Luke Bryan co-hosted this year’s ACM Awards with Blake Shelton. He was also nominated for Entertainer of the Year. When George Strait won the award, Luke had hoped to speak with George. Luke told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that the two met in a casino: “The next day he was still in town, and […]
Brantley Gilbert launched his new album by hosting a motorcycle rally from his hometown in Georgia to Arlington National Cemetery. The event is done in conjunction with the Folds Of Honor Foundation, an organization that supports the families of soldiers who died in battle. Fans can follow along with the journey here. Brantley has also championed […]
Luke Bryan co-hosts the Countdown for Memorial Day weekend. His current Top 5 hit is “Play It Again.” He actually has a second song in the Top 5, with Florida Georgia Line. Luke tells some backstage stories from this year’s ACM Awards. He talks about his That’s My Kind of Night Tour. We get an […]
Brantley Gilbert spent all of last year on the road with Tim McGraw. Brantley told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton there were a couple surprises on the final night of the tour: “I don’t know he was a jokester, but he got me pretty good. The last song of the last show on that tour, […]
Brantley Gilbert is a 21st Century Country Outlaw, complete with tattoos and chains. But he has a secret that he revealed to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “Actually, something I’m really excited about, think I’m gonna get into growin’ deer, farmin’ deer a little bit. I’ve decided I want to be a deer farmer. I […]
Brantley Gilbert co-hosts the Countdown this week. His latest hit is “Bottoms Up,” and it’s from his new album, “Just As I Am,” available next Monday. Brantley talks about the changes in his life that are covered in the songs on his new album. He talks about the special guests on a song called “Small Town Throwdown.” […]
The word for the day was “new” as Lady Antebellum met with their radio friends in Nashville. The first new thing was the logo, on the TV screen behind them. It was the first time the trio saw the new logo. The next new thing was a brand new single, called “Bartender,” the first release […]
Rascal Flatts guitarist Joe Don Rooney is expecting his third child later this year. He talked about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “Our third child, yes, we’re gonna have our own trio. Late September. We haven’t announced if it’s a boy or a girl. I think it was Dolly Parton, who said, ‘It […]
There’s nothing more country than mama. Except mama’s home cooking. And just about every country singer has released a song about mama. Here is our Top 10 list of songs about mama: #10: Mama Don’t Forget To Pray For Me–Diamond Rio’s 1991 hit seemed appropriate for a new band with their first taste of success. […]
Rascal Flatts current hit “Rewind” has a personal salute to George Strait in the second verse. It goes: “Try to talk George Strait into givin’ us an encore.” When the guys we co-hosted Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton, Jay DeMarcus explained the line: “It’s a great story. The song was originally written, ‘Try to talk […]
