WATCH: Singer Cody Johnson Stands With Jason Aldean Amid Controversy – 'If Being Patriotic Makes You An Outlaw, Then By God, I’ll Be An Outlaw'

Fellow musician Cody Johnson expressed his support for Jason Aldean through the controversy surrounding his latest hit song ‘Try That in a Small Town,’ saying that “if being patriotic makes you an outlaw, then by God, I’ll be an outlaw.”

Johnson showed his support Friday at a concert in St. Louis at the Chaifetz Arena, where he told the crowd, “We live in a time where everyone gets pissed off at Jason Aldean for putting out a song. If you’re videoing this, and Jason Aldean, if you’re seeing this video, you keep it up, brother. You do you, boo boo.”

As previously reported by the DC Enquirer, the song from the country music singer about how riots and robberies that take place in large cities would not be able to work in small towns garnered immense criticism from the left. Many claimed that the song pushed a racist agenda and also attacked Aldean for choosing to film the music video at a place where a lynching took place in 1917. 

“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,” the Twitter post from Aldean read. “These references are not only meritless, but dangerous. 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.”

The song has also jumped up to the number two spot on the Billboard Top 100, something that Aldean has never been able to do, as previously reported by the DC Enquirer. The country music star had previously managed to get to number seven in 2011 with his song ‘Dirt Road Anthem.’

‘Try That in a Small Town’ has also seen a massive 1000 percent jump in streams, going from 987,000 streams in the first week of its release to 11.7 million streams in its second week. 

Despite the attempt from the leftist mob to cancel Aldean for a simple song advocating for traditional values, ‘Try That in a Small Town’ has found tremendous success that Aldean himself has never witnessed. 

You can watch the music video below: