The co-host this wknd is Bailey Zimmerman, who joins Katie Neal while Lon is away. Bailey & Luke Combs are in our Top 5 with “Backup Plan.” Bailey explains why he chose Luke for this song, and how they shot the video at this year’s Stagecoach. Bailey debuted “Backup Plan” last spring during Luke Combs’ Stagecoach show: “Him […]
The co-host this wknd is Thomas Rhett, who’s in our Top 5 with After All The Bars Are Closed. He’s on the road now with the Better In Boots Tour. He’s playing a stadium show this weekend in Cleveland with Morgan Wallen. He also updates us on his four little girls. He’s been joined on […]
The co-host this wknd is Luke Bryan, who is in our Top 10 with “Country Song Came On.” He’s currently on the road all summer. He says he’s ready with new music that’ll be released later this year. He has great stories about the artists who took part in this year’s Crash My Playa festival […]
This past week, Josh Ross achieved his first #1. It was actually his first Top 30 hit in the United States. Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton and his co-host Chris Janson called Josh to congratulate him. Where were you when you got the news? “I got woken up with a call on zoom with […]
The co-host this wknd is Chris Janson, who just released a new album called “Wild Horses.” It’s his first project on his own label. He co-wrote & co-produced all 15 songs. Lon & Chris will also speak with the artist who has the #1 song in the USA. Chris made some big changes for this […]
This week’s co-host is Chris Janson, who just released a new album called “Wild Horses.” Lon did an in-depth interview with Chris on several songs from the new album. You can hear their conversation unedited in this podcast. You will hear how emotional Chris gets when telling the story behind “Father Figure.” You’ll also hear […]
The co-host this wknd is Tyler Hubbard, who is in our Top 5 with “Park.” He’s on the road all summer doing fairs & festivals. He just did a show in Alaska, his first in that state. He is working on new music, and says his next single will come from that new batch In […]
The co-host this wknd is Sam Hunt, who’s in the Top 5 with Country House. He & wife Hannah just became parents of a new baby boy they’ve named Waymen. He’s about to move into a new “country house.” He’s also working on new music. Lon began the show by asking Sam how’s life with three […]
The co-host this wknd is Dierks Bentley, who’s in our Top 30 with “She Hates Me.” He’s currently on the road with his Broken Branches tour, and just headlined the Nashville 4th of July celebration. His latest album, Broken Branches, was released a few weeks ago. Dierks took a rare day off from his summer […]
More country star baby news to report. This morning, Sam Hunt told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he & his wife Hannah became parents of their third child, a boy, on May 21st. The baby came just a week before Sam was scheduled to begin his summer tour. Sam says the baby’s name is […]
