The co-host this wknd is Lainey Wilson, who is in the Top 10 with ”Wildflowers & Wild Horses.” She is currently on a European tour, and spoke to Lon from Ireland. Lainey has 5 ACM nominations, and she will go straight to Texas from Europe. ”I can’t miss the ACMs! That’s like missing a family reunion.” So […]
The co-host this wknd is Scotty McCreery, who is in our Top 10 with Cab In a Solo. Scotty previews his new album Rise & Fall. The project includes a song he wrote about his baby boy Avery. Scotty was in Baltimore on a day off when Lon spoke with him. This is Induction Weekend, and Scotty becomes […]
The co-host this weekend is Luke Bryan, who has just released a new single called “Love You, Miss You, Mean It.” He’s in his 7th year as a judge on American Idol. An Idol alum actually has this week’s #1 song. He talks about his 2024 tour, and his current duet with Jon Pardi. Luke […]
The co-host this week is Morgan Wallen, who is in the Top 5 this week with ”Man Made a Bar” featuring Eric Church. Morgan talks about how he chose Eric for this song. He also talks about his other song in the countdown: Mamaw’s House with Thomas Rhett. Morgan begins the 2024 edition of his […]
The co-host this wknd is Parker McCollum, who is in our Top 5 with Burn It Down. Parker & his wife Hallie Ray are expecting their first child, a boy in August: “The fact that it’s going so well, God’s been good to us, he’s healthy, and it’s a boy, which is nice, I’m just excited […]
The co-host this wknd will be Chris Young, who releases a new album this week: Young Love & Saturday Nights. Chris wrote or co-wrote 15 of the 18 songs on the album. The title song is in our Top 30. Lon begins the show by asking if there’s anything new. Chris replied, “Well, I haven’t been arrested this week.’ […]
The co-host this wknd is Thomas Rhett, who is in the Top 5 with Mamaw’s House, featuring Morgan Wallen. Thomas explains how he & Morgan wrote the song, and that it was never intended to be a single. He also says he hoped to take most of this year off. He says he has a […]
The co-host this week is Hardy, who is in the Top 5 with “Truck Bed.” Hardy is also one of the writers of the current Kenny Chesney single, ”Take Her Home.” Hardy was on the road last year with Morgan Wallen, Bailey Zimmerman, and Lainey Wilson. He tells Lon he had a chance to write […]
The co-host this wknd is Kane Brown, who is in the Top 5 with ‘I Can Feel It.’ He & his wife are expecting their third child, a boy. Kane is about to hit the road with the In The Air Tour at the end of March. Joining him will be Tyler Hubbard and Parmalee. […]
Due to listener response, we have assembled a 30 minute podcast with all of the Toby tribute stories. In addition to highlights of Lon’s conversations with Toby, there are comments from Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Thomas Rhett, and more. The podcast is available at the Country Countdown USA Soundcloud page:
