Miranda Lambert joins Lon this week to co-host the Countdown. She just won the CMA Female Vocalist of the Year award for the third time. But the one she’s proudest of is Song Of The Year for “Over You,” with her husband Blake Shelton. Miranda’s current hit is “Fastest Girl In Town,” and she talks […]
Fans of Luke Bryan got an inside look at the making of Country Countdown USA this week on Luke’s online video channel: LBTV! Luke’s personal videographer shot the entire show and edited it down to a very cool 6 minutes, featuring their conversation about the CMA Awards and other topics. Lon asked Luke how he […]
The lead-off performance on the annual CMA Awards show carries a lot of prestige. Every artist wants that opening slot. So when the decision was made that Jason Aldean would kick off the show with buddies Luke Bryan and Eric Church, Luke was obviously very excited. He told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he immediately […]
Luke Bryan spent the entire year on the road with Jason Aldean as part of the My Kinda Party Tour. Now that the tour is over, you’d think the two might go their separate ways. But that’s not the case! While appearing on Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton, Luke’s cell phone rang, and he received […]
Luke Bryan and his wife Caroline have been married for 6 years. So when 22-year-old newcomer Thomas Rhett came along looking for a little advice, Luke was quick to oblige. He just didn’t expect it to make the news. Luke told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “Every now and then I get a Google Alert on my phone if […]
Luke Bryan joins Lon to co-host the Countdown. He just performed on the CMA Awards show, so he has stories from backstage and onstage from the show. He just completed the My Kinda Party tour with Jason Aldean. Now he’s got some time off, and he’s spending some of it with Aldean! In fact, Jason […]
Everyone knows that Toby Keith supports the American soldiers around the world. Earlier this year, he did his tenth USO tour of military bases. But his support of the troops didn’t stop there. He talked about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “We got a call from a friend who told me there was a woman gonna […]
Toby Keith spent the summer of 2012 on the road with Brantley Gilbert. The two definitely hit it off during their time together. Toby spoke about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “He’s like me ten or twenty years ago. He’s a tremendous performer, and he came through the business as a songwriter first. […]
Back in July, in the middle of his Live In Overdrive tour, Toby Keith had emergency gall bladder surgery. He only missed one show, which was rescheduled to a later date. Apparently, the surgery came after at least three attacks. Toby spoke with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton about the experience: “I had an attack, I thought […]
How much closer can you get? An intimate private show, featuring Tim McGraw in a trendy Nashville loft. The venue has no real address. Just a door off Broadway, that takes you to a freight elevator, you ride up 3 floors, and there it is. Once inside, there’s a large open space, a number of well-placed and well […]
