ABC is not going to edit out Jason Aldean‘s controversial hit, “Strive That in a Small City,” on Wednesday’s “CMA Fest,” however viewers is not going to see a body of the music video … sources inform TMZ.
“CMA Fest” was filmed between June eighth and eleventh at numerous venues in Nashville. Aldean was one of many headliners, who sang the track that was rising on the charts.
The track has grow to be a lightning rod due to the lyrics mixed with the newly-released music video, with photos of Black Lives Matter protests, flag burning, and aggression towards police. The music video was additionally shot outdoors the identical courthouse the place there was a brutal lynching years in the past. People on social media have ripped Aldean, claiming his track is a right-wing canine whistle.
Sources with direct information inform TMZ, ABC will air Aldean’s efficiency however not one of the music video will seem within the present. For the document, the music video was launched after the pageant. ABC might have used the music video within the present open or promos, however our sources say the community has taken a tough move on that.
Aldean has defended the track, saying it has nothing to do with BLM however moderately it is an anthem honoring neighbors serving to one another in small cities.
Clearly, not everybody’s shopping for it, however sufficient persons are to propel the track to #1 on iTunes.
We mentioned the controversy surrounding the track on the newest episode of The TMZ Podcast, out there on all podcast platforms.
