Country Singer Jason Aldean Learns His Latest Song is Certified Gold During TV-Show Taping

Posted by Lisa L. Rollins May 4, 2009

Award-winning country-rocker Jason Aldean's current chart-topping single, "She's Country," has been certified gold, signifying more than 500,000 digital downloads, according to a May 4, 2009, e-mail correspondence.

The Georgia-born Aldean learned his new release had gone gold during "couch time" on the The Bonnie Hunt Show last Thursday when the nationally syndicated talk-show host surprised the country artist with a plaque commemorating the rare milestone. It all happened just prior to his performance of the smash hit. The show's Aldean episode aired today, May 4, on U.S. television.

"She's Country," written by Bridgette Tatum and Danny Myrick, is currently spending its second week at the top of the U.S. country charts, making the multi-week No. 1 one Aldean's first. The anthem has been the fastest-rising single of Aldean's career to date, and over the last few months, it has been the most-streamed country song on MySpace, one of the most downloaded country songs of the year and the No.1 ringtone in all genres.

Aldean will team up with Grammy winner Bryan Adams this week to tape a collaboration for Country Music Television's long-running series, CMT Crossroads, before picking back up on his Wide Open tour this week starting with New York City on Wednesday, May 6.