country pop
Twangy radio hits
Country pop blends country music's storytelling and twang with pop's polished production and mainstream appeal.
The style emerged in the 1970s with artists like Olivia Newton-John and Kenny Rogers, later defining acts like Shania Twain and Taylor Swift.
Critics sometimes dismiss it as watered-down country: That's not real country, it's country pop.
- Lady AAmerican country ensemble
- genre-blendingMixing artistic categories
- BillboardLarge outdoor advertising display
- chart-toppingRanking first in sales
Shania Twain · Carrie Underwood · Keith Urban · Faith Hill · Tim McGraw · airplay · mass appeal · radio-friendly
Narrative poem or song
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- chorusSingers performing together
- hookCurved catching device
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
acoustic guitar · love song · breakup anthem · singalong · storytelling · vocal harmonies · power ballad · bridge
Adjust restlessly; folk violin
- steel guitarSlide-played stringed instrument
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
- dobroMetal-coned acoustic guitar
Nashville sound · honky-tonk · line dancing · two-step · slide guitar · barn dance · hoedown
Taylor Swift
- Lady AAmerican country ensemble
- genre-blendingMixing artistic categories
- BillboardLarge outdoor advertising display
Shania Twain · Carrie Underwood · Keith Urban · Faith Hill · Tim McGraw · chart-topping · airplay · mass appeal · radio-friendly · crossover hit
ballad
Narrative poem or song
melody · acoustic guitar · love song · breakup anthem · singalong · storytelling · vocal harmonies · power ballad · bridge · verse
fiddle
Adjust restlessly; folk violin
- steel guitarSlide-played stringed instrument
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
dobro · Nashville sound · honky-tonk · line dancing · two-step · slide guitar · barn dance · hoedown
- Country Musichonky tonk, Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, CMT, Nashville sound
- Pop MusicTaylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga
- hybrid genresjazz fusion, rock opera, blues rock, folk rock, art rock
- crossoverscrossover hit, crossover appeal, crossover star, crossover episode, genre crossover
- 90s MusicNirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Green Day, Radiohead
- Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift, albums, Red, 1989, Speak Now
country pophip hop
Rhythmic spoken-word genre
rap · gangsta rap · techno · trap music · grime
country popnoise music
Cacophony as composition
industrial · lo-fi · garage rock · punk · grindcore
country poptraditional country
Older style of country music
bluegrass · old-time music · honky-tonk · outlaw country · mountain music
pop, country, countryside, popcorn, popping, countries, countryman, popularize, countrywide