Country pop enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s, primarily because of Garth Brooks. Shania Twain would later have success. In the last few years, country singer LeAnn Rimes has proved her ability to sing country pop songs such as the record-setting "How Do I Live", which spent 69 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, longer than any other song in history, as well as her hit "Can't Fight the Moonlight."

Among the more famous country pop artists are Alabama, Martina McBride, Reba McEntire, Garth Brooks, John Denver, Lila McCann, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Kenny Chesney, Big and Rich, Trace Adkins, Ronnie Milsap, Rascal Flatts, Eddie Rabbitt, Kenny Rogers, Shania Twain, and Glen Campbell.

In recent years some pop acts have also crossed over to country music. Since 2003, Sheryl Crow, Michelle Branch (The Wreckers), Los Lonely Boys, MercyMe, and Kid Rock have all charted singles on the Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart. Jimmy Buffett, Elton John, Uncle Kracker, John Mellencamp, and Bret Michaels have also hit this chart in collaboration with established country artists. Whether this also counts as country pop is debated.

While supporters of country pop contend the style has brought many new fans to the genre, others, particularly older country music artists and fans that embrace the more traditional styles, have criticized country pop music. Their main argument is that commercial country music, especially that which has been produced since the 1990s already sounds too much like mainstream pop music even without an even more pop-sounding subgenre. Kenny Rogers reposonded to both sides of the debate by stating "For Country music, I'm not Country enough. Everywhere else I'm too Country".

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Country-Pop Artists/Groups

• Alabama
• Lynn Anderson
• Bellamy Brothers
• Bermuda Triangle Band
• Chips
• John Conlee
• Kikki Danielsson
• Dave & Sugar
• Mac Davis
• John Denver
• Sara Evans
• Exile
• Donna Fargo
• Janie Fricke
• Larry Gatlin
• Crystal Gayle
• Mickey Gilley
• Lee Greenwood
• Johnny Lee
• Barbara Mandrell
• Louise Mandrell
• Lila McCann
• Ronnie Milsap
• Anne Murray
• Juice Newton
• Olivia Newton-John
• Dolly Parton
• Kellie Pickler
• Jeanne Pruett
• Eddie Rabbitt
• Rascal Flatts
• Carmen Rasmusen
• LeAnn Rimes
• Kenny Rogers
• T.G. Sheppard
• Margo Smith
• Billie Jo Spears
• Taylor Swift
• Sylvia
• Shania Twain
• Tanya Tucker
• Carrie Underwood
• Keith Urban
• Dottie West

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See also

• "Murder on Music Row"
• "Trashville"
• "Long Time Gone"

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