This week’s co-host is Jon Pardi, who told Lon that he took some time off during the holidays: “We took some time off and wanted to stay home. The whole month of December, we were home. We had Christmas at the house. It was nice.” Jon was on the road a lot last year, and got to […]
Toby Keith co-hosts the Countdown this week. His new album 35 MPH Town will be released this Friday October 9. He talks about recording a new song, “Rum Is The Reason” with Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band. He will have a TV special taped in his home town that airs during the World Series. He’s […]
George Strait just released a new album called Cold Beer Conversation. He debuted the project for the media in Las Vegas last Tuesday, and afterwards, they got a chance to sit down with him in a casual atmosphere and talk about the new music. Here’s some of that conversation: This album has been a nicely kept […]
Brett Eldredge is Lon’s co-host this week. His current Top 5 hit is “Lose My Mind.” It’s the first single from his new album Illinois, just released last week. Brett is about to begin the Suits & Boots Tour with Thomas Rhett. Thomas appears on Brett’s album. One of Brett’s songs was used in the […]
If you’ve ever been to a Keith Urban show, you know that at some point, he jumps off stage, and goes into the crowd, taking the show to his fans. You never know where he’ll show up or what he’ll do. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton it’s led to a few injuries: “I […]
Season 15 of American Idol has been announced as the final year for the successful talent competition. Keith Urban has already begun attending auditions around the country. He was in San Francisco last weekend. This week, he told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton something very interesting: “I’ve been hearing more and more that there’s so […]
Keith Urban was in Nashville this week to celebrate his latest #1: “Raise ‘Em Up,” It was a song he didn’t write, so the party, held at Nashville club The Sutler, was also for the writers: Tom Douglas, Jaron Johnston, and Jeffrey Steele. Keith’s duet partner Eric Church was not able to attend. Before the party, Keith […]
Eric Church has been a recording artist for about ten years. During that time, he’s been collecting souvenirs of his life in country music. This week, a lot of those souvenirs went on display at Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum. Eric himself was on hand Thursday to kick it off. “I grew up, […]
It took a year and two weeks for “Love You Like That” by Canaan Smith to hit the top of the charts. When it did, it was a victory for a lot of people, including the 33 year old singer. They all came together at the Cabana in Nashville Tuesday night to celebrate. The record […]
Keith Urban returns for a second week as Lon’s co-host. His current Top 5 hit is “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16,” and he explains what caught his ear when he first heard the song, and the way he recorded it. He also talks more about the final season of American Idol. He talks about […]
