Parker McCollum, Jason Aldean, and Miranda Lambert. Shutterstock (3)
Rising nation star Parker McCollum is defending Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert within the wake of their respective music controversies.
“Odd that you simply by no means see good hearted, clever, profitable folks speaking s—t within the remark part,” McCollum, 31, tweeted on Wednesday, July 19, seemingly lending his help to each nation icons. “Really feel like there’s a cause to that.”
McCollum’s commentary got here shortly after he retweeted a number of messages referring to Aldean, 46, and Lambert, 39, who individually made headlines in current weeks.
When it got here to Aldean’s music “Strive That in a Small City” — which was slammed for its pro-gun lyrics — McCollum provided his followers a unique opinion.
“Hilarious to listen to the media accuse Jason Aldean of writing a music that ‘promotes violence’ when practically each rap music for the previous 30 years has straight and enthusiastically glorified homicide, drug dealing, theft and each different violent crime, and these folks say nothing,” learn a tweet initially penned by author Matt Walsh on Tuesday, July 18, which McCollum reposted
Whereas Aldean initially launched his observe in Might, its new music video dropped on Friday, July 14 — and with it got here an onslaught of controversy.
“Bought a gun that my granddad gave me / They are saying at some point they’re gonna spherical up / Effectively, that s–t would possibly fly within the metropolis, good luck,” he sings. “Strive that in a small city / See how far ya make it down the street / You cross that line, it received’t take lengthy / So that you can discover out, I like to recommend you don’t / Strive that in a small city.”
Some listeners have been stunned by the tune on account of Aldean’s private historical past with mass shootings. He was performing in Las Vegas in 2017 when a gunman opened fireplace, killing 58 and injuring 546. Sheryl Crow was amongst many vocal critics of the music’s messaging.
Aldean addressed the backlash in a social media assertion on Tuesday. “Previously 24 hours I’ve been accused of releasing a pro-lynching music (a music that has been out since Might) and was topic to the comparability that I (direct quote) was not too happy with the nationwide BLM protests. These references will not be solely meritless, however harmful,” he wrote, shutting down claims that the lyrics promote racist ideology.
He continued: “There’s not a single lyric within the music that references race or factors to it- and there isn’t a single video clip that isn’t actual information footage -and whereas I can try to respect others to have their very own interpretation of a music with music — this one goes too far.”
Lambert, for her half, precipitated a stir on Sunday, July 17, when she stopped her Las Vegas residency live performance to scold a number of followers for taking selfies throughout her music “Tin Man.”
“I’m gonna cease proper right here for a second, I’m sorry. These women are apprehensive about their selfie and never listening to the music,” she informed the viewers, in response to a TikTok clip shared after the present. “It’s pissing me off a little bit bit. Sorry, I don’t prefer it. In any respect.”
Within the video, a number of concertgoers bought up and left after the uncomfortable incident. “Let’s go. Come on. You don’t try this to followers,” one attendee mentioned.
McCollum, nonetheless, backed up Lambert’s actions by retweeting a video on Sunday that showed the fans in question using a bright flash and disrupting the gang with a full-on picture shoot earlier than the “Bluebird” singer known as them out.
“To all of the ppl coming for her. #MirandaLambert,” the unique poster captioned the clip.
The “Hell of a 12 months” singer later reshared an old video of Lambert bringing a young fan named Remy on stage together with her for example of the singer’s affect. “Do you wanna sing this music with me?” Lambert requested the little woman within the clip. She held Remy’s hand and broke down in tears as they sang collectively.
Lambert has not publicly commented on the mid-show drama, however a supply solely informed Us Weekly on Tuesday that “there’s a stage of respect that’s anticipated” from the viewers when Lambert takes the stage.
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“She understands followers are there to have enjoyable, however she hopes folks focus extra on the present and being within the second than utilizing the chance to advertise social media,” the insider mentioned, including, “Miranda is, and all the time has been, extremely grateful for her followers and she or he feels blessed to have such devoted followers.”