Lee Brice had a harrowing experience last month right before show-time at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. He was there with Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, and Cole Swindell for the first stadium show on Luke’s 2014 That’s My Kind of Night Tour. Luke told the story on Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton: “Lee’s wife and […]
A few weeks ago, it was reported that Lee Brice was recording a gospel record. So when he co-hosted Country Countdown USA, we asked him to explain the story. Here’s what Lee said: “I think I’m going to make a gospel album. The bottom line is I grew up my whole life listening to my […]
Luke Bryan, Lee Brice, and Cole Swindell co-host the Countdown together, as Lon takes a rare weekend off. They’re on the road with Luke’s That’s My Kind of Night Tour. All three have songs in the Top 30, plus Lee is in the Top 5. They have great stories about Florida Georgia Line, Frankie Ballard, Tyler […]
It’s been about ten months since Billy Currington released his latest album “We Are Tonight.” But Billy told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he’s almost done with the next one! “We started about two months ago, we’re about 8 songs in right now, and we’ll probably do one more session of 2 or 3 […]
Jason Aldean played back-to-back sold out stadium shows last weekend in Cleveland and Cincinnati. In addition to his hits, Jason used the opportunity to debut a brand new single: “Burnin’ It Down.” Jason spoke with reporters before the Cincinnati show to talk about his sexy new song: This song shows a different side of you […]
When Brett Eldredge co-hosted the Countdown a couple months ago, he told Lon Helton that if his latest hit “Beat of the Music” went to #1, he’d overcome his own fears and swim with sharks. “I said I’d go cage diving if Beat of the Music went #1.” So the song went to #1 in […]
Billy Currington joins Lon to co-host the Countdown. His current Top 5 hit is “We Are Tonight.” He’s on the road now with Lady Antebellum. He talks about hanging out with them and tour-mate Joe Nichols. Billy says he’s actually in the studio right now working on his next album. He’s hoping the next single […]
Joe Nichols became the father of his third daughter on May 20th. He & his wife Heather named the baby girl Georgia Blue, and Joe explained the baby’s name to Lon Helton when he co-hosted Country Countdown USA: “Heather & I got married in Georgia, Savannah Georgia, beautiful city, and we wanted to pass along […]
Joe Nichols co-hosts the Countdown this week with Lon. Joe’s current Top 5 hit is “Yeah.” Joe 3rd daughter, Georgia Blue, was born just a couple months ago, so he talks about being the father of a 2 month old. He also talks about his two older daughters. Joe is on the road now with Lady Antebellum’s […]
Earlier this year, Chris Young had a chance to do a few shows with George Strait on the Cowboys Rides Away Tour. As you can imagine, it was a dream come true for him. Chris talked about it when he co-hosted Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton: “I did a shot of tequila with George […]
