
With more than 8.5 million records sold and 12 No. one hits
under his belt, entertainer Jason Aldean released one of 2012's most buzzed
about new albums, the PLATINUM selling, #1NIGHT TRAIN. Entertainment Weekly
calls Aldean's delivery on the album "epic," and Billboard points to
the singer pushing the limits to move his "sound forward sonically, vocally
and lyrically."
Aldean sold out each of the shows on his previousMY KINDA
PARTY TOUR– often in minutes the day they went on sale. He has broken over 40
venue attendance records, and the tour has gone on to sell an unparalleled 1.9
million tickets. He also recently sold out four stadium shows during his2013
NIGHT TRAIN TOUR.
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His last album,MY KINDA PARTY, was the top-selling country
album of 2011 and the fifth-best seller across all genres. It spawned five
consecutive No. one hits including the TRIPLE PLATINUM “Dirt Road Anthem” and
the crossover smash “Don’t You Wanna Stay” feat. Kelly Clarkson. Last year
Aldean also won his first two Country Music Association awards, withMY KINDA
PARTYsecuring the coveted Album of the Year trophy.
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Even at the elite level he now occupies, he continues to
push the envelope and himself. Most likely driven by the ups and downs of his
journey in the music industry, Aldean still has a desire to win over any
remaining non-believers still out there.
"I've always kind of felt like I had something to
prove," he says. "It's what keeps me hungry."
That hunger translates into a high-intensity live show that
entertains fans on a whole new level - with bigger production and palpable
passion.
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE AND TYLER FARR
It's been more than two decades since a new country act has
captured the public's imagination the way Florida Georgia Line has.
The duo's multi-week #1 single, "Cruise," hit the
Top 10 just 14 weeks after its release, faster than any debut since Brooks
& Dunn’s "Brand New Man." It's the kind of affirmation few young
artists ever experience, and yet was just the cap on a year that saw Brian
Kelley and Tyler Hubbard thrill audiences on tour dates with Alabama, Brantley
Gilbert and Jake Owen; cut an EP and their first album HERE’S TO THE GOOD TIMES
with producer Joey Moi (Nickelback, Jake Owen) and sign a label deal with
Republic Nashville -- after selling nearly 200,000 digital downloads
independently. To date, "Cruise," alone has sold well over one
million; reached #1 on the iTunes Country Singles Chart and helped secure them
a spot on Luke Bryan’s "DIRT ROAD DIARIES TOUR" in 2013.