Tag: Try that in a small town

Jason Aldean Owes the Fake Outrage Mob a Thank You Card – RedState
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Jason Aldean Owes the Fake Outrage Mob a Thank You Card – RedState

Country singer Jason Aldean is having a very good week, and he owes it all to the outrage mob on the hard left. As they say, “All publicity is good publicity.” While this maxim may not be true in all cases, the numbers show that in Aldean’s case, it is very much true. The song “Try That in a Small Town” by Jason Aldean experienced a surge in sales and streams after a leftist-generated controversy arose over its lyrics and music video, which they criticized as racist. Following Country Music Television’s decision to pull the video in obedience to the progressive mob, sales rose significantly, reaching a total of 227,000 for the week, while official U.S. on-demand streams skyrocketed to 3.2 million, a 440.2 percent increase. Despite the backlash, the video has been viewed over nine milli...
Jason Aldean Not Backing off, Doubles Down Against ‘Cancel Culture’ – RedState
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Jason Aldean Not Backing off, Doubles Down Against ‘Cancel Culture’ – RedState

Singer Jason Aldean has taken a lot of fire from people on the left over the last week because of their distortion of his song, “Try That in a Small Town.” The song talks about standing up to violence and riots where people “stomp on the flag and light it up.” It’s about showing that communities will band together, Aldean said. On Twitter this past week, he explained the song. Aldean said the hit was inspired by the ‘unspoken rule’ of small towns of ‘we all have each other’s backs and we look out for each other.’ It feels like somewhere along the way, that sense of community and respect has gotten lost. Deep down we are all ready to get back to that,’ he added. ‘I hope my new music video helps y’all know that u are not alone in feeling that way.’ However, the leftist response was man...