Jay DeMarcus & his wife Alison are expecting their second child this summer, and we now know the baby’s name! Rascal Flatts co-host Country Countdown USA this weekend, and Jay broke the news to host Lon Helton: “We really are thrilled to be having a boy, and we’re gonna name him Dylan Jay DeMarcus. My wife, being […]
Rascal Flatts join Lon to count down the week’s Top 30. Their current hit is called “Banjo,” and they also bring a live performance of it from their movie. The guys have great stories from this year’s ACM Awards, as well as the All For the Hall benefit. They just took part in the Tim […]
This week, Kip Moore has his first Top 10 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 this Tuesday. We sat down with Kip Moore to talk about his life and his music. […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (April, 21, 2012) Keith Urban was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry family this evening by Opry members Trace Adkins and Josh Turner. On stage after Urban had performed his hits “Days Go By” and “Without You,” Adkins presented him with his Opry Member Award and made membership official. “Thank you […]
If you go backstage at Lady Antebellum’s Own The Night World Tour, the place you wanna be is “Club LaBellum.” That’s an exclusive room where the band and guests hang out before and after the show. It even has its own Twitter account: @ClubLaBellum Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton was invited there a couple of […]
Last Saturday, Lady Antebellum’s Dave Haywood got married. A few weeks before, he had a pair of bachelor parties. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton got the details from Dave & Charles: “We did one for the band, we went to some bar in Moline Illinois. It was our on-the-road bachelor party. We did what we […]
Lady Antebellum’s Own The Night World Tour has been traveling around the country all year. Joining them are Darius Rucker and Thompson Square. So when T-2 picked up the Vocal Duo of the Year award from the Academy of Country Music, Lady A wanted to celebrate. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton was with the tour in Kansas […]
Lee Brice currently has the wedding song of the year with “A Woman Like You.” And he’ll soon have a chance to sing it at his own ceremony. That’s because Lee recently proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Sara. It happened back in January while the two were vacationing in Key West. Lee told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton the […]
Nashville, TN April 18, 2012 — Joe and Heather Nichols are the proud parents to a daughter, Dylan River Nichols, born April 17, 2012. This is the first child for the couple, who married in 2007. Mother and child are doing fine, according to Dad. “Our prayers have been answered,” said Heather. “We went […]
Lady Antebellum will co-host the Countdown this week. Dave Haywood just got married, and he tells Lon how he first met his wife. He also talks about his recent bachelor party. Lon visited the trio during a concert in Kansas City, and there are lots of stories from that night, including a cake Lady A gave to […]
