"Jason Aldean's Controversial Music Video Sparks Backlash and Debate in Country Music Industry"
TL;DR
Country music network, Country Music Television (CMT), pulled Jason Aldean's latest music video, "Try That In A Small Town," after receiving criticism for its historically charged references. The video was filmed at the site of a 1946 race riot and a 1927 mob lynching of a Black teenager. The video includes news clips of violent riots and flag burning, leading to accusations of being a "pro-lynching" visual. Aldean, a conservative artist and vocal supporter of former President Donald Trump, has faced controversy in the past for dressing in blackface and giving conflicting statements about gun laws.
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- Jason Aldean's new music video was filmed at a lynching site. A big country music network pulled it The Associated Press
- Jason Aldean defends controversial single decried as a 'modern lynching song,' says backlash is 'not only meritless, but dangerous' Yahoo Entertainment
- The Jason Aldean video is just the tip of the country music iceberg The Independent
- On Jason Aldean's Controversial “Try That In A Small Town” - Saving Country Music
- Jason Aldean Already Had the Most Contemptible Country Song of the Decade. The Video Is Worse Variety
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