Jason Aldean’s violence anthem sees 999% rise in streams amid controversy

Country singer's heavily criticised song Try That in a Small Town has been streamed 11.7m times while the video has boomed online

The controversy around the country singer Jason Aldean's latest single, whose lyrics and video feature threats of violence toward police protesters, has boosted its profile.

In the week since backlash to the song brewed online and amid fellow country artists, streams of Aldean's Try That in a Small Town have risen 999%, from 987,000 to 11.7m, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Sales of the song have also increased from 1,000 last week to 228,000, according to the music data company Luminate.