Jason Aldean Slams ‘Cancel Culture’ During Cincinnati Concert After Backlash Over His Controversial Song
perezhilton.comJason Aldean is continuing to defend his controversial track. The 46-year-old singer took a moment during his show at the Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Friday night to address the controversy over his song Try That in a Small Town.
After dropping a music video for the track, he came under fire over the past week when people noticed it contained some seriously dangerous and problematic material.
Many have pointed out that the lyrics and accompanying video are pro-lynching, pro-guns, promoting vigilante violence, and overall glorifying fascism. Related: Jason Isbell & Jake Owens Go At It Over Jason Aldean’s Controversial Track During the concert, Aldean blamed all of the backlash against his violence-inciting and threatening song to nothing more than “cancel culture.” He told audience members: As the crowd began to chant “USA” over and over, Aldean continued: Before performing the track, the Dirt Road Anthem artist noted that many have asked him whether he’d play the song live due to the backlash – which he obviously ended up doing so: He says this last part of the speech — yet still had such a blatant pro-gun stance in the song?
Even after being on stage in Las Vegas in 2017 amid the deadliest mass shooting in American history? Ugh. Clearly, this guy refuses to listen to the points people slamming this song had and see the error of his ways.
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