Keith Urban enjoys celebrating #1 hits. His last one, “Long Hot Summer,” hit the top of the charts back in October. Around that time, Keith found out he needed some vocal surgery, and had to take some time off. The “Long Hot Summer” #1 party was delayed a few months so everyone connected with the song could […]
Keith Urban co-hosts the Countdown this week for a conversation about his recovery from vocal chord surgery, his desire to be a coach on the Australian version of The Voice, how his wife helped him in writing the music to the new movie “Act Of Valor,” and the national broadcast premiere of his new song “For […]
David Nail may be relatively new to the radio. His current hit, “Let It Rain,” is only his second to appear in the Top 10. But he has connections with a number of major stars, and he talked about them when he co-hosted Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton. For example, David sings with Lee […]
Eric Church won the Best New Male Artist trophy at last year’s Academy of Country Music Awards. Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Eric where he keeps his awards: “I’ve got a man cave, and it’s in my man cave. I’ve got a cool picture, there was a point in time when my son Boone was the […]
Jake Owen has been on the road all summer with Keith Urban. Before the tour began in June, Keith invited Jake to dinner at his home south of Nashville. Jake told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that it was a night he’ll never forget. “It was pretty wild, he asked me to come to dinner […]
The Band Perry will tour Canada with Keith Urban in September. In anticipation of that, Keith invited TBP to his Nashville home to write a song. Keith explained the reason: “I just wanted to write with them, I thought it would be fun. They’re so talented. I also wanted to get to know them before we hit […]
Keith Urban and wife Nicole Kidman attended a Nashville party on Wednesday June 22nd celebrating the #1 hit “Without You.” Keith said, “I didn’t record the song because I thought it would be a hit. I recorded it because it moved me and touched me. I couldn’t believe how much it captured my life so […]
We’re only six months into 2011, and already Keith Urban has attended dozens of awards shows, including the People’s Choice Awards, the Golden Globes, The Grammy Awards, the Academy Awards, the Academy of Country Music Awards, the Billboard Music Awards, and the CMT Music Awards. Keith told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton he has a […]
Keith Urban will do a Canadian tour in September. The Band Perry will join him for the series of shows. Keith told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he recently invited the family group to his house for a songwriting session. “I just wanted to write with them I thought it’d be fun. They’re incredibly […]
When you’re married to an Oscar-winning actress, and you want to keep your family together when she shoots a new movie, that may mean a change in routine. Keith Urban told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that’s what happened to him earlier this year. “We relocated to San Francisco for a few months because Nic was shooting a […]
