This week’s co-host is Dierks Bentley, who is in the Top 5 with “Beers On Me.” He’s also about to begin the “Beers On Me 2022 Tour.” Plus he’s returned to Nashville full time after spending the pandemic in Colorado. He explains how the transition has affected his work and family. For example, Dierks said, “I think […]
This week’s co-host is Elle King, who has a song in the Top 5 with Miranda Lambert. During the course of the Countdown, Lon & Elle will receive phone calls from Miranda and Dierks Bentley. They’ll also talk about Elle’s 6-month-old son Lucky. Elle tells Lon that she wrote “Drunk” when she was 24, around the same time she was […]
This week’s co-host is Sam Hunt, who is in our Top 5 this week with “23.” He’s also been on the road quite a bit this year: “We’re playing festivals and fairs, anyplace that’ll have us, we’re up for playing after a year and a half off, we’re itching to get back out there. I told my manager […]
This week’s co-host is Jon Pardi, who introduces his brand new single, “Last Night Lonely.” He also previews his big summer tour with Lainey Wilson. And has some backstage stories from this year’s big UGM Show at the Ryman during CRS. Jon had just returned from his sold-out show at the Houston Rodeo: “It was a great show, it was really […]
This week’s co-host is Russell Dickerson, who has a Top 10 with Home Sweet. He also looks ahead to joining Tim McGraw on tour this summer. Plus, we get the latest on Russell’s 18 month old son Remington. Russell said he wrote “Home Sweet” with Lady A’s Charles Kelley a couple years ago: “We were in Jones Beach NY the day we […]
This week’s co-host is Parker McCollum, who co-hosts for the first time. Parker will hit the road starting in June with Thomas Rhett. He’ll also play a stadium show with Eric Church. But before all that, he will get married to his fiancé Hallie Ray: “We’re getting married in about five weeks. So it’s coming up quick!” Parker’s tour with Thomas […]
This week’s co-host is Kelsea Ballerini. Her current Top 5 is “Half of My Hometown” featuring Kenny Chesney. The song is nominated for ACM Music Event of the Year, and Kelsea will perform on the awards show on March 7th. Last week, Kelsea attended a movie premiere in Nashville with Tim McGraw & Faith Hill. She told Lon, “I was […]
This week’s co-host is Kane Brown. He & his wife Katelyn are now the parents of a 2 month old baby girl named Kodi Jane. “She’s so sweet, just an easy baby, just eating and sleeping, that’s about it.” They kept the baby a secret until she was born. Lon asked Kane why: “When I first asked […]
This week’s co-host is Morgan Wallen, who is in the Top 5 with Sand In My Boots, and also launches his first headline tour this week in New York City. The tour was supposed to start last week, but was postponed because of ice storms: “It’s a little disappointing when that happens, but we’ve got them rescheduled.” On Sand In […]
This week, Lon Helton is off, and in his place is Brad Paisley, who co-hosts with Jimmie Allen. The two have a Top 5 this week with “Freedom Was a Highway.” They did the co-hosting in Brad’s bar, and it turns out that was the place where Jimmie first played Brad “Freedom” almost exactly two years ago. […]
