Jason Aldean 'Try That In A Small Town' Music Video, Song Slammed By ‘The View’ Hosts

Jason Aldean was the subject of "The View's" host conversation earlier today, slamming him for the lyrics and the music video of "Try That In A Small Town."

Meanwhile, Aldean has addressed the controversy he is on, denying the allegations that he is racist and pro-lynching.

The View Hosts Calls Out Jason Aldean For 'Try That In A Small Town'

EGOT Winner Whoopi Goldberg was the first one to fire the shot against the Country singer.

Thursday's conversation was led by Whoopi Goldberg, who called out the country singer's use of imagery in the music video, which showed confrontations between Black Lives Matter protestors and police during the 2020 protests.

"He talks about life in a small town, and it's different, and he chose these images," Goldberg said. "He's got folks from the Black Lives Matter movement, and he's talking about people taking care of each other, and I find it so interesting that it never occurred to Jason or the writers that that's what these folks were doing: They were taking care of the people in their town because they didn't like what they saw."

Aldean infamously interposed videos taken during the Black Lives Matter movement protests in 2020 and 2021 in the United States, while performing in front of the Maury County Courthouse, a site where a Black man was lynched in the 1920s.

Meanwhile, host Sunny Hostin admitted that the song reminded her of the stories that her interracial parents have suffered while living in South Carolina.

"My mother and father, because they were an interracial couple, were run out of South Carolina by the KKK," she recalled. "My father is still scarred from that experience ... so don't tell me that not only was he aware of what he was doing by using that imagery, he embraces that imagery."

Tennesee Mayor Speaks Out Against Jason Aldean

Meanwhile, Colombia Mayor Chaz Molder shared in a statement to Fox Nashville about his thoughts on the "Try That In A Small Town" music video,

"I respect the artist's freedom of his own lyrics and the fans who support him, but I'm hopeful that the next music video that uses our historic downtown as a backdrop will seek a more positive message," he said.

He even pointed out that maybe Eric Church, Luke Combs, or even Carrie Underwood or Dolly Parton could record a video in their town, and could "highlight peace, love and all the things that are great about" it.

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