Jason Aldean On His Unapologetic Approach To Controversy: “I’ve Gotten New Fans… I’m Not Going To Be Intimidated” Click the link to dive in! 👇👇👇

Country star Jason Aldean has come under immense criticism in recent days for a new song one critic says is an anthem “about how he and his friends will shoot you if you try to take their guns,” while others describe it as “the song of the century.” Now, Aldean is speaking out about the song, called “Try That in a Small Town.”

The song was released in mid-May, with Aldean saying at the time that it “summarizes the way a lot people feel about the world right now.”

“It seems like there are bad things happening on a daily basis, and that feels unfamiliar to a lot of us,” he tweeted. “This song sheds some light on that.”

In the song’s second verse, Aldean seemingly criticizes protesters, saying, “Cuss out a cop, spit in his face, stomp on the flag and light it up, yeah, ya think you’re tough. Well, try that in a small town. See how far ya make it down the road. Around here, we take care of our own. You cross that line, it won’t take long for you to find out. I recommend you don’t.”

The “Tough Crowd” singer went on to explain that he had been playing golf all day before the show and that the extreme heat played into the situation.

“I think it was a combination of dehydration and just heat exhaustion,” he explained. “So I hear a lot of stuff going around. Heat stroke, all this stuff. I don’t think it was quite that serious, but it was pretty intense last night at the show.”