Bro-Country Is Just The Symptom. Here Are The Causes
Yeah, yeah, bro-country sucks. As satisfying as it is to finally see the rest of the American media waking up to a problem that had actually been gripping country music for half a decade before...
View ArticleMaddie & Tae’s “Girl In A Country Song” Anti Bro-Country?
Make no mistake about it, "Girl In A Country Song" will be a huge hit, because Scott Borchetta will make it that way. The pretty faces help, and so does the fact they they can write and sing a little...
View ArticleThe Re-Integration of “Bro-Country” Hatred by Music Row
In the vacuum of true choice, Music Row is attempting to appeal to both sides of the "bro-country" issue so they're insured to not lose anyone's business. Whether you're for or against "bro-country",...
View ArticleGarth Brooks: “Our Job Is To Fly The Flag of Country Music”
Garth Brooks held a much-anticipated press conference on Thursday (7-10) to announce an upcoming world tour, new music on the way, and that for the first time his music will be released digitally....
View ArticleWomen Going About Battling Bro-Country All Wrong
Last year about this time, music periodicals left and right were falling over themselves to declare 2013 the "Year of the Woman" in country music. Music Row in Nashville may be dumb, but it's not...
View ArticleFrom Checklist to Bro-Country: The Subversion of Country Music
So here we are. It's the summer of 2014, and the headlines that dominate the country music world have to do with mounds of trash and numerous arrests in Pittsburgh, a man found dead in a dumpster in...
View ArticleThomas Rhett Sticks His “Bro-Country” Foot In His Mouth
Thomas Rhett took time away from getting hammered with Jesus and writing idiotic checklist songs to talk with Cody Alan of CMT's After Midnite recently, and not so surprisingly, Thomas had some dumb...
View ArticleR.I.P. “Bro-Country” (2011-2014)
On Monday, September 22nd, the subset of American country music known to many by its nickname "Bro-Country," died at its home in Nashville, TN. Though the specific cause of death has yet to be ruled on...
View ArticleTyler Farr Would Like To Smack Jody Rosen Upside The Head
Hypothetically he does, or at least metaphorically. But depending on Tyler Farr's proficiency at internet research (which I'm guessing is pretty sub-par) and his proximity to the Big Apple where New...
View ArticleA Meow Mix Commercial Speaks To Bro-Country’s Critical Mass
Last week people were meowing over a newly-released video marrying Meow Mix cat food with what appeared to be a Bro-Country parody called "Country Cat." The two-minute video performed by country artist...
View ArticleThe 6 Pop Country Archetypes (2014 Edition)
Have you ever wondered who actually listens to those awful songs they play on pop country radio? Here are the six primary Archetypes, or as Music Row refers to them, the “target demographics” that make...
View ArticleKenny Chesney Punks Out Bro-Country in Billboard Cover Story
Once again Kenny Chesney is putting Bro-Country in his crosshairs, and specifically its objectification of women. In a new cover story in the upcoming issue of Billboard, the four-time CMA Entertainer...
View Article“Something In The Water” Becomes Bro-Country’s Coffin Nail
But what "Something In The Water" had that no other song that could offer battle to Bro-Country had previously was substance, and one of the most powerful performances we've heard from a country artist...
View Article“Bro-Country” Defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as a New Word
"Bro-Country"---the much-maligned sub-genre of country music that is defined most purely by acts such as Florida Georgia Line, Chase Rice, Cole Swindell, and a host of others, was recently featured on...
View ArticleBrantley Gilbert Releases PRO Bro-Country Protest Single “Same Old Song”
Disregard that discussions about Bro-Country now feel like old hat ever since the trend trailed off except for a few last vestiges of outdated-feeling singles working through the system, Brantley...
View ArticleFlorida Georgia Line Answer Their Critics (or try to, at least) with Dan Rather
Well well well. So Florida Georgia Line has decided to go on the offensive when it comes to the significant criticism the duo is fielding as the face and premier franchise of Bro-Country. The faltering...
View ArticleMove Over Bro-Country, The “Bra-Country” Revolution Has Begun
In hopes of aligning themselves as the antithesis to the whole "bro-country" phenomenon gripping popular country music with its laundry list, truck and beer, mud-splashed and moonshine-soaked...
View ArticleAs Predicted, “Bro-Country” Is Now a Term of Endearment
Just as I've been saying ever since the term "bro-country" was widely adopted by naysayers of the current male-dominated laundry list phenomenon in country music, eventually it would be co-opted by the...
View ArticleBro-Country Is Just The Symptom. Here Are The Causes
Yeah, yeah, bro-country sucks. As satisfying as it is to finally see the rest of the American media waking up to a problem that had actually been gripping country music for half a decade before...
View ArticleMaddie & Tae’s “Girl In A Country Song” Anti Bro-Country?
Make no mistake about it, "Girl In A Country Song" will be a huge hit, because Scott Borchetta will make it that way. The pretty faces help, and so does the fact they they can write and sing a little...
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