Nashville residents and visitors know about the huge Musica statue at the base of Music Row. A few weeks ago, the statue was covered with Red Solo Cups. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Toby about it. “I was in Nashville recently and saw it. Most of them were gone by the time I […]
Toby Keith released a video for a song called “Red Solo Cup.” It’s included in his new CD, “Clancy’s Tavern.” It’s the only song on the album he didn’t write. Toby told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “This song was sent to me, and they said, ‘You’re not gonna believe it.’ So I heard it, […]
Congratulations to George Strait & wife Norma on becoming first-time grandparents! Their son Bubba’s wife Tamara gave birth to a boy last week. Country Aircheck reports George announced the big news during a tour stop in Phoenix. No mention yet of the boy’s name. In October, Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with George about becoming […]
It’s an honor to meet the President of the United States. But it’s an even more amazing honor to meet him twice within one month! That’s what happened to The Band Perry last year. First, they performed at the White House for a PBS-TV special. A few weeks later, they did another TV special called “Christmas In […]
The Band Perry are a family band. They travel as a family, often with one of their parents. When they co-hosted Country Countdown USA, Lon Helton asked if they all travel together on one tour bus. Kimberly answered: “Our ‘fleet’ has two. Our band and crew is on one bus, and then the three of […]
The Band Perry toured with Tim McGraw all last year on the Emotional Traffic Tour. The trio told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton, “Tim is a man’s man. I have never been terrified on stage except for one night with Tim McGraw. We were on stage with Tim singing ‘She Can’t Be Really Gone’ when […]
Every year, a top star performs at the Super Bowl Halftime show. In the past, we’ve seen Bruce Springsteen, The Who, The Black-Eyed Peas, The Rolling Stones, and Michael Jackson. In 2012, it’s Madonna. How about Kenny Chesney? Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton put the question to Kenny himself as they sat in the new […]
The main event at the Super Bowl is the football game Sunday evening. But the host city of Indianapolis has been has been celebrating all week. For ten days, the area around the Lucas Oil Stadium was turned into Super Bowl Village. At one end, there was the Convention Center that featured the NFL Experience. There, fans […]
Chris Young had an amazing year in 2011. It began with his first Grammy nomination. Then he spent the summer on the road with Jason Aldean. In September, he celebrated his 4th straight #1 hit, plus his second album went Gold. As the year ended, Chris picked up a pair of American Country Awards in Las Vegas. […]
Christmas is always a time for families to get together. For Luke Bryan, that involves taking his wife and two young boys to his hometown of Leesburg in South Georgia. Luke told Lon Helton of Country Countdown USA: “I did the hometown Christmas parade in Leesburg, I was the Grand Marshall, and I got to […]
