Maren Morris; Jason Aldean.Photo:Taylor Hill/WireImage; Jason Davis/Getty
Taylor Hill/WireImage; Jason Davis/Getty
Maren Morrisappears to have words forJason Aldean.
The country music star, 33,shared a teaserfor an upcoming release on Thursday, and fans are speculating that there’s reason to believe it includes a reference to Aldean’s controversial song “Try That in a Small Town.”
Along with a photo of herself, the “The Middle” singer posted a clip to Instagram featuring miniatures of a picturesque street and one telling billboard. The sign, which also includes an American flag, reads, “Welcome to Our Perfect Town From Sunrise to Sundown.”
In the caption, the recording artist wrote, “I’m done filling a cup with a hole in the bottom.”
Although there are few other details, many suspect the phrase “Perfect Town” refers to the Aldean, 46, song, which was released in May and receivedbacklashfor its lyrics that were deemed as being pro-gun and pro-violence. When themusic videowas released in July, it continued to spark controversy, as the visual was filmed in front of the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee, where the 1927 lynching of Henry Choate took place. Four days after it dropped,CMT pulled the clipfrom its rotation.
Morris has long been anally to the LGBTQ community, released music in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and spoken openly aboutchampioning progressivismin Nashville and country music.
Maren Morris.Jason Kempin/Getty
Jason Kempin/Getty
At the time, the makeup artist, 33, who has aline of hair extensions, posted avideoon Instagram, saying, “I’d really like to thank my parents for not changing my gender when I went through my tomboy phase. I love this girly life.”
Morris then responded to apost on X(formerly known as Twitter) that Pope, 34, made about Aldean.
“You’d think celebs with beauty brands would see the positives in including LGBTQ+ people in their messaging,” the former winner ofThe Voicetweeted. “But instead here we are, hearing someone compare their ‘tomboy phase’ to someone wanting to transition. Real nice.”
The “Chasing After You” artist added, “It’s so easy to, like, not be a scumbag human? Sell your clip-ins and zip it, Insurrection Barbie,” in the replies.
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“I’m from Texas, I live in Tennessee, and I do love the community I have there, but these bills almost incentivize us to turn on one another,” the artist said to the outlet of anti-trans legislation. “They’re rewarding us to turn each other in, which feels kind of like a Nazi Germany thing where we turn on our own communities.”
The “Circles Around This Town” singer-songwriter also explained why she continues to use her platform. “I have heard the term ‘Shut up and sing’ more times than I can count — that’s always the cutesy little threat that they like to make," Morris said. “So I would say to my peers who are artists and to record-label heads, publishers, songwriters: I don’t think any of us got into this art form to be an activist, but that’s ultimately thrust upon you to exist in this space and to feel like you can sleep at night.”
source: people.com
