If country music makes her happy, she should make country music.
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It is the Country Music Association Awards, not the Country Music Awards.
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This year's theme was "country music," so everyone ~transformed~ into a particular country music icon.
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Country music, especially the country music of my youth, sometimes didn't paint the full picture.
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On Sunday night, country music honored its best and brightest at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
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" White says he also reached out to several country music stars -- telling us, "Country music was attacked.
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Montgomery Gentry have multiple Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association awards nominations to their name.
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When asked if she thinks country music fans will "bounce back" following the tragedy, Crow, who released some country music, directly dove into the gun debate -- a sensitive topic for country music fans and artists, who have hailed the Second Amendment and gun culture in country music for decades.
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The country music community paid their respects to Joey Feek Sunday at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
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Country Music Television is going to work more with the country music industry to advocate for gun control.
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And when she performed the song at the 2016 Country Music Awards, some country music fans lashed out.
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Yet it was kicked off the Billboard country-music chart for not embracing "enough elements of today's country music".
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Over and again, "Country Music" lays bare what is too often overlooked: that country music never evolved in isolation.
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Dear country music hater, I'm sorry to tell you that you are, most likely, already a country music fan.
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The state's capital, Nashville, is known as "Music City" and is the home of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Country Music Awards, and it is the stomping ground of many country music legends.
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Five months later, the jury may have finally reached a verdict, as the Country Music Association has nominated "Old Town Road" for a 2019 Country Music Association (CMA) Award — ostensibly recognizing the song as country music.
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Country music mainstay Dolly Parton took the Academy of Country Music Awards stage with pop star Katy Perry Sunday night.
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Beyoncé's surprise performance at the 50th Country Music Association Awards caused a tizzy on Twitter yesterday — both among Bey fans sitting down to watch their first country-music event, and some country-music fans who weren't into the performance selection.
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In an interview at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, she reflected on how country music has evolved during her career.
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Before Nashville was the home of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, country music was a genre borne of African slaves.
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The face of country music is changing as the genre accepts more diversity and a wider sense of what "country" music really is.
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And it's a migratory place, so people who grew up with country music are there now, when it's cool to like country music.
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He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and won 10 Grammy awards as well as 10 Academy of Country Music awards.
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She's Love, Love, Loves Country Music If she didn't love country music her best friend probably wouldn't have driven "out to a sketchy location to meet and even sketchier man at 2am" to get tickets to Stagecoach, an annual country music festival in Southern California.
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Country music fans won't want to miss out on "The Country Music Cruise," featuring more than 50 live music performances and multiple country-themed events.
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The pair also discussed how country music has changed over the years, with Brooks suggesting that the '90s was the "most successful decade" of country music.
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Kenny was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2013, and in 2017 he was inducted into the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame.
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"No one did more for country music than Glen Campbell, because when he had his TV show, he brought country music to the forefront," notes Kim, 61.
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The Country Music Academy has announced the death Australian music promoter Rob Potts, who brought some of the biggest American country music acts to his home country.
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The Country Music Association Awards were broadcast live on Tuesday night, but the stars of the country music world weren't the only things shining during the show.
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Country music royalty turned out in force on Sunday for a glittering night of live performances and honors at the 54th annual Academy of Country Music Awards.
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"So many of them say, 'We want to like country music but we're afraid to like it because we feel like country music doesn't like us,'" Herndon says.
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"Somebody like Reba has to stand up and say to the Academy of Country Music, and in all forms of, you know, country music award shows," Bryan said.
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On Sunday, Reba McEntire hosted the 53rd Academy Of Country Music Awards (not to be confused with the Country Music Awards happening in May) — for her 15th time.
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Pandora's party was three days long, and the first day was dedicated to a country music showcase — perhaps because country music is Pandora's sole remaining option for survival.
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She was a staunch supporter of traditional country music, releasing her last single in 1981 and dismissing modern pop-inflected country music as not "genuine," the newspaper said.
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After Billboard took his hit song "Old Town Road" off a country music chart, he has become the first out gay man to win a Country Music Award.
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A cloud will hang over the 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards after two deadly mass shootings, including one at a Las Vegas country music festival last month.
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The Black Keys' Patrick Carney explains why people listen to country music The Black Keys' Patrick Carney explains why people listen to country music This segment originally aired Jan.
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At the Country Music Awards last year, following the Las Vegas shootings, the Country Music Association asked that press refrain from asking questions about gun rights and political affiliations.
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Despite her chart appearances over the years, Lambert has become a Nashville powerhouse with two Grammy Awards, 23 Academy of Country Music Awards and 13 Country Music Association Awards.
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The Country Music Association has yet to say whether it will continue this approach for the 2019 ceremony, which is set to air November 13 on Country Music Television.
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Meanwhile, one of Bobby Beathard's sons, country music singer Casey Beathard, teamed up with his own son, country music singer Tucker Beathard, to produce a song commemorating his father's enshrinement.
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" Kyle Young, the Country Music Hall of Fame's chief executive, said in a statement that the Browns' close-harmony vocals were the "smoothest and most elegant blend in country music.
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Fans are begging for Halsey to make country music after her performance with Lady Antebellum at the 22019 Country Music Association Awards at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Wednesday.
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Songs like "God, Your Mama and Me" found common ground between country music and the Backstreet Boys the way "Cruise" had one found common ground between country music and Nelly.
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The band was named entertainer of the year - the top award - three times by the Country Music Association and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005.
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I realize that FARON might not be Monday fill but he was a big country music star in his day and is a nod to my Dad who enjoyed country music.
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"I think I've always been inspired by country music stories, because these women have to find a way to work despite [country music] being conservative and white male-oriented," she explains.
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It's tempting to assume that any guitar band with a southern twang and some charm is country music, especially when that band's origin is Nashville, aka the capital of country music.
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That mass shootings tore apart a country music festival a year ago and a country-music bar just two days ago makes the genre's silence on the matter irresponsible and infuriating.
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Since then, she has become a country music legend, garnering countless Grammy Awards, American Music Awards, Country Music Awards and has sold more than 100 million albums as a solo artist.
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As her tour wraps up in October, Underwood will join Parton and McEntire in hosting the 2019 Country Music Association Awards the following month, celebrating the legendary women of country music.
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When you're a gay teenager who grows up in the South, it's just as hard to avoid country music as it is easy to realize that country music isn't made for you.
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Nashville, after all, is known as Music City for its role in history of country music, and houses landmarks like the Grand Ole Opry, Country Music Hall of Fame and Ryman Auditorium.
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Country music star Tim McGraw advocated "common sense" gun control just weeks after the shooting in Las Vegas that killed nearly 60 people and injured hundreds more at a country music festival.
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The band has won awards from both the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Association, and has been inducted into Nashville's Grand Ole Opry and the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame.
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"The ACM Awards is a tentpole event for our Country Music industry, and the Academy of Country Music and dick clark productions went to great lengths to find a safe solution for the show to go on so that we can honor our artist community," Damon Whiteside, CEO of the Academy of Country Music, said in a statement Sunday.
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Performing in Nashville at the Ryman Auditorium, sometimes called the Mother Church of Country Music, became a mile marker for country music singers on the rise in the 1940s, when the auditorium began its decades-long tenure as home of the country music radio program the "Grand Ole Opry" and wove itself into the fabric of Americana.
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Country music superstar, Reba McEntire, hosted the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday night in Las Vegas for an impressive 16th time and did it in her humorous and stylish ways.
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She starred in Dan + Shay's "How Not To" music video and would love to return to country music Stevens and her country music-producer boyfriend, Paul DiGiovanni, have been together for four years.
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Truly one of the all time greats in country music.
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She stuck country music in all of our faces tonight.
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Country music groups Lady Antebellum and Brooks & Dunn also performed.
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And then the country music star made a bold move.
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Country music is busting at the seams with talented ladies.
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Country music has a whole lot to look forward to!
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Country music legend Johnny Cash has a new spirit animal.
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"Country music really is the music of summer," Bentley says.
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News about a recent encounter with the country music legend.
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She loved country music and outdoor activities like dirt biking.
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Country music fans don't need to be defined by critics.
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What do you think is the future of country music?
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Mainstream country music needs Carrie Underwood now more than ever.
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It's not a question of whether this is country music.
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Women in country music are fighting for representation and airplay.
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Country music, in stark contrast, is reflective of the past.
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Beyoncé's first foray onto the country music scene was ***flawless.
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It became her gateway drug to Americana and country music.
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"I love the sound of older country music," she said.
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Country music stations yanked the group's music off the airwaves.
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Derulo's already got several country music collabs in the can.
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"I listened to country music with my grandparents," he said.
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Country music singer Lee Greenwood was emcee for the event.
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Matt Williams is a writer, photographer, and country music lover.
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LeAnn Rimes became a country music sensation at age 13.
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She appeared on stage alongside country music singer Craig Wiseman.
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Country Music 'n' Food Truck Rally, featuring Tim Charron. Aug.
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Annalise Domenighini, on the other hand, is saving country music.
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And so we have to define: What is country music?
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This is not old country music of a rural community.
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The Country Music Hall of Fame is my absolute favorite.
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Sisqó has turned to country music since his glory days.
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Country music fans have been slow to adapt to streaming.
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He was also curious about styles outside of country music.
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THE 53RD ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS 8 p.m.
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"Red Solo Cup" embodies everything people hate about country music.
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Kim Gervais and two friends went to hear country music.
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This is about as real as country music can get.
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Country music star Luke Bryan said he wants more women to be nominated for the Academy of Country Music Awards' top honor and feels it's his duty to incorporate more women in his shows.
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The country music industry has been reluctant to confront the issue of gun control, even after the mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas in late 2017 that left 58 people dead.
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You see, two years ago, I started a country music platform called the Morning Hangover, because I wanted to share the connectivity I experienced at live country music concerts with as many people as possible.
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An ardent champion of traditional country music, Ms. Shepard served as president of the Association of Country Entertainers, formed in 1974 after the Country Music Association named Olivia Newton-John female vocalist of the year.
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The country music star, 35, took some time on Monday to campaign for her fellow female artist, Carrie Underwood, who was nominated by the Country Music Association for their 2019 entertainer of the year award.
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But the participation of CMT (Country Music Television) is more unusual.
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Don't miss a beat of country music news, photos and videos!
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Pharrell loves country music and is a huge fan of harmony.
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If I love all country music, which I do — Me too.
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What it is: The purest distillation of Joanne's country music fixation.
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"RIP Earl Thomas Conley… sad day for country music," wrote Young.
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"She's the reason why I got into country music," she gushed.
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Aaron Watson has had a rather unconventional career in country music.
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Carrie Underwood is ready for the Academy of Country Music Awards!
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In any case, crazy how Kanye is gonna reinvent country music.
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Now, the brothers are wading back into the country music game.
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I bet she listens to probably 75 percent country music now.
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Ryan Hurd is no newbie in the world of country music.
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The night will be hosted by country music legend Reba McEntire.
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Season 1 covered country music stars; season 2 focused on funk.
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I loved the women who dominated country music in the '90s.
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So amazed by the raw talent and community in country music.
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"And I hope it opens up people's eyes to country music."
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"I was fascinated by animals and country music videos," he says.
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"I loved this music before I loved country music," he says.
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Everyone's love of his singing is changing attitudes toward country music.
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Don't miss a beat of country music news, photos and videos.
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But then you got 90 others…" He added, "It's country music.
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Releasing a full-length country music album is no easy feat.
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I don't feel guilty, but I'm a big country music fan.
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Lynn is a force for redefining the feminine in country music.
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And didn't Hough used to have a country music singing career?
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That's who we are... We always wanted to do country music.
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He was so in love with country music, it infected us.
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Not just in country music but at any level in music.
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When I think of "redneck," I think of bad country music.
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Stereotypically, we may think of country music fans as Trump supporters.
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He's already one half of the country music duo Dan + Shay.
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"That country-music community is a very warm community," she shares.
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Her family described her as a superhero who loved country music.
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Nashville: it's home to country music and thousands of new residents.
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Thank you country music, thank you to the fans, thank you.
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Also done is "Nashville," the country music drama starring Connie Britton.
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Kacey Musgraves is often considered the future of female country music.
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DANBURY Country Music 'n' Food Truck Rally, featuring Tim Charron. Aug.
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The country music superstar gave birth this week to a son.
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Meow Mix has a country music jingle and video coming soon.
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You've been doing songwriting in country music for a while now.
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As for his status as country music insurrectionist, he similarly resisted.
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Country music sounds the best on it followed by some rock.
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I just think that the label "country music" shifts a lot.
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This is country music, which runs on heartbreak and bad decisions.
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But the debate itself represents a deep divide within country music.
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We have 16 hours of Country Music coming up this fall.
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Country music festival Stagecoach would have taken place later in April.
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His gig at the American Country Music Awards in Las Vegas?
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American country music stars held concerts in Hawija to build morale.
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Herbalife posters hung on the wall, and country music was playing.
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Defining just what comprises Navajo country music depends on who's talking.
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Most country music seems to be about hard knocks and heartbreak.
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WEDNESDAY • The Academy of Country Music hosts its annual ACM Honors.
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YouTuber Ed Bassmaster is bringing his antics to Country Music Television.
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His most recent film, "Country Music," aired on PBS in September.
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That's not to say "Country Music" hits any real false notes.
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One was the country music star Merle Travis, a Bigsby client.
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You mad and don't even know the history of country music.
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It seems like longtime CMA watchers aren't entirely prepared for a night of her majesty: Bey has quite the country-music résumé: "Daddy Lessons" basically reinvented country music and Bey is proud of her Texas heritage.
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Not only does ABC have a cozy relationship with Nashville and country music — it broadcasts the Country Music Awards every year — having a country crooner on the panel brings in a huge swath of music lovers.
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On Wednesday night, the country music legend walked her first red carpet since confirming her split from Anthony "Skeeter" Lasuzzo when she stepped out for the 53rd Annual Country Music Association Awards at the Bridgestone Arena.
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Lynn eventually became the biggest thing in country music, winning the Country Music Association's first female vocalist award in 1967 and becoming the first woman to take home the CMA's Entertainer of the Year prize in 1972.
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Plus I was immersed in country music, and it's a certain kind of country music down there, and it has a lot of soul in it, and George Jones is what I call a country soul singer.
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Shots were fired from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino while country music singer Jason Aldean was performing at the end of the three-day country music event, which reportedly drew 30,85033 attendees.
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Herndon says the country music genre is making great strides towards acceptance.
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Morgan Evans is riding solo at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
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The bar was reportedly hosting a college night for country music fans.
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Die-hard country music fans thought they were exempt from Beyoncé's blessings.
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Since then, she's won seven Grammy Awards and 11 Country Music Awards.
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Her love for country music motivated her move to Nashville in 1998.
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Dan + Shay aren't just a country music duo, they're truly best friends.
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This is no mistake — Pandora has a serious advantage in country music.
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This article first appeared on EW. Country music is having a moment.
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I love the country music family and Nashville with all my heart.
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I love songwriting and the road and the family of country music.
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Will country music artists and fans rise to support tougher gun regulations?
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Maybe there is time for country music to come around, after all.
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Tributes immediately began pouring in from the country music world and beyond.
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He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Gonna be some great country music in heaven this Sunday #MelTillis pic.twitter.
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And, a breakaway hit reveals the racial fault lines in country music.
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It means so much to country music, and it fit nicely there.
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Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Harold Bradley died Thursday in Nashville.
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In 2006, Bradley was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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This is not your mama's country music, it's barely even your music.
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Jillian Jacqueline is part of the next generation of country music stars.
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I don't listen to country music and the radio had a dial.
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Remember when Taylor Swift made the jump from country music to pop?
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Country music to me represents Southern culture in a lot of ways.
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"Well, it happened today," the country music superstar wrote on Twitter Monday.
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In 1988, she was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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ET. Don't miss a beat of country music news, photos and videos!
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His heart is in country music, but he's trained in classical piano.
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How does a country music singer make a romantically honest music video?
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AJ McLean is officially making his mark in the country music world!
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CMT has picked up the country music drama for a sixth season.
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The country music community is mourning the unexpected loss of Daryle Singletary.
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More country music fans will be gunned down at concerts across America.
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The 53rd annual Country Music Association Awards aired Wednesday night on ABC.
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She enjoyed baking, country music and Los Angeles Kings hockey, police said.
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She was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2011.
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Country music it reminds us we're all in the same boat together.
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Let's begin in Nashville, Tennessee, where Swift launched her country music career.
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They were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2015.
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He doesn't like the way that country music has modernized, he says.
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His attack on an outdoor country music festival left 85033 people dead.
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Country music was founded on the regrets of hungover, hard-drinking men.
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You recently moved to Nashville to facilitate your daughter's country music career.
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Stagecoach, a popular country music festival, will take place October 23-25.
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He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010.
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I grew up in Nashville, but I never quite got country music.
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"In Colorado, people love country music — but they also love their trout."
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Whereas people are really concerned about Lil Nas X playing country music.
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At the time, country music was still reckoning with its bro tendencies.
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In 2013 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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In 2013 he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Some country music stars have been open about their politics this year.
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This year, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Country music singer-songwriter Tenille Arts will sing the Canadian national anthem.
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KARAOKE We listen to old-school country music, with a gospel vibe.
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He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005.
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"A change has come over country music lately," he explained in 1968.
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Brown is signed to a country music record label (BBR Music Group).
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I listen to just about everything except country music, so it's strange.
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Country music star Jason Aldean was performing onstage when the shooting began.
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Carrie Underwood and others perform at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
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Few genres romanticize rags-to-riches stories the way country music does.
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On the show, he was a successful, award-winning country music singer.
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Her album, Girl, just won big at the Country Music Association Awards.
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It's a big deal because in country music, radio is still king.
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News at the 2019 Country Music Awards (which she attended with Bersten).
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The country music star hit the stage Wednesday night at the RADIO.
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CBS's Country Music Awards attracted 12.1 million viewers on the same night.
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If you know nothing about country music, this is a great primer.
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"Country music at its Big Bang was two different musics," says Burns.
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"Country Music" is at its best, not surprisingly, in the early going.
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He grew up listening to country music on a battery-powered radio.
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British Isles immigrants brought a repertoire that seeded Appalachian and country music.
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Album Review In 2016, Maren Morris broke all the country music rules.
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What does it add to the discussion about race and country music?
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He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Following the release of their 2008 debut, The Life of a Song, they earned an nomination at the Academy of Country Music Awards (for Top Vocal Duo) and the Country Music Association Awards (for Vocal Duo of the Year).
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She also loved "Soul Train," country music, big band music and Frank Sinatra.
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Ballerini put into perspective Twain's impact on her career and on country music.
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Indeed: Country music — mostly associated with white fans and artists — has Black origins.
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It's been years since country music star Naomi Judd left the public eye.
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Her breakup with country music was gradual, undramatic, and met with worldwide praise.
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Like every genre of music, country music is still dominated by white men.
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I'm a country music fan, first and foremost, so that job was incredible.
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Country music Hall of Famer Randy Travis signed with 117 Publicity on Oct.
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Oh yeah, you hear a lot of people get down about country music.
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"Country music is so weird right now…I mean it's ridiculous," she says.
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I imagine you're tired of discussing the plight of women in country music.
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Dennison loved playing lottery games and country music, according to her Facebook page.
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I loved country music, and I thought you stood for so many things.
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Clarkson first met Blackstock at the Academy of Country Music Awards in 2006.
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The 51st annual Country Music Association Awards kicked off Wednesday at 8 p.m.
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Thank you for your contribution to not only country music but all music.
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I listened to the Beatles when I was a kid, not country music.
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In Baltimore, the country music star Garth Brooks postponed two sold-out shows.
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Women in country music just got another strong ally on their side: CMT.
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That's not a knock on country music, which by the way I love.
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The fact that country music fans are scared of me, that hurts me.
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It's so characterful, country music — each song is like a three-minute movie.
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She has since won dozens of country music awards and seven Grammy awards.
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I've heard country music day in and day out all of my life.
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Beyoncé was last seen onstage during the 2016 Country Music Awards on Nov.
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I said, 'You gonna be one of the greatest singers in country music.
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Each year, the CMT Music Awards honor the best videos in country music.
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Even prior to the Byrds, our background was folk music and country music.
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Some of the stuff we did was more rocky than standard country music.
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Country music has played a big role in how the band writes songs.
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Kirt Webster, major country music publicist, left his company after sexual assault allegations.
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She and I discussed by e-mail the country-music paragon Patsy Cline.
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Not only to Carrie, but to the women of country music in general.
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Kim Kelly: First problem: no one this loaded can make good country music.
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Stewart loved country music, played the guitar and wrote music, his family said.
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The 54th Academy of Country Music Awards just got some added star power.
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Faith Hill has become one of the most recognizable faces in country music.
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WANTAGH "Tennessee Walt's The Other Great American Songbook," country music concert and lecture.
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WANTAGH "Tennessee Walt's the Other Great American Songbook," country music concert and lecture.
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She is a regular on a popular morning talk-and-country-music program.
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"He said, "I'm a huge country music fan and you're my favorite group.
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Country music was playing on the radio; a muted television showed Fox News.
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Country music is more than plaid shirts and pink Malibu Stacey-style hats.
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They aren't oddball country music-loving characters who pal around with famous actors.
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Or does country music just gel with this emotional phase he's going through?
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" Wilson grew up in rural Iowa where "there was no escaping country music.
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Country music star Jake Owen and girlfriend Erica Hartlein welcomed a baby girl.
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Country music star Randy Houser welcomed his first child with wife Tatiana Starzynski.
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Thank you so much #CMAawards and our beautiful country music family for this!
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And I think people thought it was my desire to change country music.
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At first, the Dixie Chicks reacted to their country music exile with equanimity.
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Country music has taken root in the Cordilleras and it's here to stay.
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Taylor Dye of country music duo Maddie & Tae has found happiness after heartbreak.
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She sang in church and heard country music and blues on the radio.
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Next, we're gonna try and figure out what even is country music anymore.
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I mean, Sean, I played in a country band, I love country music.
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DEVER The most shocking thing about Beanie was that she loves country music.
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Mr. Bradley was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 21.
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The country music star's wife was ready but he was on the fence.
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It was proven after a shooter killed country music fans in Las Vegas.
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In the hopefuls list, four contestants hailed from Nashville, home of country music.
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Justin Timberlake's experiment with country music took a nosedive with "The Hard Stuff."
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He used them in his "Country Music" series, seen this year on PBS.
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Go deeper: TikTok sensation Lil Nas X rewrites the rules of country music
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The blending of country music and black American forms is certainly nothing new.
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Awful country music streamed from the radio, coming in and out of frequency.
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Start yearning for Taylor's old country days even though you hate country music!
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This video follows Underwood's recent performance at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
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The Academy of Country Music also donated $100,000, which means the families in the Smoky Mountain area now have at least $200,000 of support from the country music community (not to mention the other funds collected by the Dollywood Foundation).
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The Academy of Country Music Awards returned to Las Vegas' Grand MGM Garden Arena on Sunday night, with some of the biggest names in country music set to perform — including Little Big Town, Blake Shelton, Kenny Chesney and Florida Georgia Line.
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Clearly country-and-bluegrass great Ricky Skaggs didn't think it could get any better than having Garth Brooks, whom he called "the biggest name in country music anywhere in the world," induct him into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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"I'm glad to be part of the country music community that uplifts," Kelley continued.
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Country music star Jessie James Decker shared a photo of her post-baby body.
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Soon after the interview, country music fans started publicly backing McBryde on social media.
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Persistently, in ways particular to country music, these albums examine the weight of tradition.
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But one big problem remains: radio is a massive driver for country music audiences.
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Underwood returned to the stage at the Academy of Country Music Awards in April.
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Pompeo says he loves Revolutionary War history, country music, show tunes and college basketball.
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Country music legend Shania Twain has apologized for saying she would've voted for Trump.
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People flee the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after gunfire erupted on Oct.
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It's part of a trend that's regaining popularity in country music called bent phrasing.
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"That country-music community is a very warm community," she told PEOPLE in November.
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I've never pictured myself having a display at the Country Music Hall of Fame.
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Bentley's exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame will run through Sept. 6.
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It's official: Beyoncé is set to perform at the 50th annual Country Music Awards.
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"I think country music is whatever people relate to through the music," he says.
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Dan Smyers, half of country music duo Dan + Shay, has a lot to celebrate.
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We call it a country music reunion every time these award shows come around.
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Dangdut is Indonesia's closest answer to American country music, says Indra Yudhistira of Indosiar.
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But she has some surprising country-music aspirations thanks to her dad and grandpa.
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Watch next: The Black Keys' Patrick Carney explains why people listen to country music
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Yes, Country music hides it because it has this pious religious side, you know.
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Meet Runaway June, a band that's well on its way to country music superstardom.
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"I don't like people that try to piggyback on real country music," Rich continued.
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Greene will be a total stranger to the world of Nashville and country music.
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McGraw, 52, and Zac Brown Band will represent country music on the big stage.
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Despite what others project upon it, he insists Pony remains rooted in country music.
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" He added, "The reason why I gravitated more towards country — country music tells stories.
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There's an unspoken language between country music legend Randy Travis and his wife, Mary.
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"We're very inspired by old American country music and new folk music," Mooney said.
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"We moved to Nashville to write country music, and we're such fans," Smyers said.
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Audrina Patridge and Ryan Cabrera were all smiles at a weekend of country music.
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The Country Music Association Awards are airing live from Nashville Wednesday night on ABC.
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Her red carpet style at the Country Music Awards did the talking for her.
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That's how it seems, anyway, judging from the Country Music Awards on Wednesday night.
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Across the street, a three-day country music festival would kick off that weekend.
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"A lot of people don't know that I was doing country music," Pell said.
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Despite being a male-dominated genre, country music has seen plenty of female superstars.
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Many people don't understand the African American component to the founding of country music.
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"I grew up when country music was at its zenith," Mr. Vaughn, 35, said.
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Country music isn't just music for rednecks or hillbillies or members of the NRA.
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The shooting happened during a country music festival that reportedly draws thousands of attendees.
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WEST POINT Live from Nashville, music and choreography from several decades of country music.
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God bless him but if you think that's country music…it's smoke and mirrors.
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"Think of all the transitions that country music has gone through," he points out.
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It feels like country music is perhaps moving back towards Kris's era of storytelling.Yes.
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"I still listen to a lot of country music and classic rock," he said.
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Country music star Dylan Scott and wife Blair Anderson welcomed their second child together.
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He was named entertainer of the year by the Country Music Association in 1976.
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In the midseason finale, Daphne (Maisy Stella) auditions for a country music singing competition.
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Jessie Buckley shines as a working-class performer with aspirations of country music stardom.
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Then simultaneously they plunged their feet onto the most sacred ground in country music.
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He's just a rich white guy who shot people at a country music concert.
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Under her leadership, the association brought new visibility to country music and its stars.
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You want to be in that club, and it's not the country music club.
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Next summer's "Country Music Cruise" will feature performances from Josh Turner and Mark Chesnutt.
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And its performer is black, still a relative rarity in the country music industry.
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Lately especially, country music has been changing rapidly, and Nashville has been constantly recalibrating.
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Is Rayna Jaymes about to go out in a blaze of country music glory?
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So does Heather Gooze, a bartender at the country music festival that was targeted.
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The showmanship, rowdiness and country music the city is known for permeate the atmosphere.
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Fifty-eight country music fans in Vegas weren't enough to make us change either.
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Country music radio stations across the U.S. canned the Dixie Chicks from their playlists.
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All her choices on Wildcard say she cares about her place in country music.
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Música sertaneja, Brazil's equivalent of country music, blares from speakers at open-air bars.
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Conservatives embrace a rapper while liberals rally around a one-time country music star.
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Mainstream country music is looking to hip-hop to reinvent its sound and aesthetics.
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The Grand Ole Opry is a country music institution that's been around since 1925.
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Read the responses from Jason Aldean and other performers at the country music festival.
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" He added, "And country music, collectively, the way they responded, it resonated with me.
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Rather than bow explicitly to country music, he revisits its greasy overlaps with funk.
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" And he just says, "I'm going to go home and listen to country music.
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We [Burns and PBS] have a big series on country music [coming in 2018].
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The 20-year-old's country-trap track has been a topic of controversy in the country music world after it was removed from Billboard's Hot Country chart in April because it "does not embrace enough elements of today's country music," according to Billboard.
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" Renee explained what Levine meant after the show, saying, "I'm an African-American woman doing country music and so a lot of people that are still small-minded feel like I shouldn't do country music because of the color of my skin.
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When the song landed on Billboard's country music chart in April, it caused a stir among some country music fans, who argued that "Old Town Road" appropriated the genre's themes and that its trap-infused melody should disqualify it from the country charts.
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On Tuesday, Herndon is re-releasing the hit single that launched his country music career.
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One of the things I love about country music is how truly malleable it is.
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Beyoncé just served up some ice-cold Lemonade at the 50th Country Music Association Awards.
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Iconic country music star Dolly Parton is 1203, and she gets up at 3 a.m.
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As for how her country music star husband will handle those scenes, Kidman told E!
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Turns out you don't have to be Beyoncé to get trolled by country music fans.
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I knew that meant she would be at the Country Music Awards on November 2.
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The country music awards — and your country-loving fans — are still smarting from that breakup.
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But Clarkson lives in Nashville, the heart of modern country music and a Republican stronghold.
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Kacey Musgraves brought Gigi Hadid as her date to the 2019 Country Music Association Awards.
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I love being a female in country music and lifting up other females of country.
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Life isn't perfect for LGBTQ+ country music singers or fans, but the tides are changing.
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She was full of life, a country music fan and attended several festivals, KOMO said.
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Airing after the 2018 Country Music Awards, the video drew some pretty high-profile participants.
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Country music fans started this for me and they're the reason I got my yes.
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Read These Stories Next: Does This Mean Taylor Swift Is Going Back To Country Music?
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The country music singer took to Twitter right before the game and the award show.
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Wyoming's Luke Bell plays old-fashioned country music with touches of honky tonk and swing.
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I feel peace know she was living life until her last moments, loving country music.
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Saddle up: the 52nd Academy of Country Music Awards are just a few days away.
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Brooklyn-based country band Karen & the Sorrows are exactly what country music needs right now.
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It was Sunday and the three-day Route 91 country-music festival was wrapping up.
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The singer also had advice to aspiring singer/songwriters — and not just in country music.
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I love it because honestly I grew up as a super traditional country music lover.
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He used to play country music to Irish audiences in London six nights a week.
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I was listening to Brooks & Dunn, and Tanya Tucker, and Wynonna Judd, and country music.
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The music is separated into five categories: freedom, denim, country music, national parks and presidents.
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" The Country Music Hall of Famer added, "I didn't want to take forever to retire.
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Some of the music now is really... there's country music, and then there's this music.
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McGraw and Hill were participating in the three-night country music festival with multiple stops.
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That's one of the values in country music that keeps me so rooted in it.
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Keep calm and country on because the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards are back!
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"I related to country music because of the way I was raised," Scott tells PEOPLE.
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Yes, he's still a rapper, but Jason Deford is a new outlaw to country music.
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News. "Keith is absolutely amazing," she said about touring with the fellow country music singer.
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For them, this single was the soundtrack for infusing country music into the football experience.
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Country music kind of starts in the late-21960s and it's over by the 270s.
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He loved baseball, NASCAR, gardening, country music, and absolutely anything involving his children and grandchildren.
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Because she of course had such a huge impact on country music but also fashion.
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But he also looks like a much-loved Mississippi-born country-music singer, Conway Twitty.
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Concertgoers at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival thought it sounded fireworks, she told.
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Up until that point, I had never interacted with anyone in the country music ecosystem.
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" With a giant grin on her face, Brown, 25, responded, "I do love country music.
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Is this all happening close to next week's American Country Music Awards for good promo?
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ELMONT "Tennessee Walt: The Other Great American Songbook," concert and lecture of classic country music.
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He opened fire on an unsuspecting crowd attending a country music festival 32 stories below.
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Country music singer Ty Herndon released the hit love song "What Mattered Most" in 1995.
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Dolly Parton has become a cultural icon in the world of country music and beyond.
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Lil Nas X's hit song stirred controversy this summer over what qualifies as country music.
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But the biggest shocker may have been the winner: country music radio host Bobby Bones.
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Here he is being a cutie at the 2014 Academy of Country Music Awards: 5.
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I still don't get it, but radio, unfortunately, kind of defines what country music is.
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It's the kind of growing-up-and-aging-gracefully song that's a country-music staple.
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Sunday, he heard gunshots but country music star Jason Aldean and his band continued playing.
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As Musgraves proves on Golden Hour, country music and pop aesthetics are far from incompatible.
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I would spend literal hours watching the Country Music Television channel waiting for Twain's videos.
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To these creatives, nobody ever had to explain that Nashville was more than country music.
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You've got to remember that in Australia in 1958, country music was rock 'n' roll.
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Tributes are pouring in for Kenny Rogers The country music icon passed away at 81.
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He's also got a burgeoning country music career, reality TV dreams, and sizable political aspirations.
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Was it something to do with country music, given the concert crowd Mr. Paddock targeted?
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This comes as a huge shock to all of us in the country music community.
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In October, a gunman killed 543 people at a country music concert in Las Vegas.
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At the 52nd annual Country Music Association Awards on Wednesday, a sense of stasis dominated.
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Feature Luke Bryan has been testing the sonic limits of country music for a decade.
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An earlier version of this article misspelled the middle name of a country music artist.
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Kenny Chesney, the country music star, is trying to show what can be assembled quickly.
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I would recommend it to everyone, even those who don't think they like country music.
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Alan Walker Nice to see country music is making an appearance at Coachella this year.
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Ms. Duarte had gone to the country music festival with her brother's girlfriend, Ariel Romero.
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They loved the Dodgers and country music, which is what brought them to the festival.
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Melissa Ayala, 41, came to the country music festival with four friends from Orange, Calif.
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That meant interviewing people who were in the hotel or at the country music concert.
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He wears fancy ostrich cowboy boots; started listening to country music only after the Sept.
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But he wanted the money and he figured a country music festival would be fun.
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Even as country music moved away from Montgomery Gentry's rough-hewed sound, the duo persisted.
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Last month, 59 people were mowed down in Las Vegas at a country music concert.
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I'm also interested in a reverse question: Why has non-country music always been welcome?
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Country music, especially, has a way of fixing its idols in conceptual time and space.
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Charles Esten hosts this ceremony, honoring the best in country music as voted by fans.
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Instead, she's created a new flashpoint over the lack of women's voices in country music.
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Sunday night, when a gunman opened fire on a crowd at a country music concert.
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Given control of the radio in Hastings's truck, Okwara turned to a country music station.
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As well as finding success in pop music, busbee was also recognized in country music.
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We learned as much after the country music queen took to the Coachella stage Friday.
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The country music star celebrates 50 years as a member of the Grand Ole Opry.
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Kim Gervais was a country music fan, small-business owner and mother of two daughters.
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What better way to spend Tuesday evening than a country music double bill on TV?
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And the more purist forms of country music can have limited appeal among younger listeners.
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Any country music fan — or really, any music fan — will have a grand old time.
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That was less than the 22019 million viewers CBS's broadcast of Country Music Awards drew.
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Each will play a half-hour set of folk and country music from their home.
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Each will play a half-hour set of folk and country music from their home.
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Country music legend Kenny Rogers died Friday evening at his home, surrounded by his family.
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He was the founding secretary of the board of the Country Music Foundation in 29.
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" He posted the song online in December along with an observation: "country music is evolving.
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Country music legend Merle Haggard has died after battling double pneumonia ... according to his manager.
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As far as I can tell, he knows little of country music or its greatness.
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Clubgoers out for a country music night Wednesday at a California bar, where a gunman killed at least 210 people, included some who survived the mass shooting at the Route 232 country music festival in Las Vegas last year, according to multiple news reports.
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"One of my favorite things about country music is our ability to tell stories, and the other great thing about country music is when you tell your story, it doesn't always have to be yours — that's the beauty of it," Decker told the audience.
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Singer Rosanne Cash penned a Tuesday op-ed calling on other country music stars to stand up for stricter gun control laws after the Las Vegas mass shooting that left at least 59 dead and more than 520 injured at a country music festival.
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Simpson first broke out in 2014 with his trippy, psych-country Metamodern Sounds in Country Music.
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And on Sunday, she'll be hosting the Academy of Country Music Awards for the 16th time.
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As nature intended, Beyoncé showed up to the Country Music Association Awards and stole the show.
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See the subtle racism in critiques that Lemonade's "Daddy Lessons" doesn't actually qualify as country music.
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Now a country music writer and singer, she released an album titled "The Journey" in 2014.
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The 29-year-old country music singer wrapped up the season three finale of her E!
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It was a joyous celebration of Chuck Berry's legacy at the Academy of Country Music Awards.
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Country music legend Hank Williams was noted as one of Nelson's influences from over the years.
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The Academy of Country Music Awards is truly going to be country's party of the year.
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Bump stocks were used in the shooting at a Las Vegas country music concert last fall.
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People run from the Route 212 Harvest country music festival after gunfire broke out on Oct.
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Mr Keith is an American country-music star who sings about drinking beer and chasing girls.
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McGraw and Hill, 50, were participating in the three-night country music festival with multiple stops.
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On Friday, President Trump congratulated country music singer Lee Greenwood on celebrating his birthday on Twitter.
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He fired for between 10 to 15 minutes at the country music festival, killing 58 people.
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In 1967, with the singer Bobbie Gentry, he hosted the first Country Music Association awards show.
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Eric Church's younger brother Brandon died last week, the country music star's rep confirmed to PEOPLE.
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When you're talking about the genre country music, it used to be called Country & Western music.
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Some Twitter users saw a different problem: Bonaguro couldn't hear the black roots of country music.
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If country music is not woke yet, it might just be that it is waking up.
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Dancing with the Stars contestant and country music star Jana Kramer is no stranger to heartbreak.
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The nominees and winners are chosen by the 6,300 industry professional members of Country Music Association.
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The country music duo documented Joey's journey – and the family's struggle to cope – along the way.
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Sandler makes a great addition to the country music vibe, occasionally harmonising nicely with Cyrus' voice.
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Stefani also admitted that before appearing on The Voice, she wasn't too familiar with country music.
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I mean, someone singing real country music and having that effect and selling all those records?
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On Thursday, Fischer got to meet and talk with the country music superstar—while in space.
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That's when I started doing the country music drawings, thinking about the Opry and the past.
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The country music stars tied the knot at the Esperanza resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
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" Trump is also captured telling country music star Trace Adkins, "You're obviously not a skin man.
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The four-time Grammy nominee recently spoke to PEOPLE about his decade-plus in country music.
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My grandmother on my mom's side, who was a black American, she loved country music too.
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The Country Music community is a FAMILY and our listeners are a part of that family.
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It's an incredible rendition from a band that grew up admiring and listening to country music.
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His version is ostensibly R&B, but it's amazing how well it adapted to country music.
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Carrie Underwood delivered a heartbreaking in memoriam performance Wednesday at the 51st Country Music Association Awards.
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Still, with 30 powerhouse performances, don't worry: You will get your fill of country music magic.
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The lineup for Route 91 Harvest was a who's who of country music talent: Eric Church.
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"I don't think he understands how important he has been to country music," Davis-Travis said.
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The 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards are being held at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
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Country music star Jason Aldean begins his set as the final musical act of the festival.
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"Our extreme gratitude to Country Music Star Jason Aldean for visiting UMC today," the post says.
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George Strait might be "pure country," but country music has always been a mixed-up genre.
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Paddock killed 59 people and wounded hundreds more at a country music festival near his hotel.
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"Country music is so diverse and perhaps the most supportive music industry that exists," he says.
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From the 1930s to today, here are the best female country music stars of all time.
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The all-female Dixie Chicks is one of the most popular country music groups in history.
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He says country music is universal, from its multi-ethnic origins to its familiar emotional messages.
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Beyoncé would seem to be an incongruous guest for something called the Country Music Association Awards.
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Many people tend to associate country music, rightly or wrongly, with Confederate flags and closed minds.
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It's pretty much just one big country music concert, with a lot of big names performing.
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Country music is way, way wider and way better than it was even 18 months ago.
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There's so many newer younger artists coming up in country music and they're absolutely killing it.
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In January, country music star Carrie Underwood and Mike Fisher revealed the birth of their son.
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She was filmed dancing with real-life country music star, Kacey Musgraves, at her sister's party.
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Before a procedure, he plays classical or country music, depending on the patient's condition, McGinn writes.
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Related: Country Music Association Awards show remembers tragedies See below for the full list of nominees.
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They do what they call "Brooklyn country music" — and half the concert was acoustic, like this:
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But vigilante justice, the working class, and country music have long been intertwined in the region.
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Because of this, indigenous communities see US country music as an expression of who they are.
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JON CARAMANICA Luke Combs has one of the most emotionally tactile voices in contemporary country music.
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Lean, sinewy, blues-inflected country music from a singer with a voice that's thick but nimble.
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Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood host this country music awards show for the 11th year running.
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But country music is far from the politically crimson monolith it is often assumed to be.
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The bars prominently feature neon Budweiser signs, Jack Daniel's whiskey and country music on the soundtrack.
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Bernthal is a country music fan, and Sandberg has reportedly taken to the genre as well.
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Mr. Gianforte entered the week as a clear favorite over Mr. Quist, a country music singer.
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The shooting happened during a three-day country music festival that reportedly drew thousands of people.
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Three dozen models walked the runway as a few bars of country music played on repeat.
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Ken Burns' new epic, "Country Music," traces the American mainstay from its birth in the 1920s.
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She decamped for the capital of country music not exactly to make it, but to recede.
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You can't talk about country music without paying homage to the genre's queen, Ms. Dolly Parton.
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The show blends traditional and contemporary country music, along with bluegrass, folk, Americana, and gospel music.
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If you want to learn about the country music superstar Dolly Parton, you'd better come prepared.
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Bob Dylan is a big fan, as is comedian and huge country music buff Norm Macdonald.
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