Jason Aldean's wife blames 'wokeness' for Billboard 100 greatest country artists of all time list snub

Country euphony prima Jason Aldean‘s wife, Brittany Aldean, is blaming "woke" authorities for wherefore her hubby was near disconnected Billboard Magazine's "100 Greatest Country Artists of All Time" database this week.

Billboard published its staff-selected database this week of the 100 champion state artists spanning implicit the past 100 years. The database drew disapproval connected societal media from immoderate state euphony fans, who complained astir the mag including artists who person near state music, similar Maren Morris, but snubbing Aldean, who has sold implicit 20 cardinal albums and had implicit 2 twelve #1 singles implicit his career.

"Despite holding the crown arsenic the reigning ACM Artist of the Decade with 28 fig 1 hits successful his backmost pocket, Jason Aldean was someway not listed arsenic 1 of Billboard’s 100 Greatest Country Artists of All-Time," societal media account, the Country Music Wire, reported.

Aldean's woman Brittany shared the societal media station to her Instagram stories and suggested Billboard didn't similar her husband's blimpish governmental beliefs.

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Brittany Aldean accused Billboard Magazine of "wokeness" for leaving her husband, Jason Aldean, disconnected of its 100 Greatest Country Artists list. (Steve Granitz)

"Remember erstwhile I said it's been a travel lasting up for what we judge in??" she wrote.

"This is simply a premier illustration of Jason being near retired of things successful the industry."[Billboard] your wokeness evidently overrides your quality to springiness recognition wherever it's due, and it's sad," her station continued.

The "Try That successful a Small Town" vocalist and his woman person been outspoken supporters of President-elect Donald Trump implicit the years, and were spotted sitting adjacent to Trump connected the 4th nighttime of the Republican National Convention this past July.

Two of Aldean's bandmates, bassist Tully Kennedy and guitarist Kurt Allison, besides suggested the magazine's snub was influenced by politics.

"It ain’t ever casual lasting up for what you judge in," Kennedy wrote successful an Instagram post. "I don’t cognize whats funnier @billboard .. How ridiculous this makes you look oregon the information that you deliberation it would fuss us. Thx for making that spot connected our enarthrosis conscionable a small spot bigger. Proud to marque this euphony and beryllium connected that signifier with ya each nighttime @jasonaldean .. emotion ya brother."

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 06: Recording creator Jason Aldean performs during the motorboat of his three-night "JASON ALDEAN: RIDE ALL NIGHT VEGAS" engagement astatine Park Theater. (David Becker/Getty Images)

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"What a gag @billboard — but not astonishing considering the source," Allison posted.

Jason Aldean besides responded successful a remark nether Allison's post.

"This shouldn’t travel arsenic a shock. And radical inquire if we inactive person a spot connected our enarthrosis and consciousness similar we person thing to prove???" helium posted with a laughing emoji. "Hell yea we bash and this is simply a premier illustration why!! We’ll conscionable support hammerin and bash what we do. Same arsenic we ever have," helium posted with a fist bump emoji.

Billboard did not instrumentality Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

DULUTH, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 23: Country euphony vocalist Jason Aldean delivers remarks astatine a Turning Point PAC run rally for Republican statesmanlike nominee, erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump astatine the Gas South Arena connected October 23, 2024 successful Duluth, Georgia. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

The magazine's editors explained successful the nonfiction that commercialized occurrence was not the lone origin that influenced their choices.

"While commercialized occurrence was a factor, artistry, longevity and enduring power counted conscionable arsenic much. Because it’s excessively aboriginal to gauge the semipermanent interaction of galore of the newer acts yet, the database leans mostly connected artists whose spot successful state euphony past is already secure," the nonfiction said.

The Aldeans said precocious that they bash not regret their vocal enactment for Trump, contempt the backlash they've faced implicit the years.

"We've taken a batch of vigor from the amusement manufacture and the media for our enactment of @realDonaldTrump," Jason Aldean wrote successful a November 5 societal media post. 

"As a begetter and an American citizen, I privation to spot our state get backmost to its values and principles that made america large to statesman with. Vote truthful our kids tin person a harmless and unafraid future. I proudly voted for Trump and promote everyone to et retired contiguous and VOTE!! IT MATTERS," he wrote with the hashtag, #Noregrets. 

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 18: Republican statesmanlike candidate, erstwhile U.S. President Donald Trump greets Brittany Aldean (C) and state euphony creator Jason Aldean (R) arsenic helium arrives connected the 4th time of the Republican National Convention. (Getty Images/Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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Brittany Aldean posted a akin connection to her followers connected the aforesaid day.

"Even aft each the media bashing, concern deals lost, narration changes, being near retired of euphony manufacture events and aggregate attempts to vilify our quality - I wouldn’t alteration a thing," she wrote connected a Nov. 5 Instagram post.