Country music star Jason Aldean is facing immense backlash over his new music video “Try That in a Small Town,” which combines news footage of Black Lives Matter protests, violence and crime.
, according to local news reports. The Tennessee Entertainment Commission did not respond immediately to a request for comment.)
The company emphasized that Aldean did not choose the location, and said “any alternative narrative suggesting the music video’s location decision is false.”The singer, however, has stood by the song and its video. “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 [Black Lives Matter] protests,” Aldean. “These references are not only meritless, but dangerous.
Aldean’s wife, Brittany, criticized media coverage of the song, saying on Instagram that there should be more focus on “real” stories such as child trafficking.Representatives for Aldean pointed to the singer’s social media statement when asked for comment.
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