Jason Aldean

Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist

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4.5 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2018

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Jason Aldean isn’t just one of the biggest names in country, he’s one of the biggest names in all of music. His latest album “Rearview Town” debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts, knocking Cardi B out of the top spot. In this week’s “Sunday Sitdown,” Willie Geist met up with the country superstar on tour to talk about his long journey through Nashville, his unique sound, and how he’s coping after the Las Vegas shooting nearly a year ago.

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0:00.0	What's going on guys, it's Willie Geist back with another edition of the Sunday Sitdown
0:05.6	podcast.
0:06.6	Thank you so much for clicking.
0:07.6	We got a good one for you today.
0:08.6	One of the biggest stars in all of music and not just country music.
0:12.0	I'm talking about all of music.
0:13.8	Jason Aldin, he was here in New York City for a sold out show at Madison Square Garden.
0:20.1	We got together before the show.
0:21.4	We sat in the arena.
0:22.4	We went a little backstage with him.
0:24.1	I think you're going to like our conversation.
0:26.0	In his album, this new one, Rear View Town, New Ish, the last couple of months, when it
0:31.7	hit number one on the overall chart, not the country chart, the overall chart.
0:35.7	It was the fourth time in a row that he had done that.
0:38.4	So he has kind of transcended at this point country music.
0:41.6	He knocked Cardi B out of the top spot just to put in some perspective.
0:45.6	He's got 20 number one singles.
0:48.1	He's done songs with ludicrous.
0:50.1	He's done songs with Kelly Clarkson.
0:51.6	And of course, he's done songs that are chord in his country sound.
0:55.0	He's from Macon, Georgia.
0:57.1	You'll hear about his journey.
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