Blake Shelton has been a recording artist for ten years. He’s been in music since he was a kid. He thought he knew himself pretty well, until he because a coach on NBC’s hit TV show “The Voice.” In this exclusive interview with Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton, Blake talks about what he learned […]
Rascal Flatts launched their much-anticipated summer tour, “FLATTS FEST,” with two shows and crowds of 35,000. The sold-out, kick-off show in Bristow, Virginia and the Virginia Beach show saw huge crowds show up early to enjoy the ‘fest’ivities including the karaoke challenge presented by Starkey, the “Why Wait” wedding chapel hosted by David’s Bridal and Men’s […]
Justin Moore is a country boy from a small town in Arkansas. He loves to fish in his bass boat. So what better way to launch his second album than bring his bass boat to New York City? “Imagine this: I stuck out like a sore thumb. Can you believe it? I could see the thought […]
Last year, the Academy of Country Music honored Brooks & Dunn for their incredible career at the Last Rodeo TV special. Lots of top stars performed on the show, including Reba, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, and Tim McGraw. One of the highlights was George Strait performing “Boot Scootin’ Boogie.” Rascal Flatts’ Gary LeVox […]
This story shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who has young children. Sara Evans and her husband Jay have 7 pre-teen children, who love Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus. She told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “We went to the Miley Cyrus movie premiere, and we took all 7 kids and two of my nieces, and we […]
Sara Evans will join Lon Helton as Mother’s Day weekend co-host on Country Countdown USA. She tells Lon, “My idea of a dream Mother’s Day is to play sports, so that’s what I hope to do. Like on Easter, we had several families over for a big mean and then we went out and played […]
Jerrod Niemann is proud to say he was born in Kansas. Only a few country musicians can make that claim. But perhaps the most famous is Martina McBride. Last summer, Jerrod and Martina met for the first time in our studio. Jerrod was doing interviews for his debut single, “Lover, Lover,” and Martina was co-hosting the […]
Today we know Jerrod Niemann for hits like “Lover, Lover” and “What Do You Want.” But ten years ago, he was just a new singer/songwriter from Kansas hoping for a big break. He got it very quickly when Garth Brooks asked him & friend Ritchie Brown to write a tribute to Chris LeDoux called “Good […]
Kenny Chesney loves to play basketball with his crew when they’re on the road. Recently, his tour-mate Billy Currington wanted to join the game. But Billy prefers not to wear shoes. Kenny didn’t want his buddy to injure himself on the asphalt court. Kenny told CCUSA’s Lon Helton, “I bought him a pair of basketball […]
