Aldean’s “Burnin’ It Down” Tops The Radio Charts Today To Become His 14th Career No. One
Nashville, TN – Oct. 20, 2014 –Jason Aldean’s previously sold out BURN IT DOWN TOUR will continue into 2015, and the smash hit that gave the red-hot tour its name is now No. one on both the Billboard Country Airplay and Mediabase radio charts. The two-time ACM “Male Vocalist Of The Year” will kick off the next leg’s 23-city run presented by Live Nation on Feb. 12 in Greenville, SC with special guests Cole Swindell and Tyler Farr. Fans can now purchase tickets for the first announced dates at www.jasonaldean.com with more details to be revealed over the next few weeks.
“We are coming off a big album release week, and we wanted to keep the momentum rolling and get this next leg of the tour announced,” Aldean said. “Cole and Tyler are two of the hottest up-and-coming artists out right now, and I really dig what they do in their live shows. They are also just great friends, so it’ll be cool to have them out and see what kind of trouble we can get into together.”
Critics around the country agree this is Aldean’s ”most explosive tour ever” (Rolling Stone) and a “game changing run” (Billboard).
Read more →Country star Jason Aldean nets his second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as his new release, Old Boots, New Dirt, kicks in atop the list. It starts with 278,000 sold in the week ending Oct. 12, the third-largest sales week of 2014 according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Only the arrivals of Coldplay’s Ghost Stories (383,000) and fellow country star Eric Church’s The Outsiders (288,000) logged bigger frames this year.
Old Boots, New Dirt also notches the largest sales week of 2014 for an independently-distributed album. (It’s distributed by RED Distribution, Sony Music’s independent distribution arm.)
Read more →JASON ALDEAN’S “BURNIN’ IT DOWN” BECOMES 2014′S FASTEST COUNTRY SINGLE TO BE CERTIFIED PLATINUM BY THE RIAA
Aldean Warms Up For Album Release On THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW On Wednesday, 10/1
Nashville, TN – September 29, 2014 – Stadium headliner Jason Aldean’s lead single “Burnin’ It Down” has officially been certified PLATINUM by the RIAA in only 9 weeks, making it the fastest selling single of 2014. Additionally, it has been at No. one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles since its release. In advance of the Oct. 7 release of his sixth studio album OLD BOOTS, NEW DIRT, Aldean will perform the hit song on The Ellen Degeneres Show Wed., Oct. 1 (check your local listings).
“We definitely got a few sideways looks and some raised eyebrows when we released this thing,” Aldean said. “It’s so awesome that my fans trust that I have a pretty good ear for the kinds of songs they will like, and that they follow me to new places with each album. I couldn’t be happier with all the excitement around the new music…it definitely feels like we’ve got something pretty cool happening going into album release.”
Read more →Click HERE to hear the new single “Burnin’ It Down” released today!
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