Toby Keith’s daughter Krystal released her debut album last year, and she spent the summer on the road opening shows for her famous father. Now we hear she may have exciting things on her plate. Toby revealed the news to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “There are some TV production people taking her to LA. […]
The 48th Annual CMA Awards was a huge success, with over 18 million people watching on TV. But a small group of people saw the show from a different place: Backstage. Country Countdown USA was fortunate to be credentialed for the Media Room. That means we got to ask questions of the winners, and sit […]
Fifteen years ago, Rascal Flatts played a small club called the Fiddle & Steel in Nashville’s Printer’s Alley. It was there that they honed their sound, and got signed to a record deal. So when they heard the club was closing at the end of the year, they wanted to play one last show. It […]
Ten years ago, Toby Keith had a hit with the song “Stays In Mexico.” Now it seems that Toby will be spending more time there himself. For years, Toby has vacationed in Cabo San Lucas, near his friend Sammy Hagar. This week, Toby revealed to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he just bought a house there. […]
Toby Keith loves football. On Saturdays, you’ll see him walking the sidelines at Oklahoma Sooners games. On Sundays, he roots for the Pittsburgh Steelers. But on Friday nights, you’ll find him cheering his 17-year-old son Stelen, who plays high school football. Toby talked about his son with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: When you watch […]
Toby Keith co-hosts the Countdown this week. His just released a new single: “Drunk Americans,” and he explains why this song is different from his other songs about Americans. Veteran’s Day is November 11th, and Toby talks about his continuing commitment to our troops. Toby reveals that he just bought a beach house in Cabo […]
Luke Bryan Wins His First CMA Award – Entertainer of the Year! NASHVILLE – Top winner Miranda Lambert collected trophies and broke records, while Luke Bryan picked up the night’s top honor, winning his first-ever CMA Award for Entertainer of the Year at “The 48th Annual CMA Awards.” Lambert won four awards Wednesday, including her […]
This Wednesday, Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood will co-host the CMA Awards for the 7th time. In the days leading up to the show, they’re preparing for the big night, and working on the opening monologue. When they co-hosted Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton, they said they’re already hard at work. So are you […]
There was one of those unplanned moments that happened as we were recording this week’s Country Countdown USA with Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood. There was a fly buzzing around in the area where we were sitting. It was just your standard, run of the mill housefly. It was annoying all of us. Finally, it […]
Earlier this year, Brad Paisley did a tour of England and Ireland. During that trip, he brought along a carpenter friend of his to find a way to bring the charm of an Irish pub into his Nashville area farm house. That Irish Pub became the inspiration for Brad’s latest album, Moonshine In The Trunk. […]
