Dierks Bentley co-host the Countdown this week. His current Top 5 hit is “Say You Do.” He’s about to begin his Sounds of Summer 2015 Tour, featuring Kip Moore, Maddie & Tae, and Canaan Smith. He was just at the ACM Awards in Dallas, where he hosted the annual Motorcycle Ride. He won Best Video […]
Lee Brice joins Lon this week as co-host. Lee just won the ACM Single of the Year for “I Don’t Dance.” His current Top 5 hit is “Drinking Class.” A few months ago, Lee got to sing “More Than a Memory” with his hero Garth Brooks. Lee tells the story of that very special night. […]
Country legend Reba joins Lon this week to co-host the Countdown. It’s been five years since her last appearance. The occasion is the release of her 27th studio album, “Love Somebody.” She’s also about to begin a residency in Las Vegas at Caesar’s Palace starting June 17. She’s in Dallas this weekend for the 50th Annual […]
Zac Brown’s new album Jekyll & Hyde will be released on April 28th. It contains 16 songs, including the current hit, “Homegrown.” Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Zac about making the album: What will we hear on it? “I think you’ve got the best of what people would expect from our other records, […]
Zac Brown co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current Top 5 hit is “Homegrown,” from the new album “Jekyll & Hyde.” He explains why he considers this the most important album of his career. Zac is also about to kick off a huge world tour. He updates us on his 10-month old son. Plus, what happened to […]
Darius Rucker & Lady A’s Charles Kelley co-host the Countdown this week. Lon is still in Maui. Darius & Charles co-wrote “Homegrown Honey,” and the two are also great golfing buddies. They talk about this year’s Pebble Beach Golf Tournament, where Charles was paired with actor Ray Romano. Darius talks about his new album “Southern […]
This week, Chris Young co-hosts the Countdown with Lon from Maui. They caught up with each other as Chris was traveling to a festival in Australia. Chris’s current Top 5 hit is “Lonely Eyes.” He’s been on the road all year with Lee Brice. He gives us a sneak peak at some of the new […]
Brett Eldredge is Lon’s co-host this week. His current Top 5 hit is “Mean To Me.” Brett is the CMA’s New Artist of the Year, and he recalls the moment when they called out his name. Brett is going to hit the road this spring with Darius Rucker & A Thousand Horses on the Southern […]
Jason Aldean co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current Top 5 hit is “Just Gettin’ Started.” He just re-launched his Burn It Down Tour, with Cole Swindell and Tyler Farr. He has 3 ACM nominations including Entertainer of the Year. He’ll be joining Kenny Chesney for about a dozen special stadium shows this summer. He even […]
Josh Turner co-hosts the Countdown with Lon this week. His current hit is “Lay Low,” and it’s from an album Josh hopes to release later this year. Josh says he actually got some songs sent to him from Garth Brooks! Last time Josh did the show, he filled in for Lon, and his guest was […]
