Jason Aldean teams with Bryan Adams for June 26 'CMT Crossroads' broadcast

June 24, 4:02 AMNashville Country Music ExaminerLisa L. Rollins

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Hot-ticket Jason Aldean, left, and pop-rock superstar Bryan Adams star in the CMT Crossroads segment premiering June 26.

Platinum-selling Jason Aldean, whose career is clearly on a "to-the-next-level" move, has joined forces with globally known pop-rock megastar Bryan Adams to create the latest episode of CMT Crossroads, a program that brings musicians from differing genres together on the concert stage.

Aldean's shared-stage performance with Adams will premiere this week on the CMT cable network at 8 p.m. (CDT) on Friday, June 26, for those interested in seeing the artists team to perform one another's hits.

Now touring in support of his Wide Open CD and new single, the fast-rising "Big Green Tractor," Aldean--for his part--was honored to be tapped for the hourlong Crossroads segment.

"To be on stage singing with someone I've looked up to musically my entire life is hard to describe. I keep thinking, did this really happen?" Aldean says. "(Adams) has so many great songs, and it was truly hard to narrow them down to what we did for the show. I hope I did them justice."

The Associated Press, in its review of the show, wrote that  there's "a sense of drama and dynamics in how Aldean sings," while CMT.com proclaimed, "Aldean has a powerful set of pipes."

With the recent TV-concert episode, Adams and Aldean have gained entry into an elite group of performers who have taped CMT Crossroads, which pairs country music stars with popular artists from other genres--pop, rock, R&B--to play together, swap stories and share their common love of music.

Prior segments of the show have included Lindsey Buckingham and Little Big Town; Bon Jovi and Sugarland; John Fogerty and Keith Urban; Kelly Clarkson and Reba McEntire; Joss Stone and LeAnn Rimes; Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; and Def Leppard and Taylor Swift.

Fans anxious to get a preview of what's to come in the upcoming special may do just by accessing the embedded video at the bottom of his story.

• Writer's fun fact: During his June 20, 2009, concert in New Berlin, Ill., Aldean--along with opener Eric Durrance--set a new attendance record of 14,000-plus at that city's show venue. Lady Antebellum had set a new record the prior week, with a 10,000-attendance record, but Aldan and company surpassed it in short order.

CMT Crossroads preview of Jason Aldean and Bryan Adams performing the latter's No. 1, "Heaven," circa 1985.