When Jake Owen co-hosted the countdown a few weeks ago, he spoke several times about his girlfriend Lacey. He told Lon, “I don’t have plans on getting married any time soon. But if I do, I’m gonna marry that girl, cause she’s awesome.” Now he’s one step closer to walking down the aisle. Saturday night, he […]
By now you’ve probably heard Miranda Lambert’s touching hit song “Over You.” She wrote the song with her husband Blake Shelton based on a conversation they had about Blake’s older brother Richie, who died 20 years ago in a car accident. When Blake co-hosted Country Countdown USA, he revealed to Lon Helton the circumstances behind the song: […]
Blake Shelton now has something he’s never had before: The ACM Male Vocalist of the Year award. For the previous five years, the trophy had been given to Brad Paisley. But that streak ended last week when Blake Shelton accepted the award from Taylor Swift. Moments later, Blake came backstage to talk about it with the media. So […]
Kenny Chesney has had 23 #1s in his nearly 20-year recording career. That’s an amazing feat for anyone. But this time, it had the additional excitement of being a song Kenny wrote. That song is called “Reality,” and while it topped the chart last month, they just got around to celebrate the accomplishment on Thursday April 5th. […]
A couple of new artists are making their countdown debut this week. The first is the Nashville-based trio who call themselves The Farm. We caught up with Damien Horne, Nick Hoffman, and Krista Marie in Las Vegas last week during the ACM Awards. Your debut song in the Top 30 is “Home Sweet Home,” so how’d […]
This Sunday night, Blake Shelton will join Reba as co-hosts of the Academy of Country Music Awards. It’s his second time as co-host, and he talked about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I think we’ll be better because we’re more relaxed, or at least I am. Me not being relaxed last year and […]
Taylor Swift has a new friend: a cute kitten she named Meredith. Last week, Taylor released a get-out-the vote video featuring Meredith. The plot is simple: Taylor is introducing Meredith to the voting system for ACM Entertainer of the Year. Key points are puctuated by “meows” from the friendly feline. When Taylor co-hosted Country Countdown USA, Lon […]
It’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words. This picture of Shania Twain and Lionel Richie tells an incredible story behind the making of their new duet, a remake of “Endless Love.” If you look at the picture, you see a relaxed Lionel & Shania in what appears to be a hotel room, with a […]
Lionel Richie has crossed over before. From R&B to pop in the 1980s, when he left The Commodores to go solo. He’s also had success in country music, writing the #1 hit “Lady” for Kenny Rogers, and recording “Deep River Woman,” a Top 10 duet with Alabama. Today, Lionel Richie releases an entire album of […]
Jake Owen is in love, and he’s not ashamed to say it. He’s happy to talk about it with Chelsea Handler on her show “Chelsea Lately,” and he then talked about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “That’s right, I told her I have a pretty awesome girlfriend. And I really do. My whole […]
