Country Singer Parker McCollum Takes Sides in Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert’s Controversies

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Rising country star Parker McCollum is defending Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert in the wake of their respective music controversies.“Odd that you never see good hearted, intelligent, successful people talking s—t in the comment section,” McCollum, 31, tweeted on Wednesday, July 19, seemingly lending his support to both country icons. “Feel like there’s a reason to that.”McCollum’s commentary came shortly after he retweeted several messages referring to Aldean, 46, and Lambert, 39, who separately made headlines in recent weeks.When it came to Aldean’s song “Try That in a Small Town” — which was slammed for its pro-gun lyrics — McCollum offered his followers a different opinion.“Hilarious to hear the media accuse Jason Aldean of writing a song that ‘promotes violence’ when nearly every rap song for the past 30 years has directly and enthusiastically glorified murder, drug dealing, robbery and every other violent crime, and these people say nothing,” read a tweet initially penned by author Matt Walsh on Tuesday, July 18, which McCollum repostedWhile Aldean initially released his track in May, its new music video dropped on Friday, July 14 — and with it came an onslaught of controversy.“Got a gun that my granddad gave me / They say one day they’re gonna round up / Well, that s–t might fly in the city, good luck,” he sings. “Try that in a small town / See how far ya make it down the road / You cross that line, it won’t take long / For you to find out, I recommend you don’t / Try that in a small town.”Some listeners were surprised by the tune due to Aldean’s personal history with mass shootings.

He was performing in Las Vegas in 2017 when a gunman opened fire, killing 58 and injuring 546. Sheryl Crow was among many vocal