This week’s co-host is Russell Dickerson, who just released a 5-song summer-themed EP titled “Three Months Two Streets Down.” Russell also has a song in the Top 30: “God Gave Me a Girl.” He’s about to begin his Big Wheels & Backroads tour. He & his wife are expecting their second son in the fall. […]
This week’s co-host is Brad Paisley, who has just released a new song: “So Many Summers.” In April, Brad went to Ukraine to meet with the country’s president. They recorded a song together called “Same Here.” Both songs will be on an album Brad is working on called Son Of The Mountains. This is Brad’s […]
Brad Paisley is hosting the annual Let Freedom Sing celebration in downtown Nashville on the 4th of July. Brad’s performance and the fireworks will air on CMT. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Brad about headlining the hometown show. Brad will co-host Country Countdown USA over the weekend of July 8-9, introducing a new […]
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 […]
This week’s co-hosts are the members of Old Dominion, who’re in the Top 10 with their hit “Memory Lane.” They just released an 8 song EP called Memory Lane. Lead singer Matthew Ramsey is back with the band after a hip injury earlier this year. “I am fantastic. I’m getting around pretty good.” The band won the ACM Group […]
This week’s co-host is Jordan Davis. He & his wife Kristen just welcomed their third child: A son named Eli. Jordan is on the road now with Dierks Bentley’s Gravel & Gold tour. His current hit is “Next Thing You Know.” He has stories from this year’s ACM Awards in Texas, and his first world […]
This wknd Chris Janson will co-host the Countdown. His latest album, The Outlaw Side of Me, was released on June 16th. It contains his current Top 30 single “All I Need Is You.” The album also features guest performances by Darius Rucker, Brantley Gilbert, and Dolly Parton. Chris also has great stories about Tim McGraw, […]
This week’s co-host is Jake Owen, who has just released a new single: “On The Boat Again.” It’s from a new album, Loose Cannon, available June 23rd. Jake recently played in a golf tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus. He also played the annual Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Lots of music & golf this week. Jake recently […]
This week, Lainey Wilson co-hosts, fresh from winning four trophies at the ACM Awards. She won Female Artist, Album, Music Event, and Visual Media. The last two were for “Wait In The Truck,” shared with Hardy. Lainey just released a new single called “Watermelon Moonshine.” She’s also playing stadiums this summer with Luke Combs. Lon […]
Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day, and it goes back to the Civil War. The idea was to take a day and place flowers or a flag on the graves of soldiers. There are a lot of country songs that have a patriotic theme to them. Our Top 10 list focuses on recent country songs that […]
