Rascal Flatts current hit “Rewind” has a personal salute to George Strait in the second verse. It goes: “Try to talk George Strait into givin’ us an encore.” When the guys we co-hosted Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton, Jay DeMarcus explained the line: “It’s a great story. The song was originally written, ‘Try to talk […]
Tuesday night, Keith Urban and Vince Gill hosted their fifth annual All For The Hall concert in Nashville. The 3 hour show raised over $600,000 for the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum. The show featured a broad range of artists, from newcomers to established superstars to legends. The day before, Keith met with […]
Rascal Flatts co-host the Countdown this week. Their new CD, “Rewind,” is about to be released. The album is a very personal project for the guys, who produced most of it themselves. They’re also about to launch the Rewind Tour with Sheryl Crow and Gloriana. The guys recall meeting Hunter Hayes when he was a […]
When Hunter Hayes performed “Invisible” on the 2014 Academy of Country Music Awards, something very unusual happened. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton told Hunter he spoke with the producer of the TV show. Rac Clark told Lon it was a tough performance, because they had Hunter’s face hidden from the audience for the first few […]
The year had barely begun, and Hunter Hayes met two of rock’s greatest legends. In January, at the Grammy Awards, Hunter debuted his current hit “Invisible.” That same day, he met Sir Paul McCartney. He tells Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I was following around Lindsey Buckingham, because I wanted to meet him, so I was […]
Hunter Hayes spent all of last year on the road with Carrie Underwood. When she was Lon Helton’s co-host on Country Countdown USA, she told him a story about what happened at the end of the Blown Away Tour: “One of the last nights, I had a girl come into the meet & greet, and she said, ‘I just […]
Josh Turner has written several #1 hit songs, and sold over 5 million albums. But this week, he becomes an author, as he releases his first book, “Man Stuff.” We sat down with Josh to talk about his new role, and what you can expect to find in his book: How’d this book come about? When […]
Hunter Hayes co-hosts the Countdown this week. It will kick off a very busy week. On Tuesday, Hunter’s new album “Storyline” will be released. On Friday, he will attempt to break the Guinness Record for most concerts in most cities in a 24 hour period. Then he heads to Japan for his first tour of […]
A few weeks ago, Brad Paisley debuted his new single, “River Bank” at the ACM Awards in Las Vegas. He did the song outdoors at the MGM Grand Hotel pool. If you look closely, you’ll see a special tribute to his grandfather. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Brad about “River Bank:” (Lon) Why […]
Brad Paisley is working on a new album at his home studio south of Nashville. It’s the same place where he recorded his last album, “Wheelhouse.” Only this time, he’s added a few new features. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton traveled to Brad’s studio this week and got a first-hand look. (Lon) A house is […]
