Country superstar Jason Aldean has pulled off a history-making feat.
Less than eight weeks after debuting at No. 1 on Billboard's Top 200 chart with his album "Old Boots, New Dirt," the album becomes the only country album released this year to be certified platinum by the RIAA, for sales of over one million units. In fact, Aldean is one of only three artists in all genres to release an album and see it earn a platinum certification in 2014.
"We put so much time and passion into choosing the best songs for this album, and this brings a lot of hard work full circle for me," explains Aldean. "It's like Christmas came early! I couldn't do it without the best country music fans in the world, who never stop believing in what I do and always follow me, even if I may take a creative left turn every now and then."
Each of the Aldean's previous five studio albums have been certified at least platinum, tallying over 10 million career album sales. "Old Boots, New Dirt" has already produced the multi-week No.1 smash hit "Burnin' It Down" as well as the current chart-climber "Just Gettin' Started."
The singer-songwriter will perform "Just Getting' Started" on the upcoming American Country Countdown Awards airing Dec. 14 on FOX where he is also nominated for four awards including "Artist of the Year."
For a full list of upcoming appearances and tour dates, visit www.jasonaldean.com.
