Blake Shelton says the next judge on American Idol should be a country star. In fact he said either Brad Paisley or Keith Urban would be great. He talked about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: ” I hope they choose a country artist, because if you watch those shows, it’s the country artists […]
This week, Lon Helton took Country Countdown USA to the Hollywood Hills home of Blake Shelton. He told Lon that he rented the home while doing the NBC-TV show “The Voice.” “When we signed on to do the second season of The Voice, I knew I was going to be out here a lot, and […]
Blake Shelton co-hosts the Countdown from his rented home in the Hollywood Hills. Blake is in California where he is taping Season 3 of The Voice. His current hit is “Over,” and it’s in our Top 5. Blake just recorded a Christmas album, set for release in October. Also in October, Blake hosts a country […]
Back in June, The Band Perry performed in Chicago’s historic Wrigley Field, home of the Cubs. They were joined that day by Brad Paisley and Miranda Lambert. But on their way to the stadium, the group had an embarrassing experience. They told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “As our grandmother, who is up there in […]
The Band Perry are about to do their first European tour this fall. They told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that they’re hoping to see ghosts while in Europe: “We need to find haunted castles. We like to celebrate birthdays by doing ghost hunt. The last one we did was for Neil’s birthday on July […]
TAYLOR SWIFT’S FOURTH CD, RED, SET FOR U.S. & WORLDWIDE RELEASE ON OCTOBER 22ND Nashville, TN – August 13, 2012 – Taylor Swift’s highly-anticipated fourth studio album will be released worldwide on October 22nd, Taylor herself announced this evening during a live YouTube web chat with her fans. Entitled Red, the album will be […]
The Band Perry joins Lon this week to count down the Top 30. Their current hit is “Postcard From Paris,” and it’s in the Top 5. They’re on the road now with Brad Paisley’s Virtual Reality Tour. They say that Brad is a pretty fun host, taking them bowling and bringing in a petting zoo. […]
Four years ago, Love & Theft did a concert tour with Taylor Swift. At the time, she was writing songs for her “Fearless” album. Taylor was apparently inspired by the band’s Stephen Barker Liles to write a song, and she titled it “Hey Stephen.” Taylor talked about the song when she co-hosted the Countdown in 2008: […]
Two of the biggest songs of the summer are Love & Theft’s “Angel Eyes” and Little Big Town’s “Pontoon.” Turns out one of the guys in Love & Theft actually OWNS a pontoon boat! Stephen Barker Liles told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he’s the proud owner of an inflatable party boat: “I have a pontoon, so […]
Together, they headlined the most successful tour in concert history. Now, Tim McGraw & Faith Hill will bring Soul 2 Soul to the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas for an exclusive limited series of shows. The couple made the announcement at the Venetian today. This limited engagement, which opens on Dec. 7 and covers 10 […]
