This week, Lainey Wilson co-hosts the countdown. She’s in the Top 5 with “Heart Like a Truck,” plus her song with Hardy, “Wait In The Truck,” is in the Top 10. She is the CMA New Artist & Female Vocalist of the Year. “I tell you what, that was the biggest and best night of my life. Not […]
In this podcast, Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton speaks with Luke Combs about his new album Gettin’ Old. The new album is a companion to last year’s Growin Up. Luke tells Lon that the songs on the two albums were written at the same time, but dealt with two different themes. The music came at […]
This week Carly Pearce co-hosts the Countdown with Lon. Carly just won a Grammy Award for her #1 duet with Ashley McBryde: “Never Wanted To Be That Girl. “I’m still getting used to hear that before my name. I think Ashley & I are the first women to win the ACM & CMA Music Event and […]
A few weeks ago, Gabby Barrett told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that Luke Combs wrote a song that will appear on her next album. Lon played that audio clip for Luke, and he revealed the back story of the song: “Great tune, I won’t give anything away, because it’s her album. But at the […]
Luke Combs returns for a second week as Lon’s co-hosts, with more about his new album Gettin’ Old and his 2023 World Tour, plus more about his 8-month-old son Tex. Luke also reveals a new song he wrote for Gabby Barrett, and his experience performing at this year’s Grammy Awards. Luke & his wife Nicole […]
This week’s co-host is Luke Combs, who is in the Top 5 with “Going, Going Gone.” Luke will release a new album, called Gettin’ Old, on March 24th. He then will begin a huge world tour, starting with stadiums in the USA. Luke & his wife Nicole are parents of an 8-month-old son Tex. This […]
Morgan Wallen says he’s currently unattached. Speaking with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton, Morgan said, “Not right now, I don’t. I had a girlfriend for a while. Not recently. That was the last one I had. I don’t have anybody right now. It’s kind of hard. Just how busy I’ve been. I got a son, […]
This week’s co-host is Morgan Wallen. His third album, One Thing At a Time, will be released on March 3rd. His also launches his One Night At a Time World Tour on March 15th in New Zealand & Australia. Morgan’s current hit, “Thought You Should Know,” is in the Top 5. Plus he wrote two other songs […]
Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton speaks with Morgan Wallen about the making of his third album, “One Thing At a Time,” available on March 3rd. Lon & Morgan chat about several songs on the album, including “Tennessee Fan,” “Keith Whitley,” and “Dying Man.” Morgan reveals which songs are his personal favorites. He explains why the […]
It happened last October at the studio where we do Country Countdown USA! Jordan Davis had been in the building all day promoting his latest single. Garth Brooks was coming in to co-host the Countdown. They met in the lobby. Four months later, Jordan was back in the building, and Country Countdown USA host Lon […]
