This Nashville Life

Commercially, some women have experienced extreme success while under the country music umbrella. Shania Twain, one of the most popular artists in the 1990s, “Not only is [...] country music’s most successful female artist, she also recorded the genre’s most successful album of all time, Come On Over in 1997” (McCarthy, par. 3). Taylor Swift’s 2013 arena tour to support her last country album was the most lucrative tour in North America that year, bringing in more than $113 million in ticket revenue (Sisario, par. 16). Critically, women have fared extremely well in recent years. A movement to make music acknowledging the genre’s roots has been lead by a group of female country musicians- to the admiration of critics and fans alike, if they get the chance to hear the music. Since 2014, seven of fifteen nominees for the Grammy Award for country album of the year have been women, with two of the three winners being female (Leight, par. 28-30). If women are given the opportunity to be heard on the radio and develop a fanbase, the chances to achieve a high level of prosperity are just as high as their male counterparts’. The level of critical success experienced by some new female artists shows that women and the themes they portray in their songs appeal to many people, even if the music is not being heard by the

I have chosen a song that I would say is a country song. It is actually a song that I have known for many years and that I actually taken ato. This song would be “Chicken Fried” by Zac Brown. In this song, Brown sings about things such as enjoying his evenings with family and getting to dine on his favorite meals, being raised in the South, and giving thanks to God and the people who fought for the freedom of our nation. In the chorus, he is described to the listener that he is with his family, and presumably friends as well, enjoying each other’s company on a Friday night. He also explained getting to eat some fried chicken, drink beer, and listen to the radio. He then mentions that he was born and raised in Georgia Pine. Then in the next

“God put us here on the carnival ride, we close our eyes never knowing, where it will take us” (Wheel of the World quoted In “Biography”). These were the words of Wheel of the World which inspired Carrie Underwood to write her latest album. Although at only 13 years old, she recorded her first album (“Carrie Underwood Biography”). Carrie also participated in several different celebrations around the US to prepare herself to audition for American Idol in 2004 (“Biography”). By winning this contest, she continued to stay humble through her fame. Her contributions through country music demonstrated by the career of Carrie Underwood proved beyond a doubt the Country Music Hall of Fame should induct this singer. She has shown the value through her major works, charities and influences, and professional morals.

Country music is a genre that some might absolutely love and some might absolutely hate. It is a style of music that developed in the southern and western U.S. and often contains lyrics relating to the lives of people who live in the country. While there are a lot of different types of country music, a very popular country artist of this time is Eric Church. Church brings a bit of a twist to country music, with really telling us how he feels. Talking about one of his songs in particular, “homeboy” about a lost young man needing to “come on home, boy.”

Country music has changed over the past decades, as all music does, stepping away from the focus on freedom, family, friends, faith, and home, to songs about women, drinking, dirt roads, and big trucks. Many people feel that this has led to the objectification of women, creating an unrealistic expectation for women to live up to. Most artist have followed the lead of this and are writing more and more songs about these issues to stay with the trends, as many people enjoy this twist because it is coming with incorporations of other styles of music. This concept has become know as bro country, music that men can relate to when they are talking to their buddies or bros. In “Girl in a Country Song” the lyrics tell a story of the girls

Robert Altman’s movie Nashville is based on the political, social, and personal problems that our country has to deal with. These problems are rooted in the battle between the need to create some false image of success and the need for truth which is the struggle that exists in every character of this film (except Jeff Goldbloom). To show this Robert Altman takes us through Nashville’s Country Music using political commentary, music and realistically portrayed dialogue to tell the story.

Country Music’s Rich Kienzle felt the album took Diffie “further into that idiom where he shows the gutsiness that many younger singers never quite catch. It’s New Traditionalism without compromise, but music that fans of certain more modern-sounding singers can enjoy as well.” Attitude sported up-tempo numbers worthy of lively line dances, “a modern take on hillbilly boogie of the 1940s and 50s,” and “sensitive, evocative and totally believable” ballads and “story songs.” Kienzle praised Diffie’s wit and sharp imagery throughout his critique and concluded, “Diffie’s found a focus and a strength here .... and if this is the direction he chooses to go in the future, it’s easy to anticipate more albums as good as this

Attention material: She is the most popular female artist since 2006 when she started as a country singer; she has won many Grammy Awards, Kids Choice Awards and People’s Choice Awards with her incredible talent. She is generous, creative and successful; this could be no other than our beloved Taylor Swift.

Working with the record label and trying to further her career, she released her debut single, “Inside your Heaven” in the summer. The release of this album brought an exponential amount of fame to Carrie’s life. Many fans were beyond pleased with her effortless talent and enjoyed her country music. Carrie was able to preform in American Idols Live Tour, which allowed her to travel around the nation and spread her country music to a variety of people. After finishing her American Idols Live!

Johnson and Moore have styles that helped them become famous musicians in country music. Once they moved to Nashville, their talent was obvious to recording agencies. Johnson’s plain, scary appearance creates a style that shows he does not need to dress sharp for fans. Everything is found in his music. Moore’s heavy dose of southern, country charm allows him to be a great singer and songwriter. Although Johnson and Moore have such different personalities, they are friends for the love of music and respect as another musician. The hard work these men put into their music shows the long journey they both have had, and plays a big role in their fame. Johnson and Moore are two of the most respected country musicians today, even though they have such different

This year’s family vacation was one for the books. With my aunt living in Tennessee, we do not get together as often as we would like so my family decided to go to Nashville, Tennessee. When we started our trip, it was 6 a.m. and it was nothing short of fun and laughter along the way. Never having been to Tennessee before, I figured I’d enjoy the eight-hour ride of sight-seeing and laughter with my family. When we were a few miles into the trip, the mountains of Georgia were breathtaking. While I was enjoying the scenery, another thing that I found enjoyable about this trip was the conversation that I had with my family. We went on talking about life in general, all the struggles, and childhood memories that we had. We even talked about years

The famous singer and songwriter, Miranda Lambert, has impacted many lives with her songs. Miranda was raised in Lindale, Texas (“Miranda Lambert”). This is where many of her songs take place. She suddenly became very interested in the country music business at age nine ("Miranda Lambert Artistfacts"). This interest was sparked when her parents took her to see Garth Brooks in concert ("Miranda Lambert Artistfacts"). She entered her first country music talent show at only age ten (“Miranda Lambert”). Soon after learning guitar from her father, Miranda later began writing her own songs (“Miranda Lambert”). In 2001, her family paid and promoted her very first CD (“Miranda Lambert”). Miranda Lambert soon made a name for herself, when she auditioned for a country music reality show, Nashville Star (“Miranda Lambert”). She finished her career on this show placing third ("Miranda Lambert Artistfacts"). Although, after the show, she landed a record deal with Sony Music (“Miranda Lambert”). In 2005, she release a very successful album, Kerosene (“Miranda Lambert”). In fact, it became number one on the Billboard country music chart ("Miranda Lambert Artistfacts"). Two years later, she released another hit album, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

The country singer put the spotlight on the need to help the members of the Tennessee communities that were devastated

It was August 11th 2015. We were all tired from the long car ride. The temperature was different from Cincinnati, it felt hotter in downtown Nashville. You could see people everywhere, going in and out of stores and bars. Even though I was exhausted this place was pretty cool. I could hear bands playing everywhere and everywhere you looked there were country stores and people that were dressed in all country

During the month of February, the Hallmark Network promoted a showcase of movies leading up to Valentine’s Day called “Countdown to Valentine’s,” and it just so happens that one of those films, “Appetite for Love,” featured a country duo that captured my attention. When I first heard them sing, I was certain I had heard them on the country radio station, but upon further inspection (and after some good, old-fashioned research), I discovered that it was a sweet sister group called “Robyn and Ryleigh.” Their music spawned quite a firestorm on social media as so many fans attempted to figure out just who they were. I am pleased to report that I recently had the opportunity to get to know these young troubadours just a little bit better as we discussed