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

Word History and Origins

Origin of country music¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

On Saturday, the 27-year-old will continue his quest to deliver further success in a city more renowned for its country music than sporting prowess.

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The xenophobic fervor against Bad Bunny has led political leaders like House Speaker Mike Johnson to call for a more suitable figure for the Super Bowl, such as country music artist Lee Greenwood.

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Last week, it was confirmed that the US country music star would play the famous music venue on Saturday 18 July as part of his My Kinda Saturday Night Tour.

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He sang country music, which “serious” critics treat the same way they treat horror and comedy—as a lesser genre, entertaining but basic.

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On her 2014 LP, “1989,” she finally severed herself from country music, and needed to show the world she could be as dominant in the pop arena, and she succeeded commercially and artistically.

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