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 […]
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 […]
