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Country (also called country and western) is a music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and the Southwest.First produced in the 1920s, country music is primarily focused on singing stories about working-class and blue-collar American life.
Progressive country is a term used variously to describe a movement, radio format or subgenre of country music [1] which developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as a reaction against the slick, pop-oriented Nashville sound.
Country pop (also known as urban cowboy) is a fusion genre of country music and pop music that was developed by members of the country genre out of a desire to reach a larger, mainstream audience. Country pop music blends genres like rock, pop, and country, continuing similar efforts that began in the late 1950s, known originally as the ...
On terrestrial radio, country music is the dominant format in the United States, with nearly four times as many stations as Top 40 operations. Last year, country superstar Luke Combs' remake of ...
Together, these forces promoted country music as “America’s music” and cemented a relationship between the genre and the U.S. Armed Forces that continues to shape the country industry’s ...
This is a list of music subgenres of country music. ... Cowpunk/Country-punk; Gothic country; Roots rock; Australian country. Bush band; Bakersfield sound; Bluegrass.
Men, particularly white men, have long dominated the country music industry, and a 2021 study from musicologist Jada Watson found that only 1% of the more than 400 artists signed to the top three ...
Alternative country (commonly abbreviated to alt-country; [1] also known as alternative country rock, [2] insurgent country, [3] Americana, or y'allternative [4]) is a loosely defined subgenre of country music and/or country rock that includes acts that differ significantly in style from mainstream country music, mainstream country rock, and country pop.