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Jason Aldean took a straightforward approach when responding to Zach Bryan’s ongoing critique following the Turning Point USA’s alternative halftime show.
At the event on February 8, Bryan targeted Aldean and Brantley Gilbert, who delivered a performance of “Dirt Road Anthem.”
The singer of “Something in the Orange” shared a clip featuring himself and Harley Carmichael singing a humorous version of Gilbert’s track, which Aldean had included on his 2010 record, “My Kinda Party.”
In response to Bryan’s playful jab, Gilbert appeared to brush it off with humor, posting his own video while enjoying a chili dog. Bryan’s parody had altered the lyrics to sing about “chili on a hot dog.”
Gilbert captioned his post with, “@zachlanebryan, you can climb all the fences you want, you’re not getting my chili dog,” alluding to a video where Bryan was seen scaling a fence during a dispute with fellow country artist Gavin Adcock.
“Best song I’ve heard from that guy,” Aldean quipped in the comments, referring to Bryan’s parody.
The online back-and-forth comes after Bad Bunny took the stage at Super Bowl LX. Bryan initially criticized the TPUSA halftime show on Instagram.
“What kid rock actually thinks is happening across America,” he wrote on his Instagram Story, per Whiskey Riff.
The video featured Bryan’s friend watching the TPUSA show on a cell phone, while pretending not to watch the Bad Bunny-led performance playing on the television in the background.
He shared a message he received from a follower that read, “wtf happens to you? Boy you turned into a Hollywood sell out b—- real quick. You were my favorite artist. Now you are nothing but another dumba– out of touch elitist. S–t happens real quick homie.”
Bryan wrote, “I don’t care what side you’re on, a bunch of adults throwing temper tantrums and their own halftime show is embarrassing as hell and the most cringe s–t on the planet.”
The show, featuring Gilbert, Kid Rock, Lee Brice and Gabby Barrett, streamed on YouTube at the same time as the Super Bowl halftime show with Bad Bunny took place.
Fans were quick to criticize Bryan’s remarks.
“Where’d your patriotism go?” one fan wrote on Instagram.
“Look who didn’t get invited to the Super Bowl or the turning point halftime show,” another commented.
“lol go throw another cringe worth tantrum Zach and get over your jealousy of KidRock! lol! Your career is over lol” one added.
Fox News Digital’s Christina Dugan Ramirez contributed to this report.