First, it was Sheryl Crow, and now it's fellow country singer Maren Morris, who shared a quick clip from what appears to be a video for a new song. The clip shows a glimpse of a miniature billboard reading, "Welcome to Our Perfect SMALL TOWN From Sunrise to Sundown." Furthermore, Morris then captioned the post, saying, "I'm done filling a cup with a hole in the bottom," which is a pretty obvious dig at Aldean.
From ET:
Many fans seem to think that Morris' music video tease is a direct reference to Aldean's controversial "Try That in a Small Town" song and music video, which was released in July.
Singer Brandi Carlile even commented, "Oh it is ON 🔥."
Aldean's "Try That in a Small Town" was accused of promoting violence and being pro-gun and pro-lynching, and the music video was pulled from CMT.
The video was filmed in front of the massive American flag displayed on the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee -- the site of the 1927 lynching of Henry Choate.
The music video is interlaced with clips of protestors vandalizing cities in the wake of police brutality and racial unrest during the height of the pandemic. It was later edited to remove the Black Lives Matter images.
Aldean also sings that "good ol' boys, raised up right," taking matters into their own hands by "taking care of our own."
The country singer took to social media over the summer amid the controversy, saying, "In the past 24 hours I have been accused of releasing a pro-lynching song (a song that has been out since May) and was subject to the comparison that I (direct quote) was not too pleased with the nationwide BLM protests. These references are not only meritless, but dangerous. There is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it -- and there is not a single video clip that isn't real news footage -- and while I can try and respect others to have their own interpretation of a song with music -- this one goes too far."
What is this, high school?
What an immature and childish way to try to take a swipe at a fellow singer, right?
Well, this will surely backfire massively in Maren's face, just like it has for all the others who have taken jabs at Aldean and his hit song.
