Professors claim Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ contains ‘coded’ racial language, pictures

Brittany Aldean is celebrating husband Jason Aldean’s first-ever No. 1 hit after his song “Try That in a Small Town” ignited a debate within the industry.

Jason Aldean’s wife is gloating over his success.

Jason Aldean's wife, Brittany, is clapping back at critics after Jason's controversial track, «Try That in a Small Town» hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Songs chart.The moment is monumental, not only for Jason but for country music as a whole with country songs Jason at No.

Jason Aldean continued to double down on his defense of his song “Try That in a Small Town” with an argument tailor-made to his Boston fans.

Jason Aldean stood by the footage used in his controversial video for “Try That in a Small Town.” However, the video has since been edited to remove clips from Black Lives Matter protests in Atlanta.

Jason Aldean's new music video appears to have received a subtle reedit. In the wake of controversy surrounding the country star's «Try That in a Small Town» visual, select imagery of Black Lives Matter protests has been removed.

Jason Aldean‘s new music video appears to have received a subtle reedit. In the wake of controversy surrounding the country star’s “Try That in a Small Town” visual, select imagery of Black Lives Matter protests has been removed.

Jason Aldean's new music video appears to have received a subtle re-edit. In the wake of controversy surrounding the country star's «Try That in a Small Town» visual, select imagery of Black Lives Matter protests has been removed.

Jason Aldean’s track “Try That in a Small Town” is doing well despite the controversy surrounding it.

Musicians Jason Isbell and Jake Owen went head-to-head on social media over Jason Aldean’s recent song controversy.

Nearly one year after Cassadee Pope called out Brittany Aldean for her transphobic comments, she’s taking aim at her husband, Jason Aldean.

The View’s hosts aren’t holding back as they join in on the discourse about Jason Aldean’s new controversial song, “Try That in a Small Town.”

Aldean denied the song “Try That in a Small Town” has any racist intentions or undertones. The tune describes how rural America will not accept the same riotous behavior and criminality that has besieged many urban areas since 2020.“These references are not only meritless but dangerous,” Aldean said, after criticism of his use of the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tenn., as a backdrop. A white mob hanged Henry Choate there in 1927, according to one media critic of the music video, Ashton Pittman of the Mississippi Free Press.Aldean notably stood firm when he was harshly criticized from the left after his wife posted photos of their children in anti-President Biden attire in 2021.On “Jesse Watters Primetime,” Boone said country music has fallen in stature as of late.“I can’t believe it’s country music,” he said.

“racist” and “pro-lynching.”Aldean, an outspoken conservative, performed the set on June 10 at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium in honor of the Country Music Association’s 50th anniversary. Hosted by Dierks Bentley, Elle King, and Lainey Wilson, Wednesday’s CMA Fest broadcast also featured performances by Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Eric Church, and Luke Combs.But none was more divisive than Aldean’s concert, which aired one day after he called the accusations that he “released a pro-lynching song … not only meritless, but dangerous.”“Oh no CMA fest gonna get cancelled for playing this Jason aldean song,” one person tweeted Wednesday.“Honestly CMA fest allowing disgusting @Jason_Aldean to still perform is g r o s s,” another wrote.

Jason Aldean‘s performance of his controversial song will be televised.

Jason Aldean's performance of his controversial song will be televised.ET has learned that the CMA Fest special, which will air Wednesday on ABC, will feature the 46-year-old singer's June performance of «Try That in a Small Town.» It will not, however, feature any footage from the song's music video.Aldean's performance was recorded during CMA Fest, which took place in Nashville last month, before the July 14 release of his music video.TMZ was first to report the news.Controversy around the song began swirling with the release of Aldean's music video, with some critics describing the tune as tone-deaf and divisive, and calling it out for its pro-gun lyrics.The music video, which was shot at the Maury County Courthouse, the site of the 1927 lynching of Henry Choate, also caught heat for including clips of protestors vandalizing cities in the wake of police brutality and racial unrest during the height of the pandemic.One of the most vocal critics was Sheryl Crow, who tweeted of the video, «I'm from a small town. Even people in small towns are sick of violence.

controversial song “Try That in a Small Town.” Aldean’s headline-making hit occupies the No. 1 spot on iTunes’ Top Songs and Music Videos charts as of Wednesday evening — despite accusations it’s racist and “pro-lynching.”The song, which was released May 19, has over 3.8 million Spotify streams.

Jason Aldean is continuing to receive backlash for his new song and music video, this time from Sheryl Crow.

Jason Aldean has made headlines for his controversial behavior just as often as he’s released music.