Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott became a mom last summer. Now her baby girl Eisele travels on the road with the band. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with the trio about life with Baby Antebellum: So how’s it been touring with a baby? (Hillary) I’ll let the boys answer that. (Charles) She’s incredible. I have […]
Lady Antebellum’s Charles, Hillary, and Dave co-host the Countdown this week. Their current hit “Compass” is in the Top 5. They’re on the road with their “Take Me Downtown” tour. Hillary is traveling with her baby girl Eislie, and she talks about that. They are nominated for 4 ACM Awards, including 3 for their harmonies […]
Dierks Bentley’s new album “Riser” draws on some of his deepest emotions and most creative thoughts he’s ever felt. He started work on it following the death of his father. But it also draws on a friendship he started three years ago with the lead singer of U2: Bono. Dierks told Country Countdown USA that he […]
Weather forecasters predicted 40 mile an hour winds Thursday night in Nashville. That didn’t scare off hundreds of radio DJs away from the annual Sony Music Boat Show on the Cumberland River. Although the boat was forced to stay docked, the passengers were treated to a great night of music featuring Brad Paisley, Miranda Lambert, […]
Cole Swindell released his debut album this week. He said release day was a dream come true. “It’s the day I didn’t know about, but I’ve always been waitin’ on. Everything I’ve done in this town, whether it’s been sold a t-shirt or wrote a song, this is it, it’s the day I can walk in a […]
Jason Aldean co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current hit, “When She Says Baby,” is in our Top 5. He’s on the road now with Florida Georgia Line and Tyler Farr. Jason talks about performing in New York during Super Bowl weekend, and singing on stage with George Strait. This summer he’ll play several baseball […]
Keith Urban joins Lon this week to co-host the Countdown. He introduces his new single “Cop Car.” Also talks about his recent #1 with Miranda Lambert: “We Were Us.” Keith talks about his role on American Idol, the audition process, and what it takes for a contestant to get his vote. Keith talks about singing with […]
Last month, we told you about Zac Brown and Eric Church spear-fishing in Florida. The story doesn’t end there. After Zac left Eric’s beach house in Florida, Luke Bryan came down to visit. And Eric told him all about the spear-fishing adventures. So Eric went to the sport shop, and bought Luke some spear-fishing gear, […]
In December, Eric Church and his producer Jay Joyce invited a group of reporters to their East Nashville studio to play Eric’s next album, “The Outsiders.” Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton was one of the guests. First a few words about the studio. It’s a converted 1960s church, located near LP Field, home of the Tennessee […]
Imagine performing for your hero. Luke Bryan has that experience a couple months ago. The occasion was the annual BMI Awards in Nashville. It’s one of the industry-only events that take place in the days before the CMA Awards. The honoree was songwriter Dean Dillon, who wrote dozens of hits for George Strait, including the […]
