Country Artists' Musical Tributes to Charlie Kirk After His Death
Showing 5 Country Music videos from Charlie Kirk's video collection.
Country music became a genuine outlet for grief after Charlie Kirk's assassination, with artists including Lee Brice, Jason Aldean, Cole Swindell, John Rich, and Matthew West writing or performing original tributes, several describing the songs as among the most personally significant material they had ever released. Lee Brice specifically explained holding back an existing patriotic song out of respect for September 11th first responders on the anniversary date, instead premiering a new composition written with his wife and two collaborators specifically to honor what he understood of Kirk's faith and character. Jason Aldean paused a live concert to dedicate a performance of his own controversial song Try That in a Small Town to Kirk, crediting him as one of the song's earliest and most vocal public defenders when critics attempted to mischaracterize its message. Separately, Benny Johnson criticized the NFL's selection of Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl halftime show, citing the artist's decision not to stand for the national anthem and his stated reluctance to tour in the United States, announcing a competing All-American Halftime Show as a direct alternative.