"Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' Sparks Controversy and Charts at No. 2"
TL;DR
Jason Aldean's song "Try That in a Small Town" has surged to No. 2 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart after a week of controversy surrounding its music video. The video, which depicts scenes of violent protests and has been criticized as a thinly veiled attack on the Black Lives Matter movement, was pulled from rotation on Country Music Television. Aldean has denied any racist intent and defended himself against accusations of promoting violence. The song's consumption metrics spiked, with a significant increase in sales and streams. Aldean's last song to crack the Top 10 of the mainstream Hot 100 chart was in 2011.
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