Carrie Underwood apologized for her late arrival to do the Countdown. Everyone knows that Carrie is a huge animal lover. She’s also a vegetarian. Turns out her dog Ace doesn’t share those two interests. Carrie told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I had an interesting morning this morning. That’s why I probably look rough. I […]
Today Taylor Swift is a superstar. But ten years ago, she was a 12 year old girl from Pennsylvania with a dream. She sang everywhere she could with the hope that it would help her achieve that dream. One of those opportunities was a talent contest during a Knicks basketball game at Madison Square Garden […]
Taylor Swift is doing a lot of things around the release of her new CD “Red.” For example, as you can see, she did a series interviews sitting on a red couch in Nashville. She also wrote a new bio, and made it more personal than typical bios. She explained to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: […]
Taylor Swift fans around the world are ready to get her fourth CD, “Red” when it becomes available on Monday. This weekend, she spoke with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton about the making of the album. As you were working on this album, did you want to do something you hadn’t done before? “That’s exactly […]
Jason Aldean’s fifth CD, “Night Train” is available on October 16th. It features 15 new songs, including the #1 hit “Take a Little Ride.” Jason spoke with us about making the album, and what it means for his career: The album seems reflective. Why? I think me being the age I am, a lot of […]
Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton has been named CMA National Radio Personality of the Year for the 6th time, the most by any radio host. Lon received the news from Jason Aldean, who was co-hosting the show. Jason told Lon, “I actually got some news for you, I am the chosen one to come […]
There is no one better to describe the music on Jerrod Niemann’s new CD “Free The Music” than the man himself. For that, we went to a Music Row studio to speak face to face with the one and only Jerrod Niemann. “I look at music as a giant song. For me, I want to […]
When Lady Antebellum wasn’t on the road this year with their Own The Night World Tour, they were in the studio working on their first Christmas album. They will release “On This Winter’s Night” on October 22nd. Charles Kelley told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton, “We spent a lot of time last Christmas listening to songs that […]
They say it’s the sincerest form of flattery, but a few weeks ago, Keith Urban performed Miranda Lambert’s current hit, “Fastest Girl In Town.” When Keith co-hosted Country Countdown USA, host Lon Helton asked why he chose that song: “It’s a great song, such a cool song, and actually Nic & I were listening to […]
On Monday, the new judges for American Idol got together in New York for a press conference to talk about the 2013 Season. Country superstar Keith Urban joined Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Randy Jackson and Ryan Seacrest. Keith told the media, “One of the things I’ve loved about Idol is hearing someone that has potential, […]
