One year ago, Luke Combs won the 2021 CMA Entertainer of the Year award. A few months later, Luke revealed to Lon Helton who HE thought was going to win. “To be honest, very candidly, what I’m thinking in the moment is ‘OK I’m 0 for 3, everything I’ve lost, I’ve lost to Chris Stapleton, […]
Morgan Wallen is nominated for Male Vocalist and Entertainer at this week’s CMA Awards. He told me he gives all the credit to his fans: “Man it’s an honor, I think that award speaks more to the fans than it does to me. If I wasn’t selling the tickets, if we weren’t doing these things, […]
This week Thomas Rhett co-hosts the countdown. He just wrapped up his Bring The Bar To You Tour with Parker McCollum. Thomas shares what he & his wife did for their 10th wedding anniversary. He talks about the impact of “She Had Me At Heads Carolina,” a song he wrote with Cole Swindell. Plus some […]
This week’s co-host is Tyler Hubbard, who has gone solo after ten years as half of Florida Georgia Line: “I’m enjoying it, it feels right and timely, I’m excited for myself and BK, I’m excited for us to get some individualism, to have our personal stories told, so it feels good to take on this new challenge.” […]
Hard to believe, but when Lainey Wilson was recording her first album, it didn’t include her first hit “Things A Man Oughta Know.” She tells the story behind the song to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: I grew up in a family where it was just me & my sisters, so my daddy raised us […]
This week’s co-host is Lainey Wilson, who is nominated for six CMA awards. She tells Lon how she got the news: “It was super early in the morning, and I got a call from my publicist & manager, who told me that I was the most nominated, and I just about fell out of the bed. To be nominated with […]
This week’s co-host is Morgan Wallen, who is wrapping up his 2022 Dangerous Tour. He just attended the Alabama-Tennessee football game: “I was in in Neyland Stadium watching the Vols beat the Tide. It was something I’ll never forget. I was in a suite with Kenny Chesney, Kelsea Ballerini, and Peyton Manning. It was cool. It was a good day […]
Garth Brooks told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he now has a tattoo, thanks to his daughter Allie: “My daughter Allie is pretty inked up. In 2014, she said, ‘Dad, I turn 18 in 2014, let’s go to Ireland and get a tattoo together.’ I said OK. Then the concert was canceled in 2014, […]
This week’s co-host is Garth Brooks, who is just back after performing five sold out shows in Ireland, wrapping up his stadium tour. Garth told Lon, “This is the end of a chapter, and you’re not gonna believe what the next chapter is ready to do, so we’re really excited. I’ll even show you my […]
This week’s co-host is Ingrid Andress, who’s in the Top 5 this week with “Wishful Drinking,” a duet with Sam Hunt. She’s also on the road now with Keith Urban: “I’m learning so much, Keith is such a great example for what it’s like to be a legendary artist, because he’s been doing this for a long time.” […]
