Zac Brown was one of a select group of artists asked to perform on the Grammy Tribute to Bruce Springsteen earlier this year. He talked about the experience with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I hung out with my whole CD collection that night. Everybody that was in my CD collection was wandering around there. On […]
Zac Brown is a huge fan of Kacey Musgraves. In fact, he calls her debut album, “Same Trailer, Different Park,” his favorite CD of the last ten years. He explained why to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I’ve been listening to that record non-stop. I even called her yesterday and said, ‘I’m listening to your record right now.’ […]
Zac Brown co-hosts the Countdown this week. We did the show at Zac’s Southern Ground Studio in Nashville. His current Top 5 is “Jump Right In.” He performed at the Grammy Awards, and also did a benefit the night before with Bruce Springsteen. Then a couple months later, while performing in Australia, he ran into […]
Toby Keith was born, raised, and still lives in Oklahoma. So when deadly tornados hit his hometown of Moore, he was immediately moved to action. Toby spoke with Country Countdown USA this week about the rebuilding effort, and his benefit concert taking place next week. The day after the twister hit Moore, we saw you on […]
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 […]
Luke Bryan co-hosts the Countdown this week. He was just named Entertainer of the Year at the 2013 Academy of Country Music Awards. He talks about co-hosting that show with Blake Shelton, winning the big award, and the celebration that followed. Luke’s current hit is “Crash This Party,” and it’s the first single from his […]
Brantley Gilbert presents a pretty tough exterior, dressed in black with tattoos and chains. But has his relationship with Jana Kramer changed him? As he co-hosted Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton, it sounded like he’s a little concerned. He said, “If I get any more domesticated, I’m going to have to beat some random […]
Brantley Gilbert & Jana Kramer got engaged on January 28th. Now we know that the two have set a wedding date. Brantley shared that information with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “Yes. We have set a date.” This year? “Yes. I’m in a hurry. She said ‘yes,’ and I’m hoping she says ‘I do,’ and […]
Brantley Gilbert is Lon’s co-host this week. He is currently in the Top 10 with “More Than Miles.” He’s engaged to actress and country singer Jana Kramer. He tells us his life has changed in many ways. For example, they just moved into a new house, they have a brand new dog, and he may […]
Brad Paisley enlisted the help of Hunter Hayes on his latest album “Wheelhouse.” The two recorded it at Brad’s home studio south of Nashville. The song is called “Outstanding In Our Field.” But there’s even more to the story. According to Brad, he and Hunter got a little stinky recording the song! Brad told Country Countdown […]
