English
Noun
country pop
- (descriptive) A subgenre of country music, blending the sounds of the Nashville sound and popular music; produced and marketed to reach a wide audience.
- pejorative Derogatory reference to a type of country music that some critics believe sounds more like popular music than traditional forms of country (e.g., honky tonk).
Usage notes
The term country pop is often used as a catch-all when referring to country music produced after 1990, when artists such as Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw? and Faith Hill rose to fame and their styles became very popular.
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