Contemporary country music is a genre that blends traditional country sounds with modern elements, such as rock and pop influences. It often features heartfelt lyrics about love, heartbreak, and life in rural America, delivered with powerful vocals and catchy melodies. This genre has gained popularity in recent years with the rise of artists who bring a fresh perspective to the genre while still honoring its roots.
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Vocals, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Drum Kit, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Fiddle, Pedal Steel Guitar, Synthesizer, Keyboard/Piano, Drum Machine, Sampler
Popular contemporary country Songs
Religiously. The Album.
2023
Rolling Up the Welcome Mat (For Good)
2023
Here's To The Good Times
2012
Hunter Hayes (Encore)
2011
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List of contemporary country artists
Here is a list of contemporary country artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the contemporary country genre. You can find out what contemporary country genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
73
5338181
2
75
8449249
3
69
7048930
4
73
1921336
5
73
6263589
6
72
4634913
7
71
3716244
8
71
4346530
9
68
5084051
10
69
1607346
11
67
2514006
12
68
2193018
13
68
1482983
14
67
3038106
15
63
1813644
16
59
799230
17
65
2920799
18
65
2326849
19
65
1082705
20
65
2254188
21
64
1873076
22
62
1230049
23
61
482355
24
61
646454
25
60
1241696
26
60
961424
27
59
350962
28
59
1138279
29
58
1448421
30
56
997942
31
66
3647502
32
68
3524467
33
74
2292770
34
61
1993219
35
64
637668
36
73
5296386
37
62
2736126
38
61
1800838
39
61
1333924
40
72
3773526
41
72
4158582
42
71
4435614
43
58
1159334
44
70
3115436
45
69
2800540
46
68
3513368
47
66
2737447
48
60
791455
49
64
1698839
50
65
2577051
51
65
2555301
52
64
2720297
53
64
407729
54
63
1350436
55
62
1361641
56
62
1870157
57
59
1113147
58
58
1101720
59
61
1002799
60
60
2550272
61
57
760931
62
60
1146641
63
59
1005608
64
58
1054194
65
57
1185445
66
57
783912
67
57
1392094
68
57
1184989
69
57
1439065
70
57
1012659
71
57
935669
72
57
459091
73
69
706399
74
68
2273764
75
64
497256
76
59
242827
77
70
5838327
78
72
2977279
79
83
10145401
80
66
1402430
81
68
1130986
82
80
1365901
83
74
1181018
84
75
1011210
85
74
803323
86
87
8734409
87
67
446648
88
72
594713
89
81
6658313
90
63
152121
91
69
282941
92
68
296918
93
58
68822
94
65
154116
95
57
107867
96
70
789670
97
74
1179330
98
57
133508
99
57
57726
100
62
330131
contemporary country playlist created by Chosic
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