Jason Aldean Opens Up About Cancel Culture Amid ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Controversy

Jason Aldean has been receiving mixed reactions from social media users and artists after he released the music video for his song "Try That in a Small Town." Although many people have "canceled" him, he shared his thoughts about cancel culture in a recent show.

According to 10 TV, the country musician recently performed at his concert in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he decided to address the issue surrounding the visuals for his track "Try That in a Small Town."

Some people deemed his track as pro-guns and pro-violence as the music video contained footages of people protesting after the death of George Floyd. There were also parts that featured a burning flag of the United States.

The musician told his fans during the show, "here's the thing: here's one thing I feel. I feel like everybody's entitled to their opinion. You can think, you can think something all you want to, it doesn't mean it's true, right? So what I am is a proud American, proud to be from here."

Audience member later chanted "USA" after the first part of his statement. He later added that he wants the country to be restored to what it was once before "all this b******* started."

Jason Aldean's Thoughts on Cancel Culture

Later on, Aldean opened up about his true feelings over cancel culture. He noted that in this day and age, people would cancel other people if they disagree with what they were saying and sometimes ending up ruining their lives.

Although he never directly addressed the cancel culture issue, he thanked country music fans for rallying their support to him.

"I saw country music fans rallied like I've never seen before... Thank you guys so much," he said.

Jason Aldean Will Continue to Perform 'Try That in a Small Town' During Concerts

Prior to the show, the musician said fans have asked him if he would still perform "Try That in a Small Town" on his gigs.

He told the crowd that a lot of them were raised in an environment similar to his upbringing and all of them don't want to go watch movies with their children only to be worried about someone "shooting up a theater."

His answer if he would still play the track? He told fans, "The people have spoken and you guys spoke very, very loudly this week."

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