Ropin’ the Wind

Contemporary country is the mainstream, radio-oriented branch of country music that emerged in the 1980s and consolidated in the 1990s. It blends traditional country instrumentation and storytelling with pop-rock songcraft, polished production, and arena-sized hooks.

Country pop blends the narrative songwriting and acoustic roots of country music with the melodic hooks, streamlined structures, and polished production of pop.

Country is a roots-based popular music from the rural American South that blends Anglo-Celtic ballad traditions with African American blues, gospel, and string-band dance music.