Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean.Photo: Sam Wasson/Getty; Marcus Ingram/Getty
Talk about a powerhouse duo!
Carrie UnderwoodandJason Aldeanjoined forces at the2021 CMA Awardson Wednesday for the first live performance of their hit song"If I Didn’t Love You."
“If I Didn’t Love You,” which recently topped the Billboard Country Airplay charts, marks the first time that Underwood, 38, and Aldean, 44, have collaborated together. The song is featured onMacon, Aldean’s upcoming 10th studio album, which is set for release on Nov. 12.
Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood.abc/getty
“Celebrating our 2nd week at #1 with “If I Didn’t Love You”. Big thanks to country radio for playing it and@CarrieUnderwoodfor taking the song to a whole new level,” Aldean wrote onTwitter.
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A longtime host of the CMA Awards, Underwood is nominated for entertainer of the year at this year’s ceremony.
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In a recent interview with Kelleigh Bannen onToday’s Country Radioon Apple Music, Aldean reflected on what it’s been like to collaborate with powerhouse female musicians like Underwood andKelly Clarkson, whom he duetted with on “Don’t You Wanna Stay” in 2010.
“I remember with ‘Don’t You Wanna Stay?’ Kelly was actually my first choice for that song and I’ve just always been a fan of her voice. And then when you get on stage or in the studio and start trading vocals with them, it’s like, man, you realize really quick that who the better singer in the room is, you know what I mean?” Aldean said.
“Those guys are amazing singers and really powerful and just a lot of range,” he added. “It’s really cool for me to get to work with people like that and sort of find my spot in the song to make my voice work with theirs and it’s been great.”
source: people.com
