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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Outside before the event, a festive atmosphere prevailed in the parking lot as vendors hocked Trump gear, bikers rolled through with a big flag bearing Trump's mug shot from one of the four criminal cases against him and country music blared over loudspeakers.
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David Jackson, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
Items up for auction include country music memorabilia, furniture and fixtures, Bobby Mackey's stage costumes, a 2004 Ford Thunderbird, items related to the venue's paranormal folklore and yes, El Torro, the original mechanical bull.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2024
Over the past year, Post Malone has been integrating himself into Nashville’s country music circles, co-writing and recording songs with numerous country artists, writers, producers and musicians in Music City for his upcoming debut country album, F-1 Trillion, out on Friday (Aug. 16).
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2024
The annual country music awards show launched last year, and several new categories have been added to the event this time around: female song, male song, group / duo song, cover song, new artist song and storyteller song.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
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David Jackson, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
Items up for auction include country music memorabilia, furniture and fixtures, Bobby Mackey's stage costumes, a 2004 Ford Thunderbird, items related to the venue's paranormal folklore and yes, El Torro, the original mechanical bull.
—Killian Baarlaer, The Enquirer, 15 Aug. 2024
Over the past year, Post Malone has been integrating himself into Nashville’s country music circles, co-writing and recording songs with numerous country artists, writers, producers and musicians in Music City for his upcoming debut country album, F-1 Trillion, out on Friday (Aug. 16).
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 15 Aug. 2024
The annual country music awards show launched last year, and several new categories have been added to the event this time around: female song, male song, group / duo song, cover song, new artist song and storyteller song.
—Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Country music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/country%20music. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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