CMA Fest to Air Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' Performance But Not Music Video
etonline.comJason Aldean's performance of his controversial song will be televised.ET has learned that the CMA Fest special, which will air Wednesday on ABC, will feature the 46-year-old singer's June performance of «Try That in a Small Town.» It will not, however, feature any footage from the song's music video.Aldean's performance was recorded during CMA Fest, which took place in Nashville last month, before the July 14 release of his music video.TMZ was first to report the news.Controversy around the song began swirling with the release of Aldean's music video, with some critics describing the tune as tone-deaf and divisive, and calling it out for its pro-gun lyrics.The music video, which was shot at the Maury County Courthouse, the site of the 1927 lynching of Henry Choate, also caught heat for including clips of protestors vandalizing cities in the wake of police brutality and racial unrest during the height of the pandemic.One of the most vocal critics was Sheryl Crow, who tweeted of the video, «I'm from a small town.
Even people in small towns are sick of violence. There's nothing small-town or American about promoting violence. You should know that better than anyone having survived a mass shooting.
This is not American or small town-like. It's just lame.»Tacklebox, the production company behind the music video, told ET that the video's location is a popular filming location outside of Nashville and cited several music videos and films that have been filmed there — including most recently the Lifetime Original movie with Mario Lopez and Jana Kramer, a music video from Runaway June «We Were Rich,» a Paramount holiday film with Tanya Tucker, as well the Hannah Montana film.
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