{"id":1977297,"date":"2023-07-19T12:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T16:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cmt-yanks-jason-aldeans-anti-riot-music-video-from-airwaves-amid-claims-its-pro-lynching\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T12:31:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T16:31:51","slug":"cmt-yanks-jason-aldeans-anti-riot-music-video-from-airwaves-amid-claims-its-pro-lynching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cmt-yanks-jason-aldeans-anti-riot-music-video-from-airwaves-amid-claims-its-pro-lynching\/","title":{"rendered":"CMT removes Jason Aldean&#8217;s controversial music video for being &#8216;pro-lynching&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcmt-yanks-jason-aldeans-anti-riot-music-video-from-airwaves-amid-claims-its-pro-lynching%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1977297&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/country-music\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Country music<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight:\u2062 400\">\u200d star <\/span><a\u2062 href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/jason-aldean\"><span \u200bstyle=\"font-weight: 400\">Jason Aldean<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> defends controversial song after\u200c backlash<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span\u200d style=\"font-weight: 400\">Country Music Television (CMT)\u2063 recently \u200bpulled Jason Aldean&#8217;s \u200bsong &#8220;Try That in\u2064 a Small\u200c Town&#8221; from\u200d the airwaves,\u200d sparking a \u2063heated debate.\u200d However, Aldean is standing \u200cby \u2064his song and defending its message.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \u2063<\/p>\n<p><span\u200b style=\"font-weight: \u200d400\">CMT \u200dconfirmed to \u2064<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/country\/jason-aldean-try-that-in-a-small-town-video-pulled-cmt-1235373842\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Billboard<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: \u200b400\"> that\u200b they \u200dremoved \u200cthe \u200bvideo \u200dfrom rotation, but\u2063 did\u2064 not\u200c provide \u200dfurther\u2063 comment \u2062on their decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: \u200b400\">Legacy\u2064 <\/span><a\u200b href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/entertainment\"><span style=\"font-weight:\u2064 400\">media outlets<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and leftist social\u200c media users have criticized\u2062 the \u200dsong,\u2064 claiming\u200d that\u200b the\u2062 anti-riot \u2064lyrics \u2063are\u2064 actually\u2064 &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/peep-tom-vilsacks-2k-drapes\/\" title=\"Peep Tom Vilsack\u2019s K Drapes\">pro-lynching<\/a>.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p> \u2063<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The\u200c song,\u2064 which \u2064was \u2064released in May, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cmt-yanks-jason-aldeans-anti-riot-music-video-from-airwaves-amid-claims-its-pro-lynching\/\" title=\"CMT removes Jason Aldean's controversial music video for being 'pro-lynching'.\">gained renewed attention due<\/a> \u200cto a recently released \u2063music video \u200bthat \u200chas sparked\u2064 controversy. Critics\u200b point to \u200bthe lyrics where\u200c Aldean \u200dappears to reference \u2062anti-police \u2063rioters:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u2064 <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\"><em>Cuss out \u2062a\u200d cop,\u200d spit in\u2064 his \u200cface<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\"><em>Stomp \u2063on\u2062 the\u2064 flag\u2062 and light it up<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\"><em>Yeah, ya think\u2063 you\u2019re \u2062tough<\/em><\/div>\n<p> \u200b<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"ujudUb\"><em>Well, try that in a small \u200ctown<\/em><br\u2064 aria-hidden=\"true\"><em>See\u2062 how \u2062far ya \u2064make \u2062it down \u200dthe road<\/em><br \u200daria-hidden=\"true\"><em>Around here,\u2063 we take care \u2064of our own<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\"><em>You cross that \u200bline, \u2064it won\u2019t \u2063take \u2062long<\/em><br\u200b aria-hidden=\"true\"><em>For\u200c you \u2062to\u2064 find\u2062 out, \u2063I\u2062 recommend \u2063you don\u2019t<\/em><br \u2063aria-hidden=\"true\"><em>Try that in \u200ca \u200dsmall\u200b town<\/em><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span\u2062 style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aldean \u2064has vehemently\u200c denied \u2063any racist undertones in the \u200csong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span\u2063 style=\"font-weight:\u2063 400\">In\u2064 response \u200dto the backlash,\u200c Aldean\u2064 took to Instagram\u2063 Stories\u2064 to \u200daddress the \u2064accusations, stating, &#8220;In\u2062 the\u200b past 24 hours \u200cI have \u200dbeen accused\u2064 of\u2064 releasing a pro-lynching\u200b song \u2063(a \u2063song\u2063 that has\u2064 been out \u2062since \u200dMay)\u200c and\u200d was \u200dsubject to the comparison \u2063that I (direct \u2063quote) was \u200bnot too\u2062 pleased \u200bwith\u200d the\u2064 nationwide BLM \u200bprotests. These references \u200dare\u2062 not only\u2064 meritless, but\u2063 dangerous.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:\u200b 400\">He further explained, \u200c&#8221;There is not\u200c a\u200b single\u200d lyric \u2063in\u2064 the \u2064song that references race or \u2064points\u200d to it\u2063 \u2013 and \u2063there\u2063 isn\u2019t\u2062 a\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cmt-caves-to-mob-pulls-jason-aldeans-newest-music-video-from-rotation\/\" title=\"CMT bows to pressure, removes Jason Aldean's latest music video.\">single video clip<\/a> that isn\u2019t real\u2063 news\u200b footage \u2013 and \u200cwhile I can try and respect others to have\u2062 their \u200down interpretation\u2064 of a song\u2064 with music \u2063\u2013\u200b this one \u200cgoes\u2062 too\u200b far.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: \u200d400\">Aldean\u200c emphasized that \u2062the song&#8217;s \u200bmessage is \u200cabout \u2062communities coming together to solve problems. He stated,\u200c &#8220;&#8216;Try\u2063 That \u200cIn\u2063 A Small Town,&#8217;\u2062 for me, refers \u200dto the feeling of a community \u2064that I had growing up, where \u200bwe\u2063 took care of\u200c our\u2063 neighbors,\u200c regardless of differences of \u2063background\u2063 or\u200d belief.\u2063 Because they were\u2062 our neighbors,\u200d and\u200c that was above any\u200b differences.&#8221; He \u200dalso expressed his\u200b preference \u200dfor\u2063 unity in \u2062the \u2063nation despite differences in\u2062 political views.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span\u2062 style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aldean \u2062previously tweeted, &#8220;When u grow\u200d up in a \u2064small\u200c town, it\u2019s that \u200cunspoken rule\u2064 of\u2062 &#8216;we all\u2063 have \u200beach\u2064 other\u2019s\u2063 backs and\u200c we look\u200d out for each\u200d other.&#8217;\u2064 It feels\u200c like \u2062somewhere along the way,\u200c that sense of\u200d community \u200cand \u200crespect \u200dhas gotten \u2062lost.\u2064 Deep \u2064down\u200c we are all ready to \u200bget\u2062 back to that.\u2064 I hope\u2063 my new\u200d music video\u2062 helps \u200by\u2019all \u200dknow \u2062that\u2062 u are not\u2064 alone in feeling that \u2064way.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Country music star Jason Aldean defended his song &#8220;Try That in a Small Town&#8221; after it was pulled from the airwaves by Country Music Television. CMT confirmed the removal but declined to elaborate on their decision. 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