Last week, Sara Evans scored her 4th #1 (and her first in 6 years) with “A Little Bit Stronger.” The song was written by Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott. We caught up with the trio last week, and they were ecstatic! “That song is probably the most personal song I’ve ever written. It was a tough […]
Country stars have been reacting, mostly via Twitter, to Saturday’s wedding of Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert. Martina McBride and her husband John were guests, and Sunday afternoon, she offered these words: “Last night I witnessed the union of two of the best people on the planet. Such a beautiful wedding and fantastic party. Honored […]
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, […]
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 […]
Miranda Lambert was in Louisville Kentucky Saturday for the Kentucky Derby. That’s where she held her bachelorette party. Fans know that Miranda loves animals and especially horses. She actually arrived Friday night for the pre-race activities. She walked the red carpet on Saturday wearing a huge cream-colored hat and cowboy boots (see photo). She was accompanied by good friend Laura Bell Bundy. […]
Toby Keith was actually in the middle of his 9th annual USO Tour when President Obama announced the death of Osama Bin Laden. It was also about 4:30 in the morning Iraq time. Toby was in an area where there was no cell service, but at about 2PM ET, he was able to send a Tweet: […]
Blake Shelton spoke to the media yesterday afternoon at a party celebrating his latest #1. Blake says he’s become friends with his fellow judges on “The Voice.” With his wedding to Miranda Lambert just two weeks away, he said “I’m ready for the ceremony to happen because the reception is gonna be a party, and […]
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 […]
We’re testing out a new website this weekend that we hope will allow you to fully experience the Countdown. In addition to the regular features you know, like the Top 30 chart, and audio from Lon’s weekly co-hosts, we’ll have more stories and video from the studio. You’ll also be able to comment on the […]
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 […]
