Just a few weeks ago, country music star Jason Aldean released a new song, Try That In A Small Town, to relatively modest fanfare.
Then its controversial music video was released, juxtaposing real-life footage of city vandalism, theft and violence �— and clashes between Black Lives Matter protesters and police — with the lyrics “That might fly in a city / But try that in a small town / See how far you get.”
From left, Luke Combs and Jason Aldean. (Illustration by Allison Cake/CBC)
Critics have said the music video threatens vigilantism and promotes racial violence, pointing to the use
