Richie and Shania Twain’s “Endless Love” debuting at No. 19.

This Week’s Chart:

1. Carrie Underwood – “Good Girl”
2. Alan Jackson – “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore”
3. Lauren Alaina – “Georgia Peaches”
4. Miranda Lambert – “Over You””
5. Katie Armiger – “Scream
6. Keith Urban – “For You”
7. Taylor Swift – “Ours”
8. Lady Antebellum – “Dancin’ Away With My Heart”
9. Josh Turner – “Time Is Love”
10. Thompson Square – “Glass”
11. Keith Urban – “You Gonna Fly”
12. Taylor Swift feat. The Civil Wars – “Safe & Sound”
13. Luke Bryan – “Drunk On You”
14. Gloriana – “(Kissed You) Good Night”
15. Lee Brice – “Woman Like You”
16. Jake Owen – “Alone With You”
17. Craig Morgan – “This Ole Boy
18. Dierks Bentley – “Home”
19. Lionel Richie with Shania Twain – “Endless Love”
20. Rascal Flatts – “Banjo”

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Suzanne Alexander & Toby Keith backstage at the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 1, 2012.

GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown went to Vegas this week! Nan Kelley and Suzanne Alexander hit the red carpet and hung out backstage at Sunday’s ACM Awards to bring you all the glitz and glam straight from the stars themselves. See photos from the red carpet >>

Tune in tonight at 9/8 CT to countdown this week’s Top 20 videos and catch interviews from the red carpet and backstage at the ACMs with Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Scotty McCreery, Chris Young, Toby Keith, Lady Antebellum, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton. Check the full schedule »

See photos, videos and more from the ACM Awards >>

If you missed the last few episodes of Top 20 or want to re-watch some of your favorite interviews, head over to our Top 20 section for videos, photos and more! You can also catch Top 20 Extras, cast your votes, and take a look at the current chart to see where your favorite videos land. Visit Top 20 » 

Remember, GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown is chosen by you, the viewers. Be sure to head over to our voting page and vote daily for your favorite videos!

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Nan Kelley visits Miranda Lambert on tour and interviews her for Top 20 Country Countdown. Photo by Meaghan Mitchell.

GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown was hot this week! Host Nan Kelley headed to Louisville to catch up with Miranda Lambert on her On Fire Tour and also got to chat with Chris Young and Jerrod Niemann. Plus, Rascal Flatts shared secrets from the set of their “Banjo” video, all while Nan counts down the Top 20 videos of the week! Miss Friday night’s premiere? Check the schedule for re-airs throughout the weekend!

On the chart this week, Carrie Underwood claims the top spot with her new video, “Good Girl.” Alan Jackson is the lone male in the Top 5, coming in at No. 2 while Lauren Alaina, Miranda Lambert and Katie Armiger round out the first five videos on the countdown. New videos from Love and Theft and Josh Turner make their debuts this week at No. 17 and No. 18 respectively.

This Week’s Chart:

1. Carrie Underwood – “Good Girl”
2. Alan Jackson – “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore”
3. Lauren Alaina – “Georgia Peaches”
4. Miranda Lambert – “Over You””
5. Katie Armiger – “Scream
6. Keith Urban – “For You”
7. Lady Antebellum – “Dancin’ Away With My Heart”
8. Keith Urban – “You Gonna Fly”
9. Taylor Swift feat. The Civil Wars – “Safe & Sound”
10. Taylor Swift – “Ours” Continue Reading

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Nan Kelley visits Miranda Lambert on tour and interviews her for Top 20 Country Countdown. Photo by Meaghan Mitchell.

GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown is on fire this week! Host Nan Kelley caught up with Miranda Lambert when Miranda’s On Fire Tour stopped for a show in Louisville recently. Nan also sat down to chat with the tour’s special guests, Chris Young and Jerrod Niemann!

Rascal Flatts also checks in on tonight’s episode, sharing secrets from the set of their “Banjo” video, all while Nan counts down the Top 20 videos of the week, chosen by you. Tune in tonight at 9/8 CT to catch all the action in this jam-packed episode of Top 20! Check the full schedule »

If you missed the last few episodes of Top 20 or want to re-watch some of your favorite interviews, head over to our Top 20 section for videos, photos and more! You can also catch Top 20 Extras, cast your votes, and take a look at the current chart to see where your favorite videos land. Visit Top 20 »  Continue Reading

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Top 20 host Nan Kelley welcomes Lionel Richie to the set.

Lionel Richie is the special guest on this week’s Top 20 Country Countdown! He sat down with  host Nan Kelley to talk about his new album, Tuskegee, a collaborative project with some of country music’s biggest stars including Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, and Rascal Flatts, which hits stores March 26. Nan also counted down this week’s Top 20 videos. Miss Friday night’s premiere? Check the schedule for re-airs throughout the weekend!

Read our review of Lionel Richie’s Tuskegee >>

On the chart this week, Alan Jackson returns to the top spot while Miranda Lambert’s “Over You,” which debuted on the countdown at No. 1 last week, falls to No. 5. Carrie Underwood’s latest video, “Good Girl,” debuts at No. 2 and Miranda, Keith Urban and Taylor Swift each have two videos on the countdown.

This Week’s Chart:

1. Alan Jackson – “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore”
2. Carrie Underwood – “Good Girl”
3. Lauren Alaina – “Georgia Peaches”
4. Katie Armiger – “Scream”
5. Miranda Lambert – “Over You”
6. Lady Antebellum – “Dancin’ Away With My Heart”
7. Luke Bryan – “I Don’t Want This Night To End”
8. Keith Urban – “For You”
9. Taylor Swift – “Ours”
10. Keith Urban – “You Gonna Fly”
11. Gloriana – “(Kissed You) Good Night”
12. Casey James – “Let’s Don’t Call It A Night”
13. Lee Brice – “Woman Like You”
14. Taylor Swift feat. The Civil Wars – “Safe & Sound”
15. Jake Owen – “Alone With You”
16. Thompson Square – “Glass”
17. Miranda Lambert – “Baggage Claim”
18. Craig Morgan – “This Ole Boy”
19. Dierks Bentley – “Home”
20. Rascal Flatts – “Banjo”

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Nan Kelley, Casey James, Suzanne Alexander & Lee Brice on the set of Top 20 Country Countdown.

GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown welcomed both Lee Brice and Casey James this week to talk about their new music! Casey chatted with host Nan Kelley about his self-titled debut album, out March 20, while Lee gave Suzanne Alexander details about his new album, Hard 2 Love, out April 24. Nan also counted down this week’s Top 20 videos. Miss Friday night’s premiere? Check the schedulefor re-airs throughout the weekend!

It’s a week of debuts on the chart this week. Miranda Lambert debuts in the top spot with her new video, “Over You,” while Taylor Swift’s “Safe & Sound” featuring The Civil Wars enters the chart at No 8. Kip Moore makes his first-ever Top 20 appearance with his video, “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck,” coming in at No. 18. New videos from Thompson Square and Rascal Flatts also enter the countdown this week.

This Week’s Chart:

1. Miranda Lambert – “Over You”
2. Alan Jackson – “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore”
3. Lauren Alaina – “Georgia Peaches”
4. Lady Antebellum – “Dancin’ Away With My Heart”
5. Katie Armiger – “Scream”
6. Luke Bryan – “I Don’t Want This Night To End”
7. Taylor Swift – “Ours”
8. Taylor Swift feat. The Civil Wars – “Safe & Sound”
9. Keith Urban – “You Gonna Fly”
10. Keith Urban – “For You” Continue Reading

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Nan Kelley, Casey James, Suzanne Alexander & Lee Brice on the set of Top 20 Country Countdown.

It’s a busy week on GAC’s Top 20 Country Countdown! Both Lee Brice and Casey James drop by for a visit while host Nan Kelley counts down the Top 20 videos this week, chosen by you.

Lee came by to talk with Suzanne Alexander about his new album, Hard 2 Love, due out April 24, while Casey dished to Nan about his self-titled debut album, which hits shelves on Tuesday, March 20.  Tune in tonight at 9/8c to see what else Lee and Casey have to talk about! Check the full schedule »

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Photo by Alana Goldmann, courtesy of Schmidt Relations.

Luke Bryan brought Spring Break to this week’s Top 20 Country Countdown. He dropped by to chat with Suzanne Alexander host about his new EP, Spring Break 4… Suntan City as well as being on tour with Jason Aldean. Plus, host Nan Kelley counted town the Top 20 videos of the week, chosen by you. Miss Friday night’s premiere? Check the schedule for re-airs throughout the weekend!

On the charts this week, Alan Jackson’s “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore” takes over the top spot while videos from Lauren Alaina, Katie Armiger, Taylor Swift and Luke Bryan round out the Top 5. Keith Urban checks in with two videos on the countdown. His “You Gonna Fly” is in the No. 6 slot while his latest, “For You,” debuts at No. 9.

This Week’s Chart:

1. Alan Jackson – “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore”
2. Lauren Alaina – “Georgia Peaches”
3. Katie Armiger – “Scream”
4. Taylor Swift – “Ours”
5. Luke Bryan – “I Don’t Want This Night To End”
6. Keith Urban – “You Gonna Fly”
7. Lady Antebellum – “Dancin’ Away With My Heart”
8. Chris Young – “You”
9. Keith Urban – “For You”
10. Jake Owen – “Alone With You” Continue Reading

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