Taylor Swift didn’t attend this year’s CMA Awards. But that didn’t mean she was ignored. Hosts Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley did a parody of “Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes,” with lyrics about Taylor: “Who’s going to fill her shoes? Who’s going to stand that tall? Who’s going to be country and poppy and sing […]
One of the great moments during this year’s CMA Awards was when Brad Paisley “slipped” and let the world know that Carrie Underwood was having a boy. It seemed like an accident, but it was actually planned in advance. Brad shared the story with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “When we started brain-storming about the awards show, the […]
Brad Paisley co-host the first Countdown of 2015 this week. He does it from his Irish Pub on his farm south of Nashville. Brad’s current Top 5 hit is “Perfect Storm.” He’s also about to kick off the winter leg of his Country Nation Tour. Plus Brad will tell inside stories from this year’s CMA […]
This Wednesday, Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood will co-host the CMA Awards for the 7th time. In the days leading up to the show, they’re preparing for the big night, and working on the opening monologue. When they co-hosted Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton, they said they’re already hard at work. So are you […]
There was one of those unplanned moments that happened as we were recording this week’s Country Countdown USA with Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood. There was a fly buzzing around in the area where we were sitting. It was just your standard, run of the mill housefly. It was annoying all of us. Finally, it […]
Earlier this year, Brad Paisley did a tour of England and Ireland. During that trip, he brought along a carpenter friend of his to find a way to bring the charm of an Irish pub into his Nashville area farm house. That Irish Pub became the inspiration for Brad’s latest album, Moonshine In The Trunk. […]
As we drove up to Brad Paisley’s farmhouse for this week’s Countdown, it was obvious someone was ready for Friday’s Trick Or Treaters. The entire house, outside and inside, was fully decorated. There were ghouls and goblins seated on the outdoor furniture. Pumpkins and corn stalks set up on the porch. Cobwebs and other decorations […]
Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood co-host a special pre-CMA Awards edition of Country Countdown USA. Lon traveled to Brad’s pub, which was decorated for Halloween, to get the inside story on next week’s CMA Awards show. The two will co-host that show for the 7th time, and they admitted to being a bit nervous this year. Carrie is […]
Earlier this year, Brad Paisley appeared on The Crazy Ones, a TV show that starred Robin Williams. The episode was titled “Danny Chase Hates Brad Paisley.” In April, Brad spoke with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton about his experiences with Robin Williams: Did you get to chat with him? Yes, I’ve admired him for a […]
We all know Brad Paisley is a Grammy-winning singer/songwriter/guitar player. He won the CMA Entertainer of the Year. So there’s no questioning his musical skills. But Brad has another artistic talent that doesn’t get as much attention: His painting. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton visited Brad’s California house, where he actually saw examples of his work, […]
