{"id":1316968,"date":"2019-11-26T11:31:36","date_gmt":"2019-11-26T18:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1815114"},"modified":"2019-11-26T11:31:36","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T18:31:36","slug":"justin-bieber-on-country-radio-is-this-the-new-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/justin-bieber-on-country-radio-is-this-the-new-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Bieber on Country Radio: Is This the New Normal?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:683677?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/bonaguroa\/\" title=\"Posts by Alison Bonaguro\" rel=\"author\">Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n8m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>This ain\u2019t Justin Bieber\u2019s first rodeo. <\/p>\n<p>His brand new, massive hit song with Dan + Shay, \u201c10,000 Hours,\u201d is already in the Top 10 on the <em>Billboard<\/em> Country Airplay charts, and it looks like it\u2019s settling in for a very long stay. It\u2019s also getting comfortable in the No. 1 spot on Hot Country Songs chart, which is the one that measures the coveted cocktail of airplay, sales <em>and<\/em> streaming.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y2E71oe0aSM?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y2E71oe0aSM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>But remember in 2011 when he collaborated with Rascal Flatts for \u201cThat Should Be Me\u201d? It won the CMT Music Award for collaborative video of the year that year, and it has aged nicely. <\/p>\n<p>So really, this new team effort \u2014 a straight-up love song about the collective wives of Bieber, Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney \u2014 shouldn\u2019t raise any eyebrows.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p5Jw-T4dVss?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p5Jw-T4dVss?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>The only real question becomes how to define a song like this. Is it country? Is it pop? That\u2019s a tough call, because the lines between genres are currently at their blurriest. <\/p>\n<p>It used to be an anomaly when a pop star came to Nashville to work with a country artist. And there wasn\u2019t always a welcome mat when they arrived. I get it. You like what you like. Old-school traditionalists don\u2019t want anything muddying the country waters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VL2BjBRi01k?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VL2BjBRi01k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>Even new, open-minded country fans may take issue with how country their country is, whether that means a preference for southern-rock country (think Jason Aldean), \u201990s country (think Brooks &amp; Dunn), all-American country (think Luke Combs), bad-ass country (think Miranda Lambert), rootsy country (think Brandi Carlile), outlaw country (think Eric Church), Texas country (think Cody Johnson) and on and on and on.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4gOVp39tXbE?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4gOVp39tXbE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>Which is fine. But it may be time for some acquiescence from all of us. <\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to love when a pop star\u2019s voice comes on the radio, but you should start accepting it as the new normal. Because it looks like it\u2019s a trend that keeps on trending. <\/p>\n<p>As far back as 1983, Kenny Rogers was collaborating with Sheena Easton and in 1988, Johnny Cash was collaborating with U2\u2019s Bono on a song they wrote together called \u201cEllis Island.\u201d Then there were occasional collaborations from Toby Keith and Sting (1997), Sugarland and Bon Jovi (2005), Reba McEntire and Justin Timberlake (2007), and a handful of others over the years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QMhkdatUUPA?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QMhkdatUUPA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>But in 2016, when Florida Georgia Line teamed up with the Backstreet Boys for \u201cGod, Your Mama, and Me,\u201d it\u2019s as if Nashville had suddenly rolled out the red carpet to welcome more and more and more outsiders. What came next was a few years of non-stop genre-fluid songs: \u201cWithout a Fight\u201d from Brad Paisley and Demi Lovato, \u201cMeant to Be\u201d from Florida Georgia Line and Bebe Rexha, \u201cTake Back Home Girl\u201d from Chris Lane and Tori Kelly, \u201cPalace\u201d from Cam and Sam Smith, \u201cSay Something\u201d from Chris Stapleton and Justin Timberlake, and a special new version of \u201cThe Bones\u201d from Maren Morris and Hozier. <\/p>\n<p>(Then there was that 2016 fail when Nick Jonas tried to accompany Kelsea Ballerini on the ACM Awards. At least he had a sense of humor about it.)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#8217;re all human.. And shit happens sometimes. But whoever made this\u2026 Truly genius. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QP1ei102MF\">pic.twitter.com\/QP1ei102MF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nick Jonas (@nickjonas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nickjonas\/status\/717370539128569856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There are also plenty of examples of country stars popping up over on pop radio as well, like Morris on \u201cThe Middle\u201d and Ballerini on \u201cThis Feeling,\u201d but that\u2019s another story for another day. <\/p>\n<p>Regardless of where you stand \u2014 from stalwartly rejecting new country and all its works, to accepting any and all sounds climbing up the country charts \u2014 we live in a world blessedly full of choices. There are satellite radio stations devoted to the most traditional country playlist, and then there are streaming options that will introduce you to brand new ways to define country. In which case you might just learn to love Bieber. And\/or Thomas Rhett covering Bieber.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9KsEZCOAq04?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9KsEZCOAq04?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\"> Alison makes her living loving country music. She&#8217;s based in Chicago, but she&#8217;s always leaving her heart in Nashville. <\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/alisonbonaguro\" target=\"_BLANK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@alisonbonaguro<\/a> <\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1815114\/justin-bieber-on-country-radio-is-this-the-new-normal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Alison Bonaguro 8m ago This ain\u2019t Justin Bieber\u2019s first rodeo. His brand new, massive hit song with Dan + Shay, \u201c10,000 Hours,\u201d is already in the Top 10 on the Billboard Country Airplay charts, and it looks like it\u2019s settling in for a very long stay. It\u2019s also getting comfortable in the No. 1 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1316968","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-14 14:10:12","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1316968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1316968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1316968\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1316968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1316968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1316968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}