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BLP sources|date=March 2008Infobox musical artist| name = Jason Aldean| image = Jasonaldean.jpg| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Jason Aldine Williamscite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008|publisher=Record Research, Inc.|year=2008|page=21|isbn=0-89820-177-2|accessdate=2009-10-06| Born = Birth date and age|1977|02|28cite web |url= http://www.gactv.com/gac/ar_az_jason_aldean/article/0,,GAC_26095_4703224,00.html |title=Jason Aldean biography |accessdate=2008-03-30 |work= Great American Country | origin = Macon, Georgia , USA | instrument = singing|Vocals , guitar | genre = country music|Country , country-rock | occupation = Singer | years_active = 2005–present| label = Capitol Nashville Broken Bow Records|Broken Bow | associated_acts = Kelly Clarkson Colt Ford Miranda Lambert , Ludacris , Brantley Gilbert Michael Knox| website = http://www.jasonaldean.com/ JasonAldean.com Jason Aldine Williams (born February 28, 1977 in Macon, Georgia ) is an American country music singer, known professionally as Jason Aldean . Since 2005, Aldean has recorded for Broken Bow Records , an independent record label for which he has released four albums and twelve singles. His 2005 Jason Aldean (album)|self-titled debut and 2009 album Wide Open (Jason Aldean album)|Wide Open are both music recording sales certification|certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), while 2007's Relentless (Jason Aldean album)|Relentless is certified gold. Of his singles, six have reached the number one position on the Hot Country Songs charts: " Why (Jason Aldean song)|Why ", " She's Country ", " Big Green Tractor ", " The Truth (Trent Willmon song)|The Truth ", " Don't You Wanna Stay " (a duet with Kelly Clarkson ), and " Dirt Road Anthem ", and seven more have reached top ten on the same chart.
Early life
Aldean's parents, Barry and Debbie, divorced when he was three. He was raised by his mother, mainly in Macon, Georgia , where he went to high school at Windsor Academy . During the summer he would spend time with his father in Homestead, Florida .
Before going to work during the day, his dad would map out guitar chords on notebook paper to show Jason where to place his fingers to play the chords. Jason sat and practiced all day while his dad was at work. When his dad got home, he got out his own guitar and they played together. Soon, after hearing a song only a few times, he could play it. His early favorites included George Strait 's " The Cowboy Rides Away (song)|The Cowboy Rides Away ", Hank Williams Jr. 's "The Blues Man", and Alabama (band)|Alabama 's " My Home's in Alabama (song)|My Home's in Alabama ". Both parents encouraged young Jason as he progressed musically. From age 14, after watching the country-music awards on TV, he wanted to perform on stage. With his mother's help, he performed at the local VFW hall in Macon, Georgia. He sang John Anderson (musician)|John Anderson 's song " Seminole Wind (song)|Seminole Wind " and Tracy Lawrence 's " Sticks and Stones (song)|Sticks and Stones ". He would later say that the entire audience & mdash; all ten & mdash; applauded, and that he almost had to be dragged off the stage because he was hooked on performing. He began performing at area talent contests and local fairs. At 15, he joined the "house band" at Georgia nightspot Nashville South.
Personal life
Aldean is married to his wife Jessica and they have two daughters, Keeley and Kendyl. Aldean married Jessica on August 4, 2001.cite news|url= http://tasteofcountry.com/jason-aldean-wife-jessica-pictures/|title=Jason Aldean Celebrates 10th Wedding Anniversary With Wife Jessica Today|date=August 2011|publisher=Taste of Country|accessdate=August 16, 2011
Musical career
After high school, with his father's help, Aldean and his band performed in college towns in Florida , Alabama , and Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia , and then further up the East Coast of the United States|southeastern seaboard . With one of the band's members, Justin Weaver, Aldean began writing songs. In 1998 he performed his original songs at a showcase staged by Atlanta nightclub The Buckboard. He was approached by Michael Knox, then of the Warner-Chappell song-publishing company.cite web |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p730273/biography|pure_url=yes |title=Jason Aldean biography |accessdate=23 December 2010 |last=Leggett |first=Steve |work= Allmusic After signing with Warner-Chappell, Aldean moved to Nashville on November 1, 1998, at age 21.
A month after moving to Nashville, Aldean was offered a recording contract but was subsequently dropped. He signed with another label but again was dropped in 2000 for postponing his recording sessions repeatedly. Various showcases failed to bring him a contract. The last straw was an attempt at the Wildhorse Saloon where the promised label talent scouts never even showed up. Finally, Lawrence Mathis spotted Jason at one of the showcases at The Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville . Mathis signed as Aldean's first manager. Still frustrated and discouraged with his struggling career, Aldean gave himself six months before planning to leave Nashville and return home to Georgia. Then five weeks later, he was offered a deal from Broken Bow Records in Nashville. Shortly after the release of his first album, Jason picked up his new (and current) agent, Kevin Neal. And while recording Relentless (Jason Aldean album)|Relentless , Jason moved to Clarence Spalding and Spalding Entertainment for management.
Jason Aldean (2005-2006)
Aldean's first single, " Hicktown ", was released in early 2005. It served as the lead-off to his album Jason Aldean (album)|Jason Aldean , and reached a peak of #10 on the Billboard (magazine)|Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The album also produced his first Number One hit in " Why (Jason Aldean song)|Why ", as well as the #4-peaking " Amarillo Sky (song)|Amarillo Sky ", which had previously been a non-charting single in 2002 for McBride & the Ride . Amarillo Sky earned a 2006 ACM nomination for song of the year and video of the year. Jason Aldean earned the title of "Top New Male Vocalist" at the 2006 Academy of Country Music Awards. Jason Aldean has sold over one million copies in the United States, and was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2007.
Relentless (2007-2008)
Aldean spent most of January 2007 in the studio with producer Michael Knox to finish his second album, Relentless (Jason Aldean album)|Relentless . This album was released on May 29, 2007, and at Wal-Mart , it was released with a Limited Edition CMT Pick DVD that includes performances from Jason Aldean. The album's lead-off single, " Johnny Cash (song)|Johnny Cash ", was originally recorded by Tracy Byrd and peaked at #6 when Aldean released it. Its followup, " Laughed Until We Cried ", has become his fifth consecutive Top Ten hit. Relentless has also been certified gold by the RIAA , and its Relentless (Jason Aldean song)|title track was released as its third single. The song has also been Aldean's lowest charting single in both the U.S. and Canada, failing to reach Top Ten on the country charts.
Wide Open (2009-2010)
Aldean released a seventh single titled " She's Country " to radio on December 1, 2008. It is the first single from his third album Wide Open (Jason Aldean album)|Wide Open which was released on April 7, 2009. The single debuted at #51 on the Hot Country Songs chart in late-November 2008. His seventh consecutive Top 40 hit on the country charts, it is also his first Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 , and became his second number-one hit, and his first since "Why" in May 2006. The next single, the David Lee Murphy - Jim Collins (singer)|Jim Collins co-write " Big Green Tractor ," became Aldean's third Number One hit. Wide Open debuted at #2 on the Top Country Albums chart. " The Truth (Trent Willmon song)|The Truth " became the album's third consecutive Number One hit in January 2010, with " Crazy Town (song)|Crazy Town " being the album's fourth single, peaking at #2 on the country charts.
Jason Aldean performed with Bryan Adams on an episode of CMT Crossroads in the beginning of May, and the episode premiered on June 26, 2009.cite web|url= http://www.musicrow.com/category/artist/ |title=Artist |publisher=MusicRow |date=2011-01-28 |accessdate=2011-02-03 In an interview with Shave Magazine, Jason explained that working with Bryan on Crossroads "was great. He was a lot of fun." But the real highlight for Jason was working with Randy Owen. "I am a big fan of Alabama so I got a chance to work with Randy Owen on this album (it didn’t make the album but it eventually made a bonus track). It was really cool. Alabama were like ‘The Beatles’ for me so working with him was definitely one of the highlights. I mean, both of those guys were really cool moments, but, if I had to pick one highlight, it would be working with Randy this year." cite web |author=Ziyah |url= http://www.shavemagazine.com/entertainment/091101 |title=Interview With Jason Aldean |publisher= http://www.shavemagazine.com/ ShaveMagazine.com |accessdate=2009-11-30
A live DVD titled Wide Open Live & More was released on August 25, 2009.
At the 2010 CMT music Awards Jason Aldean picked up 3 nominations in Video of the Year and Male Video of the Year for "The Truth", as well as collaborative video of the year and CMT performance of the year for his performance of "Heaven" with Bryan Adams. cite web|url= http://blog.cmt.com/2010-04-05/jason-aldean-lady-antebellum-sugarland-lead-2010-cmt-music-awards-nominees/#comment-137607 |title=Jason Aldean, Lady Antebellum, Sugarland Lead 2010 CMT Music Awards Nominees & #124; CMT Blog |publisher=Blog.cmt.com |date=2010-04-05 |accessdate=2011-02-03
Aldean released a new single in August 2010, " My Kinda Party (song)|My Kinda Party ," which entered the Hot Country Songs chart at #41, which is the lead-off single from his My Kinda Party|album of the same name , released on November 2, 2010.cite web|url= http://www.jasonaldean.com/story/news/jason_aldean_sets_release_of_fourth_studio_album__my_kinda_party_for_1122010/|title=Jason Aldean Sets Release of Fourth Studio Album - My Kinda Party for 11.2.2010|date=2010-08-23|work=Jason Aldean|accessdate=2010-08-23 It marks as Aldean's tenth top 10 country hit. He also collaborated with Kelly Clarkson on the intimate duet " Don't You Wanna Stay ". Aldean and Clarkson's performance on November 10, 2010 at the CMA Awards received positive recognition, and debuted at #59 on Billboard 's Hot Country Songs chart from unsolicited airplay for the week of November 20, 2010. In March 2011, "Don't You Wanna Stay" became Aldean's fifth number one hit.
In early 2011, Aldean's recording of " Dirt Road Anthem ", recorded previously by both of its writers, country rap artist Colt Ford and Brantley Gilbert (who also wrote "My Kinda Party"), debuted on the Hot Country Songs chart at #57 as an album cut from unsolicited airplay for the week of February 5, 2011.cite web|url= http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1656874/kenny-chesneys-somewhere-with-you-remains-on-top.jhtml|title=CMT: News: Kenny Chesney's "Somewhere With You" Remains on Top|date=2011-01-29|work=CMT|accessdate=2011-02-05 In March 2011, "Dirt Road Anthem" was selected as the third single from My Kinda Party . Aldean also collaborated with Ludacris on the song "Dirt Road Anthem" at the 2011 CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, June 8, 2011. In addition to making number one on the Hot Country Songs chart for the week of July 30, 2011, "Dirt Road Anthem" has also become Aldean's first top ten hit on the Hot 100 chart.
Aldean performed his song My Kinda Party (song)|My Kinda Party at the start of the 2011 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby|2011 Home Run Derby , aired on ESPN .
Aldean won the CMA Country Album of the Year 2011 as well as the Musical Event of the Year with his duet, "Don't You Wanna Stay", with Kelly Clarkson. It was his first wins.
On October 25, 2011 it was announced that Aldean will be performing on “The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live!& #33; — Countdown To Music’s Biggest Night”, the one-hour special which takes place live on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at the Nokia Theatre L.A. The show will announce nominations in several categories as well as feature performances by past GRAMMY winners and/or nominees. cite web|title=Aldean, Others Set To Perform For GRAMMYs Nomination Party!|url= http://us99country.radio.com/2011/10/25/jason-aldean-to-perform-on-the-grammy-nominations-concert-live/|work=WUSN-FM US99.5
Awards and nominations
Year
Organization
Award
Result
2005
2007
Academy of Country Music http:/ / www.gactv.com/ gac/ nw_headlines/ article/ 0,,GAC_26063_5395901,00.html/
Song of the Year - "Amarillo Sky"
Video of the Year - "Amarillo Sky"
Country Music Association http:/ / www.acountry.com/ music/ 2007_cma_awards_nominations/ /
Horizon Award
2010
CMT Music Awards http:/ / www.theboot.com/ 2010/ 05/ 11/ 2010-cmt-awards-nominees/
Video of the Year - "The Truth"
Male Video of the Year - "The Truth"
Collaborative Video of the Year - "Heaven" with Bryan Adams from CMT Crossroads
2011
CMT Music Awards http:/ / www.cmt.com/ news/ country-music/ 1662725/ 2011-cmt-music-awards-nominees-revealed.jhtml
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