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Well, y’all, grab your cowboy hats and hold onto your harmonicas because the country music industry has just delivered a plot twist that could turn Dolly Parton’s smile upside down. In an act as shocking as a banjo at a hip hop concert, Kid Rock, the genre-bending maverick of the music world, has reportedly kicked his $50 million deal with Country Music Television (CMT) straight to the curb.

You might ask, why on earth would anyone in their right cowboy-booted mind do such a thing? Well, it’s all in the name of friendship and support for a fellow country crooner – none other than Jason Aldean. It seems that in the world of country music, brotherhood is thicker than the richest molasses and worth more than the grandest of contracts.

Now, this isn’t just any ordinary contract we’re talking about. This is a $50 million deal, enough to buy all the cowboy boots in Texas and still have some change left over for a rhinestone-studded jacket or two. But when it comes to backing his buddy Jason Aldean, it seems Kid Rock would rather ride bareback on a bucking bronco than keep that cushy deal.

You see, Jason Aldean’s hit song “Try That In A Small Town” has caused more of a ruckus than a bull in a china shop. With its edgy lyrics and contentious video location, it’s stirred up a whirlwind of controversy and left CMT scrambling to cut ties with the song. But just as CMT was pulling the plug, Kid Rock was stepping in to amp up the volume.