The Country Music Establishment Doesn’t Care If It’s Racist

The New Abnormal

The Daily Beast

News & Politics

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🗓️ 30 July 2023

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Country singer Jason Aldean’s song and video “Try That in a Small Town” has created backlash, with critics claiming the song promotes violence and anti-Black rhetoric. Still, Aldean is just the tip of the racist iceberg for the country music business says historian Amanda Marie Martinez, who came on this bonus episode of The New Abnormal to discuss the Aldean controversy with Danielle. She shares insight into the genre’s racist history and why we shouldn’t expect them to change their tune anytime soon.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Andy Levy, former Fox News and CNN HLN Guy, and current cable news conscientious
0:05.4	objector.
0:06.4	I'm a former libertarian who now sits pretty comfortably on the left.
0:09.4	Hi, I'm Danielle Moody, former educator and recovering lobbyist, but today I'm an
0:14.4	unapologetic woke commentator on America's threats to democracy.
0:18.6	And I'm producer Jesse Cannon, and I'm here to make sure things don't go too far off
0:22.1	the rails.
0:23.1	We're here to have fun, smart conversations with some of the most knowledgeable and entertaining
0:27.2	people in politics, media, and beyond.
0:29.9	Our goal is to try and make sense of our current crazy world, our new abnormal, and hopefully
0:35.3	even make you laugh through the tears.
0:37.3	Hello and welcome to another bonus episode of the new abnormal, and we thank you so much
0:41.1	for being here.
0:42.1	Today we have an extra special guest with historian and NPR contributor Amanda Marie Martinez,
0:46.9	who's going to talk to us about the racist history of country music.
0:50.3	But first, let's have some fun.
0:52.4	Are you guys ready to listen to some clips?
0:54.7	Clips!
0:55.7	Clips!
0:56.7	Alright, because we'll be on vacation, I've heard your pleas.
0:59.4	I kept this one a bit more fun and less disheartening.
1:02.5	I could have gone a number of ways, but I'm a merciful producer.
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