As our chosen song is of the country/pop genre i felt that in order to create a music video that applies to this genre research would need to be conducted. This post will contain a brief history of this genre and examples of popular artists that are of this genre.
Country pop is a subgenre of country music and pop music that originates from Nashville. The joining of these two genres began in the 1950s when studio executives Chet Atkins and Owen Bradley wanted to create a new kind of music that appealed to young adults as at the time rockabilly had taken most of country music's youth audience". This innovative genre originated in Nashville, Tennessee and thus became known as Nashville Sound. The first male artists to come out of this new genre were Jim Reeves and Eddy Arnold, who both grew to have widespread acceptance in both country and pop music.
Jim Reeves
Eddy Arnold
The first female country singer to emerge from this new genre was Patsy Cline in the early 60s.She created a whole new breed of female country artists,such as Lynn Anderson and Crystal Gayle who gained prominence in later years. Even though Cline also gained widespread acceptance from country and pop audiences alike, the Nashville Sound did not maintain its popularity for long.
Patsy Cline
However, after being revived by the likes of Shania Twain in the 90's country pop increased in popularity. In recent years Taylor Swift and Lady Antebellum have achieved worldwide success. Taylor Swift's 2010-release album Speak Now and 2012's Red had become top charters in multiple charts, including the Top Country Albums and Billboard 200; both of those album sold 1 million copies in their debut week sales.
Taylor Swift
Shania Twain
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