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 […]
The main event at the Super Bowl is the football game Sunday evening. But the host city of Indianapolis has been has been celebrating all week. For ten days, the area around the Lucas Oil Stadium was turned into Super Bowl Village. At one end, there was the Convention Center that featured the NFL Experience. There, fans […]
The Band Perry will co-host the Countdown this week. They’re on the road now with Brad Paisley’s Virtual Reality Tour. They are nominated for a Grammy Award. They just performed at The White House. They look back on their tour last year with Tim McGraw. Which country star gave each of them new guitars for […]
Chris Young had an amazing year in 2011. It began with his first Grammy nomination. Then he spent the summer on the road with Jason Aldean. In September, he celebrated his 4th straight #1 hit, plus his second album went Gold. As the year ended, Chris picked up a pair of American Country Awards in Las Vegas. […]
47th ACM Awards Nominees Entertainer of the Year Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Blake Shelton Taylor Swift Male Vocalist of the Year Jason Aldean Kenny Chesney Brad Paisley Blake Shelton Chris Young Female Vocalist of the Year Sara Evans Miranda Lambert Martina McBride Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood Vocal Duo of the Year Love and […]
Chris Young co-hosts the Countdown this week with Lon. He’s on the road this winter with Miranda Lambert. He toured last year with Jason Aldean. Chris responds to a quote from former tourmates Rascal Flatts that he is a great dancer. He also has great stories about Thompson Square, Jake Owen, and Blake Shelton. Chris […]
Christmas is always a time for families to get together. For Luke Bryan, that involves taking his wife and two young boys to his hometown of Leesburg in South Georgia. Luke told Lon Helton of Country Countdown USA: “I did the hometown Christmas parade in Leesburg, I was the Grand Marshall, and I got to […]
Shortly after he co-hosted the Countdown, Luke Bryan sat down with a roomful of Nashville radio reporters. The conversation covered a wide range of topics from music to family to his tour with Jason Aldean. It had been about 6 months since the release of Luke’s current CD, so there was a lot to talk […]
This week, Kip Moore made his Top 30 debut with “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck.” Kip is from Tifton, Georgia. He’s been in Nashville for 9 years. He began work on this record over two years ago. His debut CD will be released in March. We sat down with Kip Moore this week to talk about […]
Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, and the legendary George Jones were on hand Tuesday night as the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences honored Nashville area Grammy nominees. One of the first to enter the celebration was 80-year-old George Jones, who will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award next month. “It’s a great thrill. It’s a […]
