Jason Aldean has spoken out about the controversy surrounding the music video to his song, “Try That In A Small Town,” which utilizes content from Black Lives Matter protests and includes sensitive lyric content.
“Try That in a Small Town” came under criticism in July, when fans condemned Aldean for profiting off of the civil rights protests that were happening around the country, and for writing lyrics like, “Got a gun that my granddad gave me/They say one day they’re gonna round up/Well, that s— might fly in the city/Good luck.”
The video was eventually taken off of Country Music Television and the scrutinized footage was edited out.
At the time, Aldean deemed the accusations against him and his music “meritless” and “dangerous.”
“In the past 24 hours, I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a along that has been out since May) and was...
“Try That in a Small Town” came under criticism in July, when fans condemned Aldean for profiting off of the civil rights protests that were happening around the country, and for writing lyrics like, “Got a gun that my granddad gave me/They say one day they’re gonna round up/Well, that s— might fly in the city/Good luck.”
The video was eventually taken off of Country Music Television and the scrutinized footage was edited out.
At the time, Aldean deemed the accusations against him and his music “meritless” and “dangerous.”
“In the past 24 hours, I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a along that has been out since May) and was...
- 11/2/2023
- by Ava Lombardi
- Uinterview
Jason Aldean is not backing down from his stance on defending “Try That in a Small Town” despite the controversy around his song.
In a new interview with CBS Mornings (watch it below), the country star opened up with Jan Crawford about the backlash the chart-topping song has received.
When Crawford asked Aldean what his reaction was “when you saw people say that this had racist undertones and, you know, it was like a call to arms,” the singer asked, “How?!”
“You know, it was like a call to arms and small towns,” Crawford added. “It was a threatening kind of video for Black people. I mean, people were putting this on, like, TikTok.”
Aldean replied saying: “But there was, there was people of all colors doing stuff in the video. That’s what I don’t understand. You know, there was white people in there. There was Black people.
In a new interview with CBS Mornings (watch it below), the country star opened up with Jan Crawford about the backlash the chart-topping song has received.
When Crawford asked Aldean what his reaction was “when you saw people say that this had racist undertones and, you know, it was like a call to arms,” the singer asked, “How?!”
“You know, it was like a call to arms and small towns,” Crawford added. “It was a threatening kind of video for Black people. I mean, people were putting this on, like, TikTok.”
Aldean replied saying: “But there was, there was people of all colors doing stuff in the video. That’s what I don’t understand. You know, there was white people in there. There was Black people.
- 11/1/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr called former President Donald Trump‘s verbal communication skills “limited,” at The University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics on Friday.
When CBS correspondent Jan Crawford asked Barr whether Trump was “losing it,” Barr replied that Trump is “not very disciplined with what he says.”
This prompted laughs from the audience.
Barr continued, “If you get him away from ‘very, very, very,’ you know, the adjectives … they’re unfamiliar to him and they spill out, and he goes too far.”
Barr served as Trump’s A.G. for two years. He resigned in December 2020 when Trump claimed without evidence that the presidential election was stolen. Barr, who oversaw the Department of Justice, asserted that there was no basis for the claim of widespread voter fraud.
Since then, he has become one of the most prominent and vocal members of Trump’s former administration...
When CBS correspondent Jan Crawford asked Barr whether Trump was “losing it,” Barr replied that Trump is “not very disciplined with what he says.”
This prompted laughs from the audience.
Barr continued, “If you get him away from ‘very, very, very,’ you know, the adjectives … they’re unfamiliar to him and they spill out, and he goes too far.”
Barr served as Trump’s A.G. for two years. He resigned in December 2020 when Trump claimed without evidence that the presidential election was stolen. Barr, who oversaw the Department of Justice, asserted that there was no basis for the claim of widespread voter fraud.
Since then, he has become one of the most prominent and vocal members of Trump’s former administration...
- 10/31/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Broadcast networks broke into regular programming to cover the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe V. Wade, while cable networks have been virtually non-stop in providing reaction.
That will continue this evening. Rachel Maddow will host her MSNBC show, breaking from her regular schedule. Norah O’Donnell will anchor CBS Evening News from the Supreme Court. At 8 Pm, PBS will feature The End of Roe: A PBS NewsHour Special Report, with Judy Woodruff looking at the legal and cultural impact. Washington Week, hosted by Yamiche Alcindor, will focus entirely on the Roe decision and feature the Politico reporter who broke the leaked draft opinion.
That leaked opinion gave networks extra time to prepare for a momentous ruling. MSNBC, which ran commercial free for four hours after the decision, had reporters in Jackson, Ms and St. Louis, Mo, capturing the scene outside abortion clinics in two states that have so-called “trigger laws,...
That will continue this evening. Rachel Maddow will host her MSNBC show, breaking from her regular schedule. Norah O’Donnell will anchor CBS Evening News from the Supreme Court. At 8 Pm, PBS will feature The End of Roe: A PBS NewsHour Special Report, with Judy Woodruff looking at the legal and cultural impact. Washington Week, hosted by Yamiche Alcindor, will focus entirely on the Roe decision and feature the Politico reporter who broke the leaked draft opinion.
That leaked opinion gave networks extra time to prepare for a momentous ruling. MSNBC, which ran commercial free for four hours after the decision, had reporters in Jackson, Ms and St. Louis, Mo, capturing the scene outside abortion clinics in two states that have so-called “trigger laws,...
- 6/24/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS News and Stations announced an overhaul Monday that included a new studio in New York, and a new slate of programming. CBS News Miami also became the company’s 13th local streaming service, launching Monday.
The rebranding was announced by Neerah Khemlani and Wendy McMahon, presidents and co-heads of CBS News and Stations.
“We’re unlocking the power of CBS News – streaming the best of our reporting and storytelling on television to viewers everywhere,” Khemlani said in a statement. “From up-to-the-minute reporting from our new live news desk, signature interviews by Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell, adventures on ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ and ’60 Minutes,’ true crime on ’48 Hours’ – and reporting out of Washington to Kyiv to Beijing – we’re delivering a 24/7 experience with quality journalism from the best news brands in the business.”
The overhaul now brings together national and local live news in addition to content from CBS News’ long-standing shows,...
The rebranding was announced by Neerah Khemlani and Wendy McMahon, presidents and co-heads of CBS News and Stations.
“We’re unlocking the power of CBS News – streaming the best of our reporting and storytelling on television to viewers everywhere,” Khemlani said in a statement. “From up-to-the-minute reporting from our new live news desk, signature interviews by Gayle King and Norah O’Donnell, adventures on ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ and ’60 Minutes,’ true crime on ’48 Hours’ – and reporting out of Washington to Kyiv to Beijing – we’re delivering a 24/7 experience with quality journalism from the best news brands in the business.”
The overhaul now brings together national and local live news in addition to content from CBS News’ long-standing shows,...
- 1/24/2022
- by Lindsey Ellefson
- The Wrap
Newly re-cast CBS This Morning delivered more of its headline-grabbing exclusives Friday morning – this time a sit-down with Attorney General Bill Barr.
It’s Barr’s latest round in his Battle Of Who Gets Last Word with the now-former Special Counsel Robert Mueller since Mueller turned in his report about Russian 2016 election meddling and whether President Donald Trump’s campaign and associates colluded and/or obstructed the probe.
In this round, CBS News’ Jan Crawford noted Mueller on Wednesday broke his silence from a podium at Doj. Mueller explained “he analyzed 11 instances where there were possible obstruction, and then said that he really couldn’t make a decision – conclusion on whether or not the President had in fact committed obstruction because of the existing Olc opinion in the legal counsel’s office,” Crawford described.
Shot back Barr, “I am not sure he said it prevented him,” apparently figuring more people...
It’s Barr’s latest round in his Battle Of Who Gets Last Word with the now-former Special Counsel Robert Mueller since Mueller turned in his report about Russian 2016 election meddling and whether President Donald Trump’s campaign and associates colluded and/or obstructed the probe.
In this round, CBS News’ Jan Crawford noted Mueller on Wednesday broke his silence from a podium at Doj. Mueller explained “he analyzed 11 instances where there were possible obstruction, and then said that he really couldn’t make a decision – conclusion on whether or not the President had in fact committed obstruction because of the existing Olc opinion in the legal counsel’s office,” Crawford described.
Shot back Barr, “I am not sure he said it prevented him,” apparently figuring more people...
- 5/31/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Ashley McBryde took a recent phone call from country superstar Carrie Underwood, who informed her she had been named Acm Female Vocalist of the Year ahead of this weekend’s upcoming awards show. The moment was captured for the camera in a segment profiling the buzzworthy artist for CBS This Morning.
An Arkansas native, McBryde spoke openly about one of her most personal songs, “A Bible and a .44,” and the man who inspired it — her father William McBryde, a physician and farmer whose view of his daughter’s profession has been skeptical.
An Arkansas native, McBryde spoke openly about one of her most personal songs, “A Bible and a .44,” and the man who inspired it — her father William McBryde, a physician and farmer whose view of his daughter’s profession has been skeptical.
- 4/1/2019
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Both Mr. and Mrs. Romney popped up on CBS News this morning in an interview with Jan Crawford. Ann Romney did a lot of the talking and, while much of the interview focussed on misconceptions she feels people have about her husband (he's actually like super nice) as well as the White House (they're actually like super mean), Crawford did get the aspiring First Lady to discuss Mitt's closely kept VP secret. Unsurprisingly, nothing was actually divulged, but we do now know that there is at least one lady in the running.
- 7/5/2012
- by Jon Bershad
- Mediaite - TV
Getty From left, former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza Herman Cain, Former From left, Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry greet each other at the start of the Republican presidential debate on October 18, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Early in tonight’s Gop presidential debate, Governor Rick Perry began a comment to fellow candidate Herman Cain by saying, “Herman, I love you brother…” In case the public didn’t hear it the first time, Perry did it again,...
Early in tonight’s Gop presidential debate, Governor Rick Perry began a comment to fellow candidate Herman Cain by saying, “Herman, I love you brother…” In case the public didn’t hear it the first time, Perry did it again,...
- 10/19/2011
- by WSJ Staff
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
A new CBS News poll has distressing news for President Obama as he begins his campaign for re-election: fully 70 percent of Americans believe the country is on the "wrong track"--a figure that's jumped twenty percentage points since Obama took office in 2009. "There is a clear message from this poll: people are just sick of Washington and Washington politicians," said CBS News political correspondent Jan Crawford on CBS' Early Show Friday morning. "Americans are saying things are getting worse, not better."...
- 4/22/2011
- by Mark Joyella
- Mediaite - TV
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