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 […]
Sunday night, a strong thunderstorm came through Nashville. At 8:23, Dierks Bentley posted on Twitter: Jake has been missing for 5 hours now. jumped a fence during the thunderstorms. praying someone found him. a cold wet white dog. red collar. Then, at 7:30 Monday morning, Dierks posted the good news: omg. my wife just told […]
Jason Aldean co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current hit is “The Only Way I Know,” and it features Luke Bryan & Eric Church. The trio performed the song on the CMA Awards in November, and Jason responds to comments about the performance by Luke & Eric. Jason says he had a New Year’s Eve […]
On the surface, Zac Brown’s video for his hit “Goodbye In Her Eyes,” might seem pretty simple. It was shot in a field with a small traveling circus. But there’s more to the story. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke to Zac about the making of the video: “That was set up in my front […]
One of the highlights during the CMA Awards show back in November was Keith Urban’s performance of “Georgia Woods” with Zac Brown. But the real story happened before the two got on stage. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Zac about the rehearsal: “We actually had a rehearsal a couple week’s before the show, and […]
Randy Houser is sitting at the #2 spot in this week’s chart with “How Country Feels.” It’s a familiar position for Randy, who peaked at the same point in 2009 with “Boots On.” In addition, Randy was a co-writer of “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk,” which also reached #2 for Trace Adkins. Country Countdown USA caught up with Randy this week, […]
Zac Brown co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current Top 5 hit is “Goodbye In Her Eyes.” He talks about the home-grown video for that song, shot on the front lawn of his house. He talks about how he celebrated the holidays with his wife and four young daughters. He previews his goals and plans for […]
Dierks Bentley’s current hit, “Tip It On Back” is heading straight for the Top 10. Hard to imagine anyone else singing it. But when Lee Brice spoke with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton, he confessed the song had once been pitched to him: “I was looking to finish up my latest album, and I got […]
Darius Rucker is a lifelong fan of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks. Lee Brice played football for Carolina rival Clemson. So when the two schools met on the gridiron last fall, Darius posted a message on his Facebook page: “Gamecocks vs Tigers OR Darius vs Lee Brice. Good luck Lee.” Country Countdown USA’s Lon […]
