Imagine being ten years old and meeting one of your musical heroes. Then fast forward ten more years, and that hero is inviting you to play on his album. That is what happened to Hunter Hayes. He told the story to Lon Helton on Country Countdown USA: “Brad was doing an interview at a radio […]
Hunter Hayes makes his countdown co-hosting debut this week. His current hit, “Somebody’s Heartbreak,” is in the Top 5. He is nominated for a bunch of ACM Awards. He is on tour now with Carrie Underwood. During the show, Hunter reacts to comments from a bunch of his friends, including Taylor Swift, Brad Paisley, Rascal […]
You’ve probably seen the promo for Season 4 of The Voice. The one where Blake, Adam, Shakira, and Usher jump in a car and sing old songs like the scene in “Family Vacation.” It also looks a lot like a video Keith Urban made with Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch to promote their tour. […]
Back in November, Miranda Lambert opened a store she called The Pink Pistol in Tishomingo, Oklahoma. Of course, she enlisted help from her husband, Blake Shelton. When Blake co-hosted Country Countdown USA, he explained to Lon Helton why he was hanging that sign: “They had me down there helping, moving furniture around the store before […]
Blake Shelton is a happy guy! Married to Miranda Lambert, star of a successful TV series, and the CMA Entertainer of the Year. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that all of that played a part on his new album, “Based On a True Story.” “I’m very content right now. It’s funny, what people […]
Alan Jackson performed a sold out show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium this week. What made it even better was that 100% of the money went to a local charity: The Colon Cancer Alliance. Of course Jackson had a special connection to the charity. His wife Denise was diagnosed with the disease three years ago. Before […]
It’s rare when a new artist makes it to the Top 10 with their very first single. But newcomer Kacey Musgraves is now in our Top 10 with her debut song “Merry Go Round.” Her album containing that song was released today. It’s titled “Same Trailer, Different Park,” taken from the first verse of the […]
Last November, Blake Shelton was named CMA Entertainer of the Year. He received the award from his friend Reba McEntire. Blake told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he got a signal from Reba the minute she opened the envelope: “I knew before anybody else that I had won Entertainer of the Year because of that […]
Blake Shelton has spent the past few months taping Season 4 of The Voice. Meanwhile, his wife Miranda Lambert launched the Locked & Reloaded Tour with Dierks Bentley. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Blake if he’d had a chance to see his wife’s new tour: “I did. When it came time for Valentine’s Day, […]
Last August, Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton visited Blake Shelton in the Hollywood Hills home he rents while working on The Voice.” You can see more pictures and hear stories from that show HERE. This week, Blake & Lon met up again, except this time they were in Nashville. However, Lon got an update about […]
