This story shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone who has young children. Sara Evans and her husband Jay have 7 pre-teen children, who love Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus. She told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “We went to the Miley Cyrus movie premiere, and we took all 7 kids and two of my nieces, and we […]
Sara Evans will join Lon Helton as Mother’s Day weekend co-host on Country Countdown USA. She tells Lon, “My idea of a dream Mother’s Day is to play sports, so that’s what I hope to do. Like on Easter, we had several families over for a big mean and then we went out and played […]
Sara Evans joins Lon Helton to co-host Country Countdown USA on Mother’s Day weekend. Sara is the mother of 7 kids. Her current hit, “A Little Bit Stronger,” is in the Top 5. It was written by Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott. She is about to hit the road with Rascal Flatts on their Flatts Fest. Be sure […]
Jerrod Niemann is proud to say he was born in Kansas. Only a few country musicians can make that claim. But perhaps the most famous is Martina McBride. Last summer, Jerrod and Martina met for the first time in our studio. Jerrod was doing interviews for his debut single, “Lover, Lover,” and Martina was co-hosting the […]
Today we know Jerrod Niemann for hits like “Lover, Lover” and “What Do You Want.” But ten years ago, he was just a new singer/songwriter from Kansas hoping for a big break. He got it very quickly when Garth Brooks asked him & friend Ritchie Brown to write a tribute to Chris LeDoux called “Good […]
Jerrod Niemann had one of the biggest hits of 2010 with “Lover Lover.” Now he’s back in the Top 10 with “What Do You Want.” He joins Lon to talk about his journey from a small town in Kansas to the top of the country chart. Along the way, Jerrod tells stories about Garth Brooks, […]
Kenny Chesney loves to play basketball with his crew when they’re on the road. Recently, his tour-mate Billy Currington wanted to join the game. But Billy prefers not to wear shoes. Kenny didn’t want his buddy to injure himself on the asphalt court. Kenny told CCUSA’s Lon Helton, “I bought him a pair of basketball […]
Kenny Chesney takes a break in the Goin’ Coastal tour to co-host the Countdown with Lon. He has great stories from the road, including one where he bought Billy Currington his first pair of basketball shoes. Kenny also admits he forgot the lyrics of his own hit song during the encore in Tampa. Plus where […]
No, he still has the beard, he still wears the wool cap. But there’s something different about Zac Brown this year. In an exclusive interview, he tells Lon Helton of Country Countdown USA that he lost 35 pounds! How’d he do it? “I changed my diet, and I exercise a lot. I just had my […]
Zac Brown co-hosts the Countdown this weekend from the ACM Awards in Las Vegas. Zac won Top Vocal Collaboration for his duet with Alan Jackson. He tells Lon that Alan gave him a vintage 1966 Cadillac as a gift. Zac is on the road this year with Kenny Chesney. He’s also doing a lot of […]
