How to Use country music in a Sentence

country music

noun
  • An op-ed for the Guardian about the Black roots of country music.
    Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Luke Bryan is one of the biggest country music stars in the world.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2023
  • But where was the duo at this year's country music event?
    Annie O’Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The crew heads to the fair, indulging in country music, games of chance, and even a bit of romance.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2022
  • So, to come back to country music at this point isn’t as big of a stretch as some might think.
    Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The bond between the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and country music has always been a strong one.
    Joey Morona, cleveland, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The country music singer has a full lineup of flavors and fun twists on this liquor.
    Meg Donohue, ELLE, 2 Dec. 2022
  • He’s lined up one of country music’s biggest acts to do it.
    Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Royce has been in radio, which, of course, drives country music.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2024
  • As of Thursday morning, the song is No. 3 on iTunes’ country music chart.
    Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • And then one of the agents pitched me about writing a book about a country music star that is a serial killer.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2023
  • This isn't the first time Twain has broken boundaries in country music with her art.
    Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2022
  • For some time now, there has been a growing divide in country music.
    Time, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Nashville, the capital of country music, is also home to a lot of good food.
    Madison Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Isbell isn’t surprised to see artists like Zach Bryan breaking records left and right as part of a recent country music wave at the top of the charts.
    Marissa R. Moss, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Nashville is known for country music, sure, but it's also known for food.
    Jessica Booth, Country Living, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Those stories drew thousands of fans to country music in the ’90s, including a young Cole Swindell.
    Vulture, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Tennessee, home of country music, was one of the first states to grant a deceased person’s estate the rights to their image.
    Emilia David, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Running around with country music artists or rock artists.
    Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The queen of country music has great admiration for Queen Bey.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
  • View full post on Instagram Fans seem to be taking well to the budding country music star.
    Maggie Horton, Country Living, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Their influence has even crept past the boundaries of country music.
    Vulture, 18 Sep. 2023
  • These mashes are stock Southern, a close cousin of the accent that runs through yeehaw country music.
    New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Wilson noted these artists are the future of country music.
    Pam Windsor, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Nothing happens fairly in country music, where the best artists often work for years to find even a bit of success.
    Vulture, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Brinkley launched the career of the likes of Gene Autry, and deserves at least partial credit for the popular spread of country music.
    Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 19 Aug. 2023
  • And here’s to everybody else that’s going, ‘This isn’t country music.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Of all country music on-demand streams through the same period, 10% belonged to Wallen.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 6 Dec. 2023
  • The South Carolina native crossed over to country music in 2008.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The Texan cowboy and country music legend has been on the scene since 1981, the year his debut album ‘Strait Country’ came out.
    Megan Cardona, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024

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