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Justin Moore’s Best Night Ever
Justin Moore is a huge baseball fan. In fact he’ll tell you that one great benefit of being a country star is it gets him a lot of access at baseball parks. Justin talked about several recent experiences with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: We often hear stories from our co-hosts that surprise us. Recently, […]
Kelly Clarkson On Her CMA Nom
When the CMA nominations were announced a few weeks ago, perhaps one of the biggest surprises was Kelly Clarkson in the category of Female Vocalist of the Year. That’s because Kelly hasn’t had a solo country hit. Jason Aldean announced the CMA nominees during Good Morning America in New York. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he immediately texted his congratulations to […]
Little Big Town’s First #1
It was a beautiful fall day in Nashville on Friday. The perfect day for a Pontoon Party! And that’s exactly what happened. Little Big Town and the writers of their #1 hit Pontoon gathered on the roof of the BMI Building in Nashville to celebrate topping both the radio airplay and album sales charts in […]
Top 70 of 2011 Pt 1 12/24-25
This week, Lon begins his countdown of the Top 70 of 2011. Along the way, you’ll hear highlights of his conversations with the stars from the past year, including Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, and his chat with Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood. Next week: Part […]
Joe Nichols Celebrates CD & More
Joe Nichols has a whole lot to celebrate as we end 2011. First of all, his lifelong favorite baseball team, the St. Louis Cardinals, won the World Series. His favorite college football team, the Arkansas Razorbacks, are having their best year ever. Plus he’s released his 6th album, one that sums up everything in his […]
“Tailgates & Tanlines” Story Revealed
Luke Bryan’s latest CD is titled, “Tailgates & Tanlines.” So how did Luke come up with the name? There is no song on the album with that title. Luke told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton the secret source of the album’s title: “I was goin’ down the road, and my manager texted me, ‘Album title: Tailgates & Tanlines.’ And […]
Stars React to Blake & Miranda Wedding
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 […]
Kenny Chesney Misses the ACMs
Kenny Chesney was nominated for four Academy of Country Music Awards this year. But for the first time in 17 years, he didn’t attend the ceremony. Instead, he performed a free show in Houston for the NCAA Final Four. That doesn’t mean he missed the show. He told CCUSA’s Lon Helton that he watched some […]
Lon Helton Wins 5th CMA
Lon Helton, host of CMT’s Country Countdown USA, was named the winner of the 2010 CMA National Broadcast Personality of the Year Award. He was given the news from CMA New Artist nominee Chris Young, who called during the show. This made Lon’s fifth time to win the award. He also won the same award […]
