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PEOPLE & ARTS Wednesday 27 november 2019
Jason Aldean says owning his

records was a priority to him

By KRISTIN M. HALL
Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) —
Country star Jason Aldean
learned the hard lessons
about the music business
when he first signed a re-
cord deal with Capitol
Records that ended up
never producing any mu-
sic. Years later, he signed
This Jan. 10, 2014 file photo shows Nancy Grace of HLN posing to Broken Bow, a Nashville-
at the CNN Worldwide All-Star Party in Pasadena, Calif. based indie label that has
Associated Press gone on to release all nine
Nancy Grace of Aldean's records, six of
which have been certified
platinum or multiplatinum.
joins Fox Nation "I got kicked around in the This April 7, 2019 file photo shows Jason Aldean performing
music business pretty good
early on and learned a lot,"
"Can't Hide Red" at the 54th annual Academy of Country Music
streaming service said Aldean on the eve Awards in Las Vegas. Associated Press
of his new record, the ap-
propriately titled "9," which
came out Nov. 22. "Broken BMG Nashville. because he is so incredibly
NEW YORK (AP) — For- users were apparently get- Bow giving me an oppor- "In the next year, you're go- important to us," Loba said.
mer CNN mainstay Nancy ting their fill. tunity to do what I've done ing to see some really big "Those are our paintings,
Grace is signing up for a "In a weird way, what the over the years and giving picture initiatives specific you know. That's our piece
crime show on Fox Nation, traditional Fox audience me a chance to have a to Aldean that will not only of art. And the record com-
an illustration of how Fox wants is complementary to career means a lot." advance his career over- panies, I feel like, we both
News' streaming service the channel but not more Two years ago, the Ger- seas, but the genre as a did well. I made these re-
has evolved counter to ex- of the same," said John Fin- man-based BMG bought whole," said Loba. "We're cords. They profited a lot
pectations one year into ley, the Fox executive vice BBR Music Group, which trying as a company not off it and got that initial
operation. president who oversees the includes Broken Bow, and to just elevate our artists in stuff off it," said Aldean.
Cameras will show her de- streaming service. Aldean this year signed a other territories, but the en- "At some point, I want that
livering her podcast and Perhaps the political cli- new global distribution and tire genre." stuff back and to be able
SiriusXM radio show, "Crime mate has exhausted them, marketing deal with BMG, "I think that's something to leave to my family."
Stories with Nancy Grace," he said. Instead, he's found a big step for Aldean who every artist would like to But Aldean also feels a loy-
five days a week. The pro- a hunger for "program- was already one of coun- have," Aldean said. "It kind alty to his label, which has
gram is modeled after her ming with Fox values but try music's most down- of opens you up to a whole trusted him to be his own
popular television series not necessarily politics," he loaded artists.In many new world." A&R guy, essentially pick-
that ran on the HLN net- said. That encompasses ways, Aldean has become Aldean discussed owning ing out his songs and singles
work for many years. history, crime and lifestyle the face of the label and his music, a hot topic in with his longtime producer
"We spotlight breaking programming. is invested in its success, Nashville lately during the Michael Knox. Luckily, he
crime and justice news, "What Made America which now includes artists public feud between Taylor has other country artists
help find missing people, Great," where "Fox & like Dustin Lynch, Runaway Swift and Nashville-based bringing him songs, such
especially children, solve Friends" host Brian Kilmeade June, Lindsay Ell, Jimmie Al- Big Machine Label Group, as Tyler Hubbard of Florida
unsolved homicides and visits historical sites across len, Zac Brown Band, Trace which owns her first six re- Georgia Line, who co-
analyze clues left behind," the country, is one of the Adkins, Kid Rock and more. cords. The three-time ACM wrote his driving, country
Grace said. service's most popular pro- Recently named artist of entertainer of the year told rock single "We Back." Mor-
Fox Nation, the streaming grams. So is "Scandalous," the decade by the Acad- The Associated Press that gan Wallen, who is open-
service available for $65 a documentary series on emy of Country Music, he's was a priority in his last con- ing for Aldean next year,
a year, will begin offering controversial incidents in sold nearly 12 million al- tract negotiations. co-wrote "Keeping It Small
"Crime Stories" in January. history. Abby Hornacek is a bums in the U.S. alone, had "When I redid my record Town" and Brantley Gilbert
The on-demand service re- popular host, both with the more than 20 No. 1 singles deal a few records back, co-wrote "The Same Way,"
cently announced that for- series "PARK'D" where she and filled arenas and stadi- when I upped with Broken both songs that Aldean felt
mer CBS News correspon- visits national parks, and ums along the way. He also Bow for the first time, that fit his style of arena country
dent Lara Logan will host a "Ride to Work," where she has his own imprint at the was a big point for me," rock.
documentary series on me- accompanies Fox person- label, where he has signed Aldean said. "I wanted to "I feel like whenever we go
dia bias, immigration and alities in a show that recalls and released music from own my own stuff. And then into the studio and start re-
other issues, and said more Jerry Seinfeld's "Comedians Tyler Farr. when I just re-upped again, cording, it's almost like a lot
signings are in the works. in Cars Getting Coffee," Now with BMG's support, I wanted to own more of it." of these guys start writing
When Fox Nation began only without coffee stops Aldean and the rest of Loba declined to discuss specifically for us, for our
late last year, it was posi- and without the jokes. BBR Music Group's artists specifics of Aldean's con- record, which is cool," Al-
tioned as a place where Kilmeade said he's found have greater access to tract, but acknowledged dean said.
potential subscribers could "What Made America an international audience he was getting strong offers Even as the music industry
go if they didn't feel they Great" a fun change of for country music that has from their competitors. moves more and more to
were getting enough opin- pace and he's been sur- been growing, said Jon "We were happy to deliver a singles-driven approach,
ion programming on Fox prised by the reaction he Loba, executive vice presi- in this instance on the things Aldean still sees the value in
News Channel. Instead, gets.q dent, recorded music at that were important to him a full 16-song album.q