ABC won’t edit out Jason Aldean‘s controversial hit, “Try That in a Small Town,” on Wednesday’s “CMA Fest,” however viewers won’t see a body of the music video … sources inform TMZ.
“CMA Fest” was filmed between June eighth and eleventh at varied venues in Nashville. Aldean was one of many headliners, who sang the track that was rising on the charts.
The track has grow to be a lightning rod due to the lyrics mixed with the newly-released music video, with pictures of Black Lives Matter protests, flag burning, and aggression towards police. The music video was additionally shot exterior the identical courthouse the place there was a brutal lynching years in the past. Folks on social media have ripped Aldean, claiming his track is a right-wing canine whistle.
Sources with direct information inform TMZ, ABC will air Aldean’s efficiency however not one of the music video will seem within the present. For the file, the music video was launched after the competition. ABC may have used the music video within the present open or promos, however our sources say the community has taken a tough go on that.
Aldean has defended the track, saying it has nothing to do with BLM however slightly it is an anthem honoring neighbors serving to one another in small cities.
Clearly, not everybody’s shopping for it, however sufficient individuals are to propel the track to #1 on iTunes.
We mentioned the controversy surrounding the track on the most recent episode of The TMZ Podcast, accessible on all podcast platforms.
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