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While there has been a steady rise in traditional-leaning country music \u2014 complete with fiddles and steel guitars \u2014 another trend is picking up steam in Nashville.<\/p>\n
Country music seems to be flirting with electronic dance music.<\/p>\n
While a complete undoing of \u201cthree chords and the truth\u201d could never happen (fingers crossed), the genre is experimenting with different sounds, and it\u2019s not a new concept.<\/p>\n
There are people\u00a0who claim country music has crossed into pop over the years, and of course, some artists have played around with other styles, like trap beats. We\u2019re looking at you, Morgan Wallen.<\/p>\n
But a new experiment appears to be emerging, and it\u2019s allowing another genre to capitalize on country\u2019s current popularity in pop culture.<\/p>\n
Electronic dance music DJs are adjusting their faders to favor cowboys and cowgirls. The last few years of Stagecoach have been a prime example, with DJ and producer Diplo hosting his own Honky Tonk stage featuring several of his turntable friends.<\/p>\n
And they weren\u2019t just playing their own music \u2014 these artists were remixing country songs and adding them to their sets.<\/p>\n
You can chalk this up as a one-off or simply something done at a festival to shake things up, but country music is no stranger to dance music \u2014 and vice versa.<\/p>\n