The song begins with Aldean singing the opening verse before Underwood joins him in perfect harmony for the infectious chorus. After lots of anticipation, the country superstars shared their brand new collaboration on Friday (July 23). He quips that if he and Underwood win a Grammy for “If I Didn’t Love You,” this could be the start of a Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn-style string of duets. The pair was caught kissing in a Hollywood bar while the country star was still very much married to his high school sweetheart. Jason Aldean and Carrie Underwood join forces for If I Didn’t Love You duet. “Once we got her on it and I heard her sing on it, I knew it would be something pretty big.” My biggest concern was could we get her on the song? Because you never know if she is getting ready to drop a new single or something, and we just hit it where she had a little time,” he says. “When I heard that song, I felt like there was something different about it. He also recalled first hearing “If I Didn’t Love You,” and was thankful timing worked out to bring Underwood onto the song. “After being in the game this long, it means a lot, because it means we are still here, recording things that are getting people’s attention,” Aldean says. When we came to rehearsals, I knew she was coming from the ceiling.

While some artists of Aldean’s stature might discount awards recognition, it is something Aldean says means more to him now than it did earlier in his career. Taste of Country reports that while backstage in the press room after the ACM Awards performances, Jason Aldean admitted that when he first saw how Carrie Underwood was going to make her entrance, he was a little nervous. In March, the song was named single of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards.

So for this song to get attention like this means so much.” It could be something really mainstream up against something really underground and just because it’s mainstream doesn’t mean it’s going to win. It’s so hard to get a nomination and so hard to win. “Hell, Luke Bryan’s never been nominated for one, if that tells you anything. That means everything,” Aldean told Billboard. “The Grammys are something as musicians, we put on a pedestal. Chartbreaker: With Slow-Burning Hit 'Wilder Days,' Morgan Wade & Her Team Are Eyeing a Global Career

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