Florida Georgia Line’s Brian & Tyler co-host the Countdown this week. They just were named Top Country Artist at this year’s Billboard Music Awards. They also won two awards last month at the ACMs in Dallas. They have great stories from both places. Their current Top 5 hit is “Sippin’ On Fire.” They’re doing stadium […]
One year ago, Brantley Gilbert was in Arlington National Cemetery. The day was the climax of a motorcycle rally, From Athens To Arlington, and the launch of his latest album. The rally was a benefit for the military charity Folds Of Honor, and Brantley presented a scholarship to the daughter of a fallen soldier. He […]
Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, and it goes back to the Civil War. The idea was to take a day and place flowers or a flag on the graves of soldiers. There are a lot of country songs that have a patriotic theme to them. Our Top 10 list focuses on recent country songs that […]
Billy Currington will spend this summer on the road with Tim McGraw’s Shotgun Rider Tour. Billy told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he’s looking forward to spending time with Tim: “I always wanted to tour with him, because we went hunting together about five years ago. We got to know each other then, and […]
Billy Currington loves warm weather. When winter comes around, you’ll find Billy in Hawaii. So it’s appropriate that Billy titled his latest album “Summer Forever,” because if anyone lives that life, it’s Billy. But actually the album title comes from the last song on the record. Billy explained to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton how […]
There’s a new exhibit opening this weekend at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville featuring personal items from the CMA Entertainer of the Year Luke Bryan. Visitors will be able to follow Luke’s career from a young boy in Leesburg, Georgia to the top of the country chart and national fame. […]
Tim McGraw is back on the big screen this weekend, appearing in the new Disney movie “Tomorrowland,” starring George Clooney. McGraw actually began work on the movie almost two years ago. At the time, he told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “It’s a great story. To me, the great thing about working on movies is […]
Billy Currington joins Lon this week to co-host the Countdown. His current Top 5 hit is “Don’t It.” It’s the forthcoming single from his new album Summer Forever, due out June 2. Billy is about to hit the road with Tim McGraw. He has great stories about Lee Brice, Dierks Bentley, Kelsea Ballerini, and Keith […]
Tyler Farr is on the road now with Jason Aldean’s Burn It Down Tour. It’s actually Tyler’s second year on that tour, and he told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “We’re having a blast out there. Jason does this little hop, skip, trot thing, like a Shetland pony, and I impersonate him backstage. So one […]
We all know the song “A Guy Walks Into a Bar,” as done by Tyler Farr. But it was almost recorded by Blake Shelton. Tyler revealed that story to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “We were on the Burn It Down Tour last year, and Blake’s wife Miranda Lambert joined us for a few shows. So one […]
