Jason Aldean

Jason Aldine Williams, known professionally as Jason Aldean, is an American country music singer. Since 2005, he has been signed to BBR Music Group, a record label for which he has released eleven albums and 40 singles. His 2010 album, My Kinda Party, is certified quadruple-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His 2012 album Night Train is certified double-platinum, while his 2005 self-titled debut, 2007 album Relentless, 2009 album Wide Open, and 2014 album Old Boots, New Dirt are all certified platinum. Aldean has received five Grammy Award nominations throughout his career, twice for Best Country Album.

Jason Aldean was born in 1977 in Macon, Georgia. Before his rise to fame as a country music singer-songwriter, he began performing in local honky-tonks and clubs in the Southeast as a teenager, honing his craft and building a local following.

• •Jason Aldean was born Jason Aldine Williams in Macon, Georgia.
• •He named his first guitar 'Nancy' and learned to play by watching CMT (Country Music Television).
• •Before his solo career took off, Aldean played in local bars and honky-tonks in Georgia and Florida.
• •Aldean's debut album, 'Jason Aldean,' was released in 2005 and produced his first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 'Why.'
• •He has won multiple Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards and Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, including Entertainer of the Year.