Jake Owen’s baby girl Pearl celebrated her 1st birthday on Friday. Her proud pop posted this photo on Twitter. Jake told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he’s had fun during his first year of fatherhood: “I can’t believe a year has flown by. I’ve watched grow up so much in a year. Now she’s walking, and […]
Earlier this year, Josh Turner received an invitation to perform at the final George Jones concert. “I’ve actually had the invitation from George framed on my wall, I’ve had it on my wall for several months now.” Sadly, Jones passed away in April, and the show was turned into a memorial. Turner told Country Countdown […]
Jake Owen joins Lon this week as co-host. His current hit is “Days Of Gold,” and it’s also the title of his new album that is available December 3. Jake has spent the entire year on the road with Jason Aldean, and he shares backstage stories from that tour. He also talks about the success […]
You’ve been hearing his song “Chillin’ It” for the past few weeks on the Countdown, but now it’s made a big turn into our Top 20. He also wrote “Outta My Head,” the Top 15 hit by Craig Campbell. In addition, a lot of Lon’s co-hosts are talking about him. Folks like Luke Bryan, Chris Young, […]
It was billed as “An intimate evening with Kip Moore.” The location was a 75 year old restored movie theater on Main Street in Franklin TN. The audience was made up of about 200 invited guests, music and media industry insiders, family, and fans. That’s pretty intimate! In fact, during the pre-show cocktail party in the […]
Chris Young has been on the road all year with Brad Paisley. In fact, it was just announced that Chris will rejoin Brad for a winter tour in January. Chris has spent a lot of time with Brad, on stage, off stage, and on the bus. Chris told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he has a […]
Chris Young co-hosts with Lon this week. His current Top 5 hit is “Aw Naw.” Chris has been on the road all year with Brad Paisley, so we get lots of road stories. Chris recalls the cool go-cart race track in Charlotte, late night poker games on the bus, and after-show jam sessions. It’s just been announced that […]
What happens when you give three very creative and prolific singer/songwriters a few months off? They come up with more music! Never mind that they just released a new album six months ago. A lot has happened, and Lady Antebellum wants to sing about it. The solution? A new Deluxe version of their Golden album. Country Countdown USA spoke […]
It was a big week for Miranda Lambert. She won the CMA Female Vocalist award for the 4th time, which tied her with Reba McEntire for most consecutive wins. And while her professional achievement was worthy of attention, her appearance was also getting some notice. That night, her husband tweeted “My wife is so hot it’s ridiculous.” Backstage at the […]
When Tim McGraw isn’t making music or being a dad to three daughters, he likes to do movies. His recent films include “Country Strong” with Gwyneth Paltrow, and “The Blind Side” starring Sandra Bullock. Now he’s at work on a George Clooney movie called “Tomorrowland,” and he spoke with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton about […]
