JASON ALDEAN REVEALS “THE TRUTH” WHEN NEW VIDEO WORLD PREMIERES ACROSS CMT PROPERTIES IN MULTI-PLATFORM EXCLUSIVE
11/09/09
Twitter Fans Invited for Sneak Preview on November 10
NASHVILLE - November 9, 2009 - Get ready for “The Truth” when CMT debuts Jason Aldean’s brand new video this week in an exclusive multi-platform rollout. Fans can visit CMT.com or m.CMT.com on their mobile phones for a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the video. Aldean filmed the video, which was directed by Deaton Flanigen, in Nashville and endured 30-degree temperatures to shoot scenes in the cold rain.
Twitter fans of @jason_aldean and @FollowCMT get a “tweet” peek of the video tomorrow, November 10, and it premieres at CMT.com and CMT Mobile on November 12. The week concludes with a visit from Aldean to the set of CMT TOP 20 COUNTDOWN, where he introduces the world television premiere of “The Truth” airing November 13 at 11:00 a.m, ET/PT. Aldean also spoke with Cody Alan on the nightly syndicated radio show, CMT RADIO LIVE.
“From last year's CMT on Tour to this year's monster hits, our audience has enjoyed Jason's music and we're excited to partner with him again to premiere ‘The Truth,’” said Stephen Linn, Director of Marketing, CMT Digital Media. “By featuring the premiere across all of our platforms and Twitter, the video will reach country fans everywhere they discover and enjoy music. We're already seeing an uptick in followers on both Twitter accounts so we're really looking forward to the premiere.”
After selling two million copies of his first two albums, "The Truth" is the follow-up to Aldean's first two gold certified and multi-week #1 hits "She's Country" and "Big Green Tractor" off his top selling album Wide Open. Aldean is currently headlining his Wide Open arena tour, breaking attendance records across the country.
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