About Me *Revised*

                Hello everyone! My name is Paige, and I am creating a music blog that is going to be centering itself on the genre of pop-country. I know that a lot of the time this genre does not get the best reputation. This is mainly due to traditional country fans feeling that the pop aspect is taking away from what true country is supposed to be, and pop fans that don’t want aspects of country music invading the top 40. Classic country songs are traditionally much slower paced; featuring certain instruments such as the acoustic guitar, string bass, and banjo. Whereas pop music tends to be faster, heavier on the drums and electric guitar, and occasionally seen as having more superficial meanings lyrically. When put together, this genre is not always as widely accepted due to fans of different genres having different preferences. However, it is a fun genre that many great songs have their roots in.

 I was born and raised in South Carolina where country music is very prevalent. I have always loved music, especially as I have grown older. However, I used to completely dislike country music. This fact did not dissuade my boyfriend from blaring it in his car every time I rode with him. Even though this listening may have been forced upon me, I grew to actually enjoy certain songs. I learned about new artists and began to delve deeper into the genre. Now I definitely have a higher appreciation for country music and genuinely like many country songs. I want to bring this same kind of new appreciation to the readers of my blog. Even if you do not think you like a certain kind of music, give it another try. You never know what particular artists or songs will make you reconsider a whole genre. And if you already love it, there are always new albums to be discovered.

I suppose that I should mention how I came up with the name for this blog. During my preteen years, I, among many other girls that grew up in my generation, was a big fan of the Disney TV show, Hannah Montana. If you are not familiar with this show, it is about a girl from the South who lives the life of a normal teenager by day, but with a big secret. She is actually the pop singer and star “Hannah Montana.” Now I won’t go into too much detail because if you are reading a pop-country blog, you probably were born in the right era to be familiar with Hannah Montana. Anyways, the theme song which I can still sing by heart is titled “Best of Both Worlds.” Therefore, I thought it would be an appropriate title for my blog that is going to be mainly focused on pop-country artists and the music they produce. Also, pop and country are two genres I enjoy, so, quoting this masterpiece of a song, “Mix it all together and you know that it’s the best of both worlds.” Music that is able to combine two separate genres and produce something that people will want to listen to is very interesting because it isn’t the easiest task. It provides a new sound that wasn’t available before, and I feel that people appreciate that and will have more of an incentive to explore it.

 I’m excited to not only write in this blog about artists of this genre that I already love and listen to regularly, but to find new artists that I may not have heard before. I believe that it’s a good idea to always be searching for and listening to new music. Many pop-country artists like Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, and Sam Hunt are people we have probably all heard of.  However I know that there are many more great artists that are out there and producing new and innovative music in this genre that should be heard. 

Even though pop-country specifically is my main focus for this blog, I may branch off to similar genres. However, I will still strive to have a connected feel and theme that relates my posts in some sort of way. In doing this I hope that I will provide my readers with interesting, unique content. I hope that you enjoy this blog, and what is to come. My goal is to write about this genre in a thought-provoking and compelling way so that you can appreciate the music from these certain artists. Stay tuned for posts to come!