Country music is well and alive, being enjoyed worldwide. Country music is as popular in far away Germany and Asia, as much as it has been in the deep south of America. And the more that country music widens in popularity, there's more and more mixtures of pop crossing over, groups such as Rascal Flatts and Lady Antebellum, plust the birth of pop queens such as Taylor Swift. Over the years, counry music songs have been written about home town loyalty, to lost and new found love. But new country songs and pop have invented a new flavour of music, with a hip beat, whilst keeping the fantastic deep storylines that country music is so well known for.
Though country-pop cross overs are becoming more and more popular, songs that bridge the gap between traditional country and modern pop have been around for years. Artists like John Denver and Glen Campbell blazed the trail for cross over artists in the 1970s with monster hits like Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy". Even the Australia born Olivia Newton-John managed to reach across genres in the 1970s with her hit "Let Me Be There". One of the most famous country-pop cross over success stories has been that of Dolly Parton. While entertaining country fans with country hits like "Why'd You Come Here Lookin' Like That" and "Yellow Roses" she has also penned pop hits like "9 to 5" and even the smash hit "I Will Always Love You" from the soundtrack to the motion picture The Body Guard starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston.
The country pop genre experienced a revival in the 1990s in the hands of country queens like Shania Twain, Faith Hill, Trisha Yearwood and LeeAnn Rimes with hits that topped both the country and pop charts such as "Independence Day" and "Can't Fight the Moonlight". Groups like the Dixie Chicks and Lonestar were able to attract fans from both traditional country music listeners and contemporary and pop music lovers.
These days, new country songs and stars are crossing over into the pop genre as much as ever. Taylor Swift and Lady Antebellum showed presence at the Grammies, Swift taking home 4 awards, and Lady Antebellum leaving with 5 awards. Taylor Swift is the youngest artist, and only country solo artist to win Album of the Year for her album, "Fearless."
There's definitely a place in modern country music for the creative rythm and hip beat of crossover pop singers and it's only becoming more popular. There's a trend growing faster than ever for country and pop lovers to follow a wider audience of both styles and many in between, and this has created a very unique opportunity for artists in both genres. So whether you a die hard Alan Jackson fan, or really love the latest Lady Gaga style pop songs, get ready and clear a space on your shelves for the new country music songs in your CD shelf or MP3 player.
Though country-pop cross overs are becoming more and more popular, songs that bridge the gap between traditional country and modern pop have been around for years. Artists like John Denver and Glen Campbell blazed the trail for cross over artists in the 1970s with monster hits like Campbell's "Rhinestone Cowboy". Even the Australia born Olivia Newton-John managed to reach across genres in the 1970s with her hit "Let Me Be There". One of the most famous country-pop cross over success stories has been that of Dolly Parton. While entertaining country fans with country hits like "Why'd You Come Here Lookin' Like That" and "Yellow Roses" she has also penned pop hits like "9 to 5" and even the smash hit "I Will Always Love You" from the soundtrack to the motion picture The Body Guard starring Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston.
The country pop genre experienced a revival in the 1990s in the hands of country queens like Shania Twain, Faith Hill, Trisha Yearwood and LeeAnn Rimes with hits that topped both the country and pop charts such as "Independence Day" and "Can't Fight the Moonlight". Groups like the Dixie Chicks and Lonestar were able to attract fans from both traditional country music listeners and contemporary and pop music lovers.
These days, new country songs and stars are crossing over into the pop genre as much as ever. Taylor Swift and Lady Antebellum showed presence at the Grammies, Swift taking home 4 awards, and Lady Antebellum leaving with 5 awards. Taylor Swift is the youngest artist, and only country solo artist to win Album of the Year for her album, "Fearless."
There's definitely a place in modern country music for the creative rythm and hip beat of crossover pop singers and it's only becoming more popular. There's a trend growing faster than ever for country and pop lovers to follow a wider audience of both styles and many in between, and this has created a very unique opportunity for artists in both genres. So whether you a die hard Alan Jackson fan, or really love the latest Lady Gaga style pop songs, get ready and clear a space on your shelves for the new country music songs in your CD shelf or MP3 player.
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Learn more about Adam Price, by visiting his country music blog Country Fusion for the latest modern country pop store.
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