Alan Jackson co-hosts the Countdown this week. His new CD, “Thirty Miles West,” comes out this week. The first single, “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore,” is in the Top 30. The album also features Zac Brown on a song called “Dixie Highway.” Alan gives us an update on his daughters, and he […]
Kip Moore moved to Nashville from his native Georgia in 2004. Four years later, he signed with MCA Records. And now, four years after that, he has his first #1. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton called Kip to congratulate him on his accomplishment: “Thanks, I appreciate it, I’ll never forget this. It’s taken me a […]
One look at the cover photo of Carrie Underwood’s new CD Blown Away is all it takes. She’s got legs! Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked her about her legs: “That’s my card! Everybody has a card they can play, and that’s mine. I work really hard, I’m all about physical health, and make sure I […]
Carrie Underwood’s new CD, “Blown Away,” demonstrates a wide range of music. Carrie told Country Countdown’s Lon Helton that’s by design: “I have a problem wrangling myself in, and focusing on one thing, I have a short attention span, like a lot of people do. I want to make an album where you don’t know […]
When Carrie Underwood married Mike Fisher two years ago, he was a hockey star for the Ottawa Senators. After their wedding, they built a new house in Ottawa, complete with a “man room” for Mike’s hunting trophies. Then last year, Mike was traded to the Nashville Predators. So have they sold the house in Canada? Country Countdown USA’s […]
Last year, Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood had a #1 duet with “Remind Me.” When Brad took that song on the road, he used a “hologram” of Carrie to simulate the duet. But at the end of Brad’s winter tour, Carrie actually surprised Brad on stage. She spoke about that night with Country Countdown USA’s […]
Carrie Underwood co-hosts the Countdown this week. Her current hit is “Good Girl,” and it’s in the Top 5. She just released her fourth album, “Blown Away,” and it’s been the top-selling country CD for three weeks. Lon asks her about the cover photo. They also talk about her hockey star husband, Mike Fisher. She […]
Tim McGraw is doing a couple things this year in support of the military. The first is a Memorial Day concert in New York City. He talked about it with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “We’re doing a Memorial Day show for the Armed Forces, and it’ll be streamed on YouTube. My sister is a […]
Tim McGraw has always been in pretty good shape. He was an athlete in college and works out on the road. But occasionally a movie role has required him to gain weight, as he did last year for Country Strong. However, this year, Tim is definitely in fighting shape, and he’s made a few lifestyle changes now that […]
The Brothers of the Sun tour begins next week, and Tim McGraw says he’s ready. “I’m ready, the band’s ready. Got some great new players, along with the old Dance Hall Doctors, sort of a combination of guys. It was time for a change, time for a different sound, different direction, we haven’t really come […]
