How to Use country music in a Sentence

country music

noun
  • Hank hit the sweet spot that raised country music’s postwar profile.
    Richard Selden, Washington Post, 30 June 2022
  • Summer is officially in full swing and there are quite a few country music artists out on the road belting out songs, old and new.
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 3 July 2022
  • Some were transplants from parts of the U.S. where country music is the main attraction.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
  • But his acting career was short-lived because his true passion was making music — country music.
    Marc Malkin, Variety, 2 June 2022
  • Carly Pearce is fast becoming country music’s queen of the clapback.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
  • That's right — the country music superstar is dropping a new song just in time for July 4th weekend!
    Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 1 July 2022
  • Either way, dress up as country music's beloved dynamic duo with cowboy boots, rhinestone belt buckles and flannel.
    Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 21 June 2022
  • Combs’s gravelly tone on this soulful country track, which sounds like an instant classic from two of country music’s superstars.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 June 2022
  • The blend of country music and culinary innovation there is captivating.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Like no group before or since, The Chicks have made country music appealing to a generation or two of new listeners.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2022
  • But Guyton points out that country music is also part of the cultural heritage of the Black community.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 13 June 2022
  • By now almost everybody has at least an inkling that Jelly Roll has become one of the biggest superstars of country music in the past two years.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2024
  • An op-ed for the Guardian about the Black roots of country music.
    Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Luke Bryan is one of the biggest country music stars in the world.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2023
  • But where was the duo at this year's country music event?
    Annie O’Sullivan, Good Housekeeping, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The crew heads to the fair, indulging in country music, games of chance, and even a bit of romance.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2022
  • So, to come back to country music at this point isn’t as big of a stretch as some might think.
    Tricia Despres, Peoplemag, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The bond between the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and country music has always been a strong one.
    Joey Morona, cleveland, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The country music singer has a full lineup of flavors and fun twists on this liquor.
    Meg Donohue, ELLE, 2 Dec. 2022
  • He’s lined up one of country music’s biggest acts to do it.
    Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Wilson has been the toast of country music for months now, since her strong showing at the ACMs.
    Vulture, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Royce has been in radio, which, of course, drives country music.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2024
  • As of Thursday morning, the song is No. 3 on iTunes’ country music chart.
    Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • And then one of the agents pitched me about writing a book about a country music star that is a serial killer.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2023
  • This isn't the first time Twain has broken boundaries in country music with her art.
    Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2022
  • For some time now, there has been a growing divide in country music.
    Time, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Nashville, the capital of country music, is also home to a lot of good food.
    Madison Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2023
  • As Willie Nelson once sang, there’s no place but Texas — and some of country music’s hallmark awards shows seem to agree.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
  • Wallen has, for most of the 2020s, been the most popular musician in country music.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 June 2024
  • Isbell isn’t surprised to see artists like Zach Bryan breaking records left and right as part of a recent country music wave at the top of the charts.
    Marissa R. Moss, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023

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