In December, Eric Church and his producer Jay Joyce invited a group of reporters to their East Nashville studio to play Eric’s next album, “The Outsiders.” Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton was one of the guests. First a few words about the studio. It’s a converted 1960s church, located near LP Field, home of the Tennessee […]
Imagine performing for your hero. Luke Bryan has that experience a couple months ago. The occasion was the annual BMI Awards in Nashville. It’s one of the industry-only events that take place in the days before the CMA Awards. The honoree was songwriter Dean Dillon, who wrote dozens of hits for George Strait, including the […]
Keith Urban wrapped up his Light The Fuse Tour Saturday night with a sold out show in Nashville. Keith told the audience, “This has been the best tour in my life. I want to say to everyone a big thank you, especially the people who’ve been to more than one show.” In fact, at one […]
For Darius Rucker, it’s been a long road from pop star to country star. Sunday night in LA, he achieved another milestone as he won his first Grammy as a solo country star. He’d won a pair of Grammy awards almost 20 years ago as lead singer of Hootie & The Blowfish. But this win […]
As Luke Bryan prepared to kick off his 2014 That’s My Kind of Night Tour, he held a press conference with some exciting news. For the first time in his career, Luke will headline stadiums! Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Chicago. He will also play multiple nights in several cities. He will play Washington, DC, Raleigh, St. […]
Last week, Eric Church and his producer Jay Joyce invited a group of reporters to their East Nashville studio to play Eric’s next album, “The Outsiders.” Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton was one of the guests, and Eric is the co-host this week. First a few words about the studio. It’s a converted 1960s church, located […]
This week’s co-host Joe Nichols is sportin’ some new ink! But it’s not what you might expect. Joe described his new tattoos to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “On my right arm, I have Psalm 91, which is basically, Seek refuge in God, I’ll make you feel rested. So when I feel tired, I look down at […]
Jake Owen’s baby girl Pearl celebrated her 1st birthday on Friday. Her proud pop posted this photo on Twitter. Jake told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he’s had fun during his first year of fatherhood: “I can’t believe a year has flown by. I’ve watched grow up so much in a year. Now she’s walking, and […]
Chris Young has been on the road all year with Brad Paisley. In fact, it was just announced that Chris will rejoin Brad for a winter tour in January. Chris has spent a lot of time with Brad, on stage, off stage, and on the bus. Chris told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he has a […]
When Tim McGraw isn’t making music or being a dad to three daughters, he likes to do movies. His recent films include “Country Strong” with Gwyneth Paltrow, and “The Blind Side” starring Sandra Bullock. Now he’s at work on a George Clooney movie called “Tomorrowland,” and he spoke with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton about […]
