Summerfest has announced its first 2013 Marcus Amphitheater headliner, and true to form, it's a country act: Jason Aldean. The Macon, Ga., native has been a country mainstay since his single “Hicktown,” a rollicking, irreverent ode to small towns everywhere, reached No. 10 on the country charts back in 2005. But it wasn’t until his third album, 2007's Wide Open, that Aldean truly emerged as ...

It's been some kinda year for Jason Aldean, who emerged as contemporary country's latest success story with the 2010 release Some Kinda Party. The Macon, Ga. native kicks off the next leg of his tour at Summerfest with a string of hits already under his...