country music

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.

country music

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of country music¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

When some social media users said Wallen did not represent all of country music, several artists quickly stepped in on social media to dispute that claim.

From Washington Post

The tale of the Chicks, formerly the Dixie Chicks, who were exiled after criticizing the Iraq War, looms large over country music.

From Time

Many male artists who dominate country music today are married to people who evolved into public figures with tens and hundreds of thousands — or occasionally millions — of social media followers.

From Washington Post

There just hasn’t been somebody like him in a long time in country music — aside from his music, just the type of person he is.

From Washington Post

Although known as Music City for its deep connections to country music, Nashville is a creative community generally, where arts and people of all kinds are celebrated.

From No Straight News

The twang we hear as emblematic of white country music is actually the direct descendant of black folk music banjo.

From The Daily Beast

Anyone turning to country music for life lessons or values had better be content with the advice to simply not be so judgmental!

From The Daily Beast

As the Dish noted recently, country music once boasted a wide array of complex and diverse political opinions.

From The Daily Beast

Hasan Elahi fell in love with country music almost as soon as he immigrated to New York City from Bangladesh when he was 7.

From The Daily Beast

The country music concerts, he said, tended to have the most violence.

From The Daily Beast