Jason Aldean on his new album and Donald Trump

The sound of country music has changed, thanks in part to Jason Aldean, who helped introduce bruising rock guitars and slick hip-hop beats to the genre as a giant of the bro-country movement.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Entertainment November 3, 2023 Jason Aldean on white privilege, Maren Morris, his new album and 'very cool' Donald Trump Jason Aldean's "Try That in a Small Town" shot to No. 1 despite (or because of) the backlash it faced over alleged racism. Behind a new album, he's not backing down. SHARE       READ MORE ADVERTISEMENT Column: She set out to build robots. She ended up exposing big tech Joy Buolamwini, author of "Unmasking AI: My Mission to Protect What Is Human in a World of Machines," joins the L.A. Times Book Club on Nov. 14. SHARE       READ MORE L.A. comics prepare to invade the New York Comedy Festival. Here's our list of the ones to watch LA's comedy scene is making a noticeable splash at this year's biggest East Coast comedy festival. The top crop of our local and touring comics lands in New York for the festival running Nov. 3-12. SHARE       READ MORE ADVERTISEMENT Workers at Walt Disney Animation Studios vote to unionize under Animation Guild Production workers at Walt Disney Animation Studios have voted to unionize under IATSE Local 839, the Animation Guild announced Wednesday. SHARE       READ MORE Keith Lee upended Atlanta's restaurant scene with mixed TikTok reviews. Even Cardi B got involved Keith Lee's mixed TikTok reviews played havoc with the Atlanta restaurant scene. Here's all the drama that ensued. SHARE       READ MORE Acrobatic vampires and 'simulated blood sucking': This is not normal dinner theater "Van Helsing's Dracula," a dinner theater experience in Van Nuys, has aerialists, ballerinas and plate-spinners in the tale of vampire versus vampire hunter. SHARE       READ MORE The Black women's group that helped launch Toni Morrison, Alice Walker and a new vanguard Before Morrison's "Beloved" and Walker's "The Color Purple," there was "The Sisterhood," the 1970s Black women writers' group of Courtney Thorsson's new book. SHARE       READ MORE ADVERTISEMENT Thank you for reading the Los Angeles Times Entertainment newsletter. Invite your friends, relatives, coworkers to sign up here. Not a subscriber? Get unlimited digital access to latimes.com. Subscribe here. Copyright © 2023, Los Angeles Times 2300 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, California, 90245 1-800-LA-TIMES | latimes.com *Advertisers have no control over editorial decisions or content. If you're interested in placing an ad or classified, get in touch here. We'd love your feedback on this newsletter. Please send your thoughts and suggestions here. You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from The Los Angeles Times. Manage marketing email preferences · Unsubscribe from this newsletter · Terms of service · Privacy policy · Do Not Sell My Personal Information · CA Notice of Collection FOLLOW US