Country music as a genre gained new fans this year as it found itself taking the front seat in the pop culture mainstream. Last year’s Stagecoach Festival sold out before both weekends of Coachella . “ Twisters ,” the standalone sequel to the 1996 disaster film, had a box office debut of $81.

3 million, making it the best-ever opening weekend for a natural disaster film to date. The soundtrack to the film brought together quite a few country stars including Thomas Rhett , Kane Brown , Miranda Lambert , Jelly Roll and Luke Combs whose track “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” started trending on TikTok with the popularity of the movie. Related: Stampede draws country music, line dancing fans to Temecula Spotify declared 2024 the year of the cowgirl and curated playlists around the trend such as “ neon cowgirl ” and “ coastal cowgirl .

” Up-and-coming country artist Dasha’s song “Austin (Boots Stop Workin’)” took over TikTok as users posted videos of themselves line dancing to the chorus. Fans also noticed that Sabrina Carpenter’s single “Please Please Please” was giving a similar sound to country legend Dolly Parton. And who could forget Beyoncé’s album “Cowboy Carter.

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