When Garth Brooks announced his return to the music business, it wasn’t a complete surprise. Back when he retired, he said that he would return after his youngest daughter graduated high school. He also mentioned it a year ago when he was promoting a collection of music from his influences. But on July 10th, Garth […]
New Year’s Eve is typically a night of celebration. Sometimes the celebration involves music. Taylor Swift, Florida Georgia Line, and Lady Antebellum are a few of the stars who’re part of this year’s party. But what about Tim McGraw? When was the list time HE did a show on New Year’s Eve? Country Countdown USA’s […]
This week, Lon concludes his Top 70 of 2014 countdown. Along the way, you’ll hear highlights from Lon’s co-hosts from the past year, including Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Zac Brown, Lady Antebellum, Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, and many more. Plus Tim McGraw joins Lon for the Top 10. When they get […]
There are many ways to put together a list of the Top 10 Christmas Songs. For this list, we consulted with the folks at Mediabase, who monitor the most popular country radio stations in the USA. These are the same stations that make up our weekly Top 30. So if you listen to country radio, […]
Twas the week before Christmas… And on Music Row… Not a creature was stirring… And still there’s no snow. It’s very quiet now on Music Row in Nashville. The record companies and recording studios are closed for the holidays. I drove down 16th Avenue, past Blake Shelton’s record company, and they had a tree set […]
This week, Lon begins his countdown of the Top 70 hits of 2014. Along the way, you’ll hear highlights of conversations with his co-hosts from this past year. Among the stars: Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Miranda Lambert, Kenny Chesney, Blake Shelton, Jake Owen, Eric Church, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley, and Florida Georgia Line. […]
Taylor Swift’s latest album is pop, but Tim McGraw’s teenage daughters still love it. Tim talked about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “They love it, they love what she’s doing. She’s brilliant. She’s a great artist, and she’s great for all music. Look at what she’s done. Look what she did with her […]
Tim McGraw plans to focus on his family for the first half of 2015. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he wants his oldest daughter to have a memorable senior year: “Well there’s a lot going on. It’s Gracie’s senior year in high school, it’s her last few months at home. We have a lot […]
With Christmas just two weeks away, Tim McGraw laughed when Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked him if he had finished his Christmas shopping. “It gets harder when the kids get older. There was a time when I could get clothes for them, and they’d like it. Now it’s jewelry, and even that gets hard. […]
Tim McGraw joins Lon this week to co-host the Countdown. His current Top 5 hit is “Shotgun Rider.” It’s from his latest album, “Sundown Heaven Town.” The big subject on Tim’s mind is it’s his daughter Gracie’s senior year in high school. He tells Lon that he’s going to focus his attention for the next […]
