{"id":1302236,"date":"2019-01-09T12:07:29","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T19:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1802102"},"modified":"2019-01-09T12:07:29","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T19:07:29","slug":"jason-aldean-toasts-miranda-lambert-collaboration-drowns-the-whiskey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/jason-aldean-toasts-miranda-lambert-collaboration-drowns-the-whiskey\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Aldean Toasts Miranda Lambert Collaboration \u201cDrowns the Whiskey\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Lauren Tingle<\/a><\/span> 3m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

As Jason Aldean<\/a> sat at a conference table before Tuesday\u2019s (Jan. 8) No. 1 party for the Miranda Lambert<\/a> collaboration \u201cDrowns the Whiskey,\u201d he was able to recall a time when he had almost nothing to his name.<\/p>\n

This was a time before his breakout debut \u201cHicktown\u201d ignited his rise to international fame, and they\u2019re memories he wouldn\u2019t drown in whiskey even if his life depended on it. Those memories perpetually motivate him to keep going in music every day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had a record deal and lost it,\u201d Aldean recalled. \u201cI kept almost getting there with record labels and then something would happen. That\u2019s frustrating. That\u2019s frustrating for anybody.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy oldest daughter was just born. That\u2019s kind of where I had to figure out something \u2014 a way to feed her. That was priority No. 1. There was a point when I was going to move back to Georgia and go to work with my cousin and just try to reassess some things. I think for me, what still motivates me is that.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been poor. It\u2019s not fun. And it wasn\u2019t that long ago in the grand scheme of things. I work hard because I love what I do, but I want nice things for my family. I want them to have a good life.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why having singles go No. 1 will never get old to him. On Tuesday (Jan. 8) evening, he took over the fifth-floor concert venue and sky deck for a happy hour party to celebrate the Miranda Lambert collaboration \u201cDrowns the Whiskey.\u201d The weather was unseasonably warm for a sunset in January as downtown Nashville glowed in gold like it was at the bottom of a glass full of sparkling champagne.<\/p>\n

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Onstage, the song\u2019s writers Josh Thompson, Jeff Middleton and Brandon Kinney each had a turn in the blinding sunlight to thank Aldean for recording their song. \u201cDrowns the Whiskey\u201d is Aldean\u2019s 19th No. 1 on Billboard<\/em>\u2019s country airplay chart and Thompson\u2019s third as a songwriter. It\u2019s Middleton and Kinney\u2019s first No. 1 as songwriters.<\/p>\n

When it was time for Aldean to toast, he thanked Tyler Farr because Aldean was initially pitched the song for a Farr project that he had produced. With his pregnant wife Britney looking on from the audience, Aldean also thanked his family.<\/p>\n

Lambert was not present for the party, but she was there in spirit before the event when Aldean said she was the obvious choice for his duet partner on \u201cDrowns the Whiskey.\u201d The two previously recorded \u201cGrown Woman\u201d for 2009\u2019s Relentless<\/em> album.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always thought we sounded great together,\u201d Aldean said. \u201cI\u2019ve always loved her voice, and I\u2019ve always wanted to do something else with her and make her more of a featured part.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was more traditional, which I feel she\u2019s really good at. I feel people like her and Lee Ann Womack, they have more of that traditional side that sounds really good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aldean\u2019s 2019 on the road starts April 12 at the Tortuga Music Festival in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.<\/p>\n

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Lauren Tingle is a Tennessean and storyteller who eats music for breakfast, lunch and dinner. When she\u2019s not writing or rocking out, she enjoys yoga and getting lost in the great outdoors.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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