country music
noun
: music derived from or imitating the folk style of the Southern U.S. or of the Western cowboy
especially
: popular vocal music characterized by simple harmonies, accompaniment by stringed instruments (such as guitar, fiddle, banjo, and pedal steel), repeated choruses, and often narrative lyrics
called also country, country and western
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The Pointer Sisters won a Grammy for a country music song in a similar category in 1975.
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Caché McClay, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
While a new generation of young singer-songwriters encroaches on country music’s old guard by the day, the Texas barnstormer has found his footing with a fan base hell-bent on capturing every moment Myers affords them.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Emerging female country music superstar Megan Moroney and legendary songwriter Diane Warren recently shared their passion for songwriting with an intimate Nashville audience.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Man’s Best Friend’s dewy charm/smarm offensive also seems purposely set to so much country music, a field shaped by its key artists’ and core audience’s Christian family values.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
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Caché McClay, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
While a new generation of young singer-songwriters encroaches on country music’s old guard by the day, the Texas barnstormer has found his footing with a fan base hell-bent on capturing every moment Myers affords them.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025
Emerging female country music superstar Megan Moroney and legendary songwriter Diane Warren recently shared their passion for songwriting with an intimate Nashville audience.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Sep. 2025
Man’s Best Friend’s dewy charm/smarm offensive also seems purposely set to so much country music, a field shaped by its key artists’ and core audience’s Christian family values.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for country music
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“Country music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country%20music. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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