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\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Is Far From His Only Scandal<\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tJason Aldean has made headlines for his controversial behavior just as often as he\u2019s released music. The country star first drew backlash when he admitted to cheating on his first wife, Jessica Ussery, in 2012 \u2014 with now-wife Brittany Aldean (n\u00e9e Kerr). Jason filed for divorce from Ussery, with whom he shares two daughters, seven [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cIn the video, I\u2019m showin\u2019 you what happened \u2014 I didn\u2019t do it, I didn\u2019t create it \u2014 it just happened, and I saw it, and I\u2019m not cool with it,\u201d he explained, referring to the music video he dropped, which features 2020 footage of unrest from outside the Maury County Courthouse in Colombia, Tennessee. The location is the same spot where in 1927, Black man Henry Choate was lynched.<\/p>\n
Aldean insisted during the podcast that he doesn\u2019t \u201ccare which side of the political fence you want to stand on<\/a>\u201d and claimed he chose to sing about the ups and downs in small towns to shed light on what he felt was \u201cwrong\u201d about the current climate.<\/p>\n\u201cWhat I was seeing was wrong, and nobody would say anything, especially in the music industry or entertainment industry,\u201d Aldean explained. \u201cIt just kind of reaches a breaking point to where you\u2019re like, \u2018Somebody needs to say something, and if nobody\u2019s gonna do it, then I\u2019ll be the guy.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Jason](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Jason-Aldean-Stands-By-Try-That-in-a-Small-Town-Lyrics-I-m-Not-Sayin-Anything-That-s-Not-True-594.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Jason Kempin\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nLooking back, the country singer said he thinks one line in the song<\/a> is what led to some listeners calling him out for promoting violence.<\/p>\n\u201cThe biggest issue, I think, people had when we released the song was that it mentioned \u2018having a gun that my grandfather gave me.\u2019 I mentioned a gun, that\u2019s a \u2018no, no\u2019 right now,\u201d Aldean continued, referring to the verse, \u201cGot a gun that my granddad gave me \/ They say one day they\u2019re gonna round up \/ Well, that s\u2014t might fly in the city, good luck.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aldean, however, vowed that he was just staying true to the genre. \u201cCountry music is blue-collar music, it\u2019s for every man out there, and that was always my thing \u2014 it\u2019s like, I feel like this,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Biggest Country Music Controversies Through the Years<\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tSometimes America\u2019s sweethearts go sour. From Morgan Wallen to The Chicks, the biggest names in country music have been at the center of some major controversies. Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer found themselves in hot water in the early 2000s after sharing their personal politics on a public stage. While performing across the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Aldean originally made headlines in July after the song got new publicity with the release of its music video. While the video was pulled from CMT\u2019s coverage<\/a> after one week, Aldean continued to face criticism<\/a> for allegedly being racially insensitive with the track \u2014 which he denied.<\/p>\n\u201cIn the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a song that has been out since May) and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests. These references are not only meritless, but dangerous,\u201d Aldean wrote in a July statement<\/a> via social media. \u201cThere is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it \u2014 and there isn\u2019t a single video clip that isn\u2019t real news footage -and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music \u2014 this one goes too far.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat I was seeing was wrong, and nobody would say anything, especially in the music industry or entertainment industry,\u201d Aldean explained. \u201cIt just kind of reaches a breaking point to where you\u2019re like, \u2018Somebody needs to say something, and if nobody\u2019s gonna do it, then I\u2019ll be the guy.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Looking back, the country singer said he thinks one line in the song<\/a> is what led to some listeners calling him out for promoting violence.<\/p>\n \u201cThe biggest issue, I think, people had when we released the song was that it mentioned \u2018having a gun that my grandfather gave me.\u2019 I mentioned a gun, that\u2019s a \u2018no, no\u2019 right now,\u201d Aldean continued, referring to the verse, \u201cGot a gun that my granddad gave me \/ They say one day they\u2019re gonna round up \/ Well, that s\u2014t might fly in the city, good luck.\u201d<\/p>\n Aldean, however, vowed that he was just staying true to the genre. \u201cCountry music is blue-collar music, it\u2019s for every man out there, and that was always my thing \u2014 it\u2019s like, I feel like this,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\tSometimes America\u2019s sweethearts go sour. From Morgan Wallen to The Chicks, the biggest names in country music have been at the center of some major controversies. Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer found themselves in hot water in the early 2000s after sharing their personal politics on a public stage. While performing across the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Aldean originally made headlines in July after the song got new publicity with the release of its music video. While the video was pulled from CMT\u2019s coverage<\/a> after one week, Aldean continued to face criticism<\/a> for allegedly being racially insensitive with the track \u2014 which he denied.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a song that has been out since May) and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests. These references are not only meritless, but dangerous,\u201d Aldean wrote in a July statement<\/a> via social media. \u201cThere is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it \u2014 and there isn\u2019t a single video clip that isn\u2019t real news footage -and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music \u2014 this one goes too far.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Biggest Country Music Controversies Through the Years<\/a>
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