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 […]
An event as emotional as the terrorist attacks of 9-11 was bound to inspire a lot of music. There were several songs released in the weeks before the event that found new meaning on that September Day. And there were several more that were directly inspired by 9-11 and the subsequent war. No question that […]
NASHVILLE – Eric Church and Little Big Town top the list of final nominees for “The 49th Annual CMA Awards” with five nominations each. The stellar lineup of finalists includes staunch traditionalists, format icons, roots rockers, and contemporary trailblazers. “I am very excited by this year’s list of nominees,” said Sarah Trahern, CMA Chief Executive […]
Keith Urban joins Lon to co-host the Countdown. It’s been a while, and there’s a lot to talk about. He has a new song in the Top 5: “John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16.” He talks about the status of his next album. He says American Idol auditions for the final season have begun. Plus […]
Thomas is about to launch a co-headline tour with Brett Eldredge. The two have been featuring on some regional TV ads for a restaurant chain in the Southeast. Turns out that Thomas knows a lot about this particular restaurant. He explained to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I don’t know what it means to Brett, […]
Back in July, Florida Georgia Line’s Tyler Hubbard got married. He asked his friend Thomas Rhett to act as one of his groomsmen. Thomas told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that it was quite a fun affair: “The wedding was in Idaho. His wife is from Sun Valley, and I’d never been there, it’s one […]
Thomas Rhett releases his second album, “Tangled Up” on September 25th. He joined Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton to preview the new music. “It’s a very different record, ‘Tangled Up’ describes it very well. Me & my wife came up with this. ‘Tangled Up’ is a song on the record. But also when you think […]
The stars were out in Nashville Tuesday night, as the 9th annual ACM Honors took place at the historic Ryman Auditorium. A wide range of talent, from the legends including Loretta Lynn and Roy Clark, to current hitmakers Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, and Miranda Lambert, were all on the scene. The special night, hosted by […]
Thomas Rhett joins Lon to co-host the Countdown this week. His current Top 5 hit is “Crash & Burn.” He talks about his second album, Tangled Up, available September 25th. He’s on the road now with Florida Georgia Line. He & Brett Eldredge are about to launch a co-headline tour. Thomas has great stories about […]
Dustin Lynch can actually thank Jason Aldean for his current Top 5 hit “Hell of a Night.” It turns out that Aldean had the song first! He told the story to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “This song was special from the day I heard it. I had two songwriters on my bus, and they’d never […]
