{"id":924,"date":"2023-07-19T16:26:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T16:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=924"},"modified":"2023-07-19T16:26:21","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T16:26:21","slug":"country-singer-jason-aldean-faces-immense-backlash-for-new-song-and-music-video-now-he-is-responding-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usapress.info\/?p=924","title":{"rendered":"Country singer Jason Aldean faces immense backlash for new song and music video \u2013 now he is responding back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CMT pulled the music video from Jason Aldean\u2019s song \u201cTry That in a Small Town\u201d because of accusations that the song was racist and \u201cpro-lynching.\u201d The singer is now defending himself against all the accusations leveled against him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a song that has been out since May) and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests,\u201d the country singer said on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese references are not only meritless, but dangerous,\u201d he further added.<\/p>\n<p>The music video had been running for three days before CMT pulled it off the airwaves, according to reports. While they did decide not to air it any longer, they have declined to comment on their motivation to do so.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CuS34AlLPSl\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=640&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fnews%2Fcountry-singer-jason-aldean-faces-immense-backlash-for-new-song-and-music-video-now-he-is-responding-back%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0InTlGR3k2LHIaD5SksUSMbsNef3dD1FJVNKHosESaw_vs7-jmd49riEA#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A6264.899999976158%7D\" height=\"1094\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The music video in question showed Aldean performing the controversial song in front of Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, with an American flag draped on the entrance.After the video was released last week, keen observers pointed out that the location held historical significance as it was the same where in the 1920s, an 18-year-old African-American man named Henry Choate was lynched.<\/p>\n<p>Visual footage is shown of protesters burning the American flags while going head-to-head with police officers though it is unclear where the footage is exactly from.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCuss out a cop, spit in his face \/ Stomp on the flag and light it up \/ Yeah, ya think you\u2019re tough \/ Well, try that in a small town \/ See how far ya make it down the road,\u201d Aldean says in the song\u2019s lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAround here, we take care of our own \/ You cross that line, it won\u2019t take long \/ For you to find out, I recommend you don\u2019t,\u201d the lyrics say.<\/p>\n<p>Variety said the song was \u201cthe most contemptible country song of the decade,\u201d while people on social media outrightly called the artist \u201ca racist who writes barely concealed lynching songs\u201d and a \u201cviolent bigot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The song was written by written by Kelley Lovelace, Kurt Allison, Neil Thrasher and Tully Kennedy. And even though the location of the music video holds historical significance when it comes to lynching of African Americans in the United States, the singer vehemently denies that he intended to \u201cpoint to\u201d race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it- and there isn\u2019t a single video clip that isn\u2019t real news footage -and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music- this one goes too far,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The singer said that his song \u201cTry That in a Small Town\u201d merely refers to the \u201cfeeling of a community\u201d that he felt growing up. \u201cWe took care of our neighbors, regardless of differences of background or belief,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-1\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CqEbb5ur75b\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=640&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fen.newsner.com&amp;rp=%2Fnews%2Fcountry-singer-jason-aldean-faces-immense-backlash-for-new-song-and-music-video-now-he-is-responding-back%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0InTlGR3k2LHIaD5SksUSMbsNef3dD1FJVNKHosESaw_vs7-jmd49riEA#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A6272.699999928474%7D\" height=\"1112\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy political views have never been something I\u2019ve hidden from, and I know that a lot of us in this country don\u2019t agree on how we get back to a sense of normalcy where we go at least a day without a headline that keeps us up at night,\u201d Aldean clarified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the desire for it to \u2014 that\u2019s what this song is about,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time the singer has come under fire. In 2021, the singer was dropped by his publicity firm after his wife Brittany Aldean made transphobic comments. The controversy came after Brittany posted an Instagram video where she thanked her parents for \u201cnot changing [her] gender\u201d during her \u201ctomboy phase\u201d as a child.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLmao!! I\u2019m glad they didn\u2019t too, cause you and I wouldn\u2019t have worked out,\u201d Jason commented on his wife\u2019s video.<\/p>\n<p>Later he defended his wife after she came under fire for her remarks saying parents who allow their children to transition as \u201cone of the worst evils.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All of this criticissm comes during Jason Aldean\u2019s Highway Desperado tour, which started on July 14. On his second day of the tour, the singer was hospitalized due to heatstroke and rescheduled his performance.<\/p>\n<p>The concert venue sent out a statement which read, \u201cYesterday\u2019s Jason Aldean show will be rescheduled for a future date. 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