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<\/p>\nTimes are changing, and the way we listen to music is\u00a0changing too. In 2001,\u00a0Steve Jobs changed the way we listened to music through his new media player and library called \u201ciTunes\u201d on the new iPod invented. iTunes has been an excellent way for artists to publish their music and become known.<\/p>\n
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However, by 2008 Daniel Ek changed the game and came out with Spotify<\/a>, a music library which enables users to stream music instead of downloading it first. A lot of people\u00a0adore Spotify because it resembles a social media in that it lets its users follow other users, their playlists, and albums and hit singles of famous artists as well<\/p>\n Every genre of music has multiple playlists available to them, and one of the most popular, loved and favored is Country.<\/p>\n Generations and generations of country music are\u00a0now available for all to hear. From the ageless, remarkable baritone voice of Johnny Cash<\/a>, to the prominent \u2018King of Country\u2019, George Strait<\/a>, and all the way to the youngest Grand Ole Opry inductee, Carrie Underwood<\/a>, Spotify is teeming with some deep rooted and pop cultured country music.<\/p>\n It\u2019s intriguing to note the differences in the sounds of country throughout the ages. The wide range of country artists displayed show the progressions of country music from past to present. Country stars, such as Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard, and Dolly Parton denote the twangy, original country music of the past, while Chris Janson, Thomas Rhett, and Jana Kramer are examples of newer artists that depict the more hip hop gravitated style of country. Although time begets change in popular music, Spotify has made\u00a0the popular music of the past easily attainable.<\/p>\n The overabundance of country playlists can be overwhelming, but it\u2019s engrossing\u00a0to discover\u00a0which songs belong in the most followed playlists. Take the playlist \u2018Hot Country\u2019 for example, with almost 2 million followers. It is easy to determine who the most prominent country artists of today\u2019s pop culture are.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a no brainer that Luke Bryan, George Strait, Carrie Underwood, and Tim McGraw have\u00a0a couple of songs on this playlist. However, many of the artists listed were unfamiliar to me and had songs that\u00a0drifted toward the newer and more pop sound of bro-country. Bro-country seems to be the more contagious and more prominent type of country listened to in today\u2019s world. There must be something appealing about the combination of rock, hip-hop, and country music.<\/p>\n For other playlists, it really depends on the mood you\u2019re in. Are you looking for some tunes to jam to at a tailgate? Listen to \u2018Chillin\u2019 on a Dirt Road\u2019 that has upbeat songs like, \u2018Somebody Like You\u2019 by Keith Urban, or \u2018Honey Bee\u2019 by Blake Shelton.<\/p>\n Or possibly\u00a0you\u2019re into a serious and calm\u00a0mood and just want to listen to soft country. Maybe the \u201cCountry Coffeehouse\u2019 with songs like \u2018Before These Walls Were Blue\u2019 by Wade Bowen or \u2018A Woman Like You\u2019 by Lee Brice would be a better fit.<\/p>\n Maybe if you want to get crazy, you can even listen to \u2018Canadian Country\u2019! But why waste your time when you can listen to some good ol\u2019 American country.<\/p>\n With the improvement of technology through the years, country music has been able to reach out to more of its fans and keep them well entertained. Pits and peaks of\u00a0different subgenres in country music will continue to oscillate as time moves forward. But I wonder with more advancements to come, will country songs and artists of the past be infused and combined with\u00a0country music in the future?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Times are changing, and the way we listen to music is\u00a0changing too. In 2001,\u00a0Steve Jobs changed the way we listened to music through his new media player and library called \u201ciTunes\u201d on the new iPod invented. iTunes has been an … Continue reading ![\"7217b7dfa12172174f\"](\"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/10\/7217b7dfa12172174f-300x200.jpg\")
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