Martina Mariea McBride is an American country music singer-songwriter. She is known for her soprano singing range and her country pop material.
McBride performing live in June 2010
McBride at Ford's Theater in 1998
McBride performing in Nashville in 2014.
Country pop 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. Country pop music blends genres like rock, pop, and country, continuing similar efforts that began in the late 1950s, known originally as the Nashville sound and later on as Countrypolitan. By the mid-1970s, many country artists were transitioning to the pop-country sound, which led to some records charting high on the mainstream top 40 and the Billboard country chart. In turn, many pop and easy listening artists crossed over to country charts during this time. After declining in popularity during the neotraditional movement of the 1980s, country pop had a comeback in the 1990s with a sound that drew more heavily on pop rock and adult contemporary. In the 2010s, country pop metamorphosized again with the addition of hip-hop beats and rap-style phrasing.
Patsy Cline was one of the earliest influential artists of the genre.
Charley Pride, one of the biggest pop country acts of the 1970s in concert
Dolly Parton achieved international recognition for her work as both a musician and actress during the 1970s and 1980s.
American Idol winner Carrie Underwood