Jason Aldean’s New Single Hits Number One on iTunes as CMT Pulls Music Video

Jason Aldean’s New Single Hits Number One on iTunes as CMT Pulls Music Video
Jason Aldean performs on stage during day three of CMA Fest 2023 at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., on June 10, 2023. Jason Kempin/Getty Images
Carly Mayberry
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Country Music singer Jason Aldean’s new single skyrocketed to the iTunes top spot after Country Music Television (CMT) pulled the song’s music video this week in response to media outlets critical of the three-minute clip, describing it as having racist and pro-gun lyrics.

The “Try That In a Small Town” video that portrays leftist violence and lawlessness includes real-life scenes of rioters around the country wreaking havoc in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis in May of 2020. It incorporates scenes of protesters spitting at and attacking police officers and convenience stores being ransacked.

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