Lon’s co-host this week is Chris Young, who just wrapped up the biggest tour of his career, playing to over 400,000 fans in three countries. “There’s so many things that have happened to me that I’m thankful for, that I’m grateful for, it’s just been an incredible year for me.” Chris recently appeared in the…… More
Lon’s co-host this week is Thomas Rhett, a nominee and performer at last month’s CMA Awards. Lon & Thomas talked about the CMA show, and Thomas revealed this: “It was the first time I messed up a song on national television. I sang the second verse twice. When you start to mess something up, you…… More
This week’s co-hosts are the members of the CMA Group of the Year: Old Dominion. Lon speaks with them about their win, and their experiences on awards night. “When you’re voted on by your peers, that’s something that’s no so obvious, so it does feel good that we get that recognition. When we cracked the…… More
This week, Lon’s co-host is Brad Paisley, who stars in his first network TV special: Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special, December 3rd on ABC. His guests include Kelsea Ballerini, Hootie & The Blowfish, Jonas Brothers, Tim McGraw, Peyton Manning, and Carrie Underwood. Brad explained how it came about: “I went to ABC with an idea…… More
The 62nd GRAMMY Awards are right around the corner, airing Jan. 26 on CBS, but the nominations are here now! . Country 26. Best Country Solo Performance For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings. ALL YOUR’N Tyler Childers GIRL GOIN’ NOWHERE Ashley McBryde RIDE ME BACK HOME Willie Nelson GOD’S COUNTRY Blake Shelton BRING…… More
“Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special” is set to air TUESDAY, DEC. 3 (8:00-9:01 p.m. EST), on ABC. The variety special, hosted and executive produced by Sony country music superstar Brad Paisley, will showcase the energy of Music City from Nashville’s iconic War Memorial Auditorium through a combination of Paisley’s signature humor, unexpected surprises, heartfelt field…… More
This week’s co-hosts are the members of Lady Antebellum, who have a new album called “Ocean” out on Friday. They brought copies of the album to the studio, and Lon asked them to describe the cover: “We went back and forth with what we wanted. At one point, we thought we wouldn’t put out faces…… More
The 53rd annual CMA Awards will take place this Wednesday night, broadcast live on ABC-TV. Carrie Underwood will be joined by special guest co-hosts Reba McEntire & Dolly Parton. Lon spoke with Carrie about this year’s show: I definitely applaud the CMA for wanting to have this show be a tribute to the women of…… More
This week’s co-host, Trisha Yearwood, just released her first album of new material in 12 years, and is back in our Top 30 after an absence of more than 10 years. She’s headlining her first tour in five years, and she will host the CMA Country Christmas TV special next month. Those are just a…… More
This week’s co-host is Brantley Gilbert, who just became the father of his second child, a daughter he & his wife Amber have named Braylen. Brantley also talks about his 2 year old son Barrett. His latest album is “Fire & Brimstone,” featuring his current Top 5 hit “What Happens In a Small Town.” Brantley…… More
This week’s co-host Russell Dickerson spent the summer on Thomas Rhett’s Very Hot Summer Tour. He shares some of his experiences this week. For example, Thomas usually tours with his family. “It’s like all hands on deck, but that’s the family environment of a tour. He’s up early, when the girls are out, he spends…… More
This week’s co-host, Cole Swindell, has been on the road all summer with his longtime friend Luke Bryan. “It’s been cool to be out there again with him. It’s what I wanted to do this year. He’s hilarious, but he’s such a good guy. It was a pleasure to be around him.” Cole says he…… More
This week’s co-host, Chris Janson, will release his third album next week. He’s been on tour with Chris Young all summer. Plus he’s in our Top 10 this week with “Good Vibes.” Chris told Lon that he received a very nice end-of-tour gift from Chris Young: “He gave me a vintage guitar, a 1935 D-18…… More
Listen as Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton speaks with Vince Gill about his new album Okie. They talk in detail about several songs, including Letter To My Mama. This is an album that’s very personal to Vince. He says he wrote some songs many years ago. Others were written recently. He made the album without…… More
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