Happy birthday today to Chris Young who turns 30. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “30 is a big milestone for anybody, it’s I think one of those things where you step back and ask ‘what have I accomplished, and what do I want to accomplish moving forward.’ It’s one of those big things to […]
Kenny Chesney’s current Top 5 hit “Wild Child” is his second to feature vocals from Grace Potter. Kenny told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he wrote the song with Grace in mind: “I’m drawn to a certain free spirit in a woman. Someone who loves life, loves love, and loves walking through the world […]
Florida Georgia Line’s Brian & Tyler were in Phoenix earlier this year for a pre-Super Bowl show. The two attended a party at Dierks Bentley’s Whiskey Row club in Scottsdale. A few weeks ago, Dierks revealed that FGL’s Tyler won $500 in a bowling match earlier that day. But Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton discovered that there was […]
Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley & Tyler Hubbard had a fun time at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards in Dallas. They won a pair of awards, including Vocal Event for their hit “This Is How We Roll,” with Luke Bryan. There was an artist-only bus compound near the stadium, and Brian told Country Countdown […]
Billy Currington will spend this summer on the road with Tim McGraw’s Shotgun Rider Tour. Billy told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he’s looking forward to spending time with Tim: “I always wanted to tour with him, because we went hunting together about five years ago. We got to know each other then, and […]
Billy Currington loves warm weather. When winter comes around, you’ll find Billy in Hawaii. So it’s appropriate that Billy titled his latest album “Summer Forever,” because if anyone lives that life, it’s Billy. But actually the album title comes from the last song on the record. Billy explained to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton how […]
We all know the song “A Guy Walks Into a Bar,” as done by Tyler Farr. But it was almost recorded by Blake Shelton. Tyler revealed that story to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “We were on the Burn It Down Tour last year, and Blake’s wife Miranda Lambert joined us for a few shows. So one […]
Tyler Farr brought his soon-to-be fiancé Hannah to our CCUSA studio last week. He even hinted a few times that he was about to make some news. But he saved it until he had some private time at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. A few days ago, Tyler gave the details of his marriage proposal to Westwood […]
Back in February, Eric Church and his wife Katherine welcomed their second son, who they named Tennessee Hawkins Church. This week, Eric revealed to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton the story behind his son’s unique name: “We call him Hawk. Hawk was just something that kind of came to me. We have a bunch of […]
Eric Church & Keith Urban kicked off the 2015 ACM Awards with their current duet “Raise ‘Em Up.” There were over 75,000 fans in AT&T Stadium, where the Dallas Cowboys play, so there was a lot of pressure. But down on the stage, it was calm and relaxed. Eric talked about it with Country Countdown […]
