Hunter Hayes co-hosts the Countdown this week. It will kick off a very busy week. On Tuesday, Hunter’s new album “Storyline” will be released. On Friday, he will attempt to break the Guinness Record for most concerts in most cities in a 24 hour period. Then he heads to Japan for his first tour of […]
A few weeks ago, Brad Paisley debuted his new single, “River Bank” at the ACM Awards in Las Vegas. He did the song outdoors at the MGM Grand Hotel pool. If you look closely, you’ll see a special tribute to his grandfather. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Brad about “River Bank:” (Lon) Why […]
Brad Paisley is working on a new album at his home studio south of Nashville. It’s the same place where he recorded his last album, “Wheelhouse.” Only this time, he’s added a few new features. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton traveled to Brad’s studio this week and got a first-hand look. (Lon) A house is […]
Brad Paisley co-hosts the Countdown from his own home studio, south of Nashville. Brad is currently working on a new album, due for release later this year. The first single, “River Bank,” was just released, and he performed it on the ACM Awards a few weeks ago. Brad tells us something about that ACM performance […]
Here’s the second installment of Keith Urban’s new video series, Idle Chatter. The American Idol judge and award-winning entertainer takes fans behind the cameras for an informative and humorous look at what happens backstage at the popular FOX-TV show. This week, Keith discovers Ryan Seacrest’s hidden musical talent
For Eric Church, it’s an image he’ll never forget. It happened minutes into the ACM Awards TV show a few weeks ago. The Band Perry opened the show with a rousing performance of their hit “Chainsaw.” The song ended, and a couple of confetti canons went off. Eric told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he was sitting […]
When Eric Church performed with George Strait in Omaha last January, it was one of the greatest nights in Eric’s career. But what most people don’t know is it almost didn’t happen. That’s because the night before the show, Eric severely cut one of his fingers. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I cut […]
Eric Church co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current Top 5 hit is “Give Me Back My Hometown.” He talks about performing it at the ACM Awards two weeks ago, and you’ll actually hear that performance, plus he’ll explain the video they premiered that night. Eric recently performed with George Strait, but he injured himself […]
American Idol Season 13 is in its final month, counting down to the finale. Keith Urban is doing a weekly backstage video, and we’ll post it here. In Episode 1, Keith shows you where he hangs out during the day on the set.
Jerrod Niemann is engaged to marry longtime girlfriend Morgan in October. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that wedding plans are in full swing: “I told her she can plan the wedding. Of course I’ll help if she needs anything, but girls know what they want, and what they want is for us to get out of the way. […]
