Jason Aldean insisted that his ‘Try That in a Small Town’ song only depicts things that really happen
Jason Aldean is standing behind his choice to release “Try That in a Small Town” after the song's lyrics — and subsequent music video — caused controversy.
“In the video, I’m showin’ you what happened — I didn’t do it, I didn’t create it — it just happened, and I saw it, and I’m not cool with it,” he explained, referring to the music video he dropped, which features 2020 footage of unrest from outside the Maury County Courthouse in Colombia, Tennessee. The location is the same spot where in 1927, Black man Henry Choate was lynched.
Looking back, the country singer said he thinks one line in the song is what led to some listeners calling him out for promoting violence. Aldean originally made headlines in July after the song got new publicity with the release of its music video. While the video was pulled from CMT’s coverage after one week, Aldean continued to face criticism for allegedly being racially insensitive with the track — which he denied.
Maren Morris, meanwhile, seemingly commented on Aldean’s drama in September when she released her song “Get the Hell Out of Here.” In the corresponding music video, Morris, 33, showed a fake small town with a tree burning in the center of the locale.
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