Miranda Lambert co-hosts the Countdown this week. Her current Top 5 hit is “Automatic,” and it’s the first single from her new album, “Platinum,” available next week. Miranda talks about presenting Merle Haggard with the ACM Crystal Milestone Award, and the priceless photo she now has with three legends. She talks about her husband Blake […]
It was a perfect day to be “chillin’ it” in Nashville, and that’s exactly what the guy behind that hit did Monday. Cole Swindell was the guest of honor at a party celebrating his debut #1: “Chillin’ It.” Several of his famous friends even showed up, including Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line’s Brian Kelley. Throughout […]
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 […]
When Luke Bryan co-hosts the Countdown, we always get a Bo & Tate Update. The boys are growing quickly: Bo just turned 6 in March, and Tate will turn 4 in August. Luke told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton, “They are completely different. Bo is a little sweetheart. Tate, you can’t rattle Tate. He don’t […]
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.” […]
