Aldean stunned by Grammy nominations
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Aldean stunned by Grammy nominations

Thursday, December 1, 2011 – Jason Aldean snagged his first ever Grammy nominations last night and tied for the most nods of any country artist with three in the categories of Best Country Album for "My Kinda Party," Best Country Solo Performance for Dirt Road Anthem and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for Don't You Wanna Stay" with Kelly Clarkson.

"I was totally stunned last night, and it all happened so fast. I was feelin' a pretty big adrenaline rush from our performance with Luda, and then to be told we had three nominations was just crazy. We were flying pretty high all night...there was definitely some celebrating on the flight back to Nashville," said Aldean. "That 'Album' nomination is what artists dream of their whole career. And then for both the duet with Kelly and Dirt Road to get some recognition, which were both different kinds of songs for us this year, it's just incredible."

Nominations were announced during the one-hour Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! special last night, where Aldean got a standing ovation for his performance of Dirt Road Anthem. He was joined by fellow Georgia native Ludacris who re-wrote a verse of the fan-favorite song earlier this year.


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