Vevo and iHeart have 24/7 country video channels on Xumo, Pluto, Sling Free and similar services. Again, who's watching? For what it's worth, all three contemporary country stations up here are on the Aldean song and have been for the past couple of weeks. This is a liberal area of Vermont but that's not keeping "Try That" off the playlists. Every time it's played on one of those stations, it's preceded with hype about it being "another sizzling new single,"
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Jason Aldean's "Try That in a Small Town" banned by CMT
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Is this going to be like “Baby it’s cold outside” where one of hundreds of media outlets drop it, in that case it was a San Francisco radio station. So people overreact and we get the remaining outlets going overkill with the song.
Cody Johnson, breakout star of 2022-23 with his hits "Til You Can't" and "Human," is firmly in the Aldean camp. It's hard to see anyone significant in the genre right now criticizing the song or video. Radio seems to be on board with Aldean 100 percent and this is shaping up as a "go woke, go broke" situation for anyone who dares speak out. The most that can be expected from Tim McGraw, Garth Brooks, Miranda Lambert (although she did have a hit duet with Aldean a couple of years ago) and any other left-of-center country stars is silence.
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Cody Johnson Voices Support For Jason Aldean: “Keep It Up, Brother” | Whiskey Riff
CoJo has entered the chat. If you've ever been to a Cody Johnson show, you know a couple of things.... he brings the energy, he brings some country damn music, and he always brings the support for the red, white & blue, as well as the military, police officers and other first responders. Jason...
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Jason Aldean at Woodstock! Well, Bethel, New York, actually, a week or so ago. He seems to go over well with this small town crowd despite going off key remarkably often for a song that doesn't exactly test one's vocal range. The comments are, well, pretty much what you'd expect.
Bill, my purpose here is not to tell lies or make untrue comments. I'm trying to interpret a video which you sent and which confused the members here, because it was sent without any context whatsoever. I apologize for conflating two separate events, but there is no possible way to discern that without some context provided for the video.
If you know what is happening in a video, then please provide written context for the video at the same time that you post it. That way, everyone can get an accurate account of what is happening. -- Daryl
I spent my teens growing up in a small town and I applaud your excellent assessment. That was exactly my observation and experience too.
I think the songwriters knew exactly what they were doing. The lyrics aren't exactly subtle and the song's intent is hardly complicated. I heard a rightwing anthem in the making from the very first listen, well before the video was even released and the CMT controversy ensued. I don't think the marketing team could written a better script than what we're seeing now. Or maybe they did. JMO.
I just received the Billboard Hot Country Chart, and they report that after CMT dropped the video for Try That In a Small Town, streaming for the song increased to the point where it jumped to #1. This is the Hot Country chart, not the airplay chart. The Hot Country chart measures airplay and streaming.
www.billboard.com
Jason Aldean’s ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Tops Hot Country Songs Chart
Sparked by reaction to its video, it’s the first song to re-enter at No. 1 since 2015.
www.billboard.com
Bill, I support the right of peaceful protest and peaceful assembly, which is provided for us in the Constitution. If the protest turns violent, or if people are injured, then I am opposed to that.
Yes, I agree, the town in 90.9% white. However, the Radio Discussions board has members from all over the world. It's difficult to make sense of a video that has no explanation attached to it. When you post a video, please explain what is happening in the video. This is helpful to everyone, especially to people in other countries who are trying to understand why the video is relevant to the discussion.
No, it is about banning a Country Song based on its video depicting scenes of urban violence, many of which involved Blacks.
I have deleted a number of posts which have turned purely political.
"The clips came from real events or news footage, but many did not take place in the U.S. They included scenes of protests in Ukraine, Spain, Germany and Canada, one as far back as 2010":
PolitiFact - Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-U.S. protests
In "Try That in a Small Town," country singer Jason Aldean sings about big city violence and rural intolerance of such v
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I know right? When I saw the terms BLM and Antifa being thrown around, I thought; 'oh, here we go'.
'Yep, just goes to show, we wouldn't let any of that furnanure protest activity go on in our town neither."
Yeah, when I saw "Antifa" come up it was like, "Nah, I'm staying out of this one. I'd rather visit a sewage treatment plant." Which I will be doing later today.
I'm not joking.
Sounds like a crappy day!
I ought to react the same way when I see antifa cast in the role of terrifying bogeyman, but sometimes my fingers work faster than my brain. I'm still regretting taking the bait yesterday. My comment (since deleted -- thanks, Frank) directed at Mr. Betten was uncalled for.
Sir, no worries. I am requesting all my comments in the thread be removed. Been on the Forum for 14 years and there is no reason to start engaging in politics. Have a good day.
I'm closing this thread. It has become far too political and I'm tired of deleting the political posts.
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