I originally thought he was the one in a relationship with Gwen Stefani, but it turns out he isn't, so he's back to being someone I know nothing about.
Well, according to Wikipedia, the country singer she IS involved with also hosts a singing competition, so maybe they are all the same.
I don’t think country singers are considered a race so you’re good. And yes, many pop-country artists sound similarly shitty.
It’s very highly-produced/engineered. I will actually admit there are a handful of pop country songs that are bangers. But I’m kind of a sucker for a *good* pop song of any sub genre.
Only country I’ll listen to stops in the 70s. Give me Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline all day over this new pop stuff.
I like older country music, when it was a type of folk music, essentially. Or, one could argue, a type of blues. I've often dubbed the country music of the past few decades "twang-pop."