The contest is simple – build & decorate a paper airplane, and then video record OR photograph it flying around your “Fly Over State”. Be creative and have fun!

One grand prize winner receives:
• 1 Year Aldean Army Online Only Membership*
• 1 Autographed Jason Aldean T-Shirt
• 1 Jason Aldean Limited Edition Baseball Cap

Two runners up will receive:
• 1 Six (6) Month Aldean Army Online Only Membership*
• 1 Jason Aldean Limited Edition Baseball Cap
• 1 “Don’t You Wanna Stay” Stuffed Bulldog
• 1 My Kinda Party Bottle Opener

What are you waiting for? Click the button below to read more details about how to enter this contest and more! All entries must be received by May 31, 2012 at 11:59 PM PT. Want to enter this contest but not in the Aldean Army? +Click here to join now!

July 15, 2012
Columbia, MD
+Merriweather Post Pavilion
Pre-Sale Begins: May 29 @ 10 AM ET
Pre-Sale Ends: May 31 @ 10 PM ET
Public On Sale: June 1 @ 10 AM ET
Meet & Greet Contest Begins: May 26 @ 12 PM ET
Meet & Greet Contest Ends: June 20 @ 12 PM ET

To get your tickets, please complete the following steps:
* Login to +JasonAldean.com using your Clique ID
* Click on +BUY PRE-SALE TICKETS to purchase your tickets using the Non-Ticketmaster password (found when you click the date in the details of the +Event Page.

Be sure to get your pre-sale tickets before the general public! Not an Aldean Army Member? +Click here to join now!

Some reasons why Jason Aldean is an unlikely superstar:

He has not been and likely will not be on the cover of Rolling Stone, which in these flea-bitten days of problematic celebrity remains probably the last standing true indication of full-blown stardom. Why hasn’t he? He’s not a classifiable country “type” that the RS crowd can easily understand. RS much prefers its country in classifiable bundles. And it especially likes malleable country stars who can be guided in interviews into saying some things they quickly regret and other things that they will regret in the future.

The last cover-star country artists that RS easily understood and put on the cover were Garth Brooks and the Dixie Chicks. Brooks was an undeniable multi-genre superstar, and the Chicks were easily labeled as rebellious but harmonious free spirits.

Maybe it’s Aldean’s up-yours unfashionable cowboy hat, which signals he’s not a safe commodity, or his casual give-a-damn attitude. He does not act like he even wants to be a big star. Maybe it’s the fact that his rise has been gradual, building slowly over the years since his chart debut in 2005 with the song “Hicktown.” Maybe it’s the fact he’s on a small label and doesn’t have the kind of high-powered major-label juggernaut machinery that can breach RS’s defenses and get some writers and editors out to actually see and experience an Aldean show for themselves.

He is a Marlboro man at a time when the world thinks it doesn’t need Marlboro men. This has nothing to do with the cigarette. No, it’s that Aldean is a return to the no-nonsense, firm-jawed alpha male in a metrosexual world. Maybe if he wore skinny jeans and a porkpie hat and pointy-toed shoes and a satin vest, he would qualify as hip.

Aldean has embraced hip-hop, which most country fans profess to hate. His collaboration in performing a duet on “Dirt Road Anthem” with Ludacris was sounded as natural as one of these cultural clashes can. Although, in this case, it was not as much of a clash as you might expect. As country singers and hip-hop artists are increasingly pointing out, both musical genres are predominantly storytelling formats.

Read the full Nashville Skyline article +here.

The 2012 Billboard Music Awards were doled out last night during a live telecast from the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas that was broadcast on ABC and hosted by the network’s Modern Family stars Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen. See a full list of all the winners +here.

Nashville, Tenn. – May 19, 2012 – MULTI-PLATINUM Georgia native Jason Aldean played a two-night stand of sold out shows at Atlanta, GA’s Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood on Fri. and Sat.

Aldean kicked off the summer leg of the record-breaking 2012 MY KINDA PARTY TOUR on Thurs. night in Birmingham, AL and will continue on to the nation’s biggest amphitheaters this summer.

“I’ve never felt the kind of energy that the fans from the ATL brought this weekend,” said Aldean. “I didn’t think it could get any wilder, and then when Luda came out, the place came totally unglued. We’ve gotten to perform together several times, but man, he’s the Mayor of Atlanta, so this one was beyond cool.”

Aldean is currently celebrating his fifth consecutive No. one song with “Fly Over States” from CMA’s “Album of the Year” MY KINDA PARTY. For a full list of tour dates, visit www.jasonaldean.com.

The awards for Teen Choice 2012 will celebrate the icons in television, music, film, sports, fashion, comedy and the web in a two-hour event, airing live July 22 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on Fox. Fan voting is limited to teens 13-19 only, so be sure to come back cast your vote once per day for your favorite!

Good luck, Jason and thanks Aldean Army for your support!

102.5 The Bull, a radio station out of Birmingham, AL, flipped formats this morning to Jason 102.5 in celebration of the Jason Aldean concert happening tonight at the Oak Mountain Amphitheatre at 7:30pm. The station will feature music from Jason Aldean as well as Luke Bryan & Lauren Alaina, who are also performing at tonight’s concert, all throughout today.

In addition, the station has redesigned its website, +1025thebull.com, with new logos and graphics referring to the new Jason 102.5 moniker. Take a look at the redesigned website +HERE!

Tom Hanrahan, Program director of Jason 102.5 is excited about the format flip:
“Right now, in country music there is no one hotter than Jason Aldean. He sold out the (Oak Mountain) Ampitheatre in just 30 minutes. That is a true testament to Jason’s (Aldean) star power. Today 102.5 The Bull is going ape over Aldean! We’ve changed the name of the radio station and redesigned our website just for him!”

Listeners are invited to listen in to this historical moment all day today, at 102.5 FM on the radio dial, and to visit the stations redesigned website at +1025thebull.com.

If you will be in town and would like to attend, enter for your chance to win a spot on the guest list!

To be entered into the random drawing for the 2012 Aldean Army Event:

• Login to your JasonAldean.com Aldean Army account. If you are not a member, join here.
• Once logged in, visit the +TOUR page and click on the +2012 Aldean Army Event’s Page
• Select “Enter Now” under Contests.
• Then you will be taken to the rules page – please read over and agree to the rules before proceeding.
• Then click ENTER CONTEST.
• There will be a confirmation at the top of the page that will confirm you entered the contest.
• You will receive a notification via email if you have been selected as a winner after the contest has closed on May 30, 2012 at 10 AM CT. You will need to CONFIRM your ability to attend by clicking the link in the body of the email. After confirming, you will then receive a follow up email that includes more details on the event’s time and location.

Due to lack of space, attendees will be chosen via random drawing. Stay tuned to the +JasonAldean.com homepage for additional details. Good luck!

Want to attend this Aldean Army Event, but not an Aldean Army member? +Click here to join now!

Please Note: You do not have to have tickets to the CMA Music Festival to be able to attend this event.

This contest is for Aldean Army members only. Please +join or login to access this information now!

WHAT YOU CAN WIN

• Two (2) four-day tickets to the 2012 CMA Music Festival in Nashville, TN (June 7-10)*
• Two (2) Online Only Aldean Army Memberships
• Two (2) passes for early entry to the 2012 Exclusive Aldean Army Event on June 7 in Nashville, TN

HOW TO ENTER

1. Vote for Jason for CMT Video of the Year, Male Video of the Year, and CMT Performance of the Year at +CMT.com.
2. Send an email to jasonaldean@contests.sparkart.com with the following information by May 24, 2012 at 10am CDT. Please name the subject of your submission “My Top 5 Reasons”.

• Your name
• Your phone number
• Your Top 5 Reasons for voting Jason Aldean for this year’s CMT Music Awards. Submissions can be typed or sent as a Youtube video (1 minute or less).

If you have any questions, please email jasonaldean@contests.sparkart.com. To view full contest rules, click here. Good luck!

• Prize does not include travel, transportation, food or lodging.

**VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. OPEN TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE U.S. (EXCEPT PUERTO RICO) AND CANADA (EXCEPT QUEBEC) 13 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. **

1) CONTEST: Top 5 Reasons I Voted for Jason Aldean Contest (the “Contest”).

2) CONTEST SPONSOR: Jason Aldean, The Aldean Army, Spalding Entertainment, Sparkart Group, Inc., and their respective affiliates and subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies, suppliers of prizes, material and services related to this Contest (collectively, “Sponsor and its Agents”).

3) INTRODUCTION: For good and valuable consideration (including, without limitation, the possibility of publicity), the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, you are submitting certain design(s), illustrations, logos, artwork, photographs, videos, animation, writings, proposed product and/or brand names, idea(s), concept(s), communication(s), programming code, and/or other material(s) (the “Submission”) as part of your entry to the Contest upon the following express understandings and conditions.

4) ELIGIBILITY: Open to legal residents of the U.S. (except Puerto Rico) and Canada (excluding Quebec) 13 years of age or older. An entrant who is a minor in his/her state or province of residence must have the signed, written consent and all required paperwork completed by his/her parent or legal guardian in order to participate. Sponsor and its Agents and members of their immediate families and people living in the same household of each are not eligible. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Contest Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Contest.

5) TO ENTER: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. NO ENTRY FEE, PAYMENT, OR PROOF-OF-PURCHASE IS REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS CONTEST.

(a) Online Entries: Go to the news section of JasonAldean.com, follow the “How to Enter” instructions, and click on the “Enter Contest” button. If online entry is not available, please enter via email or regular mail, as described below.

(b) Email Entries: Go to the news section of JasonAldean.com, follow the “How to Enter” instructions, and send an email with all required information (and with the Submission attached, if applicable) to jasonaldean@contests.sparkart.com. If email entry is not available, please enter via online entry, as described above, or via regular mail, as described below.

(c) Mail Entries: Mail a business envelope containing your Submission (if applicable) and entry hand printed or typed with your full name, shipping address, telephone number with area code, email address, and username to: Jason Aldean, c/o Top 5 Reasons I Voted for Jason Aldean Contest, P.O. Box 8639, Emeryville, CA 94662.

All entries (whether submitted online, by email or mailed) must be received by May 24, 2012 at 10:00am CDT, regardless of method of entry. No facsimiles or mechanically reproduced entries (other than the electronic transmission of the online entry or entry via email) will be allowed. Limit one entry per person regardless of method of entry. In the event that there is more than one entry for the same person, Sponsor and its Agents may disqualify that person. Each entry must be mailed in a separate outer mailing envelope. Sponsor and its Agents are not responsible for incomplete, lost, late, stolen, damaged, illegible, misdirected or postage due entries. Sponsor and its Agents reserve the right to cancel, terminate, or modify any entry not capable of completion as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, force majeure, or technical failures of any sort. Upon submission, all entries and Submissions (if applicable) become the property of Sponsor and its Agents and will not be returned.

6) CONTEST PERIOD: The Contest commences on or about May 16, 2012 at 1:00pm CDT and continues through May 24, 2012 at 10:00am CDT (the “Contest Period”).

7) SUBMISSION TERMS AND CONDITIONS; SPONSOR’S OWNERSHIP AND USE OF SUBMISSIONS; YOUR AGREEMENT TO UNRESTRICTED USE: By entering your Submission into this Contest, you hereby grant, transfer and convey to the Sponsor and its Agents all rights, title and interests in and to the Submission, including but not limited to the irrevocable, royalty-free right to trademark, copyright, reproduce, encode, store, copy, transmit, publish, post, broadcast, display, publicly perform, adapt, exhibit and/or otherwise use or reuse (without limitation as to when or to the number of times used) your Submission (as submitted or as edited/modified in any way by the Sponsor and its Agents, in the sole discretion of the Sponsor and its Agents) on the Jason Aldean website, other websites, in concerts, on merchandise, for television, motion pictures, in home video copies, and in other media, whether now known or hereafter invented, throughout the world for any purpose whatsoever, without limitation, and without additional review, compensation, or approval from you or any other party.

a. You acknowledge and agree that you have no right of approval or consultation with respect to Sponsor and its Agent’s use of the Submission.

b. You agree to provide the Submission at no cost to Sponsor and its Agents or any other party.

c. You represent and warrant, and agree to further do so in writing, that you possess all necessary rights and authority to grant, transfer and convey to Sponsor and its Agents all the rights herein granted.

d. You represent and warrant, and agree to further do so in writing, that the Submission is wholly original with you and does not and will not violate the right of privacy or publicity of, or constitute a defamation against any person or entity and that it does not and will not infringe upon or violate the copyright, contract rights, proprietary rights, or common law rights or any other rights of any other person or entity.

e. You represent and warrant, and agree to further do so in writing, that the Submission has not been entered into a previous contest or has received any awards and has also not been published previously in any medium.

f. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Sponsor and its Agents and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, parent companies, subsidiaries and affiliates from and against any and all claims, liabilities, demands and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney’s fees) arising out of or resulting from possession or use in any manner of the Submission.

8) WINNER SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION: One (1) or more winners will be chosen, at the sole discretion of Sponsor and its Agents, who will review and judge the Submissions privately. Winners will be notified by email and/or telephone on or about June 1, 2012 and potential winners may be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release (where lawful) within 3 days of the date of notification, in which the winner will acknowledge that the Submission is a “work for hire” and will irrevocably transfer to the Sponsor and its Agents any and all rights, title, goodwill and interest in and to the Submission, including without limitation, all copyrights, trademarks and waive all moral rights in such Submission. If the Affidavit of Eligibility and Publicity/Liability Release is not received within 3 days of the date of notification, the prize may be forfeited (at the sole discretion of Sponsor and its Agents) and an alternate winner selected. Sponsor and its Agents reserve the right to require a potential winner to submit to a confidential background check to confirm eligibility and help ensure that the use of any such person in advertising or publicity will not bring the Sponsor and its Agents into public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule or reflect unfavorably as determined by the Sponsor and its Agents in their sole discretion. A winner who is a minor in his/her state or province of residence must have all required paperwork completed and signed by his/her parent or legal guardian within the time period specified above, or the prize may be forfeited (at the sole discretion of Sponsor and its Agents) and an alternate winner selected.

9) GROUNDS FOR DISQUALIFICATION: Sponsor and its Agents reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual deemed to be (a) tampering or attempting to tamper with the entry process or the operation of the contest or any website of the Sponsor and its Agents; (b) violating the Official Contest Rules; (c) violating the terms of use, conditions of use and/or general rules or guidelines of any web site, fan club, or other service, or (d) acting in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner, or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass another entrant, Sponsor and its Agents, or any other person. Any attempt by any person to deliberately damage any web site or undermine the legitimate operation of the Contest is a violation of criminal and civil law, and, should such an attempt be made, Sponsor and its Agents reserve the right to seek damages from any such person to the fullest extent permitted by law.

10) PRIZES: One (1) chosen winner will receive two (2) four-day tickets to the 2012 CMA Music Festival, two (2) online only Aldean Army memberships, and two (2) passes for early entry to the 2012 Exclusive Aldean Army Event on June 7, 2012 in Nashville, TN. This prize has an estimated retail value of $289.98. Prize does not include travel, transportation, food or lodging. Sponsor and its Agents make no representations or warranties of any kind concerning the appearance, performance or safety of any prize awarded. Limit of one prize per person, household and address. Prizes will be delivered only to addresses in the United States or Canada. The timing and method of delivery of the prize will be determined at the sole discretion of Sponsor and its Agents. Return of any prize or prize notification as undeliverable may result in the prize being forfeited and an alternate winner selected. The winner shall bear all risks of loss or damage to prize after it has been delivered. No prize substitutions or cash equivalents are allowed, except at the sole discretion of the Sponsor and its Agents. Prizes may not be transferred. All federal, state, and local taxes associated with the receipt of any prizes are the sole responsibility of the winner. If the prize includes the online posting of materials, including but not limited to photos, text, audio, video, animation, graphic art, illustration, etc., then the location and duration of such posting will be determined solely by Sponsor and its Agents. Prizes for which a minor has been selected may be awarded to his/her parent or legal guardian.

11) GENERAL: Sponsor and its Agents reserve the right to cancel or modify the Contest if fraud, technical failures, or any other factor impairs the integrity of the Contest, or for any other reason or for no reason, as determined by the Sponsor and its Agents in their sole discretion. In such event, Sponsor and its Agents reserve the right to (but are not required to) award the prizes at random from among all non-suspect, eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment or cancellation. By entering, you: (a) agree to release the Sponsor and its Agents from all liability, injuries, loss and/or damage of any kind arising from your participation in the Contest and the acceptance, possession and use/misuse of any prize; (b) agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor and its Agents; and (c) give your express permission to be contacted by Sponsor and its Agents by email, mail or phone. By submitting an entry, you further consent to the use of your name, address, image, voice, likeness, statements, biographical material, as well as any additional photographic images, video images, portraits, interviews or other materials relating to you and arising out of your participation in this Contest (with or without using your name) in any media, whether now known or hereafter invented, throughout the world for any purpose whatsoever, without limitation, and without additional review, compensation, or approval from you or any other party (except if winner is a resident of Tennessee or where otherwise prohibited by law). If you are selected as a winner, prior to receiving the prize, you must agree to sign an affidavit to such effect, unless the winner is a resident of Tennessee or otherwise where prohibited by law. Each winner is responsible for all federal, state and local taxes applicable to the acceptance and use of his/her prize. All applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. The Contest is governed by laws of the United States and all claims must be resolved in the United States. You further agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Contest or any prizes awarded shall be resolved individually without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California or the appropriate California State Court located in San Francisco County, California. Should any of the provisions of the Official Contest Rules be found to be invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, that portion shall be deemed severed or restricted and the remainder of the Contest Rules shall remain in full force and effect. The failure of Sponsor and its Agents to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

12) RELEASE: You release, and agree to indemnify and hold harmless, Sponsor and its Agents, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents (the “Released Parties”) from and against all claims (know and unknown), liabilities, injuries, death, loss and/or damages of any kind arising from your participation in the Contest or the acceptance, possession or use or misuse of the prize. You assume all risks associated with the Contest or use or misuse of the prize, and you agree that the Released Parties will not be responsible or liable for any injury, harm, death, damages, costs or expenses.

13) WINNERS LIST & OFFICIAL RULES: The names of the winners will be posted on the News section of JasonAldean.com after eligibility is confirmed. To obtain the name of a winner, send a request via email to jasonaldean@support.sparkart.com or mail a letter request and self-addressed stamped envelope to: Jason Aldean, c/o Top 5 Reasons I Voted for Jason Aldean Contest, P.O. Box 8639, Emeryville, CA 94662. Requests must be received by June 11, 2012. To obtain a copy of these Official Contest Rules, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the above address, Attn: Rules Request, Top 5 Reasons I Voted for Jason Aldean Contest.

Jason Aldean’s “Fly Over States” reached the summit of the radio charts today, becoming his ninth career #1 and 5th consecutive single off his DOUBLE PLATINUM album MY KINDA PARTY to climb to the top spot.

“I’ve always loved this song, and I really hoped it would be a single eventually. I didn’t know we would get to put out five songs off this album, let alone have all of them go to #1. It totally blows my mind,” said Aldean. “I’m really looking forward to the summer leg of the tour and getting some new music ready!”

Aldean is currently headlining the record-breaking 2012 MY KINDA PARTY TOUR. He kicks off amphitheatre season this weekend with a sold out show in Birmingham, AL on Thurs. before heading to Atlanta, GA for a two-night stand at Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood on Fri. and Sat. The first Atlanta show sold out in only four minutes in Feb. so a second was added and sold out in just a few hours. Aldean has sold out every show so far this year, setting over a dozen venue attendance records along the way.

A Macon, GA native, Aldean has sold more than six million copies of his four studio albums and topped the charts with nine No. one songs. The reigning CMA Album of the Year, MY KINDA PARTY was the top-selling country album of 2011 and the #5 best-seller in all genres.

For a full list of appearances and upcoming tour dates, visit the +TOUR PAGE now!