Jason Aldean rejected a $500 million music collaboration with Taylor Swift.
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump greets country music singer Jason Aldean as he arrives for the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP)
Jason Aldean didn’t refuse $500 million collaboration with Taylor Swift because her “music is woke”
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The headline was originally published as satire.
Despite headlines shared on Facebook, there’s no showdown between country singer Jason Aldean and singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, a onetime country star, about her "woke" music.
Multiple Facebook users shared an image with text that read, "Jason Aldean Refuses To Let Taylor Swift on Stage, ‘Her Music Is Bubblegum, Not Real Country Artist."
The Facebook posts included a caption that said, "Jason Aldean Rejects $500 Million Music Collaboration With Taylor Swift, ‘Her Music Is Woke, No Thanks.’"
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The posts link to an article that was originally published April 1 on Esspots with a satire tag; Esspots describes itself as "your one-stop destination for satirical news and commentary about the United States."
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Aldean has vocally supported Donald Trump, even dedicating a song to Trump during a concert July 13, after the assassination attempt earlier in the evening against the former president and current Republican presidential nominee.
Swift has not endorsed a candidate for the 2024 election, although Trump reposted artificial intelligence-generated images of Swift supporting him. Swift endorsed President Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
We rate the claim that Aldean rejected a $500 million music collaboration with Swift False.
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Esspots, Breaking: Jason Aldean Rejects $500 Million Music Collaboration With Taylor Swift, "Her Music Is Woke, No Thanks", April 1, 2024
Esspots, About Us, accessed Aug. 26, 2024
Variety, Jason Aldean Dedicates ‘Try That in a Small Town’ to Former President Trump After Assassination Attempt, July 15, 2024
The Associated Press, Trump’s post of fake Taylor Swift endorsement is his latest embrace of AI-generated images, Aug. 20, 2024
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Jason Aldean didn’t refuse $500 million collaboration with Taylor Swift because her “music is woke”
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