Brad Paisley loves fast cars, so it was a dream come true to get an invitation to the Daytona 500 earlier this year. He tells Lon Helton of Country Countdown USA: “It was pretty surreal. I first signed up to perform on the pre-race show. But then I came off stage, put on a headset, and […]
What are Brad Paisley’s most-played hits on the radio? Obviously, his two most recent singles, “Old Alabama” and “This Is Country Music,” top the list. But the rest of the list is pretty interesting: 1) Anything Like Me: Brad’s tribute to his oldest son Huck 2) Water: The inspiration behind his latest tour 3) The […]
Brad Paisley co-hosts the Countdown this weekend. He invited us to his farm south of Nashville, and we did the show from his home studio. Brad’s new CD, “This Is Country Music,” was released this week. It contains his current hit, “Old Alabama.” He & Lon talk about the incredible video for that song, as […]
Backstage at this year’s Academy of Country Music Awards, a reporter asked Lady Antebellum how they felt about Rascal Flatts not being in the Vocal Group category. Charles Kelley said, “I couldn’t believe they weren’t in the category, and I don’t necessarily agree they should have been out of it. They deserve to be in it every […]
Back in February, Rascal Flatts met up with pop superstar Justin Bieber in LA to record a duet called “That Should Be Me.” They also shot a video of the experience. While there, some photos were taken of Gary cutting Justin’s famous hair. Jay tweeted a photo of him with the newly-styled Justin (see photo). […]
Rascal Flatts traveled to Chicago last week to perform on the final Oprah show. The spectacular event took place in the United Center, hosted by Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks. The band performed their current hit, “I Won’t Let Go,” and dedicated it to Oprah. Watch it Monday May 23rd. We caught up with them […]
Rascal Flatts co-host the Countdown May 21-22. Their current hit, “I Won’t Let Go,” is in the Top 5. The guys are about to kick off Flatts Fest, a new tour, in June. They recently did duets with Reba, Lionel Ritchie, Justin Bieber, and Michael Bolton. They were recently in Las Vegas for the Academy […]
It’s official! Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert are husband and wife. But weeks before they walked down the aisle, Miranda says she had already been called Mrs. Shelton. “People have been calling me ‘Mrs. Shelton’ a lot. I’ll stay in a hotel room with him, and they call on the phone and say, ‘Mrs. Shelton, […]
We get requests from artists to record the Countdown in unusual places or times. Miranda Lambert asked if she could do the Countdown in Las Vegas before the Academy of Country Music Awards. She had a good reason: She was getting married in May and needed to focus on her wedding. So we got to […]
Blake Shelton marries Miranda Lambert this weekend in Texas. The two have been dating for more than five years. Blake told Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton he’s ready to get married. “I’m ready. I was ready the day I asked her.” LISTEN: Blake marriage Blake was Lon’s co-host a couple months ago, and […]
