The co-host this wknd is Sam Hunt, who’s in the Top 5 with Country House. He & wife Hannah just became parents of a new baby boy they’ve named Waymen. He’s about to move into a new “country house.” He’s also working on new music. Lon began the show by asking Sam how’s life with three […]
More country star baby news to report. This morning, Sam Hunt told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he & his wife Hannah became parents of their third child, a boy, on May 21st. The baby came just a week before Sam was scheduled to begin his summer tour. Sam says the baby’s name is […]
This week’s co-host Keith Urban has a couple connections to the #1 song: “House Party” by Sam Hunt. First of all, one of the writers is Keith’s bass player Jerry Flowers. Keith told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “”He’s had a publishing deal for 11 years, and this is his first #1 song. When he […]
It’s not easy to have a #1 with your debut single. This week’s co-host Sam Hunt did it last year with “Leave The Night On.” He got a chance to congratulate Michael Ray, who tops the chart this week with “Kiss You In The Morning.” It happened during Country Countdown USA With Lon Helton. As it turned […]
Last month, Sam Hunt was invited by Taylor Swift to join her on stage during her 1989 Tour at Soldier Field in Chicago. Sam described the day with Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “She was nice enough to invite us out to play ‘Take Your Time’ during her set in Chicago, so we slipped in […]
Sam Hunt makes his countdown co-hosting debut this week. His current Top 5 hit is House Party. He’s already had #1 hits with “Take Your Time” and “Keep The Night On.” He talks about singing with Taylor Swift at Soldier Field in Chicago, the Wheels Up Tour with Lady Antebellum and Hunter Hayes, and the […]
Sam Hunt is having quite a week! His debut album, Montevallo, was just released and topped the Country Album chart. Then he got the news that the his first single, “Leave The Night On,” is #1. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton & co-host Frankie Ballard called Sam this week to congratulate him: (Lon) Frankie was […]
If you’ve heard the #1 hits “We Are Tonight” by Billy Currington, “Cop Car” by Keith Urban, or “Come Over” by Kenny Chesney, then you’ve already heard Sam Hunt. That’s because Sam wrote those songs. Now he has the chance to sing his own music. His debut song, “Leave The Night On” is in this […]
