Billboard sat down with Jason Aldean to discuss his new album, inspiration, politics, and more.

“Aldean has a track record of success with duets, noting chart leaders including ‘Don’t You Wanna Stay’ with Kelly Clarkson, ‘Drowns The Whiskey’ with Miranda Lambert, and ‘The Only Way I Know’ with Luke Bryan and Eric Church. He recently added to that tally with the three-week No. 1 Billboard Country Airplay hit ‘If I Didn’t Love You’ with Carrie Underwood. The song also earned a Grammy nomination, and ACM Award and CMT Music Awards wins, and is nominated for top country song at the Billboard Music Awards on May 15.

“‘When I heard that song, I felt like there was something different,’ he says. ‘That one was undeniable. My biggest concern was if we could get [Carrie] on the song. You never know if she’s getting ready to drop a new single or album, and that gets hung up sometimes between labels. It just came along at the right time. And she, of course, knocked it out of the park.'”

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Jason Aldean spoke to The Tennessean to discuss his 10th studio album, MACON, GEORGIA, releasing April 22nd, and reflect on his 17-year career.

“Aldean’s latest album kicks off his career’s next era.”

“‘Macon, Georgia’ finds Aldean honed in on his vision for this era of his career. On past albums, songs like ‘She’s Country’ and his version of Colt Ford and Brantley Gilbert’s rap-country movement progenitor ‘Dirt Road Anthem’ were songs that the artist feared could fail. Now, he’s instead locked in on 20 new songs and ten re-released live versions of fan-favorite material.”

“More important than any other song on ‘Macon, Georgia’ is ‘Your Mama.’ The performer considers the song about his mother – who raised him as a single parent – as the most personal song he’s ever recorded. ‘I would never normally sing a song like that,’ he says. But now, at a place where he can reward the effort she put into raising him, he feels the song is warranted.”

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Jason Aldean & Carrie Underwood won Collaborative Video of the Year and Video of the Year for their hit single “If I Didn’t Love You” at last night’s CMT Music Awards! Thank you to the Aldean Army for voting and supporting the song. It is such a special honor to have your voices recognize the song twice in one night. Thank y’all!

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Jason Aldean has been nominated for Video of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year for his hit single “If I Didn’t Love You” with Carrie Underwood at the 2022 CMT Music Awards!

Voting is officially open now at vote.cmt.com. You can cast 10 votes per category every day and up to 20 votes on Double Days (March 16th, March 17th, and April 4th). Vote daily for Collaborative Video of the Year through Monday, April 4th at 9am CT and Video of the Year through Monday, April 11th at 7pm CT.

Tune in Monday, April 11th at 7pm CT on CBS to see who wins!

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Jason Aldean will perform at the 49th Country Music Festival on the night of Thursday, June 9th at Nissan Stadium. A portion of ticket proceeds will benefit music education programs throughout the U.S. via the CMA Foundation.

The festival is returning to downtown Nashville after a two-year postponement due to the pandemic. Hundreds of Country Music artists are set to perform on multiple stages across downtown Nashville Thursday, June 9th – Sunday, June 12th.

Learn more and get tickets at CMAfest.com/tickets.

Jason Aldean has been named a Top Country Song finalist for his hit single “If I Didn’t Love You” with Carrie Underwood at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. The single notched the highest ever debut, No. 2, for a duet single between a male and female artist on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.

Tune in to see who wins on Sunday, May 15th at 8pm ET on NBC.

Jason Aldean celebrated his 26th career No. One single “If I Didn’t Love you” with Carrie Underwood yesterday, April 7th. The ACM “Single of the Year” and iHeart “Country Song of the Year” was praised for its multi-week run at Country radio while earning PLATINUM status from the RIAA and a Grammy nomination. Aldean and Underwood were joined by “If I Didn’t Love You” songwriters Kurt Allison, Tully Kennedy, John Morgan, and Lydia Vaughan.

“From the minute I first heard the demo of this song I knew I had to cut it, and a couple of weeks later Carrie was putting her vocal on it,” said Aldean. “We thought it was going to be good, but it ended up being really special. Big thank you to the writers, Carrie, Country radio, my team and everyone in this room who leaned in on this song – I’m really proud of it.”

“In this case, the old cliche ‘it all starts with a song’ is exactly how it happened,” added Underwood. “The stars lined up so quickly to make this happen, it was all meant to be. Thanks to everyone who helped give this song the light it deserves, it’s been really fun to be part of it.”

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Jason Aldean will perform at the 2022 CMT Music Awards with Bryan Adams. Jason is also nominated for Video of the Year and Collaborative Video of the Year for his hit single, “If I Didn’t Love You.” Cast your voted daily for Video of the Year at vote.cmt.com.

Tune in to watch the performance and see who wins on Monday, April 11th at 8/7c on CBS or Paramount+.

Congratulations to the Fan of the Month for April – Abby. Learn more about Abby below.

Where are you from? Allen, MI

What was the first Jason Aldean song you heard? Hicktown

How many years have you been a Jason Aldean fan? 12

How many Jason Aldean shows have you been to? 4

What is the farthest you have travelled for a Jason Aldean concert? 782 miles

What’s one thing that sets you apart from other Jason Aldean fans? I’ve been a fan since I was a little girl. I know every word to every song!

Tell us your favorite Jason Aldean related story. I was at his concert in Fort Wayne, IN in April of 2017. He was closer to my side of the stage. I waved at him and he smirked and waved back. The lady sitting behind me freaked out, then her husband said, “No, he was waving to that girl,” as he pointed to me. It was the best night of my life having Jason acknowledge me!

Congratulations go out to Abby, she will be receiving a Jason Aldean prize pack!

Jason has released “God Made Airplanes,” the fifth song from the second installment of his 10th studio album MACON, GEORGIA, out April 22nd.

The track is available now with the preorder of the collection’s second installment GEORGIA here. The complete MACON, GEORGIA album collection, exclusively on vinyl, is also available for preorder here. MACON, the first installment, is already available here.

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Jason Aldean and Brantley Gilbert joined forces for a highly anticipated collaboration on their new song, “Rolex® On A Redneck.”

In the last decade, they have swapped songs, toured together, and remained friends and advocates for each other’s careers.

“Aldean was one of those guys coming up that I looked up to as he’s a great song guy,” says Gilbert. “Back in the day, he cut a couple songs of mine, ‘My Kinda Party’ and ‘Dirt Road Anthem,’ and he turned both of those into big ole hits, and I’ll forever be thankful for that.”

“Writing a song and having Aldean cut it is one thing, and that’s something I’ll always be thankful for and is a blessing in itself,” Gilbert adds. “But to be able to do a song with him, well, it’s a whole other level.”

“Brantley and I go way back,” added Aldean. “This song is just a straight up banger – it’s cool to be part of it with him.”

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Jason Aldean will perform at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards. Jason is also nominated for three awards including Country Song of the Year and Best Collaboration for his hit single, “If I Didn’t Love You,” and Country Artist of the Year.

Tune in to watch the performance and see who wins on Tuesday, March 22nd at 8/7c on Fox.

Jason Aldean has won Single Of The Year at the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards for his hit single “If I Didn’t Love You” with Carrie Underwood! Congratulations Jason!