There were a lot of memorable musical moments in 2012. The big story as the year began was the incredible sccess of Toby Keith’s “Red Solo Cup.” The hit was driven by an all-star viral video. The first Country Countdown USA co-host of the year was Eric Church, who talked about the cameo he made […]
Lee Brice co-hosts the Countdown this week. He just celebrated his second #1 with “Hard To Love.” His first #1, “A Woman Like You,” made it to our Top 10 for the entire year. Lee won an ACM Song of the Year award for “Crazy Girl,” and he tells Lon where he keeps his […]
Eric Church’s son Boone McCoy celebrated his first birthday back in October. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Eric for an update on Boone: “He’s walking around. He still needs furniture walking. He’ll take off from one and walk to the other, he’s still got that thing where he doesn’t trust it. But I think he’s […]
The CMA Awards Show calls itself “Country Music’s Biggest Night.” They spend a lot of time picking the first performance, because it is meant to ‘wow’ the audience. This year, the show chose Jason Aldean’s new song “The Only Way I Know,” featuring Luke Bryan and Eric Church. We’ve already given you Luke’s thoughts on […]
Eric Church won the CMA Album of the Year for his Platinum-selling CD “Chief.” But he actually walked in the arena with five nominations. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he was starting to get the feeling he was going to lose every category: “We had lost twice by the time Album came up. I was […]
WINNERS OF THIRD ANNUAL “AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS” ANNOUNCED Luke Bryan Earns Nine Awards; Carrie Underwood Receives 11th ACA Award and Sets Record for Most Awards Two-Hour Special Featured Performances by Co-Hosts Trace Adkins and Kristin Chenoweth, Jake Owen, Kip Moore, Rascal Flatts, Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Little […]
Tim McGraw & Faith Hill kicked off their Soul 2 Soul show at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas on Friday. Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton was at the premiere and filed this report for Country Aircheck: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill launched their Soul2Soul 10-weekend engagement at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas over the […]
Eric Church co-hosts the Countdown this week. He just won the CMA Album of the Year for Chief. His Blood Sweat & Beers tour has been selling out arenas all over the USA. Plus Eric will join Kenny Chesney next year on the No Shoes Nation tour. Eric’s current hit, “Creepin,” is in the Top […]
Nashville is the kind of town that likes to celebrate success. The best example of that is a uniquely Nashville thing called a #1 party. That’s where everyone involved in the making of a #1 song get together to celebrate and present momentoes of their achievement. On Tuesday, the song being celebrated was “Hard To […]
Newcomer Kip Moore makes his Countdown Co-Hosting debut this week. His current hit, “Beer Money,” is in the Top 10. His debut single, “Somethin’ Bout a Truck,” went to #1. He’s been on the road this year with Tim McGraw, Billy Currington, Dierks Bentley, and Eric Church. Next week: Eric Church Coming soon: Lon counts […]
