Country music is a very beautiful genre. It contains so much compassion and is a genre many artists have had their hand at trying. Country music is not just about lyrics and intruments, it's about telling a story through song. It's quite a religious genre too.
Country has disappeared from Britain. A few years ago, just before digital came in, there was a country music channel available. The CMA (country music awards) used to it's slot on BBC one or two every year. Now it can't be seen any where really. Scotland seem to still be into country, with many country radio stations available.
One of country's most loved artists, Keith Urban, has recently been awarded a star on the Nashville Walk of Fame. It was only posted in the Daily Mail because he's married to Nicole Kidman, a very talented actress. Keith Urban takes country music to the level where it's considered as country rock.
Taylor Swift has been played quite a lot in the UK, however, her music can come under the pop category and I believe this is one reason why she is played. She doesn't release the real, raw type of country music. She's also young, appealing to the younger audience and has dated quite a few well known celebrities, so she will always be known for the gossip factor. However, her fam has died down in the UK. She was quite popular around two years back.
Lady Antebellum last year showed some sort of hope for country music slowly creeping back into the UK. Releasing their hit "Need You Now" in the UK and playing a few gigs really opened the door for country music to begin it's journey back into our lives. However again, after all the hype, it's now died down. They have released a new single in the US so let's see if it will make it way back.
The UK's television screens and radio stations are full of artists like Rihanna, Beyonce, Eminem, N-Dubz and so on who are all the same genre. There is barely any diversity. The main genres hanging around are RnB, pop and dance. There's barely any rock with only about four channels showing it (MTV Rocks doesn't count as they show Eminem and Plan B, which doesn't make sense) and no country at all. The UK are lacking diversity. Country is just one of them and an important one because of it's popularity in the US.
There are amazing country artists out there, and not just the old fashioned ones like Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash, but there are those now modernising the genre like Keith Urban, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts. Rascal Flatts even sang a song with Justin Bieber. Country is music that brings people together, it should be shared around the world.
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