country music

noun

: music derived from or imitating the folk style of the Southern U.S. or of the Western cowboy

especially : popular vocal music characterized by simple harmonies, accompaniment by stringed instruments (such as guitar, fiddle, banjo, and pedal steel), repeated choruses, and often narrative lyrics

called also country, country and western

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This is a lot of my audience, for both whiskey and country music, and what (Earnhardt) does in auto racing. —

Lydia Mee, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025 Students strutted in blue suede and shiny black leather to country music around the auction floor. —

Miguel Otárola, The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025 Blake Shelton will host the special live from the iconic country music venue. —

Selome Hailu, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025 Mo Pitney, of course, is known for his solo country music work, but has long taken inspiration from bluegrass. —

Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for country music