What is Country pop?
{{Infobox music genre |name=Country pop |color = white |bgcolor = brown |stylistic_origins=[[Country music|Country and western]] (especially [[Nashville sound|countrypolitan]]), [[pop music]], [[folk rock]] |cultural_origins=1960s in [[Nashville, Tennessee]] |instruments=[[Singing|Vocals]], [[guitar]], [[electric guitar]], [[Bass guitar|bass]], [[Drum kit|drums]], [[pedal steel guitar]] or [[dobro]]- Occasional use of other instruments such as [[keyboard (instrument)|keyboard]]/[[organ (instrument)|organ]] |popularity=Mainstream through the [[United States]], some popularity in [[Canada]] and [[Western Europe]]. |derivatives=[[Adult contemporary]] |subgenrelist= |subgenres= |fusiongenres= |regional_scenes= |local_scenes= |other_topics=[[Nashville sound]] - [[Country rock]] - [[Outlaw country]] - [[Southern soul]]}} '''Country pop''' is a sub-genre of [[country music]] and [[pop music]]. This music emerged in the [[1970s]]. Country pop acts either cross over to [[adult contemporary]] or Top 40. Examples of country pop [[musician]]s include [[Taylor Swift]], [[Shania Twain]], [[Jessica Simpson]], [[The Band Perry]] and [[Crystal Gayle]].<ref>For example Taylor Swift</ref><ref>[http://uk.real.com/music/genre/Nashville_Sound/ RealNetworks]</ref> ==References== <references/> [[Category:Country music]] [[Category:Pop music]] {{music-stub}}