Today, Hunter Hayes is a Grammy-nominated country star. But more than 10 years ago, he was a kid who just loved to play music. There is a video with Hunter at age 4 playing an accordian with Hank Williams Jr. But he played with many others. When Brad Paisley co-hosted Country Countdown USA, he told Lon […]
Brad Paisley’s next CD, Wheelhouse, will be released on April 9th, and it will contain the first single, Southern Comfort Zone. But until now, all other details about the album have been a mystery. This week, Brad co-hosted Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton, and for the first time discussed a lot of specifics about […]
Brad Paisley co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current Top 5 hit is “Southern Comfort Zone. He just performed at the Presidential Inauguration in Washington DC. His latest CD, “Wheelhouse,” will be released in April, and Brad shares some very secret details about the album and a few special guests. Brad also previews his summer […]
Gary Allan is the proud father of three daughters. A few years ago, the 45-year old country star welcomed his first grandchild. He talked about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I got a grandbaby that’s 5! She’s awesome. Her name is Chloe. We had Christmas at my house this year, and when you have a 5 year old […]
Gary Allan just released his first CD in three years, and it’s even more personal than his previous ones. He spoke about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I think this is the best thing I’ve done, or my favorite thing I’ve done. One reason is because we took longer to make it, I had […]
Dierks Bentley & Miranda Lambert just launched their Locked & Reloaded Tour. As the name indicates, it’s a reunion for the two, and a chance to give their fans an extra bang for their buck! Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Dierks & Miranda at a Nashville rehearsal last week. How’d this tour come about, Dierks? […]
Gary Allan co-hosts this week. His current hit is “Every Storm (Runs Out Of Rain.)” It’s the first single from his new CD, “Set You Free.” Lon & Gary talk about Gary’s new men’s store in Nashville called The Label, and the celebrities who shop there. Gary has great stories about his favorite artists in […]
Ever wonder what country stars do when they’re not on stage singing? For some, the answer is they sing karaoke! Last week, Zac Brown told us about attending a karaoke party at Jason Aldean’s house. So Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton played that story for Jason Aldean, and this is what he said: “I remember […]
They spent all of 2012 on the road together, but apparently it just wasn’t enough. When the year ended, Jason Aldean invited his buddy Luke Bryan to his house for a small New Year’s Eve party. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton about the festivities: “We had a little party at my farm that’s about […]
Last summer, during a break in his My Kinda Party tour dates, Jason Aldean accepted a small role in a movie. The film, called “Sweetwater,” will make its world debut at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah this week. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Jason about the movie: “I’d kinda talked about acting […]
