After 12 months, hundreds of new singles, and hours of radio airplay, Mediabase and Country Aircheck tallied up all the songs and spins and declared that the #1 most-played song of 2011 is “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” by Thompson Square. The song peaked at #1 in April, and was performed by American […]
2011 was quite a year in country music. Several weddings, several babies, lots of big hit songs, and huge tours. But the one country star who seemed to be in the news all year was Taylor Swift. Her Speak Now World Tour was the highest grossing tour of the year. Her album of the same […]
Several new Country Christmas songs charted in the holiday weekend Top 40. At the top of the list, Tim McGraw’s “Christmas All Over The World.” Right below it is The Band Perry and “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town.” That song was part of a special Christmas Collection released by the Big Machine Records Group. […]
Ring in the New Year with all your favorite country stars! This weekend, Lon Helton hosts an all-star special edition as he counts down the Top 70 of 2011. Along the way, you’ll hear highlights of Lon’s conversations with the stars, including Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Brad Paisley, Keith […]
For Luke Bryan, holiday time is family time. He and his wife Caroline usually spend Christmas eve with their two young boys, Bo & Tate, at Luke’s parent’s home in Georgia. The family meal is one of their favorite traditions. Except the meal itself is a bit unusual: “We do a chili dog night on […]
There are many ways to put together a list of the Top 10 Christmas Songs. For this list, we consulted with the folks at Mediabase, who monitor the most popular country radio stations in the USA. These are the same stations that make up our weekly Top 30. So if you listen to country radio, […]
Jason Aldean and his wife Jessica have two young daughters. So their Christmas traditions revolve around the girls: “One thing we always do on Christmas Eve is we take the girls around and let them look at Christmas lights. We try to find a cool area where there’s a lot of lights for them to […]
What do you get the band that has everything for Christmas? It’s clearly a tough gift to buy. They each have five Grammy awards on their mantles. So Country Countdown USA host Lon Helton asked Charles, Hillary, and Dave about their family traditions. Charles said: “Cider! Get the mulling spices from William Sonoma, they have […]
This week, Lon begins his countdown of the Top 70 of 2011. Along the way, you’ll hear highlights of his conversations with the stars from the past year, including Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, George Strait, Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban, and his chat with Brad Paisley & Carrie Underwood. Next week: Part […]
Back in October, Rascal Flatts became the newest members of the Grand Ole Opry. But guitar player Joe Don Rooney actually played on another Opry stage when he was a teen. Last week, when Thompson Square was on Country Countdown USA, Keifer Thompson said he sang with Joe Don at the Grand Lake Opry in Grove Oklahoma. “That’s true! […]
