USA Today Music — Shawn Mendes, Imagine Dragons and Jason Aldean are among the other big-name performers at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas on Sept. 21 and 22.             more info

Chicago Tribune — Of the many times country star Jason Aldean has covered Tom Petty's rock classic “I Won’t Back Down” in his long career of playing bars, clubs and arenas, the one that opened “Saturday Night Live” last October was the darkest and most surre... more info

Stereogum — Last October, six days after a gunman killed 58 people during his performance at the Route 91 Harvest festival on the Las Vegas strip, Jason Aldean made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live. For the show's cold open, the country star and his ... more info

Chorus.fm — Jason Aldean has the number one album in the country this week: Rearview Town, released on April 13 via Macon/Broken Bow Records, launches with 183,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending April 19, according to Nielsen Music, of which 16... more info

New York Times — “Rearview Town,” the Nashville star’s first album since the Las Vegas shooting, debuted at the top of the album chart, pushing Cardi B to No. 2. more info

Chorus.fm — The notable artists on your television this week include: Portugal. The Man (Kimmel; 4/17), Franz Ferdinand (Colbert; 4/18), Snow Patrol (Colbert; 4/19), Ice Cube (Corden; 4/17), and Jason Aldean (Ellen; 4/16). more info

USA Today Music — Jason Aldean won top honors for the third straight year and Miranda Lambert became the winningest artist in ACM Awards' history.             more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — LAS VEGAS — Country singer Jason Aldean is an old hand at awards shows by now, a regular presence among nominees at the annual Grammys, Country Music Assn. and Academy of Country Music ceremonies where he’s piled up dozens of awards and... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — LAS VEGAS — Country singer Jason Aldean is an old hand at awards shows by now, a regular presence among nominees at the annual Grammys, Country Music Assn. and Academy of Country Music ceremonies where he’s piled up dozens of awards and... more info

ET Online — The country icon thanked fans for their support following October's devastating mass shooting at the Route 91 music festival in Las Vegas, Nevada. more info