JASON ALDEAN’S “DIRT ROAD ANTHEM” DRIVES ALL THE WAY TO NO. ONE THIS WEEK ON THE BILLBOARD COUNTRY SONGS CHART
ASHVILLE, TENN – July 18, 2011 – 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.
“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.
GRAMMY WINNING TRIO LADY ANTEBELLUM SHARES MORE DETAILS ON THIRD DISC OWN THE NIGHT
After sweeping the 2011 GRAMMY Awards earlier this year, the singer/songwriters returned to Nashville to focus on writing and recording the follow up to their top selling NEED YOU NOW. The trio penned 10 of the new disc’s 12 tracks, including their fastest rising and current Top 10 single “Just A Kiss.” Collaborating again with veteran producer Paul Worley, Lady Antebellum’s Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott also return as co-producers.
“We’re definitely more in tune with each other musically and personally than ever,” said Haywood. “It’s an exciting place to be. This album was created from the ground up—we are writing these songs, playing these instruments and creating these arrangements. With OWN THE NIGHT, more than ever before, I think we share a real feeling of accomplishment both as a band and as friends.”
OWN THE NIGHT Track List:
1. We Owned The Night
2. Just A Kiss
3. Dancin’ Away With My Heart
4. Friday Night
5. When You Were Mine
6. Cold As Stone
7. Singing Me Home
8. Wanted You More
9. As You Turn Away
10. The Love I’ve Found In You
11. Somewhere Love Remains
12. The Heart Of The World
OWN THE NIGHT’s lead and record breaking track “Just A Kiss” climbs to No. six on Billboard’s Country Singles chart this week. The new album follows the band’s GRAMMY winning second disc NEED YOU NOW. Since its release in Jan. 2010, the album has sold over five million copies across the globe, spawned three multi-week No. one hits (“Need You Now,” “American Honey,” “Our Kind of Love”), taken home five GRAMMY Awards and scored over a dozen other award show trophies.
For updates on OWN THE NIGHT and for a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit www.ladyantebellum.com.
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