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For Jason Aldean, the only thing better than having CMT play his new music video is having the country-music cable network refuse to play it.That’s what happened this week when CMT said it had pulled the clip for “Try That in a Small Town,” Aldean’s latest single, in which the country star lays out a vision of urban chaos — an old lady getting carjacked, a holdup at a liquor store, a cop being spat on — before more or less threatening to kill anyone who might attempt to bring such behavior to a place “full of good old…

Jason Aldean, one of the biggest stars of US country music, has been widely criticised for a new song and video, Try That in a Small Town, which features threats of violence against police protesters.The song’s lyrics include the lines: “Cuss out a cop, spit in his face / Stomp on the flag and light it up / Yeah, you think you’re tough / Well, try that in a small town / See how far you make it down the road / Around here, we take care of our own.”Later, Aldean alludes to a conspiracy theory that the US government intends…

Country musician Jason Aldean is defending lyrics in his song “Try That in a Small Town” that some have perceived as pro-lynching. The single was released in May, but its music video debuted last week. The video quickly came under fire from people who accused Aldean of releasing a pro-lynching song. The singer said critics online claimed he was “not too pleased” with the Black Lives Matter protests.“These references are not only meritless, but dangerous,” he wrote Tuesday on Twitter. “There is not a single lyric in the…

Back in May, Jason Aldean released his song “Try That in a Small Town,” a plodding don’t-come-round-here-no-more warning to anyone choosing to “act a fool” in the titular small towns of America. It stayed mostly under the radar then, but last week it caromed into the cultural discourse when Aldean and director Shaun Silva dropped a video for the song featuring the country star performing in front of a courthouse — reportedly in Columbia, Tennessee, the site of a 1933 lynching — and interspersed with footage depicting…

Breadcrumb Trail Links World Music Celebrity 'Around here, we take care of our own,' country star croons on new ballad Get the latest from Mark Daniell straight to your inbox Sign Up Published Jul 18, 2023  •  Last updated 1 hour ago  •  4 minute read Jason Aldean, left, and Brittany Kerr arrive at the 58th annual Academy of Country Music Awards on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter) Article content Country star…

Jason Aldean was forced to cut his show early over the weekend in Hartford, Conn., after suffering heat exhaustion. A fan video from the concert on Saturday at XFinity Theater shows the country music star, with his guitar slung around his shoulder, struggling to sing the words to his song “Crazy Town” before turning around and running off stage.Aldean addressed fans the following day via his Instagram stories, sharing the events that led up to his abrupt exit. “I was playing golf all of yesterday and then I got to the…