COUNTRY MUSIC STAR DIERKS BENTLEY ANNOUNCES 2011 COUNTRY & COLD CANS TOUR Jerrod Niemann and Eli Young Band To Kickstart The Party Nashville, Tenn. – Aug. 15, 2011 – Multi-Platinum singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley will kick off the first leg of his Country & Cold Cans Tour beginning Oct. 6 in Lacrosse, WI. Special guests Jerrod […]
When Dierks Bentley isn’t on the road making music, he’s usually at home in Nashville with his wife Cassie and two young daughters, Evie and Jordan. In fact, Jordan is just 9 months old, so Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Dierks for an update on his latest addition to the family: “She was born […]
Back in May, John Rich was named Celebrity Apprentice by Donald Trump. John is good friends with this week’s co-host Dierks Bentley. So Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton spoke with Dierks about John and Celebrity Apprentice. “I’ve known John Rich since 1998, and he puts 100% into everything he does, and I was excited for people […]
Kenny Chesney just did a show at the new Meadowlands Football Stadium outside New York City. Over 55, 000 people attending it, making that show the biggest country show in the NY/NJ area in over 25 years. The day before, Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton spoke with Kenny in a very unique location: The […]
Dierks Bentley co-hosts the Countdown this week. His current hit is “Am I The Only One,” and it’s in our Top 5. Dierks attended Blake & Miranda’s wedding, and he gives us a report. Dierks also updates us on his two daughters, Evie and Jordan. Dierks has brought Evie on the road a few times, […]
Lady Antebellum joined Keith Urban for a tour of Australia in April. Towards the end of the trip, Keith invited the trio to a home he and Nicole have outside Sidney. They told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton about their experience: “It was just so kind and generous to have us out there, and the […]
Back in May, Lady Antebellum debuted their current hit, “Just a Kiss” on TV’s American Idol. That obviously was a huge way to introduce their new music, but it also gave them the opportunity to meet Idol winner Scotty McCreery and rock legend Steven Tyler. The trio described the experience to Country Countdown USA’s Lon […]
Lady Antebellum’s Hillary Scott is now engaged to Chris Tyrrell. In an interview with Chountry Countdwn USA’s Lon Helton, Hillary said Chris popped the question in a private moment during July 4th weekend. “Chris & I got engaged on July the 2nd, and it was beautiful. His family had flown down from upstate New York to […]
Luke Bryan’s latest CD is titled, “Tailgates & Tanlines.” So how did Luke come up with the name? There is no song on the album with that title. Luke told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton the secret source of the album’s title: “I was goin’ down the road, and my manager texted me, ‘Album title: Tailgates & Tanlines.’ And […]
Lady Antebellum will join Lon as co-hosts this week. Their current hit, “Just a Kiss” is in the Top 5. It’s the first single from their new CD, “Own The Night,” available September 13. The other bit of news is Hillary Scott’s engagement. She tells Lon where her fiance popped the question. She also talks […]
