Jason Aldean defends ‘Try That in a Small Town’ as CMT pulls video
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Country music singer Jason Aldean sought to defend his latest single “Try That in a Small Town” on Tuesday after Country Music Television (CMT) pulled the song’s music video from their air.
The song, which was released in May, has been heavily criticized in recent days after the release of the video, which was filmed in the front of a courthouse in Colombia, Tenn., where a Black man was famously lynched in the 1920s. In the video, the courthouse is projected with images of violent protests and criminal acts, including demonstrations from the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement in 2020.
“Cuss out a cop, spit in his face
Stomp on the flag and light it up
Yeah, ya think you’re tough,” Aldean sings.
“Well, try that in a small town
See how far ya make it down the road.”
A CMT spokesperson confirmed to The Hill that the video “has been removed,” but did not offer additional information on the decision to pull it.
Aldean took to Twitter to defend the song and the video.
