The CMA Award nominations were announced this morning. Eric Church, Blake Shelton, and Miranda Lambert lead the nominees. Radio stations and hosts also received nominations, and we’re proud to say the Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton was nominated for National Radio Personality of the Year. The announcement was made by Lee Brice at CMA Headquarters […]
Little Big Town co-hosts the Countdown this week. Their current hit, “Pontoon,” is in the Top 5. The album featuring that song, “Tornado,” will be released on September 11. They’re on the road now with Rascal Flatts. We hear some behind the scenes stories from the Changed Tour. We also hear backstage stories from the […]
Don’t bet against Darius Rucker. That’s what anonymous Twitter Poster @NotJakeOwen learned last month. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Darius about it in the very room where Darius keeps his CD collection: “I want you to verify the photograph, because it’s right over there. There’s a line in my song Alright, ‘I got the stereo […]
Imagine sitting at a poker game with country legends Willie Nelson and Kris Kristofferson. That’s what happened to Darius Rucker a few years ago. He told the story to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I was in Hawaii, and I’m visiting, I’m playing poker with Woody Harrelson, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson. and another friend. The […]
This week, Darius Rucker co-hosts the Countdown from his South Carolina man cave. He built this in his brand new home, which even includes a small sound-proof vocal recording booth. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “When I built this house, I wanted to do as much work from here as I can, because […]
Carrie Underwood celebrated the success of her latest #1, “Good Girl,” at a party this past week at CMA Headquarters in Nashville. Before the party, Carrie met with the media, and took a lot of questions about various subjects going on in her life: Good Girl #1: Of course when you think of a first […]
Darius Rucker co-hosts the Countdown from his home in Charleston SC this Labor Day weekend. They did it in his custom-built “man cave” that features a projection TV that fills up an entire wall. He can watch seven games at once. Darius just released a brand new single called “True Believers.” It’s his first new music in […]
Chesney, McGraw Break Record For Tickets Sold in New England, as 111,209 Fans Help ‘Brothers of the Sun’ Wrap 23 Stadium Dates The ‘Brothers of the Sun’ Tour, with Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, ended its historic run this weekend with two sold-out shows at Foxboro, MA’s Gillette Stadium – a triumphant encore for the […]
Season 3 of NBC’s The Voice will premiere in just a few weeks. Blake Shelton has been in LA, working on the first few episodes. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that the show has a few new elements this year: “We’re taping the battle rounds now, which is when we start eliminating people. After the […]
Blake Shelton has found a new way to keep cool in the hot LA heat. He’s been recording a Christmas album in his Hollywood Hills home. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that this is a project he’s been wanting to do for a long time: “It’s actually a record that we’ve been talking […]
