The Band Perry will co-host the Countdown this week. Their current hit is “Don’t Let Me Be Lonely.” They begin the North American leg of their We Are Pioneers Tour this week. Kimberly is engaged, and she talks about getting married later this year. The trio looks back at their recent tour of Europe, as […]
Rascal Flatts met with the Nashville media this week to introduce their new single, “Rewind.” The song is the first single from a new album that will be released later this year. The guys spent most of last year working on the new music, and were seeking to “reinvent” themselves. During this 20 minute press […]
One band congratulates another this week on Country Countdown USA. The Eli Young Band co-hosted the show, and when it came time to play the #1 song, it was the first chart-topper for the new band Parmalee. So we called Parmalee lead singer Matt Thomas to give him the news. Mike Eli told Matt: “It’s […]
The Eli Young Band’s latest hit is “Drunk Last Night.” It’s actually the first single from a new album called “Ten Thousand Towns,” and it’ll be released on March 4th. The guys previewed the new album when they co-hosted Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton. Mike Eli told Lon, “We’re done with the new record. […]
The Eli Young Band will co-host the Countdown this week. The guys spent last year on the road with Kenny Chesney’s No Shoes Nation Tour, and they tell some backstage stories from the tour. They also preview Darius Rucker’s True Believers Tour, which kicks off this month, featuring Darius, EYB, and David Nail. Plus we speak with […]
Florida Georgia Line’s debut song “Cruise” is the #1 song of 2013, according to Mediabase and Country Aircheck. Country Countdown USA host and Aircheck Publisher Lon Helton broke the news to Tyler Hubbard & Brian Kelley at the end of the Top 70 of 2013 Countdown. The duo was obviously stunned by the news: “Wow, […]
As we approach the end of 2013, it’s a good time to look back at all of the amazing things that happened in country music. The triumphs and the tragedies. The hits and misses. The weddings, engagements, and babies. Plus all of those chart facts that we feature each week in Country Countdown USA. The […]
This week Lon wraps up his countdown of the Top 70 hits of 2013. The show features highlights from Lon’s conversations with Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, Zac Brown, Luke Bryan, Jake Owen, Jason Aldean, Hunter Hayes, The Band Perry, and Florida Georgia Line. Plus Lon breaks the news to the artist who has […]
Do you love Christmas music? It’s that time of year! The folks at Country Aircheck and Mediabase listened to the country radio stations around the country, and counted all the Christmas songs they played. These are the same radio stations that make up our weekly Top 30. So if you listen to country radio, it’s […]
Blake Shelton found a new way to keep cool in the hot LA heat. He recorded a Christmas album in his Hollywood Hills home. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that this is a project he’s been wanting to do for a long time: “It’s actually a record that we’ve been talking about for […]
