What Is Jason Aldean's Net Worth?
Jason Aldean is an American country music singer and songwriter with a net worth of $80 million. Jason Aldean is known for popular country songs such as "Big Green Tractor," "She's Country," "Hicktown," and "Dirt Road Anthem." He has won numerous Academy of Country Music Awards, American Country Awards, and "Billboard" Music Awards, and he has been nominated for five Grammy Awards. More than 25 of his singles have topped the "Billboard" Country Airplay or Hot Country Songs charts.
Early Life
Jason Aldean was born Jason Aldine Williams on February 28, 1977, in Macon, Georgia. When he was three years old, his parents separated, and he was primarily raised by his mother in Macon but would spend summers with his father in Homestead, Florida. Jason learned how to play the guitar by practicing while his father worked, and the two would play together when his father returned home in the evenings. Both of his parents encouraged him to pursue his passion for music. Aldean had his eyes set on becoming a country music singer by age 14 and started performing in local talent contests and fairs. He formed a band the next year, and they continued to perform together throughout high school. After graduating high school, Jason and his band performed at small venues and clubs throughout the southeast with the help of his father.
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Early Career
In 1998, Aldean began performing songs that would go on his debut album, and after putting on a show in Atlanta, he was approached by a producer from the record label Warner Chappel Music and offered a record deal. After signing in late 1998, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee. The label subsequently dropped him, so he signed a deal with another record label that also later dropped him. Jason spent four disappointing years in Nashville, and by 2004, he was ready to return to Georgia but gave himself six more months to try to sign with a label. After he was offered a deal with Broken Arrow Records, he released his self-titled debut album in July 2005. It spawned the singles "Why," "Amarillo Sky," and "Hicktown," which all made it into the top 10 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart, and the album was certified Platinum. Aldean received nominations at the 2006 Academy of Country Music Awards for Video of the Year and Song of the Year for the single "Amarillo Sky," which was originally recorded by the group McBride & the Ride. In the spring of 2007, he released his second album, "Relentless," and it reached #4 on the "Billboard" 200 chart. On the Top Country Albums chart, it debuted at #1. The album was a critical hit as well as a commercial success, selling just under 100,000 copies in its first week.
In December 2008, Aldean released the single "She's Country," and his third album, "Wide Open," was released in April of the next year. The singles "She's Country" and "Big Green Tractor" became his second and third singles to top the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. The album debuted at #2 on the Top Country Albums charts. In 2010, he released the album "My Kinda Party," and the single of the same name marked his tenth top-10 country hit. Jason collaborated with Kelly Clarkson for the song "Don't You Wanna Stay," and he performed his version of the country rap song "Dirt Road Anthem" with rapper Ludacris at the 2011 CMT Awards. He won the Country Music Association Award for Album of the Year and was nominated for Country Album of the Year at the American Music Awards. The album and the song "Don't You Wanna Stay" were both nominated for Grammy Awards. His fifth album, "Night Train," featured collaborations with Eric Church and Luke Bryan, and it debuted at #1 on the "Billboard" 200 chart and Top Country Albums charts. It spawned five singles and was the tenth best-selling album of 2012. Aldean hosted the 2013 Country Music Awards with Kristen Bell, and in 2014, he appeared on Ludacris' album "Burning Bridges." His 2014 album "Old Boots, New Dirt" received mixed reviews among critics but was certified Platinum the year of its release.
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Aldean's seventh album, "They Don't Know," was released in September 2016, and it debuted at the top of the "Billboard" album chart, making it his third album to do so. In the fall of 2017, he performed in Las Vegas at the Route 91 Harvest Festival. He had just begun performing the song "When She Says Baby" when a gunman began shooting indiscriminately at the crowd from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort. Jason and his crew escaped unharmed, but, sadly, 52 people lost their lives, and over 800 were injured. He visited those who were recovering in the hospital, and the next week, he performed a cover of Tom Petty's song "I Won't Back Down" on "Saturday Night Live." He had around 40 crew members, as well as his pregnant wife, in attendance at the concert.
Aldean released his eighth album, "Rearview Town," in April 2018, and it was his fourth consecutive album to debut at #1 on the "Billboard" 200 chart. His ninth album, "9," debuted at #2 on the "Billboard" 200 chart.
Personal Life
In 2001, Aldean married Jessica Ann Ussery, and they have two daughters together. He publicly admitted to acting inappropriately with former "American Idol" contestant Brittany Kerr in 2012, and he and Jessica divorced the following year. He announced his engagement to Kerr in September 2014, and they were married in March 2015. They have two children together. Aldean has raised over $4 million for breast cancer research, with much of it being donated to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
