This week, Brett Young co-hosts the countdown. His current Top 10 is “You Didn’t.” He’s on the road now with a headline tour, and he told Lon, “This is the first year it feels normal again. Last year, the people seemed nervous about being in the room. We don’t feel that now for the first […]
This week, Lon’s co-host is Hardy, who has a Top 5 song with Lainey Wilson: “Wait In The Truck.” He just received seven nominations from the Academy of Country Music, including Song, Musical Event, and Video of the Year for Wait in The Truck. Hardy told Lon that “Wait In The Truck” began in a […]
Nominations Announced for the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards ‘Country Music’s Party of the Year,’ hosted by Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks returns exclusively on Prime Video live from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on Thursday, May 11 Nominations are led by HARDY (seven) and Lainey Wilson (six), followed by Kane […]
This week’s co-host is Bailey Zimmerman, who is making his first appearance as Lon’s co-host: “Every day I wake up and think what the heck is going on? I’m playing on a world tour, I have hit songs, and two years ago, I was living with my mom.” For example, Bailey’s current hit “Rock & […]
This week’s co-host is Dylan Scott, who began the year at Luke Bryan’s Crash My Playa festival in Mexico. He told Lon, “It was exactly what I expected. If you’ve seen pictures, that’s what it’s like. It’s a party.” Dylan opened two nights for Luke, and also joined him on stage: “I got to tour with Luke two years […]
This week, Lainey Wilson co-hosts the countdown. She’s in the Top 5 with “Heart Like a Truck,” plus her song with Hardy, “Wait In The Truck,” is in the Top 10. She is the CMA New Artist & Female Vocalist of the Year. “I tell you what, that was the biggest and best night of my life. Not […]
In this podcast, Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton speaks with Luke Combs about his new album Gettin’ Old. The new album is a companion to last year’s Growin Up. Luke tells Lon that the songs on the two albums were written at the same time, but dealt with two different themes. The music came at […]
This week Carly Pearce co-hosts the Countdown with Lon. Carly just won a Grammy Award for her #1 duet with Ashley McBryde: “Never Wanted To Be That Girl. “I’m still getting used to hear that before my name. I think Ashley & I are the first women to win the ACM & CMA Music Event and […]
A few weeks ago, Gabby Barrett told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that Luke Combs wrote a song that will appear on her next album. Lon played that audio clip for Luke, and he revealed the back story of the song: “Great tune, I won’t give anything away, because it’s her album. But at the […]
Luke Combs returns for a second week as Lon’s co-hosts, with more about his new album Gettin’ Old and his 2023 World Tour, plus more about his 8-month-old son Tex. Luke also reveals a new song he wrote for Gabby Barrett, and his experience performing at this year’s Grammy Awards. Luke & his wife Nicole […]
