Travis Tritt is standing up for fellow Georgian Jason Aldean amid the controversy surrounding “Try It in a Small Town.”The country music icon took to social media to express his support for Aldean.

“For the record, I love the new @Jason_Aldean single, ‘Try That In A Small Town,’” Tritt wrote on Twitter. “IMO, this song isn’t promoting violence as some have suggested.”

Tritt said he solidly remains by the melody, and that he thinks it addresses the perspective of numerous Americans who are against the raising brutality saw from specific lobbyist gatherings. He likewise accentuated that he doesn’t think the tune embraces brutality yet rather mirrors the conviction that such way of behaving wouldn’t go on without serious consequences in numerous networks across the US.

For the record, I love the new @Jason_Aldean single, “Try That In A Small Town”. IMO, this song isn’t promoting violence as some have suggested. It is simply expressing a point of view that many American people share which is against the obvious violence that we have seen from…

— Travis Tritt (@Travistritt) July 19, 2023

“It is simply expressing a point of view that many American people share which is against the obvious violence that we have seen from the likes of so many ‘activists groups’ in this country in recent years and the belief shared by millions that this behavior would not be tolerated by many people in many places across the USA,” he continued.

Travis Tritt concluded, “God bless America and all the people in it.”

He later shared a second Tweet that reads, “I would also like to remind my friend, @Jason_Aldean that Twitter and social media in general is not a real place. The views shared by many accounts on this platform are not actually representative of the vast majority of the population of this country. Say what you want to say and be who you want to be. Damn the social media torpedoes.”

I would also like to remind my friend, @Jason_Aldean that Twitter and social media in general is not a real place. The views shared by many accounts on this platform are not actually representative of the vast majority of the population of this country. Say what you want to say…

— Travis Tritt (@Travistritt) July 19, 2023

Tritt and Aldean have a history together. In 2022, Travis Tritt joined Jason Aldean on his Rock N’ Roll Cowboy Tour and they previously shared the stage at CMA Fest 2014.

Aldean dubbed Tritt one of his musical heroes and shared that he grew up listening to his music. In 2022 he told Everything Nash,  “I remember going to see Travis Tritt at the Omni in Atlanta when I was a teenager, and he was one of those guys that did the country Southern rock thing, and I just thought that was so cool.”

Social media outrage surrounding “Try That In A Small Town” began after the July 14 release of the music video. As the video and song began to circulate online, many social media users accused the singer of being pro-gun and racist. Listeners also dubbed the track a “dog whistle” and believed that the lyrics pushed a right wing agenda.

I just watched/heard about 45 seconds of the new Jason Aldean video/song and it is absolute right wing propaganda. “try that in a small town, we take care of our own” ok well the small town my wife grew up in knew of abuse and no one did anything

— Seamus Murphy (@seamus317713) July 14, 2023

Jason Aldean recently broke his silence to address the backlash and defend his song and music video.

“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,” Aldean explained. “These references are not only meritless, but dangerous.”

He went on to detail what the song means from his perspective.

“There is not a single lyric in the song that references race or points to it- and there isn’t 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.”

Jason Aldean continued, “‘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. Because they were our neighbors, and that was above any differences. My political views have never been something I’ve hidden from, and I know that a lot of us in this Country don’t agree on how we get back to a sense of normalcy where we go at least a day without a headline that keeps us up at night. But the desire for it to- that’s what this song is about.”

He then spoke out on the comments users made about him being the subject of one of the world’s deadliest mass shootings.

“As so many pointed out, 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.”

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.…

— Jason Aldean (@Jason_Aldean) July 18, 2023

Jason Aldean’s statement was released after social media erupted with comments and criticisms around his music video.

Many users pointed out that the music video featured a performance recorded in front of the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee. This is the site of the 1927 lynching of Henry Choate, an 18-year-old African American man that was accused of attacking a white woman.

Others were outraged by the news clips in the music video, which included visuals of police brutality and unrest during the height of the pandemic in 2020 as well as scenes of riots and looting that destroyed American cities.

Jason Aldean shot this at the site where a white lynch mob strung Henry Choate up at the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tenn., after dragging his body through the streets with a car in 1927.That’s where Aldean chose to sing about murdering people who don’t respect police. https://t.co/gBL7FlaBS2 pic.twitter.com/eGfmMc8HAI

— Ashton Pittman (@ashtonpittman) July 17, 2023

“I just watched/heard about 45 seconds of the new Jason Aldean video/song and it is absolute right wing propaganda. ‘try that in a small town, we take care of our own’ ok well the small town my wife grew up in knew of abuse and no one did anything,” one Twitter user said.

Another user said the music video “rips into the left-wing riots, soft on crime governance in cities, gun control, and other leftist degradation.” Someone else believes the song is an “ode to a sundown town, suggesting people be beaten or shot for expressing free speech.”

The singer was also criticized for releasing a song with a pro-gun message as he was on stage at the Route 91 Festival in Las Vegas in 2017 when a gunman shot and 𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁ed more than 60 people. To date, this remains the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

“Got a gun that my granddad gave me / They say one day they’re gonna round up / Well, that shit might fly in the city, good luck / Try that in a small town,” Aldean sings.