What Next: Jason Aldeans Dog-Whistle Anthem
b'Country music\\u2019s Jason Aldean has been around for years. But he didn\\u2019t crack the Billboard Top 5 until he released \\u201cTry That in a Small Town\\u201d \\u2013 a controversial hit that portrays American city living as a gauntlet of violence and crime. CMT pulled down the song\\u2019s video, which featured Aldean singing at a former lynching site. But \\u201cTry That\\u201d is more popular than ever. Why? And what does its ubiquity say about modern country music?\\xa0\\nGuest: Jason Lipshutz, senior director of music at Billboard\\nIf you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get benefits like zero ads on any Slate podcast, bonus episodes of shows like Slow Burn and Amicus\\u2014and you\\u2019ll be supporting the work we do here on What Next. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to help support our work.\\nPodcast production by Elena Schwartz, Paige Osburn, Anna Phillips, Madeline Ducharme and Rob Gunther.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'