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Jason Aldean, Kane Brown Celebrate National Champs Georgia Bulldogs

This week was a big one for the many country music superstars who love the Gerogia Bulldogs. That would include Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, and Thomas Rhett. The Georgia Bulldogs…

Jason Aldean, Kane Brown And 2023 National Champs Georgia Bulldogs
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This week was a big one for the many country music superstars who love the Gerogia Bulldogs. That would include Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, and Thomas Rhett. The Georgia Bulldogs beat the TCU Horned Frogs 65-7 in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday.

Just before the game got underway, Jason, a native of Macon, Georgia, posted a photo of him on his knees praying for his Bulldogs on his Insta Stories. Later, he posted a Championship sign with the words "Back 2 Back." His wife Brittany posted to Instagram before the game, "Bitter Bama fan, but I do love my man so…Go Dawgs…. (Just for one night)."

Kane Brown, who grew up just north of Georgia in Chattanooga, Tennessee, also posted a cute video before the game. The video showed him holding his daughter Kingsley and repeating three times, "Say it, King!" as she shouted, "Go dawgs." he captioned the clip, "ITS GAME DAYYY GO DAWGS BABYYYYYYY."

Native Georgia boy Thomas Rhett also posted a photo of himself in Georgia gear along with his wife, Lauren. He wrote, "LETS GO, DAWGS! Bring this one home."

Georgia now claims five National Championships: they won in 1942, 1980, 2021, 2022, and 2023.

A champion on another level, Kane Brown was given the 2022 Champion of Youth Award at the 75th National Youth of the Year celebration in October at the Beverly Hills Hilton from the Boys & Girls Clubs of America.

The Champion of Youth Award is bestowed to individuals for exhibiting above-and-beyond service to Boys & Girls Clubs. Previous recipients include NBA star Lebron James, entertainer Jennifer Lopez, Olympic champion Michael Phelps, and the late former Secretary of State Colin Powell.

Typically held in Washington D.C., this year marked the event's first time in Los Angeles, gathering honorable Boys & Girls Clubs alums, staff, partners, and celebrity supporters at the celebration of teens awarded on the local, state, and regional levels throughout the year.

Jason Aldean blows out 46th birthday candles today (2/28). Jason has already been quite busy in 2023 as he and his family move to a new home. Last week, he started work on a brand new album by showing images of himself in the recording studio on Instagram.

Aldean has a big year coming up with a major tour, the "Highway Desperado Tour." The 41-city headlining tour kicks off on July 14 at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, New York, making stops across the U.S. in Atlanta, Charlotte, Phoenix, and more before wrapping up in Tampa at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre on October 28. Mitchell Tenpenny serves as direct support for Aldean alongside openers Corey Kent and Dee Jay Silver.

Tickets are already on sale. Fans can also purchase VIP Packages, including premium tickets, an invitation to the Jason Aldean VIP Lounge, a pre-show acoustic performance and Q&A session with Jason Aldean, VIP gift items and more. For more information, visit VIPnation.com!

We celebrate Jason by looking back at what we believe are his 20 best songs to date.

20. "Night Train" – 2013

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19. "Crazy Town" – 2010

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18. "Fly Over States" – 2012

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17. "Tattoos On This Town" – 2011

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16. "Gonna Know We Were Here" – 2015

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15. "My Kinda Party" – 2010

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14. "Dirt Road Anthem" – 2011

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13. "Relentless" - 2008

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12. "Lights Come On" - 2016

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11. "Rearview Town" - 2019

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10. "Any Ol' Barstool" - 2016

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9. "Drowns the Whiskey" (featuring Miranda Lambert) - 2018

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8. "Blame It on You" – 2020

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7. "She's Country" - 2008

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6. "Hicktown" – 2005

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5. "Don't You Wanna Stay" (with Kelly Clarkson) – 2010

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4. "We Back" - 2019

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3. "Amarillo Sky" – 2006

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2. "Big Green Tractor" - 2009

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1. "If I Didn't Love You" (with Carrie Underwood) - 2021

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Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.