Luke Bryan co-hosts the Countdown with Lon this week. He’s in the middle of his 6th annual Farm Tour, traveling around the southeast. Lon was at Luke’s huge show at Chicago’s Soldier Field, and they talk about that. They also talk about Luke’s buddy, Cole Swindell, who wrote Luke’s current hit “Roller Coaster,” as well […]
On Wednesday, Dierks Bentley was in Nashville celebrating his 12th #1, “Drunk On a Plane.” The next day, he was off on a three show run, wrapping his 2014 Riser Tour. Then Sunday, he was back in Music City to host his 9th annual Miles & Music benefit concert and motorcycle ride. Just another week in […]
This week, Lady Antebellum releases their latest album “747.” The trio told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton they were looking to break some new ground. (Lon) You have a wide variety of sounds on this new album: (Hillary) That’s what we were trying to do with this album, which was stretch ourselves, reinvent ourselves, and find […]
We know that Cole Swindell sold t-shirts for Luke Bryan. But we didn’t know if he was any good at it. Now we know! Two years ago, Luke was on tour with Jason Aldean. So when Jason co-hosted the Countdown, he told Lon Helton this story about a young Cole Swindell: Jason: The thing I […]
How surprised was Cole Swindell at his CMA New Artist nomination? Let’s just say it caught him at an “inconvenient moment.” Cole told the story to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: What were you doing when you got the news? (C) I haven’t had a chance to tell this story yet, so this is perfect. I […]
Earlier this year, Cole Swindell did something only a few people do: Go to #1 with their first single. In May, Cole celebrated that feat with a #1 party. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton was there that day. This week, as Cole made his co-hosting debut, we thought it appropriate to remember that day. It […]
Kenny Chesney’s 17th studio album is called “The Big Revival,” and Kenny told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton it isn’t an accident: “The title alone really represents the tone of this record, where I am in my life, and a thread that runs through a lot of the songs on this record. It’s about reclaiming […]
Cole Swindell makes his countdown co-hosting debut this week, and celebrated wearing his USA t-shirt! Cole’s current Top 5 hit is “Hope You Get Lonely Tonight,” and he wrote it with Florida Georgia Line. Cole talks about them, as well as his music mentor & tour partner Luke Bryan. Cole also wrote Luke’s current hit Roller Coaster. […]
From his childhood growing up in Tullahoma TN, Dustin Lynch idolized Garth Brooks. Dustin was just five years old when Garth debuted with “Much Too Young.” He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: My parents have video of me at age 8 in a cowboy hat with a guitar singing “Rodeo” at the top of my lungs. I can […]
A couple weeks ago, Dustin Lynch did a small, intimate concert at a club in Nashville for a few hundred fans and local radio staffers. He used the show to debut songs from his sophomore album, “Where It’s At.” Dustin spoke with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton about his new album: (Lon) How would you describe […]
