Aldeans present Charlie Kirk Legacy Award at 2025 Patriot Awards ceremony

Jason and Brittany Aldean were a major part of 2025 Patriot Awards.

FOX Nation hosted her show 7th Annual Patriot Awards Ceremony on November 6 at the Tails Center for the Performing Arts in Brookville, New York.

Erica Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk, was honored with the inaugural Charlie Kirk Legacy Award. The Aldeans presented the award to Erika on Thursday night. FOX News’ Jesse Watters also presented the award to Erika.

Jason Aldean honored Charlie Kirk at Fox Nation’s 2025 Patriot Awards. (Fox Nation)

After presenting the award to Erika, Jason later took the stage to perform one of his hit songs. Before his performance, Jason shared a few words about Kirk.

Jason Aldean and his wife Brittany honor Charlie Kirk with an emotional duet

“Charlie was one of a kind and we will miss him forever,” he said of the Turning Point USA CEO. “Violence and division in our country have become all too common.”

“I don’t know that Charlie was a big country music fan… he was more of a hip-hop guy from what I hear. But I know he understood where we were coming from with this next song. And it’s a great honor to pay tribute to him and his family this evening.”

Jason then performed his song “Try It in a Small Town.” He is also expected to perform “How Far Does a Goodbye Go” from his new album later in the show.

Before the big night, Brittany has been documenting her day on social media. She shared an elevator mirror selfie wearing an all-black leather outfit with wired headphones in one ear. She has tagged her site as New York Citywhere the Patriot Awards were held. Brittany was also carrying a water bottle and was wearing sunglasses on her head.

Jesse Watters, Brittany Aldean and Jason Aldean presented Erica Kirk with the Charlie Kirk Legacy Award on Thursday night. (Fox Nation)

She also uploaded a photo of her breakfast, captioning the photo, “Kind of wine/juice morning,” along with a heart emoji. The photo showed a glass of white wine next to a glass of partially drunk green juice.

The Deans have been very vocal about the death of Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed while speaking outside Utah Valley University on September 10.

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A few weeks after his death, the 48-year-old country star and the 37-year-old former “American Idol” contestant shared a joint Instagram post that included a black-and-white video in which they sang Luke Bryan song 2013 About the unexpected loss of a loved one.

Charlie Kirk, founder and executive director of Turning Point USA, was assassinated in September. (Tristan Wheelock/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Jason was seen sitting at the table playing the guitar while Brittany stood next to him. “For Charlie,” they wrote in the caption along with a red heart emoji.

The video began with a photo of the couple taken during Kirk’s memorial service. Jason and Brittany were seen from behind, standing with their arms around each other and facing the stage at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.

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After the service, Brittany took to Instagram to explain the details of the service to her followers. She admitted the day was “overwhelming,” but said she was inspired by how Kirk “impacted people.”

Erica Kirk started crying while talking about her husband. (Fox Nation)

“Yesterday we went to Charlie’s funeral in Arizona, and it was very different than I expected, in the sense that it was faith-based,” Brittany began. “I knew it would be, but everyone was worshiping… everyone. There was something different in the room.”

“This man’s legacy that he left, the impact he had on so many people… I knew he impacted a lot of people, but this feels different,” Brittany said. “His death feels like — as everyone at the services said — a revival. It brings more people in touch with their faith, and it makes a difference in so many different lives, and that was very evident yesterday.”

“It was overwhelming. I expected to go there and cry the whole time. I brought this big thing of tissues, and instead, it was weirdly positive and very sad, but it was great to hear stories about him personally and…how he affected people, and how he will be greatly missed, but his legacy was so great,” she noted.

The couple attended Kirk’s memorial service in Arizona. (Jason Aldean Instagram)

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“He had a different purpose in life, and it was so nice to hear people say that. There was a different, greater plan for him that God knows what,” Brittany added. “He made me feel more positive after the service, and obviously I miss him a lot. There’s something different about this.”

Brittany left her followers with a note saying, “They keep saying live like Charlie, so I’m really going to try to do that every day.”

On September 11, Jason paid tribute to Kirk during a concert at Detroit, Michigan. At some point during the show, he took a moment to talk about Kirk and his influence on his life and career.

Brittany Aldean called the murder of Charlie Kirk “heartbreaking” in an emotional video. (Brittany Aldean/Instagram)

“A wonderful person named Charlie Kirk was murdered yesterday in Utah,” he told the crowd, as seen in a video taken by an audience member.

Cheers erupted at the mention of Kirk’s name, and Jason continued to explain that he knew Kirk personally and had the opportunity to meet him several times over the past few years.

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“One of the best people ever,” he said of Kirk. “This is not the guy you’re after, that’s what I’m trying to say. It’s a weird country we live in when you start taking people out because you don’t agree with their opinions. That’s not what we’re about here.”

Jason Aldean and his wife, Brittany Aldean, attended Charlie Kirk’s memorial service in Arizona. (Getty Images)

He continued, “This is a man who wanted nothing more than what was best for all of us, and for our children moving forward. Charlie is a man who will be greatly missed, and that is something his legacy will live on forever with Turning Point.” [USA] “And what he’s done in just 31 years on this planet, it’s amazing.”

Jason went on to perform “Try That in a Small Town” in tribute to Kirk.

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