The music video for \u2018Try That In A Small Town\u2019 was pulled from CMT.<\/p>\n
Jason Aldean\u2019s wife Brittany is standing by her husband\u2019s side.<\/p>\n
After Aldean\u2019s new single, \u201cTry That In A Small Town,\u201d sparked backlash, Brittany reacted on her social media and thanked fans for their support.
\n\u201cMan do we love y\u2019all. Free thinkers, lions not sheep\u2026 thankful for the support, always!\u201d she wrote on her Instagram Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The comments section quickly filled with support from the Aldeans\u2019 loyal fans.<\/p>\n
\u201cI stand with Jason Aldean,\u201d one comment read with an American flag emoji.
\nAnother Instagram user quipped, \u201cBrittany Aldean for president.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cA power couple, speaking out for our COUNTRY and our children, I can never thank y\u2019all enough for allowing the rest of us lions to start showing up and showing OUT!\u201d one fan passionately wrote.<\/p>\n
Jason Aldean\u2019s wife Brittany defends country singer after \u201cTry That In A Small Town\u201d music video faced backlash. (Taylor Hill\/FilmMagic)<\/p>\n
Brittany shared her thoughts on Instagram with a photo of her dressed in a yellow two-piece outfit.<\/p>\n
She also took to her social media to post a screenshot showing Jason Aldean\u2019s song and music video ranking No. 1 on the music charts. Brittany added a fire emoji to the Instagram Story.<\/p>\n
Her posts come after Country Music Television (CMT) pulled Jason\u2019s \u201cTry That In A Small Town\u201d music video from their platform. CMT confirmed to Fox News Digital on Tuesday that the clip was pulled from its rotation but did not provide more context for the decision.<\/p>\n
\u201cTry That In A Small Town\u201d was released in May, and the lyrics speak to small towns not putting up with riots and lawlessness many cities have faced in recent years.<\/p>\n
Some of the lyrics in the song, included in Aldean\u2019s forthcoming, as-yet-untitled album, include, \u201cGot a gun that my granddad gave me \/ They say one day they\u2019re gonna round up \/ Well, that s\u2014 might fly in the city, good luck \/ Try that in a small town \/ See how far ya make it down the road \/ You cross that line, it won\u2019t take long \/ For you to find out, I recommend you don\u2019t \/ Try that in a small town.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scenes from the music video were shot outside the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, where an 18-year-old Black man named Henry Choate was lynched in 1927. The courthouse was also a pivotal site during the Columbia race riot in 1946.<\/p>\n
In its statement, the company said, \u201cAny alternative narrative suggesting the music video\u2019s location decision is false,\u201d and noted that Aldean did not pick the location.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese references are not only meritless, but dangerous,\u201d he said in part. \u201cThere is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it \u2013 and there isn\u2019t a single video clip that isn\u2019t real news footage \u2013 and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music \u2013 this one goes too far.\u201d<\/p>\n