THIS WEEK

Brett Eldredge Co-Hosts 9/26-27

Brett Eldredge Co-Hosts 9/26-27

| September 21, 2015

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 […]

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Keith Urban’s “Passionate” Fans

Keith Urban’s “Passionate” Fans

| September 20, 2015

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 […]

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Urban: Idol “May Come Back”

Urban: Idol “May Come Back”

| September 20, 2015

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 […]

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Keith Urban Celebrates 18th #1

Keith Urban Celebrates 18th #1

| September 19, 2015

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 […]

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Eric Church Hall of Fame Exhibit

Eric Church Hall of Fame Exhibit

| September 17, 2015

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, […]

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Canaan Smith Celebrates 1st #1

Canaan Smith Celebrates 1st #1

| September 17, 2015

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 […]

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Keith Urban Returns 9/19-20

Keith Urban Returns 9/19-20

| September 14, 2015

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 […]

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Urban Has New Music Coming

Urban Has New Music Coming

| September 13, 2015

It’s been two years since Keith Urban released his last album Fuse.  He has a new single out called “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16.”  So what’s the status of his next album?  He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I’m swimming in lots of songs, and trying to figure out how to birth them […]

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Keith Urban’s House Party-Party

Keith Urban’s House Party-Party

| September 13, 2015

This week’s co-host Keith Urban has a couple connections to the #1 song: “House Party” by Sam Hunt.  First of all, one of the writers is Keith’s bass player Jerry Flowers.  Keith told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “”He’s had a publishing deal for 11 years, and this is his first #1 song.  When he […]

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American Idol Auditions Started

American Idol Auditions Started

| September 13, 2015

The final season of American Idol may not begin until January, but auditions have already begun around the country.  Idol judge and this week’s co-host Keith Urban told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he enjoys the audition process: “The audition cities I love.  We’re not restricted to time. We can just chat and ham it […]

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