Chris Young attended his first Grammy Awards show as a nominee earlier this year. His #1 hit, “Gettin’ You Home” earned him a nomination for Best Country Male Vocal Performance. Although he lost to Keith Urban, Chris took advantage of the opportunity, and attended every possible event, including his record label’s post-Grammy event. He told […]
For most of his musical career, Chris Young sported a black Resistol cowboy hat. It was something he picked up during his club days in Dallas. He wore it through the Nashville Star competition, and on his first two albums. But lately, Chris has had a new look, going hatless! Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton […]
It’s been five years since Terri Clark had a song in the Countdown. Of course before that, she had a great ten year run with ten hits and 5 #1s, including “You’re Easy On The Eyes” and “Girls Lie Too.” In 2007, Terri learned that her mother had cancer. Terri took a break from the […]
Chris Young made his first trip to Iraq in 2009, as a guest of Craig Morgan. That experience was powerful enough for Chris to join a group called Stars For Stripes, that brings entertainers to military bases around the world. This past April, Chris made his first solo trip to the Middle East. Country Countdown USA host […]
This week’s co-host, Chris Young, was born in Murfreesboro, TN, about 25 miles southeast of Nashville. As he says in this week’s show, a lot of country singers live in the Nashville area. Only a few were born and raised there. That got us interested in putting together a Top 10 list of Tennessee Country […]
Chris Young joins Lon this week. He just released his third CD, “Neon,” featuring the Top 5 hit “Tomorrow.” He’s currently on the road with Jason Aldean’s My Kinda Party tour. He attended the Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert’s wedding, and describes what the all-star event was like. Plus stories about Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, […]
There were several key moments in the finale of “The Voice.” One of the highlights was when Team Blake’s Dia Frampton sang “The House That Built Me” with Blake’s wife, Miranda Lambert. Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton asked Blake about that very pivotal point: Lon: When they cut to you on camera, when Miranda […]
This week’s co-host Blake Shelton is on the road this summer with Brad Paisley. Brad is a well-known practical joker, and so is Blake. So what happens when you get these two together? Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Blake: “Everybody asks me about this, and the only thing that’s happened so far is on […]
When Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert announced they would be getting married, it quickly became one of the most talked-about events of the year. They are the CMA’s reigning Male and Female Vocalists, so they are country music royalty, and it became country’s Royal Wedding. The guest list certainly fit that image. In addition to their […]
When Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert tied the knot in May, it was the first time two major country stars had married since Garth Brooks married Trisha Yearwood in 2005. But where would you rank them on a Top 10 list of country celebrity couples? Take a look at our list and see if you’d […]
