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Countrypolitan

Countrypolitan is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of Nashville sound and country pop. Explore key artists and related styles.

About Countrypolitan

Countrypolitan is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of Nashville sound and country pop.

From Wikipedia

The Nashville sound is a subgenre of American country music that originated in the 1950s in Nashville, Tennessee. It replaced the dominance of the rough honky tonk music with "smooth strings and choruses", "sophisticated background vocals" and "smooth tempos" associated with traditional pop. It was an attempt "to revive country sales, which had been devastated by the rise of rock 'n' roll".

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What is Countrypolitan?

Countrypolitan is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of Nashville sound and country pop.

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