“The Voice” is one of the most popular shows on TV, thanks in part to coach and country star Blake Shelton. In past years, Blake had expressed some frustration with the show getting in the way of his music career. But not any more. Blake told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he will stay with the […]
Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert celebrated their 2nd wedding anniversary on May 14. So how did they celebrate? With Blake doing The Voice and Miranda on tour, were they able to spend the day together? Blake told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “You’ll love this. We shared our second wedding anniversary with Miranda and the […]
Blake Shelton is a very friendly guy. First, Trace Adkins told us that Blake wanted to kiss him. Then we heard the stories of a “bromance” between Blake and Voice coach and Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine. Now we have proof of the latest victim of Blake’s affections. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton! It […]
Blake Shelton joins Lon this week as co-host. His current hit, “Boys Round Here,” is in the Top 5, and features harmonies by the Pistol Annies. Blake talks about the role the all-girl trio had in the video for that song. He talks about his guest mentor on The Voice, Sheryl Crow, as well as […]
One week ago, Trace Adkins was named the All Star Celebrity Apprentice. For Memorial Day, Trace is in our Nation’s Capital to be Honorary Grand Marshall at the National Memorial Day Parade. Trace told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton the honor came as a shock: “It’s just a huge honor, and humbling too. It’s just […]
Perhaps one of the most iconic patriotic country songs is “God Bless The USA.” But the song was very controversial at the time, and was almost not released. Country Countdown USA spoke with the song’s writer and performer, Lee Greenwood, at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. “It was actually very risky. The […]
Last Sunday, Trace Adkins was chosen by Donald Trump as the first All Star Celebrity Apprentice. This week, Trace joins Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton to talk about the five-week competition. He told Lon the reason he won: “I raised more money than he did, I thought my portion of the show was better than […]
Blake Shelton & Miranda Lambert performed their award-winning song “Over You” Tuesday night on The Voice. The purpose was to raise money for victims of Monday’s devastating tornados in Oklahoma. Blake was born and raised in that state, and he’s seen tornadoes before. But the scope of the damage shocked him. Earlier in the day, Blake spoke with Country […]
Trace Adkins co-hosts the Countdown this week. Trace was just named the winner of the All Star Celebrity Apprentice. He joins Lon with stories about his winning ice cream flavor: Maple Macadamia Mash-Up. He has behind the scenes stories from the show, and the reason why he won. He also previews songs from his new CD, “Love […]
Darius Rucker did several tours with Brad Paisley, and he’s described Brad as his best friend in the music business. Brad made headlines last month with the song “Accidental Racist,” a duet with LL Cool J. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Darius about Brad’s song: “Brad played the song for me early, and […]
