Nashville residents and visitors know about the huge Musica statue at the base of Music Row. A few weeks ago, the statue was covered with Red Solo Cups. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Toby about it. “I was in Nashville recently and saw it. Most of them were gone by the time I […]
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, […]
Congratulations to George Strait & wife Norma on becoming first-time grandparents! Their son Bubba’s wife Tamara gave birth to a boy last week. Country Aircheck reports George announced the big news during a tour stop in Phoenix. No mention yet of the boy’s name. In October, Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with George about becoming […]
Toby Keith co-hosts the Countdown this wknd. His current hit is Red Solo Cup, and Toby responds to comments from Eric Church and Joe Nichols, who were in the video. He also reacts to quotes from Chris Young, Dierks Bentley, and Rascal Flatts. Toby tells Lon what he’s been doing since his tour ended in […]
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 […]
The Band Perry are a family band. They travel as a family, often with one of their parents. When they co-hosted Country Countdown USA, Lon Helton asked if they all travel together on one tour bus. Kimberly answered: “Our ‘fleet’ has two. Our band and crew is on one bus, and then the three of […]
It might seem as an unlikely collaboration, but last year, The Band Perry sang with pop star Justin Bieber for a holiday duet: “Home This Christmas.” The song was included in Justin’s album, “Under The Mistletoe.” Kimberly Perry told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that they first met Justin at The Tonight Show about a year ago. […]
The Band Perry toured with Tim McGraw all last year on the Emotional Traffic Tour. The trio told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton, “Tim is a man’s man. I have never been terrified on stage except for one night with Tim McGraw. We were on stage with Tim singing ‘She Can’t Be Really Gone’ when […]
Every year, a top star performs at the Super Bowl Halftime show. In the past, we’ve seen Bruce Springsteen, The Who, The Black-Eyed Peas, The Rolling Stones, and Michael Jackson. In 2012, it’s Madonna. How about Kenny Chesney? Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton put the question to Kenny himself as they sat in the new […]
