This week’s co-host is Michael Ray. He begins by telling Lon he spent the holidays with his family in Florida. “I got to see my nieces and nephews. It makes you fall in love with Christmas once again, I got to relive it with them. They bring such a cool innocence to it. The title song to […]
This week’s co-host is Jon Pardi, who told Lon that he took some time off during the holidays: “We took some time off and wanted to stay home. The whole month of December, we were home. We had Christmas at the house. It was nice.” Jon was on the road a lot last year, and got to […]
Toby Keith co-hosts the Countdown this week. His new album 35 MPH Town will be released this Friday October 9. He talks about recording a new song, “Rum Is The Reason” with Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band. He will have a TV special taped in his home town that airs during the World Series. He’s […]
Brett Eldredge is Lon’s co-host this week. His current Top 5 hit is “Lose My Mind.” It’s the first single from his new album Illinois, just released last week. Brett is about to begin the Suits & Boots Tour with Thomas Rhett. Thomas appears on Brett’s album. One of Brett’s songs was used in the […]
Keith Urban returns for a second week as Lon’s co-host. His current Top 5 hit is “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16,” and he explains what caught his ear when he first heard the song, and the way he recorded it. He also talks more about the final season of American Idol. He talks about […]
Keith Urban joins Lon to co-host the Countdown. It’s been a while, and there’s a lot to talk about. He has a new song in the Top 5: “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16.” He talks about the status of his next album. He says American Idol auditions for the final season have begun. Plus […]
Thomas Rhett joins Lon to co-host the Countdown this week. His current Top 5 hit is “Crash & Burn.” He talks about his second album, Tangled Up, available September 25th. He’s on the road now with Florida Georgia Line. He & Brett Eldredge are about to launch a co-headline tour. Thomas has great stories about […]
When he’s not on stage with his cowboy hat, you’re likely to find Dustin Lynch at the beach with a surfboard! It’s true! Dustin brought up his hobby while talking about Kip Moore with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: (Dustin) Kip is a friend of mine, we came up through the ranks at the same time, and he […]
Dustin Lynch co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current Top 5 hit is “Hell of a Night.” Dustin is currently on the road with Luke Bryan’s Kick The Dust Up Tour. He talks about that experience, as well as tour-mates Randy Houser and Thomas Rhett. Dustin celebrated his 30th birthday on the road with those […]
Sam Hunt makes his countdown co-hosting debut this week. His current Top 5 hit is House Party. He’s already had #1 hits with “Take Your Time” and “Keep The Night On.” He talks about singing with Taylor Swift at Soldier Field in Chicago, the Wheels Up Tour with Lady Antebellum and Hunter Hayes, and the […]
