Jason Aldean‘s music video for his controversial song “Try That in a Small Town” has been edited to be six seconds shorter, but his team claims it has nothing to do with the backlash against the video.

The 46-year-old country singer has been accused of releasing a “pro-lynching song” and he’s received backlash for using new coverage of Black Lives Matter protesters. A portion of the video was filmed in front of a Tennessee courthouse where a Black teen was lynched in the 1920s.

CMT has removed the video from its playlist and conservative media have rallied behind the video.

So, why was the video edited?

Keep reading to find out more…

Jason‘s record label told the Washington Post that “the video footage was edited due to third party copyright clearance issues.”

Country singer Sheryl Crow has called out the lyrics in the song.

While the song has racked up sales and debuted at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, Jason has been complaining of cancel culture.