Eric Church’s son Boone McCoy celebrated his first birthday back in October. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Eric for an update on Boone: “He’s walking around. He still needs furniture walking. He’ll take off from one and walk to the other, he’s still got that thing where he doesn’t trust it. But I think he’s […]
How much closer can you get? An intimate private show, featuring Tim McGraw in a trendy Nashville loft. The venue has no real address. Just a door off Broadway, that takes you to a freight elevator, you ride up 3 floors, and there it is. Once inside, there’s a large open space, a number of well-placed and well […]
Carrie Underwood’s Blown Away Tour features a floating stage that carries her over her fans to a spot towards the back of the arena. Carrie herself came up with the idea, and she explained it to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “When we first talked about what we wanted in the tour, it was just […]
Carrie Underwood apologized for her late arrival to do the Countdown. Everyone knows that Carrie is a huge animal lover. She’s also a vegetarian. Turns out her dog Ace doesn’t share those two interests. Carrie told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I had an interesting morning this morning. That’s why I probably look rough. I […]
Stars from country, pop, and rock were in Nashville Sunday night to induct Garth Brooks in the Country Music Hall of Fame. George Strait performed Garth’s first hit, “Much To Young To Feel This Damned Old.” James Taylor was next with “The River.” The final performance was Bob Seger doing “That Summer,” sounding a lot like his own […]
Keith Urban began his All For The Hall benefit concerts for the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2009. He did two more: 2010 and 2012. This week, Keith Urban told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he will do it again next year. “Oh definitely. I look forward to this every year. It’s a lot […]
This week, Darius Rucker co-hosts the Countdown from his South Carolina man cave. He built this in his brand new home, which even includes a small sound-proof vocal recording booth. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “When I built this house, I wanted to do as much work from here as I can, because […]
This week, Lon Helton took Country Countdown USA to the Hollywood Hills home of Blake Shelton. He told Lon that he rented the home while doing the NBC-TV show “The Voice.” “When we signed on to do the second season of The Voice, I knew I was going to be out here a lot, and […]
Toby Keith is back on the road this summer with his Live In Overdrive tour, featuring Brantley Gilbert. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Toby about his 2012 tour: “This should obviously be the Red Solo Cup tour, but Red Solo Cup ain’t payin’ the big bucks. Ford Truck has been my sponsor for […]
Country music’s top stars are in Nashville this weekend for the CMA Music Festival and Fan Fair. The performances began Thursday morning with Montgomery Gentry, and continued through the weekend. Hundreds of artists are performing on multiple stages around downtown Nashville, including the LP Field football stadium. Those who come are creating memories for their […]
