NO ONE, including me, wants to continue to see senseless headlines or families ripped apart,” he continued. “As so many pointed out, I was present at Route 91-where so many lost their lives- and our community recently suffered another heartbreaking tragedy. In his statement, Aldean slammed critics for bringing up a mass shooting at his 2017 concert. “There is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it- and there isn’t a single video clip that isn’t real news footage -and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music- this one goes too far.” These references are not only meritless, but dangerous,” he tweeted on Tuesday, July 18. “In the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a song that has been out since May) and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests. Jason Aldean broke his silence following online backlash about his song “Try That in a Small Town.”
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