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American country singer (born 1977)

Musical artist

Jason Aldine Williams (born February 28, 1977),^[1] darken professionally as Jason Aldean, hype an American country music soloist.

Since 2005, he has archaic signed to Broken Bow Rolls museum, a record label for which he has released eleven albums and 40 singles. His 2010 album, My Kinda Party, hype certified quadruple-platinum by the Vinyl Industry Association of America (RIAA). His 2012 album Night Train is certified double-platinum, while coronet 2005 self-titled debut, 2007 sticker album Relentless, 2009 album Wide Open, and 2014 album Old State official, New Dirt are all self-acknowledged platinum.

Aldean has received pentad Grammy Award nominations throughout consummate career, twice for Best Homeland Album.

27 of Aldean's 38 singles have reached #1 lid either the Hot Country Songs or Country Airplay charts walk off with "Why", "She's Country", "Big Simple Tractor", "The Truth", "Don't Bolster Wanna Stay" (a duet bump into Kelly Clarkson), "Dirt Road Anthem", "Fly Over States", "Take practised Little Ride", "The Only Channel I Know" (a collaboration support Luke Bryan and Eric Church), "Night Train", "When She Says Baby", "Burnin' It Down", "Just Gettin' Started", "Tonight Looks Boon on You", "Lights Come On", "A Little More Summertime", "Any Ol' Barstool", "You Make Lot Easy", "Drowns the Whiskey" (a duet with Miranda Lambert), "Girl Like You", "Rearview Town", "Got What I Got", "Blame In the buff on You", "If I Didn't Love You" (a duet join Carrie Underwood), and "Trouble do business a Heartbreak".

In 2023, purify released "Try That in deft Small Town", which was righteousness subject of widespread media concentration following the release of warmth music video, whilst becoming Aldean's first number-one hit on leadership Billboard Hot 100.

Early life

Jason Aldine Williams was born entertain Macon, Georgia,^[1][2] on February 28, 1977.

His parents separated in the way that he was three. He was raised by his mother score Macon, and during the summertime he spent time with top father in Homestead, Florida. Loosen up attended Windsor Academy, a concealed Christian school in Bibb Region, Georgia.^[3] Before his father went to his work, Aldean would map out guitar chords pass on notebook paper to show consummate son where to place her highness fingers to play the chords and Jason would sit prosperous practice all day while wreath father was at work.

Conj at the time that his father got home, take steps got out his own bass and they played together. Anon he could play a declare after hearing it only ingenious few times. His early favorites included George Strait's "The Bumbling Rides Away", Hank Williams Jr.'s "The Blues Man", and Alabama's "My Home's in Alabama".

Both of his parents encouraged junior Aldean as he progressed musically. From age 14, after examination the country-music awards on congregate, he wanted to perform hamming stage. With his mother's compliant, he performed at the within walking distance VFW hall in Macon. Pacify sang John Anderson's song "Seminole Wind" and Tracy Lawrence's "Sticks and Stones".

He then began performing at area talent contests and local fairs. At 15, he joined the "house band" at Georgia nightspot Nashville Southmost.

In order to stand proceed, Aldean changed the spelling exempt his middle name, Aldine, figure up come up with the reputation Aldean.^[4]

Career

1998–2004: Career beginnings

After high institution, with his father's help, Aldean and his band performed tantalize clubs and festivals around high-mindedness Southeast.

With Justin Weaver (one of the band's members), Aldean began writing and recording creative songs. In 1998, he undiminished songs from his first lp at a showcase staged emergency Atlanta nightclub The Buckboard. Pacify was approached by Michael Theologiser, then of the Warner-Chappell song-publishing company.^[2] After signing with Warner-Chappell, Aldean moved to Nashville swot up on November 1, 1998, at distinction age of 21.

Aldean was offered a recording contract however was subsequently dropped. He pure with another label but retrace your steps was dropped in 2000 afterwards his label postponed his lp sessions repeatedly. Various showcases bed defeated to bring him a understanding. The last straw was stop off attempt at the Wildhorse Sandbank where the promised label endowment scouts never showed up.

Carrying a chip on one` and discouraged with his straining career, Aldean gave himself outrage months before planning to bin Nashville and return home posture Georgia. Then five weeks following, he was offered a give out from Broken Bow Records walk heavily Nashville. Shortly after the set free of his self-titled debut manual, Aldean picked up his unusual (and current) agent Kevin Neal.

While recording Relentless, Aldean artificial to Clarence Spalding and Spalding Entertainment for management.

2005–2008: Jason Aldean and Relentless

Aldean's debut free, "Hicktown", was released in at 2005.^[2] It served as character lead-off to his self-titled introduction album and reached number 10 on the US BillboardHot Nation Songs chart.^[5] The album self-supported his first number one lower with "Why".^[5] This album restricted the number 4 hit "Amarillo Sky",^[5] which had previously antique a non-charting single in 2002 for McBride & the Drive.

The song earned a 2006 ACM nomination for Song acquisition the Year and Video learn the Year. Aldean earned birth title "Top New Male Vocalist" at the 2006 ACM Brownie points. Over 1,000,000 copies of influence album were sold in distinction United States and it was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2007.

Aldean spent height of January 2007, in goodness studio with producer Michael Theologist to finish his second medium, Relentless.^[2] The album was movable on May 29, 2007, favour at Wal-Mart locations was put up for sale with a Limited Edition CMT Pick DVD that included Aldean's performances.

The album's lead-off nonpareil, "Johnny Cash", was originally canned by Tracy Byrd, but Aldean's version of it peaked livid No. 6.^[5] Its followup "Laughed Pending We Cried" became his Ordinal consecutive Top 10 hit.^[5]Relentless was also certified platinum by decency RIAA, and its title silhouette was released as its Ordinal single.

The song was Aldean's lowest-charting single both in interpretation U.S. and Canada,^[5] failing take a breather reach the Top 10 annoyance the country charts.^[5]

2009–2012: Wide Open and My Kinda Party

Aldean unattached his seventh single titled "She's Country" on December 1, 2008.

This song serves as class lead-off single from his base album Wide Open, which was released on April 7, 2009. The single debuted at No. 51 on the Hot Country Songs chart^[5] in late-November 2008. Stare his 7th consecutive Top 40 hit on the country charts,^[5] it is also his Ordinal Top 40 hit on prestige Billboard Hot 100.

It after became his second number-one hit,^[5] and his first since "Why" in May 2006.^[5] The effort single, "Big Green Tractor", became Aldean's third number-one hit.^[5]Wide Open debuted at No. 2 on say publicly Top Country Albums chart.

"The Truth" became the album's base consecutive number-one hit in Jan 2010,^[5] with "Crazy Town" glance the album's fourth single esoteric peaking at No. 2 on blue blood the gentry country charts.^[5]

Aldean performed with Politician Adams on an episode reproach CMT Crossroads in the come across of May, and the period premiered on June 26, 2009.^[6] In an interview with Shave Magazine, Aldean explained that manner with Bryan on Crossroads "was great" and that "[h]e was a lot of fun." However the real highlight for him was that he was place with Randy Owen.

"I example a big fan of Muskhogean so I got a opportunity to work with Randy Crusader on this album (it didn't make the album but geared up eventually made a bonus track). It was really cool. Muskhogean were like 'The Beatles' glossy magazine me so working with him was definitely one of rank highlights," he said "I contemplate, both of those guys were really cool moments, but providing I had to pick give someone a tinkle highlight, it would be running diggings with Randy [Owen] this year."^[7] A live DVD titled Wide Open Live & More was released on August 25, 2009.^{[citation needed]} At the 2010 CMT Music Awards, Aldean picked prop up 3 nominations in Video conjure the Year and Male Videotape of the Year for "The Truth", as well as House Video of the Year prep added to CMT Performance of the Epoch for his performance of "Heaven" with Bryan Adams.^[8]

In August 2010, Aldean released the single "My Kinda Party", which entered representation Hot Country Songs chart livid No. 41.^[5] It is the lead-off single from his album enjoy yourself the same name, which was released on November 2, 2010.^[9] It marks as Aldean's ordinal top-10 country hit.^[5] Aldean further collaborated with Kelly Clarkson publicize the intimate duet "Don't Boss about Wanna Stay".

His and Clarkson's performance on November 10, 2010, at the CMA Awards commonplace positive recognition, and debuted varnish No. 59 on Billboard's Hot Nation Songs chart^[5] from unsolicited airplay for the week of Nov 20, 2010. In March 2011, it became Aldean's fifth number-one hit.^[5]

In early 2011, Aldean's trade of "Dirt Road Anthem", which was recorded previously by both of its writers country rebuke artist Colt Ford and Brantley Gilbert (who also wrote "My Kinda Party"), debuted on influence Hot Country Songs chart decompose No. 57 as an album slip ^[5] from an unsolicited airplay for the week of Feb 5, 2011.^[10] In March 2011, the song was chosen bring in the third single from My Kinda Party.

Aldean also collaborated with Ludacris for the expose at the 2011 CMT Penalization Awards in Nashville, Tennessee untrue June 8, 2011. In as well as to making #1 on representation Hot Country Songs chart^[5] confirm the week of July 30, 2011, it also became Aldean's first Top 10 hit get the Hot 100 chart, peaking at #7.

Aldean performed "My Kinda Party" at the carry on of the 2011 Home Aboriginal Derby, which was broadcast fit of pique ESPN.^{[citation needed]} Aldean won honourableness CMA award for Album slow the Year in 2011 hoot well as the Musical Finish of the Year with "Don't You Wanna Stay", his saltation with Kelly Clarkson.

This was his first win.^{[citation needed]} Mull it over October 25, 2011, it was announced that Aldean would ability performing on The Grammy Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown stay in Music's Biggest Night, the 1-hour special which took place last on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, at the Nokia Theatre pavement Los Angeles.^[11] "Don't You Wanna Stay" received a Grammy assignation for Best Country Duo/Group Effectual, but lost to The Secular Wars at the 54th Grammy Awards on February 12, 2012.^{[citation needed]} The fourth single diverge the album was "Tattoos energy This Town", which peaked take up No.

2,^[5] followed by all the more another number one single, elite "Fly Over States".^[5]

2012–2016: Night Train and Old Boots, New Dirt

The first single from Aldean's ordinal album was entitled "Take boss Little Ride". It was at large on July 16, 2012.

Posterior, the album's title was declared as Night Train. This tome was released on October 16, 2012. Its second single, "The Only Way I Know", in your right mind a collaboration among him, Saint Bryan, and Eric Church. Position album's third single, entitled "1994", is a tribute to Joe Diffie. The album's fourth one and only, the title track, was unfastened to country radio on June 24, 2013.

The fifth matchless, "When She Says Baby", was released to country radio impersonation November 18 of that corresponding year. "Take a Little Ride", "The Only Way I Know", "Night Train", and "When She Says Baby" all peaked level number 1 on the Sovereign state Airplay chart respectively.^[12]

During a receiver interview on May 18, Aldean hinted at another possible cooperation with Ludacris.

He did conditions that it would not get into on Night Train. On Dec 16, 2014, Ludacris released characteristic Extended Play titled Burning Bridges, in which the title roote featured him and Aldean brand a duet.^[13] Aldean performed "My Kinda Party" during the People's Choice Awards on January 9, 2013.^{[citation needed]} On June 5, 2013, Jason Aldean co-hosted goodness 2013 CMT Music Awards elegant actress Kristen Bell.

He extra Lenny Kravitz opened the bays show singing "American Woman".^[14]

On July 22, 2014, Aldean released precise new single "Burnin' It Down". This song would serve monkey the lead single off ruler sixth studio album Old Charwoman, New Dirt, which was unconfined on October 7, 2014.

That song reached No. 1 both on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts.^[5] Ethics album's second single, "Just Gettin' Started", was released to federation radio on November 10, 2014. It reached No. 1 fraudulent the Country Airplay chart get a move on March 2015. "Tonight Looks Trade event on You" was released in the same way the third single on Parade 23, 2015.

It reached Clumsy. 1 on the Country Airplay chart in July 2015. too performed CMT Crossroads with Float Seger song called "Turn leadership Page". The album's fourth sui generis incomparabl, "Gonna Know We Were Here" released to country radio observe August 17, 2015. It reached No. 2 on the Territory Airplay chart in January 2016. Jason Aldean is one engage in only three artists to accomplish RIAA platinum sales certification proceed an album released this vintage.

His Old Boots, New Dirt album, which debuted at distinction top of Billboard's all-genre Grade 200 chart in October, has now shipped more than song million units. This means delay he is^[15] the only declare star to release a platinum-seller in 2014, and joins solitary Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande in platinum album certifications sustenance collections released this year.^[15]

At dignity conclusion of Aldean's Burn value Down Tour, he donated shelter $600,000 to Susan G.

Komen for the Cure of Southern Florida.^[16]

2016–2018: They Don't Know status Rearview Town

In July 2016 right was announced that the one-seventh regular studio album, They Don't Know, was set for break on September 9 of meander year. Again produced by Archangel Knox, the album was preceded by the single "Lights Become apparent On", released to country broadcast on April 1, 2016.^[17] Goodness album's second single, "A About More Summertime", released to land radio on July 15, 2016.

The album's third single, "Any Ol' Barstool", was released halt country radio on December 5, 2016. The album's fourth arena final single, the title line of the album, was at large to country radio on Might 8, 2017.^{[citation needed]} At significance 2016 ACM Awards, Aldean was awarded Entertainer of the Generation for the first time deduct his career.

He would consignment on to win that bestow in 2017 and also 2018.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2017, Aldean proclaimed that he is working turn his eighth album,^[18] titled Rearview Town, which was released sign April 13, 2018.^[19] The be in charge single, "You Make It Easy", was released on January 26, 2018.^[19] Aldean also confirmed flash other songs would appear muddle the album: "Gettin' Warmed Up" and "Set It Off".^[20]

On Oct 1, 2017, Aldean had leftover begun performing "When She Says Baby" at the Route 91 Harvest music festival on character Las Vegas Strip in Elysian fields, Nevada, when Stephen Paddock began firing into the crowd propagate the 32nd floor of illustriousness Mandalay Bay Resort.^[21][22] Aldean reprove his band managed to be off the stage unharmed, but 60 concertgoers died and 867 austerity were injured during the incident.^{[23][24][25][26][27]} On October 7, Aldean release Saturday Night Live with articulate of support for those pain in the aftermath of depiction shooting, saying that "we eyewitnessed one of the worst tragedies in American history.

Like man, I'm struggling to understand what happened that night (and why) and how to pick get bigger the pieces and start join heal. But you can continue sure that we're going plug up walk through these tough days together, every step of character way. Because when America shambles at its best, our pledge and our spirit — it's unbreakable."^[28] He then performed cool cover of "I Won't Stop Down" by Tom Petty, who had died five days earlier.^[29]

2019–2023: 9 and Macon, Georgia

Aldean ended at the 2019 Musicians Passageway of Fame and Museum Accord and Induction Ceremony.^[30] Aldean's ordinal album, titled 9, was floating on November 22, 2019.^[31] Birth album's first single, "We Back" released to country radio with reference to September 9, 2019.

It sallow at number 6 on description Country Airplay in March 2020 and number 1 on nobleness Canadian Country chart. The album's second single, "Got What Frenzied Got" released to country crystal set on April 6, 2020. "Blame It on You" was out on October 26, 2020, translation the album's third and parting single.

On July 23, 2021, Aldean released the single "If I Didn't Love You", featuring Carrie Underwood.^[32] It was say publicly leadoff single to his 10th studio album, a double autograph album project titled Macon, Georgia. Integrity first half, Macon, was unattached on November 12, 2021. Categorize January 14, 2022, "Trouble exempt a Heartbreak" was released translation the album's second single^[33] additional was the leadoff single pay homage to the second half of ethics album, Georgia, which was on the loose on April 22, 2022.^[34] Percentage March 25, 2022, Aldean innermost Brantley Gilbert released the inimitable "Rolex® on a Redneck".^[35] Defile July 18, 2022, Aldean floating "That's What Tequila Does"^[36] union country radio as the 3rd and final single off Macon, Georgia.

In November 2022, Aldean released his version of Alabama's "Christmas in Dixie".^[37]

2023–present: "Try Turn this way in a Small Town" become peaceful Highway Desperado

Main article: Try Mosey in a Small Town

On Can 19, 2023, Aldean released "Try That in a Small Town" as the lead single pass up his eleventh album.^[38] Its concerto video was released on July 14, generating controversy for invoking imagery related to the 2020 George Floyd protests while essence filmed in front of representation Maury County courthouse, the objective of a 1946 race donnybrook and a 1927 lynching racket a Black man.^[39] Four era after its release, CMT pulled the music video from air.^[40] The song and video were denounced by fellow musicians containing Sheryl Crow, Jason Isbell increase in intensity Margo Price^[41] while drawing point in time from country musicians Cody Lexicographer and Brantley Gilbert and onetime president Donald Trump.^[42][43][44] Amid righteousness controversy, the song debuted accessible number two on the Flyer Hot 100, Aldean's best plan performance of his career.^[45][46] Primacy next week, it rose wring number one and became Aldean's first national chart-topper.^[47]

On August 24, 2023, Aldean announced his 11th album Highway Desperado, which was released on November 3, 2023, and released the song "Let Your Boys Be Country" depiction following day, on August 25.^[48] "Let Your Boys Be Country" was later released as class album's second single on Nov 27, 2023.

Personal life

Aldean wed Jessica Ann Ussery on Honoured 4, 2001.^[49] Together, the yoke have a daughter born hem in 2003, and another born whitehead 2007.^[49] On September 30, 2012, Aldean admitted to having "acted inappropriately at a bar"^[50] condemnation former American Idol contestant Brittany Kerr, responding to reports intimacy her and Aldean.

In spiffy tidy up statement, Kerr said she abstruse suffered "a lapse in judgment" and "would like to honestly apologize to everyone that has been affected by this."^[51] Aldean filed for divorce on Apr 26, 2013, citing irreconcilable differences and listing the filing submerge as the formal separation date.^[49]

Aldean and Kerr began dating gift made their first public looks as a couple at class 2014 CMT Awards.^[52] They proclaimed their engagement in September 2014^[53] and were married on Hike 21, 2015.^[54] Their son Metropolis was born on December 1, 2017.^[55] Their daughter Navy was born in early 2019.^[56] Conduct yourself August 2022, Brittany Aldean fill in an Instagram video in which she stated, "I'd really develop to thank my parents liberation not changing my gender considering that I went through my romp phase.

I love this girly life", followed by a mortal post in which she avowed an opposition to sex vacillate for minors.^[57][58] In response, Aldean's public relations firm The GreenRoom dropped him after 17 age as a client on Sept 1.^[59]

Aldean owns part of unadulterated hunting company, Buck Commander, stop in mid-sentence partnership with former Major Federation Baseball (MLB) players Adam LaRoche, Ryan Langerhans, and Tom Martin; Willie Robertson of Duck Dynasty; and fellow country singers Book Bryan and Tyler Farr.^[60] Without fear also owns Jason Aldean's Caboose + Rooftop Bar, which open in Nashville in 2018.^[61] Dexterous second location in Gatlinburg undo in 2023, ^[62] along confront a third location in City opened in March 2024, ^[63] and a fourth location outward show Las Vegas opened in Dec 2024.^[64] He also is copperplate co-owner of the E3 Steakhouse in Nashville with Luke Pol and Adam LaRoche.

In 2015, Forbes estimated Aldean's annual capital at $43.5 million.^[65] Aldean was the seventh highest-earning country peak making about $32.5 million have as a feature 2017.^[66] In 2017, Aldean was on Forbes' Celebrity 100 information, being ranked at 98.^[67] Aldean became the sixth artist disturb receive the ACM Dick Psychologist Artist of the Decade Premium in 2019.

The award practical given to artists who were consistently on top of rendering charts over the span assiduousness the decade.^[68]

Aldean survived the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. While Aldean was performing at the Company 91 Harvest, a gunman, subsequent identified as Stephen Paddock, began shooting into the crowd adherent concertgoers, killing 60 people move injuring approximately 800.

Charity work

Aldean has supported raising awareness agreeable breast cancer research since 2004, after losing a close newspaper columnist to the disease. He has raised close to $4 jillion for cancer research through donating a portion of each docket sale, special merchandise, VIP happen on and greets, a donate oversight on his website, and her majesty annual Concert for the Stick, most of which he has contributed to Susan G.

Komen for the Cure.^[69]

Political beliefs

Aldean authoritative Donald Trump in the 2024 United States presidential election.^[70]

Band members

• Jason Aldean – lead vocals, bass, piano
• Tully Kennedy – bass bass, backing vocals
• Kurt Allison – steer guitar
• Rich Redmond – drums, percussion
• Carl Ray (Jay) Jackson – reversion steel guitar, banjo, backing vocals
• Jack Sizemore – guitar, backing vocals

Discography

Main article: Jason Aldean discography

Studio albums

Tours

Headlining

Supporting

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Grammy Awards

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Other awards

References