CMA Fest To Air Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That In A Small Town’ Performance But Not Music Video
etcanada.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.
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