Current:Home > FinanceMaren Morris Seemingly Shades Jason Aldean's Controversial "Small Town" Song in New Teaser -Insightful Finance Hub
Maren Morris Seemingly Shades Jason Aldean's Controversial "Small Town" Song in New Teaser
View
Date:2025-04-17 09:48:48
Maren Morris is ready to run circles around this (small) town.
In a Sept. 7 teaser for new music, the 33-year-old seemingly threw some shade at Jason Aldean and his controversial song "Try That In A Small Town," which has been accused of promoting violence and having racist undertones.
After an image of herself looking up and off camera, Maren included a video that pans towards a sign reading, "Welcome to our perfect SMALL TOWN from sundown to sunset."
She captioned the Sept. 7 post, "I'm done filling a cup with the hole in the bottom."
Maren's apparent dig at her fellow country superstar comes over a year after she engaged feud with with Jason and his wife Brittany Aldean on social media over the latter's comments criticizing gender expression. And the "Chasing After You" singer's followers were quick to pick up on her throwing shade at the "Burnin' It Down" artist.
"MAREN IN HER PETTY ERA I AM HERE FOR IT," commented one fan, while another added, "'welcome to our perfect SMALL TOWN' you did not."
And Maren even had the support of her fellow musicians as Brandi Carlile—who is also a member of the country supergroup Highwoman with Maren—wrote alongside a fire emoji, "Oh it is ON."
And while Jason's new song has been criticized by a number of social media users since its release, Maren is not the only celebrity to call out the controversial track and his accompanying video. Fellow country singer Sheryl Crow did not hesitate to share her opinion, citing Jason's own experience surviving a violent incident.
"@Jason_Aldean I'm from a small town," the 61-year-old tweeted July 18. "Even people in small towns are sick of violence. There's nothing small-town or American about promoting violence. You should know that better than anyone having survived a mass shooting. This is not American or small town-like. It's just lame."
Jason was performing on stage at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas in 2017 when a gunman fired down on the crowd and killed 59 people in what marked the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.
And while the "She's Country" did not respond to Sheryl directly, he did address critics at large that same day.
"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," Jason tweeted on July 18. "These references are not only meritless, but dangerous."
He continued, "I was present at Route 91—where so many lost their lives- and our community recently suffered another heartbreaking tragedy. NO ONE, including me, wants to continue to see senseless headlines or families ripped apart."
"Try That In A Small Town, for me, refers to the feeling of a community that I had growing up, where we took care of our neighbors, regardless of differences of background or belief," he explained. "Because they were our neighbors, and that was above any differences."
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (3418)
Related
- This was the average Social Security benefit in 2004, and here's what it is now
- FDA approves first cell therapy to treat aggressive forms of melanoma
- Jordan Spieth disqualified from Genesis Invitational for signing incorrect scorecard
- Plastic bag bans have spread across the country. Sometimes they backfire.
- Romantasy reigns on spicy BookTok: Recommendations from the internet’s favorite genre
- What is the Dorito theory and can it explain your worst habits?
- Dandelions and shrubs to replace rubber, new grains and more: Are alternative crops realistic?
- 7 killed in 24 hours of gun violence in Birmingham, Alabama, one victim is mayor's cousin
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- California is forging ahead with food waste recycling. But is it too much, too fast?
Ranking
- Backstage at New York's Jingle Ball with Jimmy Fallon, 'Queer Eye' and Meghan Trainor
- An ecstatic Super Bowl rally, upended by the terror of a mass shooting. How is Kansas City faring?
- This week on Sunday Morning (February 18)
- Relive the 2004 People's Choice Awards: From Oprah Bringing Her Camcorder to Kaley Cuoco's Y2K Look
- Federal court filings allege official committed perjury in lawsuit tied to Louisiana grain terminal
- Lawsuit claims Tinder and Hinge dating apps, owned by Match, are designed to hook users
- Prosecutor: Grand jury decides against charges in troopers’ shooting of 2 after pursuit, kidnapping
- MLB spring training 2024 maps: Where every team is playing in Florida and Arizona
Recommendation
McConnell absent from Senate on Thursday as he recovers from fall in Capitol
Women's NCAA tournament and Caitlin Clark will outshine the men in March
Massive oil spill near Trinidad and Tobago blamed on barge being tugged
Victoria Beckham Offers Hilarious Response to Question About Becoming a Grandmother
Federal hiring is about to get the Trump treatment
Target launches new brand 'dealworthy' that will give shoppers big savings on items
Sistah Scifi is behind those book vending machines in Oakland and Seattle
Former NBA big man Scot Pollard receives heart transplant, wife says