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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Suppose his video helps the song achieve his sixth No. 1 single in his decade-long mainstream country music career.
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Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
Among the films set to premiere are Jazzy starring Lily Gladstone, Winter Spring Summer or Fall with Jenna Ortega and Percy Hynes White, and Rebel Country, a country music doc featuring Jelly Roll and Lainey WIlson, among others.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
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Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
Among the films set to premiere are Jazzy starring Lily Gladstone, Winter Spring Summer or Fall with Jenna Ortega and Percy Hynes White, and Rebel Country, a country music doc featuring Jelly Roll and Lainey WIlson, among others.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
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“Country music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country%20music. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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