Jason Aldean Smashes Venue Attendance Records on Opening Weekend!

Jason Aldean kicked off the 2012 leg of his MY KINDA PARTY TOUR with a sold-out first run in Greenville, SC, Fayetteville, NC and Orlando, FL this weekend.  Each of those shows set new attendance records for the arenas.  Fellow Georgia natives Luke Bryan and Lauren Alaina joined Aldean, with DeeJay Silver returning to the tour to keep the party going between sets with his signature rock and country mixes. 

Due to overwhelming demand for this final leg of the MY KINDA PARTY TOUR, the new production features a 360-degree configuration that allows fans who couldn't get tickets before to purchase a view from the rear of the stage.  The 2012 MY KINDA PARTY TOUR is an extension of the record-breaking 2011 leg that sold one million tickets across the country last year. 

"I'm not gonna lie…its a big challenge to try and entertain people who are on all sides of you.   I have to work a lot harder, and I come off the stage absolutely drenched.  The opening weekend was unbelievable, and I had a blast pulling Luke and Lauren up on stage during different parts of the show. It's fun to keep the fans guessing and surprised.  Sometimes, I even get surprised…we had a few stage jumpers, so that kept it interesting for all of us!   The fans were out of their minds this weekend!."

Additionally, Aldean is releasing "Fly Over States" to radio this week.  The fifth single off his DOUBLE PLATINUM album MY KINDA PARTY, the song is an ode to the beauty and hardworking spirit of our country's heartland. Entertainment Weekly said, "The song has the kind of soaring chorus that makes you want to press 'repeat' as soon as it ends.

To stream "Fly Over States," click here: http://www.thegreenroompr.com/jasonaldean.html 

Aldean's DOUBLE PLATINUM fourth record MY KINDA PARTY was the top-selling country album of 2011 and the No. five best-seller in all genres.  The CMA Album of the Year was also named iTunes' "Country Album of the Year" and came in at No. four on Billboard's all-genre Year End Top 200 Albums chart.

For a full list of appearances and upcoming tour dates, visit www.jasonaldean.com.

Jason Aldean Reveals first Cities for 2012 MY KINDA PARTY TOUR!‏

  After setting attendance records across the country this past summer, CMA Entertainer of the Year nominee Jason Aldean announced today that he is extending his MY KINDA PARTY tour into 2012.  Fellow Georgia native and Capitol Nashville recording artist Luke Bryan will join Aldean in 2012 as special guest.  The only date announced thus far; Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Feb. 24 sold out in just minutes. 

 

"I never want this year to end," said Aldean. "This has been the best year of my career, and our shows just keep getting bigger and better, so we're just going to take the party on into the new year.  Luke and I are really good friends…we hang out on our off days, we hunt and fish together, and we love to play music to our fans.  It's gonna be a blast." 

 

Aldean is currently on the road finishing up the remaining dates on the Fall leg of the 2011 MY KINDA PARTY tour, ending Oct. 28 in San Diego, CA.  The new leg will begin in January with more details to be announced in the coming weeks.

 

FIRST ANNOUNCED CITIES ON THE 2012 MY KINDA PARTY TOUR:

Cedar Falls, IA

Champaign, IL

Charlottesville, VA

Dayton, OH

East Rutherford, NJ

Fayetteville, NC

Green Bay, WI

Greenville, SC

Huntsville, AL

Jonesboro, AR

Kansas City, MO

Nashville, TN

Oklahoma City, OK

Orlando, FL

St. Paul, MN

Tupelo, MS

Wichita, KS

 

Aldean is tied for the most nominations with five nods for the 45th Annual Country Music Association Awards, including his first ever in the categories of Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year.  His current Top 20 single "Tattoos On This Town" is the fourth release off his DOUBLE PLATINUM album MY KINDA PARTY and follows three consecutive PLATINUM certified and No. one hits for the disc.  Aldean currently claims the top selling country album of the year.

 

Capitol Records Nashville artist Luke Bryan released his newest CD, tailgates & tanlines, earlier this summer debuting at No. one on the Billboard Country Albums chart and clinching the No. two spot on the Billboard Top 200 Chart.  The album's first single, "Country Girl (Shake It For Me)," has sold over one million copies and became the fastest rising single of his career.  Bryan's tailgates & tanlines album is the follow up to his GOLD-certified album Doin' My Thing, which produced three back-to-back No. one singles - "Do I," "Rain Is A Good Thing" and "Someone Else Calling You Baby."  

 

For a full list of tour dates and ticket info as it becomes available, visit www.jasonaldean.com, www.ticketmaster.com or www.livenation.com.

Jason Aldean Scores 3rd Consecutive #1 with Brantley Gilbert's "Dirt Road Anthem!"

 Country rocker Jason Aldean scores his seventh No. one song as "Dirt Road Anthem" drives into the top slot on the Billboard Country Songs chart this week.  The third consecutive PLATINUM release off Country's best-selling album of 2011, MY KINDA PARTY, the track also tops the Country Digital Singles Chart again this week with over 1.3 million singles sold to date.  The song also marks the second consecutive No. one Aldean release written by Athens, GA's Brantley Gilbert.

"We definitely knew when we recorded this song, we'd turn some heads.  Thankfully, when they turned, they also started nodding along," laughs Aldean.  "It's been a great song to play live and also to be able to do some experimenting with for tv performances and things like that.  I love being able to put out a big ballad like our duet with Kelly and come back with something a little different the next time.   I don't want anyone to ever think they've got me figured out exactly!"

Simultaneously, Aldean's duet with pop powerhouse Kelly Clarkson "Don't You Wanna Stay" continues to climb the AC, Hot AC and Top 40 charts.  Both songs follow the success of the lead single "My Kinda Party," making this the third consecutive No. one hit from Aldean's fourth studio effort.

Aldean spent this last week in Phoenix at the Major League Baseball's All Star Week, where he played in the Celebrity and Legends softball game and performed on ESPN's broadcast of the 2011 Homerun Derby.  He is also featured this month in ESPN magazine's celebrity series "Fans Like Us" with Justin Timberlake, John Legend and more.  Click here to see behind the scenes of the photo shoot with Aldean and Kenny Mayne:  http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/id/6761993/celebrities-justin-timberlake-john-legend-eliza-dushku-showcase-their-fan-allegiances-espn-magazine

Aldean's MY KINDA PARTY TOUR continues to crisscross the country selling out the nation's biggest amphitheaters with openers Chris Young and Thompson Square.  For more information and a full list of tour dates, visit www.jasonaldean.com. 

Jason Aldean's "Party" Continues to Top 2011 Charts

Country rocker Jason Aldean's PLATINUM certified album MY KINDA PARTY has earned the No. one position on Billboard's Country Albums chart this week for the 10th time this year and remains the best selling country album of 2011 so far. 
 
While MY KINDA PARTY holds strong on the albums chart, the album's current Top 10 single "Dirt Road Anthem" simultaneously claims the top spot on the all-genre ringtone chart for the fifth consecutive week and on the Country Digital Singles chart. To date, the track has sold over 977,000 digital downloads of its original version and recent remix featuring Ludacris combined.  

Aldean's fan-favorite track "Dirt Road Anthem" is the third single off MY KINDA PARTY, which has already spawned two smash hits ("Don't You Wanna Stay" with Kelly Clarkson and "My Kinda Party").  The album hit big out of the gate, setting a record as the highest first week debut by a male artist in four years, and the now PLATINUM disc has remained planted at the top of the charts since its Nov. release.  

 

Both of Aldean's recent hit songs were written by Athens, GA's Brantley Gilbert, and are also available on Gilbert's Halfway to Heaven CD.

Jason Aldean-Ludacris Brantley Gilbert Cover Available On iTunes

Last night at the 2011 CMT Music Awards, top nominee Jason Aldean and rapper Ludacris brought the house down with an unexpected collaboration of Aldean's current Top 10 hit "Dirt Road Anthem."  The remix of the song is now available on iTunes for download.  Additionally, the performance video will be available on Mon., June 13.

"Ludacris absolutely killed his verse of the song," said Aldean.   "He name checks Kenny Rogers and talks about drinking cold beer…that's pretty country, if you ask me!   I think Luda said it best last night at the close of the song when he told the crowd 'History has been made.'  It really did feel like one of those one-in-a-lifetime television moments, and the CMT Music Awards was the perfect show for it.  The fans were crazy!"
 
To watch Aldean and Ludacris' performance of "Dirt Road Anthem" from last night's CMT Music Awards, click here: http://www.cmt.com/videos/misc/662103/2011-cmt-music-awards-dirt-road-anthem.jhtml
 
Aldean's "Dirt Road Anthem" is currently the No. one song on the iTunes Country Songs chart, and it plowed its way into the Top 10 on the radio charts this week.  The fan-favorite track is the third single off MY KINDA PARTY that has already spawned two smash hits ( "Don't You Wanna Stay" with Kelly Clarkson and "My Kinda Party).  The album hit big out of the gate, setting a record as the highest first week debut by a male artist in 4 years, and the now PLATINUM disc it has remained planted at the top of the chart since its Nov. release.  
 
For a full list of appearances and upcoming tour dates, visit www.jasonaldean.com.

Jason Aldean Releases Brantley Gilbert's "Dirt Road Anthem" As Third Single

Jason Aldean, the ACM Entertainer of the Year and Male Vocalist of the Year nominee, is releasing "Dirt Road Anthem" as the third single off his PLATINUM selling album MY KINDA PARTY.  Interestingly, both "Dirt Road Anthem" and the album's title track were penned by another fast raising country sensation from Georgia, Athens' Brantely Gilbert.

The fan-favorite track, which hints at from Colt Ford to Charlie Daniels, will make its network television debut when he performs live Sun., April 3 on the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS.  The song will be on country radio's desk and available via PLAY MPE on April 4.
 
"I always get excited to test new songs out on the road," said Aldean. "This one is a little different because it kicks off with the chorus, so everyone starts sorta grooving along with it...and then we hit that first verse with the rapid fire lyrics, and the fans go nuts.  I know we're pushing some boundaries with a song like this, but I also think people expect that from me now.  I'm really taking the fans' lead on this one, but I think it's going to be a killer single for us on the road this summer."

To stream "Dirt Road Anthem," click here: http://www.thegreenroompr.com/jasonaldean.html

MY KINDA PARTY has already spawned the three week No. one smash "Don't You Wanna Stay" with Kelly Clarkson, and its title track took the top spot on the Mediabase country singles chart in December.  The album hit big out of the gate, selling over 193,000 albums its first week, more than any debut by a male vocalist in over three years and was certified PLATINUM only eleven weeks after release. Following the ACM Awards, Aldean will pick his MY KINDA PARTY tour back up for 38 more dates through August.  For a full list of appearances and upcoming tour dates, visit www.jasonaldean.com.