Jason Aldean criticizes cancel culture in first appearance since ‘Try That in a Small Town’ censorship
Asher Notheis
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Country singer and conservative Jason Aldean expressed his dislike for cancel culture during his first public appearance on Friday night following the censorship of a new song of his, “Try That In A Small Town,” experienced last week.
The song was removed from Country Music Television’s rotation of music on Monday, with Aldean saying on social media he had 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.” During an appearance at a music concert in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Friday, the singer stated he believes that “everybody’s entitled to their opinion,” but that just because someone thinks something “doesn’t mean it’s true.”
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What I am is a proud American … I love our country,” said Aldean. “I want to see it restored to what it once was before all this bullsh*t started happening to us. I love my country, I love my family, and I will do anything to protect that.”
The singer went on to discuss cancel culture and how it is used by people who disagree with a person, “which means try to ruin your life, ruin everything.” Aldean went on to say that over the past week, he “saw country music fans rally like I’ve never seen before” and that “it was pretty bad*ss.”
“Thank you guys so much,” said Aldean.
While the song was released in May, CMT pulling it from its network has seemingly given it a boost in attention, reaching the No. 1 spot on iTunes on Tuesday. The song has made its way into the Top 10 songs on Amazon’s “Hot New Releases” list, ranking No. 9 as of Tuesday, and on YouTube, where the song’s music video was uploaded on Friday, the song was at No. 2 as of Thursday morning.
Footage in the song’s music video includes a United States flag burning, someone holding a Molotov cocktail, and people breaking into jewelry displays.
“Cuss out a cop, spit in his face. Stomp on the flag and light it up. Yeah, ya think you’re tough. Well, try that in a small town. See how far ya make it down the road,” the song’s lyrics read.
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On Tuesday, Aldean said that while his political views “have never been something I’ve hidden from,” his song is about the desire to return to a time “where we go at least a day without a headline that keeps us up at night.”
In the wake of CMT removing the song from its rotation, Aldean has received support from multiple notable conservatives, including Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD), 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, and Donald Trump Jr.