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Bro-country is a style of mainstream country music originating in the second decade of the 21st century. It is a general term for styles of country music taking influence from 21st-century hip hop, rock, pop and electronic music. Many "bro-country" songs are about attractive young women, the consumption of alcohol, partying, and pickup trucks. The first use of the term was by Jody Rosen of ''New York'' magazine in an article published on August 11, 2013. He used the term to describe songs by Florida Georgia Line, particularly their debut single "Cruise". He also named Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, and Jake Owen to be notable singers of the genre. ''Entertainment Weekly'' also cited "Boys 'Round Here" by Blake Shelton, "Ready Set Roll" by Chase Rice, and "Redneck Crazy" by Tyler Farr as other examples of "bro-country". The genre drew criticism from other country singers; artists who have spoken against the "bro-country" subgenre include Alan Jackson, Gary Allan, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Travis Tritt, Kacey Musgraves, and Zac Brown. The popularity of the genre opened up a divide between the older generation of country singers and the bro country singers which was described as "civil war" by musicians, critics, and journalists.〔 ==Popularity== In the early 2010s, the genre began to gather steam, but the song that brought the movement to the attention of music journalists was the 2012 Florida Georgia Line song "Cruise".〔 In 2014, "Cruise" became the best-selling digital country song of all time, with over 7 million copies sold in the US while also holding a record 24 weeks as the No. 1 Hot Country Song. According to Jody Rosen: "We may look back on 'Cruise' as a turning point, the moment when the balance of power tipped from an older generation of male country stars to the bros." A number of highly popular albums and songs by singers such as Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton considered to be bro-country appeared in the first half of the 2010s. In 2013, Luke Bryan's ''Crash My Party'' was the third best-selling of all albums in the US, with Florida Georgia Line's ''Here's to the Good Times'' at sixth, and Blake Shelton's ''Based on a True Story'' at ninth. It has also been estimated in research that about 45 percent of country’s best-selling songs could be considered bro country, with the top two artists being Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line. It is thought that the popularity of bro-country helped country music to surpass classic rock as the most popular genre in America in 2012.〔 While bro country is popular with country music fans, those within the industry and programmers grew tired of the genre. According to radio programmer R.J. Curtis: "The real fatigue on it has been with () programmers and the people who have to listen to it a lot and evaluate it — the air personalities and the program directors. The people who aren't really sick of it are the listeners." Some thought the genre had waned by 2015, others however felt that the genre is here to stay and argued that it had expanded in a positive way. Acoording to radio program director Phathead: "The hip-hop, rock and R&B influence you hear in Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett, Brett Eldredge, Cole Swindell and all the others is about to take us to new places, and it's awesome." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bro-country」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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