JasonAldean's controversial TryThatInASmallTown will be broadcast on tonight's CMAFest
, “I’m from a small town. Even people in small towns are sick of violence. There’s nothing small-town or American about promoting violence. You should know that better than anyone having survived a mass shooting. This is not American or small town-like. It’s just lame.”
Aldean defended the song and its video, writing, “In the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song and was subject to the comparison that I was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests.” “These references are not only meritless, but dangerous,” he wrote. “There is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it — and there is not a single video clip that isn’t real news footage — and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music — this one goes too far.”where so many lost their lives — and our community recently suffered another heartbreaking tragedy.
“‘Try That In a Small Town’, for me, refers to the feeling of a community that I had growing up, where we took care of our neighbors, regardless of differences of background or belief. Because they were our neighbours, and that was above any differences,” he concluded.
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