Jason Aldean gets last laugh with network that booted him from airwaves

It has been less than a year since CMT reportedly pulled Jason Aldean’s “Try That In A Small Town” from its airwaves amid the controversy surrounding the song and video that accompanied it.

The song, which has also been called “pro-lynching” and racist, was removed by CMT from its rotation shortly after its release, and the network never said much about that.because he is now slated to perform on the upcoming CMT Music Awards. 

According to multiple reports, Aldean will sing “Let Your Boys Be Country” on the show which is slated to air live on CBS at 8 p.m. on April 7.

The “Try That In A Small Town” video contains multiple clips of protesters clashing with police and welcomes folks who might “cuss out a cop” or “spit in his face” or “stomp on the flag and light it up” to “try that in a small town” and “see how far you make it down the road.”

“I love our country,” he said. “I want to see it restored to what it once was before all of this (expletive) started happening to us. I love my country, I love my family and I will do anything to protect that, I can tell you that right now.”

The crowd ate it up and broke into a “USA” chant.

Aldean went on to blame the backlash on “cancel culture.”

“You guys know how it is this day and age, cancel culture is a thing,” he said. “That’s something that if people don’t like what you say, they try and make sure that they can cancel you which means try and ruin your life, ruin everything.

“One thing I saw this week was a bunch of country music fans that can see through a lot of the (expletive),” he continued. “I saw country music fans rally like I’ve never seen country music fans rally before and it was pretty bad ass to watch.”