It’s been a few weeks since Little Big Town singer Jimi Westbrook had emergency vocal chord surgery. The group immediately canceled their shows for the month of July. This week, the group’s Philip & Kimberly co-hosted Country Countdown USA, and gave host Lon Helton all the details: Philip Sweet explained: “We all go see voice […]
Little Big Town’s Kimberly & Philip co-host with Lon this week. Jimi is on vocal rest, and his wife Karen is with him. The group’s current Top 10 hit is “Girl Crush.” They talk about how the brief controversy was actually a blessing for the song, because it’s their biggest-selling single. They just were named […]
Kelsea Ballerini has her first #1 with “Love Me Like You Mean It,” so Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton and his co-host Easton Corbin called her to congratulate her. “I knew it was a possibility for me this week, but obviously I didn’t know if I would make it or not. My label called me, […]
Trisha Yearwood has opened her closets and storage spaces to the public, allowing her fans a chance to see items she’s collected and saved from her 25 year career. The exhibit, “Trisha Yearwood: The Song Remembers When,” is on display now at the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum in Nashville. Trisha was there […]
July 4th celebrates American Independence from the British. But it also celebrates those traits we consider distinctly American. Country music is a unique American artform. So it’s no surprise that many country stars have released songs that have become patriotic anthems. We’ve put together a list of songs that you’re likely to hear on the radio this […]
Easton Corbin co-hosts this week. He just released a new album, About To Get Real. Plus his latest hit, “Baby Be My Love Song,” is in the Top 5. Easton has great stories about Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, The Band Perry, Chris Janson, and more. He just ran into Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Arnold, and Joe […]
Have you ever wondered what happens backstage before a Tim McGraw concert? Well Tim would like to show you…through the power of video. He spoke with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton about something he calls The Shower Sessions: “We’re actually doin’ these things on the road now that we decided we’d call Shower Sessions, which […]
Tim McGraw is in the middle of a very busy summer. Not only is he on the road with his Shotgun Rider Tour. But he’s also working on a new album and shooting a new movie. He talked about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton. “Yeah, we’re working on another movie, in the middle of […]
Tim McGraw usually plays the outlaw, complete with black cowboy hat. But there’s one thing that can bring this tough guy to tears, and that’s his daughter’s high school graduation. He spoke about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “Gracie’s last year at home was tough for me. So was tough going to her graduation, it was […]
Former Idols Kelly Clarkson & Carrie Underwood are good friends. Now they’re baby moms. Kelly has a year-old daughter, and Carrie has a 5-month old son. Carrie told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that the two moms have even talked about the future of their two kids. “We had jokingly talked about, like should we go […]
