Jason Aldean is still confused about the controversy surrounding the music video for his song “Try That in a Small Town.”
If you forgot, earlier this summer, the 46-year-old country music star released a video that was criticized for being racially charged. He was removed from rotation on CMT and other musicians denounced Jason’s release.
However, the song’s streams and sales were enough to propel it to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100.
Three months later, Jason looks back and says his critics were wrong.
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In a preview of an upcoming interview with CBS Mornings, Jason expressed confusion when asked about the negative reaction to the song.
In particular, he reacted to criticism that the visual was considered “threatening” to black people.
His response: “There were people of all colors doing things in the video, that’s what I don’t understand,” he said. “You know, there were white people there. There were black people. I mean, this video didn’t shine a light on a specific group and say, ‘That’s the problem.'”
Jason continued, adding, “So, and anyone who saw that on the video, then I wasn’t looking hard enough on the video, that’s all I can tell you.”
Earlier this fall, Maren Morris seemed to take aim at “Try That in a Small Town” in a new music video. She took the release as an opportunity to step away from country music, a decision she explained in great detail.
Press play on the trailer for Jason Aldean’s interview below…
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