How Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' became a political controversy
![Country music singer Jason Aldean, pictured here performing at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Frisco, Texas in May, is facing a mixed bag of backlash and praise for a new music video that openly alludes to vigilante justice.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/07/20/gettyimages-1255511481_wide-89745d21fe077516608f9c83852c6d492a743b24.jpg?s=600)
The country music star is known for his songs about rural life, but critics, especially those on the left of the political spectrum, say his latest music video takes the nostalgic themes too far.
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