Are you familiar with country music? Its a type of music that originated in the southern U.S. back in the 1920s.
I am familiar with country music.  Do you have a favorite artist?
I'm not too familiar with modern country artists. When I was younger, I listened to older stuff - fiddle tunes, ballads, and cowboy songs, mostly.
My favorite country musician is Faith Hill.  She is extremely talented and beautiful. 
I've heard some of her music before, she's really popular. I'm pretty sure she's married to the singer Tim McGraw.
Indeed she is.  I am jealous.  I do enjoy his music as well though.  
Taylor Swift started out making country music as well. It's funny to think about, because she's such a big pop music star now.
That is a big criticism of country music nowadays.  It seems to have more of a pop tune to it.  There are still many musicians who still stay true to the roots of country music twang.
Country pop
Country pop (also known as pop country) is a fusion genre of country music and pop music that was developed by members of the country genre out of a desire to reach a larger, mainstream audience. By producing country songs that employed many styles and sounds found in pop music, the country music industry was effective in gaining new listeners without alienating its traditional country audience. Country pop music is often known for genres like rock, pop, and country combined. It is a continuation of similar efforts that
admired Stravinsky's "jagged and uncouth rhythmic effects", "bold use of dissonance", and "hard, dry, crackling sonority".
Another inspiration for much of Copland's music was jazz. Although familiar with jazz back in America—having listened to it and also played it in bands—he fully realized its potential while traveling in Austria: "The impression of jazz one receives in a foreign country is totally unlike the impression of such music heard in one's own country ... when I heard jazz