A couple years ago, Taylor Swift & Jake Gyllenhaal were in the news. At the 2011 ACM Awards, co-host Blake Shelton said about their reported breakup: “What in the world was Jake Gyllenhaal thinking anyway? Wait a minute, he was in ‘Brokeback Mountain.” At the time, it got big laughs, and nothing more came of it. But […]
Blake Shelton co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current hit, “Sure Be Cool If You Did,” is in the Top 5. He’s about to release a new CD called “Based On a True Story.” He talks about co-hosting the Academy of Country Music Awards with Luke Bryan, and his Ten Times Crazier Tour featuring Easton […]
On Sunday, March 10th, Carrie Underwood celebrates her 30th birthday. This weekend, she co-hosts Country Countdown USA, and speaks with Lon Helton about the milestone. She was a little hesitant to talk about it at first: “We’re not gonna talk about that. Oh come on. It’s the one year anniversary of my 29th birthday! I still […]
Carrie Underwood joins Lon to co-host the Countdown. Her current hit, Two Black Cadillacs, is in the Top 10. She says she came up with the idea for the video, inspired by the Stephen King book “Christine.” She also got behind the wheel of the classic Caddy seen in the video. She tells us about […]
Little Big Town co-host the Countdown this week. Their current Top 5 hit is “Tornado.” They just won a Grammy Award for Pontoon. They also talk about winning the CMA Single & Vocal Group of the Year awards. They’re currently on the Tornado Tour with newcomer Kacey Musgraves. This summer, they’ll hit the road with Keith […]
Tim McGraw’s new CD includes his first duet with Taylor Swift. The song is called “Highway Don’t Care,” and also has guitar work from Keith Urban. Tim told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton how he chose Taylor for the song: “I can’t wait for people to hear this song. The lyric is so cinematic, and […]
Tim McGraw co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current hit, One of Those Nights, is in the Top 5. It’s from his latest CD: “Two Lanes of Freedom.” The CD also contains a new event song with Taylor Swift & Keith Urban. Tim also talks about his Soul 2 Soul show in Las Vegas. He […]
Taylor Swift’s 2013 Red Tour begins March 13th in Omaha. Her Speak Now tour was a huge success, selling out venues around the world. So this new tour has very big shoes to fill. Taylor discussed details about the tour with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “Planning the Red Tour started 8 months ago. That’s […]
Tim McGraw’s new CD “Two Lanes Of Freedom” includes a song called “Highway Don’t Care” that features guest vocals from Taylor Swift. The song is actually #13 on the album, a nod to Taylor’s lucky number. But Tim didn’t tell Taylor that little detail, and she actually didn’t know until Lon Helton told her when […]
The Band Perry co-hosted Country Countdown USA this past week, and revealed details about their highly-anticipated second album, “Pioneer.” They told Lon Helton: “This project certainly has the most teeth of anything we’ve done. There’s certainly an aggressive side, but we also have some of the most emotional sides of us. We’ve become vulnerable. Our entire […]
