country music

American  

noun

1. a style and genre of largely string-accompanied American popular music having roots in the folk music of the Southeast and cowboy music of the West, usually vocalized, generally simple in form and harmony, and typified by romantic or melancholy ballads accompanied by acoustic or electric guitar, banjo, violin, and harmonica.

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country music British  

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: country.  a type of 20th-century popular music based on White folk music of the southeastern US

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Etymology

Origin of country music

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Harry Kane and Dan Burn were among the England players who attended a concert of US country music star Ella Langley, but had to leave early to make their curfew.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

The country music star filed for divorce from his wife in Tennessee’s Williamson County on May 18, according to court documents obtained by People — TMZ broke the news.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

Not far from the country music playground of downtown Nashville, Armstrong loads his pick-up truck with footballs and sets off for the melting-pot neighbourhood of Antioch.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

And traveling country music fans need to put this on the calendar: Nashville was awarded the 2030 Super Bowl.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

But neither of us can stand country music.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins