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All genres have combatting subsets, one of which will claim the other isn't "true" or "hardcore" enough. There is no genre where this is more in play than country music, which features constant battles between the fans of more popular mainstream country and those who stick to the "outlaw" country method of operation. It's reached a peak with the rise of the derisively nicknamed "bro country"—your Luke Bryans and Florida Georgia Lines. A songwriter from Nashville, Greg "Sir Mashalot" Todd, has used Pro Tools to make a hybrid song from those acts plus Blake Shelton, Cole Swindell, Chase Rice and Parmalee just to demonstrate how similar their music is. -
2014 ACM New Artist of the Year - Who Gets Your Vote?
Each year, the Academy of Country Music Awards honors the best of the new artists. They choose the eight most promising candidates as semi-finalists and then have fans vote for the top three. Voting ends at 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 4, 2014.
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