It might be hard to think of Zac Brown in the role of Clark Griswold, driving his family across America in a station wagon. But Zac told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton that he’s combining some tour dates with family trips, as he takes his five children to see some historic sites. “”We’re taking them […]
Little Big Town will host CMA Music Festival: Country’s Night To Rock this Tuesday night on ABC-TV. As part of their hosting, the group did a number of things with the other country stars on that show. One was with this week’s co-host Luke Bryan. Little Big Town told Lon Helton, “We became talent escorts, […]
Last week, Jason Aldean told us about a fishing trip he took with Luke Bryan. In fact, as he told that story, Luke walked into our studio! But this week, Luke was here as co-host by himself, so he told Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton more about that fishing trip: “What a great day, I […]
In the liner notes for Luke Bryan’s new album Kill The Lights, he gives thanks to a lot of his friends, including Cole “Lish” Swindell. He says “Watching you win new artist was a night I’ll never forget.” But what’s with the nickname “Lish?” Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton asked Luke: “The way we give […]
Back in March, Jason Aldean married girlfriend Brittney in Mexico. Officiating was Jason’s friend and Duck Dynasty star Willie Robertson. Jason explained to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “Willie is a good friend of mine. He came down and was our minister, and it meant a lot to me to have someone who was a friend, […]
Jason Aldean was Lon Helton’s co-host this week on Country Countdown USA. We had just played Luke Bryan’s song in the Top 30, when the studio door opened, and in walked Luke himself. “What’s up! Are you really at my song in the show?” Jason answered, “We were just talking about how you haven’t given […]
It can be tough when your song gets jumped in the Top 30. Even tougher when you get jumped at #2. That’s what happened to Jason Aldean this week. The guy who jumped him was Canaan Smith, with his very first #1. In keeping with tradition, Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton called Canaan to congratulate him. […]
Brantley Gilbert received some sad news towards the end of his honeymoon: His grandfather passed away. He described how he got the news to Country Countdown USA’s Lon Helton: “I was actually on my honeymoon when I got the call, it was 2:30 in the morning, my uncle Bill called me, and my wife was sitting […]
In Nashville, there are some famous bars that have actually become part of some hit songs. In the case of Tyler Farr’s latest #1, “A Guy Walks Into a Bar,” the “bar” in question is a place called Winners. It’s a small, ramshackle place between Music Row and Vanderbilt University. It’s there where Tyler Farr first heard the song, and asked the writer […]
Brantley Gilbert married his fiancé Amber on Sunday June 28th. After a ten day honeymoon in the Virgin Islands, Brantley was ready to get back to work and one of the first things he did was co-host Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton. One of the main subjects of the show was his wedding: (B) […]
