Last month, George Strait made a surprise appearance at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium for his longtime record label MCA. Also present that day was American Idol winner Scotty McCreery. Scotty performed several Strait hits during the Idol competition. George told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he enjoyed meeting the Idol winner: “I met him before the label […]
On February 2nd, George Strait became a grandfather, as his son Bubba and wife Tamara became the parents of a baby boy. A couple days later, George mentioned the birth during a show in Phoenix. But George hadn’t confirmed the name of the boy until he spoke with Lon Helton of Country Countdown USA: “He’s […]
Dierks Bentley was part of a group of country stars who performed at the White House last fall. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that it was appropriate to perform his current hit, “Home,” at such an historic location: “A chance to go to the White House, which is kind of our nation’s home, to […]
Dierks Bentley performed on one of his favorite stages last month: Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. He debuted several songs from his new CD, “Home,” available February 7th. One of those songs, one he wrote called “Thinking Of You,” was inspired by his 3 year old daughter Evie. In fact, in the album version, Evie can be heard […]
Martina McBride spent the first two months of 2012 on the road with George Strait. The tour ended Saturday night in Kansas City. When she co-hosted Country Countdown USA, she told Lon Helton about the night he became a grandfather: “Norma his wife told me the weekend before they were anxiously awaiting their first grandchild. […]
Nashville felt a bit like Hollywood a couple weeks ago. The reason was a celebrity-studded screening of the new movie “Act Of Valor.” The guest list included Keith Urban, Trace Adkins, Jake Owen, and Wynonna, all of whom have songs on the movie’s soundtrack. Afterwards, Keith told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he was moved […]
Keith Urban enjoys celebrating #1 hits. His last one, “Long Hot Summer,” hit the top of the charts back in October. Around that time, Keith found out he needed some vocal surgery, and had to take some time off. The “Long Hot Summer” #1 party was delayed a few months so everyone connected with the song could […]
The 54th annual Grammy Awards take place Sunday night in Los Angeles. Country stars will be in full force in the audience and on stage. Triple nominee Jason Aldean will perform his nominated hit, “Don’t You Wanna Stay” with previous winner Kelly Clarkson. The Band Perry will be part of a tribute to Glen Campbell. […]
Toby Keith released a video for a song called “Red Solo Cup.” It’s included in his new CD, “Clancy’s Tavern.” It’s the only song on the album he didn’t write. Toby told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “This song was sent to me, and they said, ‘You’re not gonna believe it.’ So I heard it, […]
It’s an honor to meet the President of the United States. But it’s an even more amazing honor to meet him twice within one month! That’s what happened to The Band Perry last year. First, they performed at the White House for a PBS-TV special. A few weeks later, they did another TV special called “Christmas In […]
