Jake Owen and his wife Lacey welcomed their first child, daughter Olive Pearl Owen, on Thanksgiving Day. Although the baby’s first name is Olive, Jake & Lacey said they’d actually call her Pearl. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Jake why Pearl isn’t actually her first name: “We didn’t want to name her Pearl Owen…someone the […]
Jake Owen co-hosts the Countdown this week. He talks about his new daughter, Olive Pearl Owen, and explains her very unique name. Blake has been pretty busy this year, getting married, touring with Kenny Chesney, and now having a baby. He talks about all those things, and previews his Summer Never Ends tour. Plus Jake […]
Blake Shelton hosted a week-long country cruise last month. Other artists included Trace Adkins, Easton Corbin, Lee Brice, Jerrod Niemann, Randy Houser, and many more. But one person missing from the guest list was Blake’s wife Miranda Lambert. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton was also on the cruise, so he asked Miranda where she was: […]
Back in August, Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton traveled to LA to do the Countdown at the Hollywood Hills home rented by Blake Shelton. At the time, Blake was taping Season Three of The Voice. Blake explained that he rented the home because he wanted Miranda to stay with him there: “I knew I was […]
In the weeks before the CMA Awards, Miranda Lambert goes through a bunch of outfits that she’ll wear in awards night. There’s the dress for the red carpet, the dress for the performance, and the dress she wears during the show. It was during those fittings that Miranda had an accident. She told Lon Helton […]
Miranda Lambert joins Lon this week to co-host the Countdown. She just won the CMA Female Vocalist of the Year award for the third time. But the one she’s proudest of is Song Of The Year for “Over You,” with her husband Blake Shelton. Miranda’s current hit is “Fastest Girl In Town,” and she talks […]
Fans of Luke Bryan got an inside look at the making of Country Countdown USA this week on Luke’s online video channel: LBTV! Luke’s personal videographer shot the entire show and edited it down to a very cool 6 minutes, featuring their conversation about the CMA Awards and other topics. Lon asked Luke how he […]
The lead-off performance on the annual CMA Awards show carries a lot of prestige. Every artist wants that opening slot. So when the decision was made that Jason Aldean would kick off the show with buddies Luke Bryan and Eric Church, Luke was obviously very excited. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he immediately […]
Luke Bryan spent the entire year on the road with Jason Aldean as part of the My Kinda Party Tour. Now that the tour is over, you’d think the two might go their separate ways. But that’s not the case! While appearing on Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton, Luke’s cell phone rang, and he received […]
Luke Bryan and his wife Caroline have been married for 6 years. So when 22-year-old newcomer Thomas Rhett came along looking for a little advice, Luke was quick to oblige. He just didn’t expect it to make the news. Luke told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “Every now and then I get a Google Alert on my phone if […]
