This week, Lon Helton is off, and in his place is Brad Paisley, who co-hosts with Jimmie Allen. The two have a Top 5 this week with “Freedom Was a Highway.” They did the co-hosting in Brad’s bar, and it turns out that was the place where Jimmie first played Brad “Freedom” almost exactly two years ago. […]
This week’s co-host is Thomas Rhett, Thomas & his wife Lauren just welcomed their 4th daughter, Lillie, in November. Lon asked Thomas about the new baby: “When Lillie was born, minus the lack of sleep, not a whole lot has changed. Our older kids are in such a rhythm, they all kind of help out, but man I love […]
This week’s co-host is Jordan Davis, who is in our Top 5 this week with “Buy Dirt.” Jordan told Lon, “For us, Buy Dirt is about faith, family, and friends. That’s what we wanted it to be.” Jordan says that he waited 12 days for Luke Bryan to agree to sing on it: “I reached out to him, and […]
This week’s co-host is Michael Ray. He begins by telling Lon he spent the holidays with his family in Florida. “I got to see my nieces and nephews. It makes you fall in love with Christmas once again, I got to relive it with them. They bring such a cool innocence to it. The title song to […]
This week’s co-host is Jon Pardi, who told Lon that he took some time off during the holidays: “We took some time off and wanted to stay home. The whole month of December, we were home. We had Christmas at the house. It was nice.” Jon was on the road a lot last year, and got to […]
Toby Keith co-hosts the Countdown this week. His new album 35 MPH Town will be released this Friday October 9. He talks about recording a new song, “Rum Is The Reason” with Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band. He will have a TV special taped in his home town that airs during the World Series. He’s […]
George Strait just released a new album called Cold Beer Conversation. He debuted the project for the media in Las Vegas last Tuesday, and afterwards, they got a chance to sit down with him in a casual atmosphere and talk about the new music. Here’s some of that conversation: This album has been a nicely kept […]
Brett Eldredge is Lon’s co-host this week. His current Top 5 hit is “Lose My Mind.” It’s the first single from his new album Illinois, just released last week. Brett is about to begin the Suits & Boots Tour with Thomas Rhett. Thomas appears on Brett’s album. One of Brett’s songs was used in the […]
If you’ve ever been to a Keith Urban show, you know that at some point, he jumps off stage, and goes into the crowd, taking the show to his fans. You never know where he’ll show up or what he’ll do. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton it’s led to a few injuries: “I […]
Season 15 of American Idol has been announced as the final year for the successful talent competition. Keith Urban has already begun attending auditions around the country. He was in San Francisco last weekend. This week, he told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton something very interesting: “I’ve been hearing more and more that there’s so […]
