Category: Audio

Keith Urban’s “Passionate” Fans

Keith Urban’s “Passionate” Fans

| September 20, 2015

If you’ve ever been to a Keith Urban show, you know that at some point, he jumps off stage, and goes into the crowd, taking the show to his fans.  You never know where he’ll show up or what he’ll do.  He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton it’s led to a few injuries: “I […]

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Urban: Idol “May Come Back”

Urban: Idol “May Come Back”

| September 20, 2015

Season 15 of American Idol has been announced as the final year for the successful talent competition.  Keith Urban has already begun attending auditions around the country.  He was in San Francisco last weekend.  This week, he told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton something very interesting: “I’ve been hearing more and more that there’s so […]

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Urban Has New Music Coming

Urban Has New Music Coming

| September 13, 2015

It’s been two years since Keith Urban released his last album Fuse.  He has a new single out called “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16.”  So what’s the status of his next album?  He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I’m swimming in lots of songs, and trying to figure out how to birth them […]

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Keith Urban’s House Party-Party

Keith Urban’s House Party-Party

| September 13, 2015

This week’s co-host Keith Urban has a couple connections to the #1 song: “House Party” by Sam Hunt.  First of all, one of the writers is Keith’s bass player Jerry Flowers.  Keith told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “”He’s had a publishing deal for 11 years, and this is his first #1 song.  When he […]

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American Idol Auditions Started

American Idol Auditions Started

| September 13, 2015

The final season of American Idol may not begin until January, but auditions have already begun around the country.  Idol judge and this week’s co-host Keith Urban told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he enjoys the audition process: “The audition cities I love.  We’re not restricted to time. We can just chat and ham it […]

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Dustin’s Hell of An Aldean Gift

Dustin’s Hell of An Aldean Gift

| August 30, 2015

Dustin Lynch can actually thank Jason Aldean for his current Top 5 hit “Hell of a Night.”  It turns out that Aldean had the song first!  He told the story to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “This song was special from the day I heard it.  I had two songwriters on my bus, and they’d never […]

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Dustin Lynch 30th With Luke

Dustin Lynch 30th With Luke

| August 30, 2015

Dustin Lynch had a memorable 30th birthday.  It happened on May 14th, while he was on tour with Luke Bryan and Randy Houser.  He remembered the day with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: I had a feeling something was going to go down that night.  You just sense it.  I get emotional, even when it’s […]

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Dustin Lynch Tennessee Surfer

Dustin Lynch Tennessee Surfer

| August 30, 2015

When he’s not on stage with his cowboy hat, you’re likely to find Dustin Lynch at the beach with a surfboard!  It’s true!  Dustin brought up his hobby while talking about Kip Moore with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: (Dustin) Kip is a friend of mine, we came up through the ranks at the same time, and he […]

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Sam Hunt Congrats Michael Ray

Sam Hunt Congrats Michael Ray

| August 22, 2015

It’s not easy to have a #1 with your debut single.  This week’s co-host Sam Hunt did it last year with “Leave The Night On.”  He got a chance to congratulate Michael Ray, who tops the chart this week with “Kiss You In The Morning.”  It happened during Country Countdown USA With Lon Helton.  As it turned […]

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Sam Hunt Joins Taylor Swift

Sam Hunt Joins Taylor Swift

| August 22, 2015

Last month, Sam Hunt was invited by Taylor Swift to join her on stage during her 1989 Tour at Soldier Field in Chicago.  Sam described the day with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “She was nice enough to invite us out to play ‘Take Your Time’ during her set in Chicago, so we slipped in […]

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