A few years ago, Jake Owen told us he had an English bulldog he named Vern. Jake brought Vern on the road, and became a popular companion. Recently we heard Vern has company around the house. Jake has a new bulldog, who he named Merle. He talked about his dogs with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: […]
Jake Owen grew up thinking he was going to become a professional golfer. He won his first tournament at age 15, and went to Florida State on a golf scholarship. But a wakeboarding accident ended his dreams of pursuing golf as a career, and he discovered music. But he never gave up golf, and is […]
Jake Owen has been on the road all summer with Keith Urban. Before the tour began in June, Keith invited Jake to dinner at his home south of Nashville. Jake told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that it was a night he’ll never forget. “It was pretty wild, he asked me to come to dinner […]
Last year, Trace Adkins and Blake Shelton had a #1 hit and won a CMA award for their duet, “Hillbilly Bone.” That success has led to a new duet on Trace’s brand new CD. In addition, Blake has followed Trace into the Reality TV world, by becoming a coach on NBC’s “The Voice.” Country Countdown […]
It’s been 3 months since fire destroyed the Nashville home of Trace Adkins. In the days and weeks that followed, Trace and his family have said they’re fine, they have another place to live, and the stuff that was lost was just “stuff.” But Trace told Country Countdown host Lon Helton that he’s felt a […]
Trace Adkins has long supported the American soldiers. He’s performed in Iraq and at military bases around the world. Now he wants to take that a step further. Trace made a pledge last year: Buy American. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that it wasn’t easy: “Last year, I tried to make sure that […]
Trace Adkins has one rule when it comes to picking songs for a new album: No sap. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton it takes a certain type of song to get his attention: “I appreciate the craftiness of the songwriters in coming up with ways to say something sappy without it being sappy. […]
When Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert got married in May, they invited a bunch of country stars, including this week’s Countdown co-host, Dierks Bentley. He told Lon Helton it wasn’t easy, but he was able to get the day off: “I haven’t been to any weddings since my own 6 years ago! People always ask […]
When Dierks Bentley isn’t on the road making music, he’s usually at home in Nashville with his wife Cassie and two young daughters, Evie and Jordan. In fact, Jordan is just 9 months old, so Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Dierks for an update on his latest addition to the family: “She was born […]
Back in May, John Rich was named Celebrity Apprentice by Donald Trump. John is good friends with this week’s co-host Dierks Bentley. So Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Dierks about John and Celebrity Apprentice. “I’ve known John Rich since 1998, and he puts 100% into everything he does, and I was excited for people […]
