The Latest Breaking News from Jason Aldean

Musicians like Jason Aldean love to glorify ‘small-town’ America. It’s embarrassing

America’s cities are often safer and more diverse. Perhaps that’s why Aldean, who claims to despise big-city values, lives in one?

The Guardian - US · Jul 26, 2023

Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ soars to the top of US charts amid music video controversy

Critics have called out the country song for its violent, inflammatory lyrics

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023

Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' rockets to No. 2 on charts after music video controversy

Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town” is experiencing exponential growth following controversy over its music video

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023

Trump defends Jason Aldean amid music video backlash

Critics have said that the song promotes violence and lynchings

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

How Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' became a political controversy

The country music star is known for his songs about rural life, but critics, especially those on the left of the political spectrum, say his latest music video takes the nostalgic themes too far.

WEKU · Jul 20, 2023

Fox News under fire for defending Jason Aldean’s use of lynching site in music video

It was shot in front of the Maury County Courthouse which was the site of the 1927 mob lynching of Black teenager

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

Commentary: Jason Aldean's 'Try This in a Small Town' is shameful. Naturally, it's the right's song of the summer

For Jason Aldean, the only thing better than having CMT play his new music video is having the country-music cable network refuse to play it.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 20, 2023

Jason Aldean’s Try That in a Small Town sums up the delusions of the right wing

The embrace of the country star’s anti-city ‘modern lynching song’ by Republicans encapsulates their nostalgia and paranoia

The Guardian - US · Jul 20, 2023

‘A modern lynching song’?: Jason Aldean and the most controversial song in country

Star hits back after being accused of writing promoting violence and division with the video for his new track ‘Try That in a Small Town’, writes Joe Sommerlad

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

Jason Aldean responds as row continues over ‘Try That in a Small Town’

Music video for ‘Try That in a Small Town’ has been dropped from rotation on the Country Music Television channel

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023