Overview

• Bryan posted the Oct. 3 teaser on Instagram with the caption “the fading of the red white and blue” and disabled comments on the post.
• The unreleased track, believed to be titled “Bad News,” includes the line “ICE is gonna come, bust down your door” and depicts children “scared and all alone.”
• DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin told TMZ that Bryan should “stick to ‘Pink Skies,’” offering an official rebuke of the anti-ICE lyrics.
• Conservative figures such as John Rich criticized the clip as boycott talk surfaced, while progressive voices including Michelle Kinney applauded Bryan as the teaser spread widely online.
• No release date has been announced for the full song, which follows Bryan’s record-setting 112,408-fan concert at Michigan Stadium.