Lady Antebellum’s Take Me Downtown Tour will kick off on November 8th, and it can’t come soon enough for the group’s Charles & Dave. The trio took the summer off so Hillary Scott could have a baby. Eisele Kaye was born on July 22nd. So how anxious are Charles & Dave to hit the road? They told Country […]
While some people may be criticizing Luke Bryan’s current hit, “That’s My Kind of Night,” the guys in Lady Antebellum are supporting their guy Luke. Charles & Dave spoke with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “He’s pushing it, but he IS country music, he’s SO country, so he can get away with pushing pretty far. The lyrics […]
Justin Moore’s new album, “Off The Beaten Path,” contains a duet with Miranda Lambert called “Old Habits.” He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton about it: “I heard this song, and immediately thought it should be a duet. I knew it was for Miranda, and so I called her, she didn’t answer, I emailed, she […]
Justin Moore’s latest album is called “Off The Beaten Path.” He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that the song was a gift from another country star: “I’m buddies with Jake Owen, and he was cuttin’ songs, I was cutting’ songs, and I said, ‘Man if you got something you don’t wanna do that you […]
Back in April, Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban performed their #1 hit “Highway Don’t Care” on the ACM Awards show. When he co-hosted Country Countdown USA, Tim told Lon that it was “one of coolest moments he’s had on TV.” But there was one important thing Tim left out of that story. Keith told Lon […]
“Fuse” is Keith Urban’s first album of new music in almost 3 years. The previous album, “Get Closer,” had 8 songs. Keith doubles his output on the deluxe edition, with a total of 16 new songs! But it isn’t just quantity, but also quality that marks this latest project. Keith told Country Countdown USA’s Lon […]
Back in May Keith Urban shared the stage with The Rolling Stones. The occasion was the Stones’ concert at the Staples Center in LA. Keith told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he got the invitation while he was in a recording studio: “I was at Blackbird Studio here in Nashville recording ‘Little Bit of Everything,’ […]
There are many “firsts” in a career. Scoring that first #1 song is a major accomplishment. We have a tradition at Country Countdown USA when an artist gets their first #1, Lon Helton calls them to offer his personal congratulations. This week, the call was made to Brett Eldredge, who topped the chart with “Don’t […]
Luke Bryan has a couple of young boys named Bo & Tate. Dierks Bentley and his wife Cassidy are expecting their first boy. So when Luke found out Dierks was having a boy, he had a lot to say. Dierks talked about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “Luke was one of the first people […]
A few weeks ago, Dierks Bentley appeared on the ABC TV show The View. He did it to debut his new single, “I Hold On.” The show asked if Dierks could bring his dog Jake. That required some travel adjustments, as Dierks told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “They wanted Jake to be a co-host, […]
