October 22, 2014

Bob Seger Meets Jason Aldean At CMT Crossroads

BOB SEGER SET TO JOIN JASON ALDEAN FOR AN
UNFORGETTABLE, ALL-NEW EPISODE OF “CMT CROSSROADS”
PREMIERING BLACK FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28

Get ready to “take those old records off the shelf” –American music icon Bob Seger will collaborate with country superstar Jason Aldean later this month for an all-new installment of CMT CROSSROADS. The network’s flagship music series pairs Seger, described by NY Daily News music critic Jim Farber as the “lion of literate American rock” with Aldean, Country Music’s most downloaded male artist in history, for an evening of never-before-heard duets on one another’s hit songs. CMT CROSSROADS: BOB SEGER AND JASON ALDEAN will premiere Black Friday, November 28 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on CMT.

Bob Seger, who just released his first studio cd in eight years called Ride Out, is among the top All-American rock stars, a multi-talented artist, songwriter, and producer whose indelible body of work has affirmed his place in the annals of rock music. The songs of Bob Seger exemplify the classic in classic rock: “Against The Wind,“ “Turn The Page,” “Night Moves,” “Hollywood Nights,” “Rock And Roll Never Forgets,” “Mainstreet,” “We’ve Got Tonight,” and “Like A Rock,” to name just a few. Inducted to both the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Seger has sold over 52 million albums and has earned 13 platinum and 7 multi-platinum RIAA Certified sales awards, including such landmark albums as NIGHT MOVES, STRANGER IN TOWN, AGAINST THE WIND, LIVE BULLET and NINE TONIGHT, all of which have sold in excess of 5 million units. For more info, visit www.bobseger.com.

Two-time ACM “Male Vocalist Of The Year” Jason Aldean recently released his sixth studio album “Old Boots, New Dirt,” which debuted at No. one on Billboard’s all-genre Top 200 chart and simultaneously broke the record for most first-day and first-week streams ever by a country artist on Spotify. This week the new album’s smoking lead single, “Burnin’ It Down” tops both country radio charts and already earned Platinum certification only nine weeks after release, making it the fastest selling single of 2014. To date, Aldean has sold more than nine million albums, each of which has been certified at least Platinum and has taken 14 trips to No. one at country radio. Aldean was recently recognized by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as the top male digital country artist in history with sales totaling more than 21.5 million downloads. His headlining BURN IT DOWN TOUR has been extended into 2015, having already played five stadium dates in addition to sold out shows in the country’s biggest amphitheaters and arenas this year. For more info, visit www.jasonaldean.com.

CMT CROSSROADS is produced by Tom Forrest and Kathryn Russ. John Hamlin, Margaret Comeaux and Bill Flanagan serve as executive producers for CMT.

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