If you’ve seen Toby Keith’s video for “Red Solo Cup” (and who hasn’t), you know that it ends with cameos from some of Toby’s friends, including Carrot Top, Craig Ferguson, Joe Nichols, Sammy Hagar, Ted Nugent, and Eric Church. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Eric about appearing in the video: “When Toby asked me […]
After 12 months, hundreds of new singles, and hours of radio airplay, Mediabase and Country Aircheck tallied up all the songs and spins and declared that the #1 most-played song of 2011 is “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” by Thompson Square. The song peaked at #1 in April, and was performed by American […]
Several new Country Christmas songs charted in the holiday weekend Top 40. At the top of the list, Tim McGraw’s “Christmas All Over The World.” Right below it is The Band Perry and “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town.” That song was part of a special Christmas Collection released by the Big Machine Records Group. […]
There are many ways to put together a list of the Top 10 Christmas Songs. For this list, we consulted with the folks at Mediabase, who monitor the most popular country radio stations in the USA. These are the same stations that make up our weekly Top 30. So if you listen to country radio, […]
All three members of Rascal Flatts are parents, so Christmas traditions revolve around their children. They spoke with Lon Helton on Country Countdown USA. Joe Don Rooney’s son Jagger is 3-1/2, so he’s starting to understand Christmas: “As soon as we put the tree off after Thanksgiving, the light went off, and he went, ‘That’s […]
When the holidays end, Rascal Flatts will begin their Thaw Out 2012 winter tour, featuring Sara Evans and newcomer Hunter Hayes. Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton asked them what they knew about Hunter. Joe Don says, “We met him first 8 or 9 years ago. We were near New Orleans doing a festival, and his parents […]
Jason Aldean came to the Country Countdown USA studio dressed in Georgia Bulldog red, with a Georgia hoodie and even red Georgia shoes! Jason posed for this picture, pointing to his red sneakers. His show is airing the same weekend that Georgia plays the #1 LSU Tigers. We know that Jason is watching the game, […]
Jason Aldean won his first-ever CMA Awards this year: Musical Event and the coveted Album Of the Year. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “To say that I was excited would be an understatement. It seemed like awards were one thing that always eluded us a little bit, so I never went into the […]
Luke Bryan turned a lot of heads with his CMA Awards performance of “Country Girl (Shake It For Me.)” He also got the attention of his friends Jason Aldean and Colt Ford. Jason told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “Me ands Colt Ford had an intervention with him. I said, ‘First of all, Michael Jackson is […]
Lady Antebellum just kicked off their 2011 Own The Night World Tour. It’s their first full arena headline tour, and the first that uses their own stage. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked the group what their fans can expect at the show: Were you involved in the design of your stage? We helped design it, but […]
