Tim McGraw joins Lon this week as co-host. He’s in the middle of making a new movie with George Clooney called “Tomorrowland.” His current Top 5 hit is Southern Girl. Tim will headline a concert for the military in Jacksonville this weekend. He’s also doing a second season of Soul 2 Soul shows with his wife […]
CMA Week in Nashville is basically one big party. It starts on Sunday, and continues until after the awards show on Wednesday night. Lots of parties, with SESAC and Spotify kicking things off Sunday, ASCAP on Monday, and BMI on Tuesday. You can’t have a party in Nashville without country stars, and they’re out in full […]
Dierks Bentley’s 8th annual Miles & Music motorcycle ride & concert got underway Sunday morning south of Nashville. Hundreds of avid cyclists lined up on a cool and clear fall day to take part. Before the ride, Dierks said, “It’s great, the weather’s awesome, some cool celebrity guys here, my buddy Mike Wolf from American […]
As her coach for Season 4 of The Voice, Blake Shelton got to know Danielle Bradbery pretty well. So when Danielle made it to the finals, he had a surprise. Blake explained it to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton. “She really looks up to Hunter. Of course she’s a 16 year old girl, so besides […]
A few weeks ago, it was reported that Blake Shelton had personally lobbied NBC to move a special live edition of The Voice from Wednesday November 6th, which would have put it up against ABC’s broadcast of the CMA Awards. This week, Blake shared details of his efforts with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I felt stupid […]
Blake Shelton isn’t jealous that his wife is singing with another man. In fact, he’s a huge fan! Blake told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he hopes Miranda’s current duet with Keith Urban, “We Were Us,” goes all the way to #1: “I’ll tell you an interesting story. The co-writer of that song, Nicole Galyon, […]
Last summer, Blake Shelton invited us to do the countdown in his Hollywood Hills home. At the time, he complained that it was too big and definitely not his style. So this time, we wanted to know if he’s moved. Turns out that he has. Blake told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton about his new […]
Blake Shelton co-hosts the pre-CMA edition of the Countdown. Blake has 5 nominations, including Entertainer and Male Vocalist, both of which he won last year. Blake says live shows of The Voice also begin this week, so he’ll fly back and forth between LA and Nashville. He confirms that he asked NBC to move a […]
Back in 1989, Kenny Rogers was at the peak of his career, playing stadiums, hosting TV shows, winning Grammy Awards, and making movies. That same year, a young man from Yukon Oklahoma, Garth Brooks, released his debut album. Sunday night in Nashville, Garth inducted Kenny into the Country Music Hall of Fame, and the moment […]
Toby Keith’s latest album, Drinks After Work, will be released on October 29. He spoke with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton about recording it, and about two songs that almost didn’t make the final album: Let’s start with the first song on the album, “Shut Up & Hold On,” which you co-wrote with frequent collaborator Bobby […]
