Luke Bryan’s latest hit, “Drink A Beer,” is anything but a fun party song. Luke talked about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: (Lon) I thought it was a poignant moment when you performed it on the CMA Awards and turned your back to the audience: (Luke) Awesome, it was an amazing moment for […]
It was one of those “moments” during the opening segment of the CMA Awards in November. Hosts Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood sang “Why Can’t We Be Friends,” and invited Luke Bryan and Zac Brown to hug. Earlier in the year, Zac had criticized Luke’s song “That’s My Kind of Night” in a Canadian interview. So was […]
Rascal Flatts met with the Nashville media this week to introduce their new single, “Rewind.” The song is the first single from a new album that will be released later this year. The guys spent most of last year working on the new music, and were seeking to “reinvent” themselves. During this 20 minute press […]
Blake Shelton found a new way to keep cool in the hot LA heat. He recorded a Christmas album in his Hollywood Hills home. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that this is a project he’s been wanting to do for a long time: “It’s actually a record that we’ve been talking about for […]
Back in May, Trace Adkins won Celebrity Apprentice. That experience, and the publicity it brought him, gave him the opportunity to do a project he’s been wanting to do for about 12 years: A Christmas album. Trace spoke with Country Countdown USA about his unique holiday project: “I was first approached by a record label […]
Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard had a memorable CMA Night a few weeks ago. They relived it this week with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: What were you thinking that night? “Very blessed to be a part of something this special, big night for Team FGL, a huge win, very humbled, our […]
This week’s co-host Toby Keith is proud of his own music, but even prouder of the debut album by his daughter Krystal. He spoke about her with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “She’s doing a fantastic job in presenting herself, and how poised she is, and she’s watched me since she was born, so she […]
Last spring, Jason Aldean made history when he became the first artist in any genre of music to perform at Sanford Stadium on the campus of the University of Georgia. Now that history-making concert has been turned into a DVD. He spoke with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton about the emotional reason behind the DVD: “I lived […]
Back in April, Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban performed their #1 hit “Highway Don’t Care” on the ACM Awards show. When he co-hosted Country Countdown USA, Tim told Lon that it was “one of coolest moments he’s had on TV.” But there was one important thing Tim left out of that story. Keith told Lon […]
“Fuse” is Keith Urban’s first album of new music in almost 3 years. The previous album, “Get Closer,” had 8 songs. Keith doubles his output on the deluxe edition, with a total of 16 new songs! But it isn’t just quantity, but also quality that marks this latest project. Keith told Country Countdown USA’s Lon […]
