This week, we have copies of My Country Smash Hits 2 available. This exciting package contains 15 hits by stars like Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Reba, and Rascal Flatts. The great news is that a portion of the proceeds from this package goes to Fisher House in support of military families. […]
There were many highlights for Kenny Chesney from this year’s Goin’ Coastal tour. Kenny covered many of them during his conversation with Lon Helton of Country Countdown USA. But performing at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, where the Green Bay Packers play, was more than a highlight of the year, according to Kenny: “Playing Lambeau […]
Kenny Chesney has been on the road this year with Billy Currington and The Zac Brown Band. Zac was only part of Kenny’s stadium shows, but he had a very special role. For one thing, Zac has brought his famous “Eat & Greet” to the Goin’ Coastal Tour. For another, Zac & his band joined […]
This week’s Countdown was recorded on location during Kenny Chesney’s Goin’ Coastal show at the new Meadowlands Stadium outside New York City. The idea for this was born back in 2003 after Kenny played Neyland Stadium in Knoxville. It was his very first stadium show, and the day before, as the crew set up the stage, […]
Kenny Chesney is one of the most-played artists on country radio. He’s released 45 singles since his recording career began in 1993, and 20 of them have gone to #1. But which of Kenny’s hits are his Top 10 most-played songs? #10: There Goes My Life. This was the first single from Kenny’s “When The […]
In 2010, Lady Antebellum released their second album, Need You Now. Powered by the title track, the album sold more than 3 million copies, and earned 5 Grammy Awards. So with their third album, Own The Night, about to be released this week, did they try to top themselves? Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton […]
Kenny Chesney co-hosts the Countdown from the new Meadowlands Stadium outside New York City. We took the show on the road to one of Kenny’s Goin’ Coastal stadium shows to look back at an incredible year. Since the tour began in April, Kenny once again performed in front of more than a million people. His […]
A few years ago, Jake Owen told us he had an English bulldog he named Vern. Jake brought Vern on the road, and became a popular companion. Recently we heard Vern has company around the house. Jake has a new bulldog, who he named Merle. He talked about his dogs with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: […]
Jake Owen grew up thinking he was going to become a professional golfer. He won his first tournament at age 15, and went to Florida State on a golf scholarship. But a wakeboarding accident ended his dreams of pursuing golf as a career, and he discovered music. But he never gave up golf, and is […]
Jake Owen has been on the road all summer with Keith Urban. Before the tour began in June, Keith invited Jake to dinner at his home south of Nashville. Jake told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that it was a night he’ll never forget. “It was pretty wild, he asked me to come to dinner […]
