Little Big Town’s latest album is called “Pain Killer.” It features the Top 5 hit Day Drinking, but there’s a lot more to hear on the whole album. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with the band about their latest work. How does Day Drinking fit into the album? (Karen) Day Drinking is the first […]
There’s a song on Jason Aldean’s new album, Old Boots New Dirt, that was originally intended for Kenny Chesney. The song is called “Two Night Town,” and Jason told Country Countdown USA how the song came to him: “There were a couple guys that were upset with me about that one. Kenny Chesney knew about […]
This week, Florida Georgia Line will release their second album, “Anything Goes.” Their debut went Platinum, thanks to the success of the hit :Cruise.” The duo hopes lightning strikes twice. FGL’s Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard co-hosted Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton. What’s the transition like from the first album to this one? (Tyler) […]
This week, Lady Antebellum releases their latest album “747.” The trio told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton they were looking to break some new ground. (Lon) You have a wide variety of sounds on this new album: (Hillary) That’s what we were trying to do with this album, which was stretch ourselves, reinvent ourselves, and find […]
How surprised was Cole Swindell at his CMA New Artist nomination? Let’s just say it caught him at an “inconvenient moment.” Cole told the story to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: What were you doing when you got the news? (C) I haven’t had a chance to tell this story yet, so this is perfect. I […]
Kenny Chesney’s 17th studio album is called “The Big Revival,” and Kenny told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton it isn’t an accident: “The title alone really represents the tone of this record, where I am in my life, and a thread that runs through a lot of the songs on this record. It’s about reclaiming […]
A few years ago, Kenny Chesney added “sports documentarian” to his list of credits when he produced “The Boys of Fall” He followed that with “The Color Orange: The Condredge Holloway Story.” This year, Kenny went outside his comfort zone, as he produced “The Believer: The Life & Career of Steve Spurrier.” Kenny talked about […]
This week’s new entry to the Top 30 is “Rum” by Brothers Osborne. This is actually T.J. and John Osborne’s second single. But it’s their first to make it into the very competitive Top 30. We asked the guys who it felt to have a song in the Top 30: It’s a nice feeling! Our first time. It’s […]
Dierks Bentley’s current hit is “Drunk On a Plane.” But Dierks has a more sober interest in aircraft. He flies planes himself. He’s not only a licensed pilot, but he also flies remote-control model planes. He talked about his new hobby with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: So what’s this we hear you’ve gotten into remote-control planes: […]
If you’ve heard the #1 hits “We Are Tonight” by Billy Currington, “Cop Car” by Keith Urban, or “Come Over” by Kenny Chesney, then you’ve already heard Sam Hunt. That’s because Sam wrote those songs. Now he has the chance to sing his own music. His debut song, “Leave The Night On” is in this […]
