Country Music Goes Pop
Posted by Concert Venues | Posted in Live Music Venues | Posted on 09-10-2009
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The complaint heard all over Nashville from the insiders to just the country music listeners of old is that there is too much pop music influencing a lot of country musicians making the tunes what a lot of are calling country pop making that a sub- genre of its own.
The artist at the head of the country pop movement is undoubtedly Taylor Swift, not saying she’s the 1st one to do it but she’s the 1st one to really have success at it. Not only has she’d success with top-40 radio but she recently did a taping with MTV’s TRL which is a rarity and al most unheard of in country music.
many people look at country pop as a terrible thing that it ought to be denounced or looked at as cheapening the rich culture of country music but if you look at the sales charts it is in my opinion help ing country musicians as a whole as it is exposing many young audiences and audiences that may never have given country music a opening now to give a listen to an performer like Taylor Swift, Chuck Wicks, or Rascal Flatts then move on to other musicians such as Alan Jackson or Jason Aldean who are more traditional country.
If you attend a Taylor Swift show, if you can get tickets that’s, there are thousands upon thousands of screaming young girls who are not only purchasing her albums but they are purchasing all kinds of merchandise and Taylor is famous for staying hours following a show to make sure anyone who wants something signed will get it, and perfect of all she takes her time with each individual making them feel special which really makes her special. No w if she can get over the hump of a sophomore slump and her possibly outgrowing her fan base then she will be around for years to come.
If you look at the sales charts when all of the music business is down country music is staying strong and evolving to take over part of mainstream is something country has tried for a long time and they are officially accomplishing it now, so might be some pop in my country music is not as bad as I think or a lot of individuals think.