The Multi-Week Chart-Topping, Award Winning and Platinum Certified Track
is Nominated for Billboard Music Awards “Top Country Song”
Ahead of Two CMT Award Nods Next Week
NASHVILLE, TN — Multi-Platinum entertainer Jason Aldean brought Music City together Thursday (4/7) to celebrate his 26th career No. One single and heart-pounding duet, “If I Didn’t Love You,” with 8-time GRAMMY® Award winner Carrie Underwood, who celebrates her 28th No. One single. Hosted by BMI in Nashville, the ACM “Single of the Year” and iHeart “Country Song of the Year” was praised for its multi-week run at Country radio while earning PLATINUM status from the RIAA and a GRAMMY® nomination. Aldean and Underwood were joined by producer Michael Knox, “If I Didn’t Love You” songwriters Kurt Allison, Tully Kennedy and first-time chart-toppers John Morgan and Lydia Vaughan.
“From the minute I first heard the demo of this song I knew I had to cut it, and a couple of weeks later Carrie was putting her vocal on it,” said Aldean. “We thought it was going to be good, but it ended up being really special. Big thank you to the writers, Carrie, Country radio, my team and everyone in this room who leaned in on this song – I’m really proud of it.”
“In this case, the old cliche ‘it all starts with a song’ is exactly how it happened,” added Underwood. “The stars lined up so quickly to make this happen, it was all meant to be. Thanks to everyone who helped give this song the light it deserves, it’s been really fun to be part of it.”
It was just announced that “If I Didn’t Love You” has been nominated for Billboard Music Awards “Top Country Song” as it notched the highest ever debut, No. 2, for a duet single between a male and female artist on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart and continues to garner recognition as its nominated for “Video of the Year” and “Collaborative Video of the Year” at the 2022 CMT Music Awards (4/11 at 7:00P CT on CBS). The “Country radio favorite” (CMT) follows Aldean’s latest Top 15 and climbing single “Trouble With A Heartbreak” as the track is now available with the pre-order of the collection’s second installment GEORGIA here, while MACON is fully available here.
The three-time ACM “Entertainer of the Year” has bolstered 26 No. One hits, 15 billion streams and more than 20 million albums sold as “he has blended his own recipe and it’s one that has vaulted him to the pinnacle of Country music success,” (Atlanta Journal Constitution). Notably, seven of Aldean’s previous studio albums have been certified PLATINUM or more and he has the most Top 10 song on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart, more than any other artists, since making his chart debut in 2005. He continues to be one of a card-carrying member of Country’s elite headliners whose incendiary tours are nearing legendary status as his shows are “filled with the perfect mix of rockin’ anthems and raucous drinkin’ songs,” (Herald Extra) Aldean will gear up for the road this summer with his ROCK N’ ROLL COWBOY TOUR as the 34-city trek will launch July 15th in Scranton, PA, with special guests Gabby Barrett, John Morgan and Dee Jay Silver. The multi-Platinum singer has also founded Wolf Moon Bourbon, an 80 proof bourbon that has been distilled from Midwestern grains and aged for four years offering a finish of caramel, oak and spice. For more information, visit www.JasonAldean.com.
Carrie Underwood is a true multi-format, multi-media superstar, spanning achievements in music, television, film, and as a New York Times bestselling author and successful entrepreneur. She has sold more than 66 million records worldwide, recorded 28 #1 singles (14 of which she co-wrote), and has seven albums that are certified Platinum or Multi-Platinum by the RIAA, all while continuing to sell out arena tours across North America and the UK. All nine of her consecutive album releases (two of which she co-produced) from the beginning of her career debuted #1 on the Billboard Country Chart, making her the only artist to accomplish that feat. She has won over 100 major awards including 8 GRAMMY® Awards, 16 ACM Awards including three for “Entertainer of the Year” (the first female in history to win twice and the only female ever to win three times), 23 CMT Music Awards (holding the record for the most award wins ever for the show), 7 CMA Awards, and 17 American Music Awards. She has also built a successful business portfolio inspired by her passion for health and wellness. She founded and created the fitness and lifestyle brand, CALIA by Carrie Underwood and her first book, FIND YOUR PATH was an instant New York Times bestseller. She launched her fit52 app in 2020, and expanded her lifestyle portfolio with an equity partnership with BODYARMOR Sports Drink in 2021. She was the first artist to perform at the new Resorts World Theatre, where her ongoing REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency, began with a sold-out debut run in December 2021 and continues this Spring.