First, take a look at who the CMA Entertainers of the Year have been over the past decade:
Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift, kennyChesney, Keith Urban, Alan Jackson and Tim McGraw.
Do ANY of those acts perform the “Hot Dang, I Luv Amurica” songs that liberals love to hate? NO!
Heck, look at the current top hits in country music: Hot Country Songs – Billboard
Any brash patriotic anthems there? NO!
What you’ll see is that, in recent years, country music has been very, very close to mellow, middle of the road POP music.
Faith Hill isn’t that different from Mariah Carey. Taylor Swift has more in common with Katy Perry or even Lady Gaga than with Patsy Cline. Lonestar sounds more like the Air Supply than like Merle Haggard.
Seriously, what’s “country” about songs like “How Do I Live Without You” or “I Hope You Dance”?
The biggest country hits these days are bland pop with Southern accents and an occasional twangy guitar solo.