George Strait co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current Top 10 hit is “Give It All We Got Tonight.” It’s from his new album, “Love Is Everything,” available next week. George talks with Lon about his “Cowboy Rides Away Tour,” his recent appearances with Garth Brooks, and his thoughts about having 60 #1 records. He […]
Kenny Chesney co-hosts the Countdown this week. His new album, “Life On a Rock,” was just released this week. It features the current Top 10, “Pirate Flag.” Kenny talks about his No Shoes Nation Tour, featuring Zac Brown and Eric Church. He also looks back at last year’s Brothers of the Sun tour with Tim […]
Thompson Square’s Keifer & Shawna co-host the Countdown this week. Their current hit, “If I Didn’t Have You,” is in the Top 5. It’s from their latest CD: “Just Feels Good.” The duo are just back from Las Vegas, where they won Vocal Duo of the Year for the second time. They’re on tour now […]
This week, Lady Antebellum’s Charles, Hillary, and Dave take over the studio to co-host the countdown themselves! Just them, no Lon! Their current hit is “Downtown,” and it’s in the Top 5. It’s the first single from their new CD “Golden.” Hillary gives us a baby update, and also previews us on her role as a […]
Lee Brice co-hosts Country Countdown USA. This may be his last interview as a single man! He’s getting married in just one week. He tells Lon his wife is planning the wedding, but a lot of his music buddies will be there. In fact, Jerrod Niemann surprises Lee during the Countdown! Lee also previews his […]
Chris Young co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current hit is “I Can Take It From There.” Chris is about to hit the road with Brad Paisley’s Beat This Summer tour. He spent last year with Miranda Lambert. Chris just returned from a short tour of Europe. He also has great stories about Darius Rucker, […]
Hunter Hayes makes his countdown co-hosting debut this week. His current hit, “Somebody’s Heartbreak,” is in the Top 5. He is nominated for a bunch of ACM Awards. He is on tour now with Carrie Underwood. During the show, Hunter reacts to comments from a bunch of his friends, including Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Rascal […]
Blake Shelton co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current hit, “Sure Be Cool If You Did,” is in the Top 5. He’s about to release a new CD called “Based On a True Story.” He talks about co-hosting the Academy of Country Music Awards with Luke Bryan, and his Ten Times Crazier Tour featuring Easton […]
Carrie Underwood joins Lon to co-host the Countdown. Her current hit, Two Black Cadillacs, is in the Top 10. She says she came up with the idea for the video, inspired by the Stephen King book “Christine.” She also got behind the wheel of the classic Caddy seen in the video. She tells us about […]
Little Big Town co-host the Countdown this week. Their current Top 5 hit is “Tornado.” They just won a Grammy Award for Pontoon. They also talk about winning the CMA Single & Vocal Group of the Year awards. They’re currently on the Tornado Tour with newcomer Kacey Musgraves. This summer, they’ll hit the road with Keith […]
