The Eli Young Band will co-host the Countdown this week. They just won Song of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards. They’re on the road now with Rascal Flatts. Their current hit, Even if It Breaks Your Heart, is in the Top 5. Lead singer Mike Eli is expecting a baby girl […]
Brantley Gilbert co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current Top 5 hit is “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do.” He’s currently on tour with Toby Keith, and began the year with Eric Church. He tells Lon about the gift Eric gave him at the end of the tour. He explains the unusual birthday present […]
Toby Keith co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current Top 5 is “Beers Ago.” He just kicked off his 2012 Live In Overdrive tour, featuring Brantley Gilbert. Toby talks about hanging out with Willie Nelson at the CMT Music Awards. He just broke ground for a new children’s hospital in Oklahoma. They held a charity […]
Luke Bryan co-hosts Country Countdown USA this week. His current Top 5 hit is “Drunk On You.” He’s on the road all year with Jason Aldean’s My Kinda Party tour. He just appeared on the CMT Music Awards. He won Male Video of the Year, and tossed his underwear to the audience. He tells Lon […]
Zac Brown toured with Kenny Chesney last year during the Goin’ Coastal tour. Usually Kenny gives gifts to his openers. But it turns out Zac had one for his host. Kenny told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “My road manager told me Zac wanted to give me something, but he had to give it to […]
Kenny Chesney co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current hit is “Come Over,” and it’s in the Top 20. It’s the second single from his new CD, “Welcome To The Fishbowl,” available next week. Kenny just began his Brothers of the Sun tour with Tim McGraw. Kenny says the tour pranks have already begun. Kenny […]
Alan Jackson co-hosts the Countdown this week. His new CD, “Thirty Miles West,” comes out this week. The first single, “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore,” is in the Top 30. The album also features Zac Brown on a song called “Dixie Highway.” Alan gives us an update on his daughters, and he […]
Carrie Underwood co-hosts the Countdown this week. Her current hit is “Good Girl,” and it’s in the Top 5. She just released her fourth album, “Blown Away,” and it’s been the top-selling country CD for three weeks. Lon asks her about the cover photo. They also talk about her hockey star husband, Mike Fisher. She […]
Tim McGraw will co-host Country Countdown USA this week. He has two songs in the Top 10: A duet with Kenny Chesney, plus “Better Than I Used To Be.” He talks about both, plus he previews the Brothers Of the Sun tour, which kicks off June 2 in Tampa. Tim just signed a new record […]
Zac Brown will co-host the Countdown this week. His current hit is “No Hurry,” and it’s in our Top 5. Zac toured last year with Kenny Chesney, and he talks about that experience. He won a Grammy for his duet with Alan Jackson, and he just did another duet that will be on Alan’ new […]
