Category: CO-HOST

Dierks Bentley Co-Hosts 8/20-21

Dierks Bentley Co-Hosts 8/20-21

| August 14, 2011

Dierks Bentley co-hosts the Countdown this week.  His current hit is “Am I The Only One,” and it’s in our Top 5.  Dierks attended Blake & Miranda’s wedding, and he gives us a report.  Dierks also updates us on his two daughters, Evie and Jordan.  Dierks has brought Evie on the road a few times, […]

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Lady Antebellum Co-Hosts 8/13-14

Lady Antebellum Co-Hosts 8/13-14

| August 7, 2011

Lady Antebellum will join Lon as co-hosts this week.  Their current hit, “Just a Kiss” is in the Top 5.  It’s the first single from their new CD, “Own The Night,” available September 13.  The other bit of news is Hillary Scott’s engagement.  She tells Lon where her fiance popped the question.  She also talks […]

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Luke Bryan Co-Hosts August 6-7

Luke Bryan Co-Hosts August 6-7

| July 31, 2011

Luke Bryan joins Lon this week with stories from Tim McGraw’s Emotional Traffic tour.  Luke’s third album, “Tailgates & Tanlines,” will be released this week, featuring the Top 10 hit “Country Girl (Shake It For Me.)”  We get Luke’s reaction to a comment from Shania Twain about his performance of that song on the CMT […]

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Josh Turner Co-Hosts July 30-31

Josh Turner Co-Hosts July 30-31

| July 24, 2011

Josh Turner co-hosts the Countdown this week.  He talks about his experiences this year with American Idol winner Scotty McCreery, their surprise meeting in Scotty’s hometown, and the impact it’s had on Josh’s own career.  Josh also talks about his new 7 month old son Marion, and what it’s like to be on the road this […]

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Chris Young Co-Hosts July 23-24

Chris Young Co-Hosts July 23-24

| July 17, 2011

Chris Young joins Lon this week.  He just released his third CD, “Neon,” featuring the Top 5 hit “Tomorrow.” He’s currently on the road with Jason Aldean’s My Kinda Party tour.  He attended the Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert’s wedding, and describes what the all-star event was like.  Plus stories about Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, […]

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Blake Shelton Co-Hosts July 16-17

Blake Shelton Co-Hosts July 16-17

| July 10, 2011

Blake Shelton will join Lon this week as co-host.  He is fresh off the finale of “The Voice,” where his team came in second.  He talks frankly and openly about how “The Voice” changed him and his life, and made him more appreciative of his career.  Blake also talks about his recent marriage to Miranda Lambert, and […]

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Justin’s Baby Birthday Tattoo

Justin’s Baby Birthday Tattoo

| July 8, 2011

Justin Moore is a dedicated dad. So dedicated to his first-born daughter that he decided to get a tattoo with her birthday on his right forarm. Baby Ella was born on February 11, 2010.  He explained the ink to Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton:  “It’s my daughter’s birthday.  My wife said ‘You’re not gettin’ […]

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Justin & Baby: Just Fishin’

Justin & Baby: Just Fishin’

| July 8, 2011

Justin Moore is the father of an 17-month old daughter named Ella.  He recently discovered that she has inherited his love of fishing. “Two or three weeks ago, I had a week off, and we took my boat and my bus to the lake, and I had my daughter out on my boat.  She didn’t like […]

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Justin Moore Co-Hosts July 9-10

Justin Moore Co-Hosts July 9-10

| July 3, 2011

Justin Moore joins Lon this week as co-host.  He just released his second CD, “Outlaws Like Me,” featuring the Top 5 hit “If Heaven Wasn’t So Far Away.  He’s on the road now with Rascal Flatts.  He reveals why he loves Trace Adkins’ current hit.  He explains how his baby daughter changed his life, and […]

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Band Perry Duet with McGraw

Band Perry Duet with McGraw

| July 1, 2011

The Band Perry have been on the road with Tim McGraw all year.  They told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton they join Tim on stage every night. “We get to go out and perform ‘She Can’t Be Really Gone’ with Tim during his acoustic set. I’m not over that yet.  The fact that The Band […]

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