Jason Aldean has a good friend in Travis Tritt. At the recent CMA Fest, Tritt joined Aldean to sing Tritt’s “It’s a Great Day to Be Alive,” out in 2000, praising Aldean ahead of their performance. “Great guy,” Tritt tells The Tennessean. “I’ve loved that guy from the very beginning. We just established a great relationship from the very first…
Jason Aldean is celebrating his 30th No. 1 hit, with “Whiskey Drink.” The song is the likely last single from his 2023 Highway Desperado record. “30 number ones is a huge milestone, and I couldn’t let it go by without thanking the fans, country radio, the songwriters, BMG and the best promo team in the business,” says Aldean. “I…
Jason Aldean has a lot of respect for Kenny Chesney. Aldean recalls seeing Chesney perform in the mid-’90s, at the International Cherry Blossom Festival in Aldean’s hometown of Macon, Georgia. Aldean was still a teenager at the time, but was blown away by Chesney, even back then. “We used to have two radio stations and two country stations,” Aldean reveals…
More country artists have been added to next week’s festivities, inaugurating Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States. Both Rascal Flatts and Jason Aldean are reportedly performing at the Inaugural Ball, along with Kid Rock, Billy Ray Cyrus and The Village People. The news comes after Carrie Underwood confirmed she was singing “America the Beautiful” during the…
Shenandoah has a new version of one of their biggest hits, out now. The iconic group released a remake of “Sunday in the South,” a No. 1 hit in 1989, this one with Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean. The song was originally on Shenandoah’s sophomore The Road Not Taken album. Both Bryan and Aldean also star in the new…
The nominees for the 2024 CMA Awards have been announced, and while there are several surprising additions, like Mitchell Tenpenny, Riley Green and Nate Smith all receiving first-time nominations, there are also several artists who were inexplicably left out of the list of nominees. Keep reading to see ten artists who should have been nominated, but were not. 1. Kane…
Jason Aldean now owns multiple houses and cars, but his life wasn’t always full of excess luxuries. The 47-year-old recalls a time very early in his career, when he was struggling just to pay his bills. “I was starving, I had a brand new baby. My oldest daughter had just been born,” Aldean recalls to Taste of Country, referring…
Jason Aldean has had almost two decades of success in country music. The Georgia native’s eponymous freshman album was released on July 26, 2005, which included his debut single, “Hicktown,” reaching the Top 10, and his first No. 1 hit with its follow-up single, “Why.” Aldean celebrated the milestone on social media. “My first album dropped 19 years ago…
Jason Aldean brought an entire crowd to tears with his performance of “Should’ve Been A Cowboy” at the ACM Awards, in tribute to the late Toby Keith., who passed away on February 5 from stomach cancer. Aldean followed the performance by releasing the song, another way to honor Keith and his enduring legacy. “The ACMs asked if I’d come do…
Jason Aldean brought the ACM Awards crowd to tears with his performance of “Should’ve Been A Cowboy,” in tribute to Toby Keith. After his performance, Aldean announced he was releasing his version of the song, in tribute to the late country music star. “A song that I’ve played ever since I started playing clubs as a teenager,” Aldean writes…
