Today we know Alan Jackson for his hits from the past 23 years. Songs like “Chattahoochee,” “Where Were You,” Remember When,” or Don’t Rock The Jukebox.” But back when he was just five years old, Alan got his first taste of being a performer. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton what triggered that memory: […]
The weather was unseasonably cool and sunny Thursday morning as Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton hosted the CMA Music Fest Kick Off Concert at the Riverfront Stage in downtown Nashville. The first performer was the veteran duo Montgomery Gentry. The concert launched the annual 4-day event. Other performers Thursday morning included Craig Morgan, Lee Brice, Josh Thompson, […]
CMA Music Fest week began Wednesday night with the annual CMT Music Awards, hosted by Toby Keith & Kristen Bell. From the first performance, featuring Lady Antebellum & Hot Chelle Rae, to the last, with Rascal Flatts and Journey, the night was filled with surprises, including cameos from President Obama and candidate Romney. Carrie Underwood was the […]
Taylor Swift wrapped up her Speak Now tour in March, and she probably won’t do another major tour until next year. So how can her fans get their Taylor fix between now and then? Taylor has taken the costumes and props from the Speak Now tour and loaned them to the Country Music Hall of Fame & […]
Alan Jackson co-hosts the Countdown this week. His new CD, “Thirty Miles West,” comes out this week. The first single, “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore,” is in the Top 30. The album also features Zac Brown on a song called “Dixie Highway.” Alan gives us an update on his daughters, and he […]
Kip Moore moved to Nashville from his native Georgia in 2004. Four years later, he signed with MCA Records. And now, four years after that, he has his first #1. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton called Kip to congratulate him on his accomplishment: “Thanks, I appreciate it, I’ll never forget this. It’s taken me a […]
One look at the cover photo of Carrie Underwood’s new CD Blown Away is all it takes. She’s got legs! Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked her about her legs: “That’s my card! Everybody has a card they can play, and that’s mine. I work really hard, I’m all about physical health, and make sure I […]
Carrie Underwood’s new CD, “Blown Away,” demonstrates a wide range of music. Carrie told Country Countdown’s Lon Helton that’s by design: “I have a problem wrangling myself in, and focusing on one thing, I have a short attention span, like a lot of people do. I want to make an album where you don’t know […]
When Carrie Underwood married Mike Fisher two years ago, he was a hockey star for the Ottawa Senators. After their wedding, they built a new house in Ottawa, complete with a “man room” for Mike’s hunting trophies. Then last year, Mike was traded to the Nashville Predators. So have they sold the house in Canada? Country Countdown USA’s […]
Last year, Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood had a #1 duet with “Remind Me.” When Brad took that song on the road, he used a “hologram” of Carrie to simulate the duet. But at the end of Brad’s winter tour, Carrie actually surprised Brad on stage. She spoke about that night with Country Countdown USA’s […]
