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.” […]
This week’s co-host is Cole Swindell. He has one of the fastest moving songs of the year with ‘She Had Me At Heads Carolina.” Cole told Lon, “I honestly don’t have the words. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a reaction like this to one of my songs.” Can you feel it on stage? “You can usually […]
This week, Carrie Underwood returns for a second week as Lon’s co-host. She recalled her time during the pandemic: “I think the boys knew life was different, but they enjoyed us being at home. It was the first time we were at home together that much. They had a good time with it.” Lon asked about her […]
This week’s co-host is Carrie Underwood. Her current Top 10 is Ghost Story. It’s her first time as co-host in three years. “That’s crazy, when you said that, I was just ‘what on earth?’ I guess I blocked a solid year and a half out of my memory.” Carrie’s current hit Ghost Story is a vocal tour de force, […]
This week’s co-host is Keith Urban. Lon mentions the tour and gets a big smile from Keith: “Finally! Oh my gosh. We’ve been waiting and waiting! I live for it.” First time on the road in four years? “Yeah 2018. The proper big tour, not since Graffiti U. We’ve always been ready to go. It’s been the […]
This week’s co-host is Mitchell Tenpenny, and this is his first time as Lon’s co-host. He’s in our studio after a late night of partying with Chris Young: “We met at the end of a bar last night! Also there was Jon Pardi, he was making sure we were doing fine, so he showed up with his […]
This week’s co-host is Justin Moore. Justin began the show talking about his kids: “School started this week. It was South’s first day of kindergarten. So I was pretty emotional. My wife is pretty tough, I’m the weak one in the herd. I was hugging my little boy, and my daughter asked, ‘Why are you crying?’ I said, […]
This week’s co-host is Jon Pardi. His current Top 5 is Last Night Lonely. It’s the first single from Jon’s new album, “Mr. Saturday Night,” available September 2nd. Jon shot the video for Last Night Lonely in Las Vegas. But there are no women in the video! “We just wanted the loneliness thing where he’s looking for the […]
