A few weeks ago, Luke Bryan joined Taylor Swift for the first of her three sold out Nashville shows. He described the experience to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I was in New York doing The View, and got a call from my manager saying Taylor wanted me to perform on the first of her […]
Taylor Swift was in Nashville Saturday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Country Music Hall Of Fame & Museum. The occasion was the opening of the Taylor Swift Education Center. The superstar donated $4 million last year to build the center, located on the third floor of the newly expanded building. Museum Executive Director Kyle Young […]
Taylor Swift’s 2013 Red Tour came to a close Saturday with three sold-out shows in Nashville. The 6 month tour played before over a million fans, raking in over $100 million dollars. Before the show, Taylor told the media why she decided to end the tour in Music City. “On the last tour, we ended […]
Tim McGraw and Keith Urban were two of the surprise guests Thursday night at the CMA Music Fest in Nashville. Tim and Keith joined Taylor Swift to perform their #1 hit “Highway Don’t Care.” Before the show, Taylor told us backstage, “To get the phone call from Tim saying ‘Hey do you want to work […]
Taylor Swift was friends with Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott before either of them were famous. The two played songwriter showcases at Nashville clubs 8 years ago. Hillary was one of the first to see Taylor’s Nashville apartment. So when Hillary announced that she was expecting a baby, Taylor sent a gift. Hillary talked about it on […]
Tim McGraw’s new CD includes his first duet with Taylor Swift. The song is called “Highway Don’t Care,” and also has guitar work from Keith Urban. Tim told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton how he chose Taylor for the song: “I can’t wait for people to hear this song. The lyric is so cinematic, and […]
Taylor Swift’s 2013 Red Tour begins March 13th in Omaha. Her Speak Now tour was a huge success, selling out venues around the world. So this new tour has very big shoes to fill. Taylor discussed details about the tour with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “Planning the Red Tour started 8 months ago. That’s […]
Tim McGraw’s new CD “Two Lanes Of Freedom” includes a song called “Highway Don’t Care” that features guest vocals from Taylor Swift. The song is actually #13 on the album, a nod to Taylor’s lucky number. But Tim didn’t tell Taylor that little detail, and she actually didn’t know until Lon Helton told her when […]
Taylor Swift co-hosts the Countdown this week. Her current hit is “Begin Again,” and it’s in the Top 10. Taylor previews her 2013 Red Tour, which kicks off on March 13. She says it will be different from the Speak Now Tour. She talks about singing with Tim McGraw on his new CD. She talks […]
One year ago, the biggest stars in music were gathering in Los Angeles for the Grammy Awards. Suddenly, on Saturday night, the night before the Awards show, the news came out that Whitney Houston had died. That event will be documented in a TV special this Saturday night, titled “A Death In The Family.” A number of artists were interviewed […]
