Yehaw!

World music is made up of many different genres and styles. Every culture has their own indigenous music, and modern world music often blends these genres with electronic sounds. Country Music has been associated with cowboy hats and boots. The fact is that apparel has got nothing to do with it. The Music Industry is divided and fractured as to what really the Country Music is. Most people say that, when they hear it, they know its country or it’s not. The relationship is one if hate and love; either fans love it and hate other genres intensely. If you have met some diehard country fans, you will notice, they will always find a way to hear it, no matter what state country radio currently finds itself in. Country Music has an association also, the Country Music Association (CMA), founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee.  The one thing that bothers me most about country music is that it can fall under other genres other than country. Taylor Swift started country and is still considered to be “country” but she’s played on more than just country stations. In my opinion, country music has definitely changed from what it used to be, we now have rap in our country songs, etc. Also, when people complain about country, their usually complaining on how “slow moving and depressing” the songs come off as. Although, country music is so much more than slow and depressing, I don’t think enough people give a chance to the country genre. All country music is different starting from Taylor Swift to Alan Jackson.; there’s just a different rhythm to each artist’s taste. This blog was one of the harder ones to write about because I have a strong passion for music; my foot will tap to any kind of beat. If I had to narrow it down to one genre though, I think I would pick country over anything else!