A Fourth Awards Show for Country Music?

Country Music is a diverse genre, to say the least. Born from a mix of folk music traditions, Country Music went commercial in the 1920s when Columbia Records signed artists under the genre name “Hillbilly Music”.
And for decades, people who made it big in Country became household names. The Carter Family, Roy Rodgers, Elvis Pressly, Dolly Parton–even Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift–are all popular in the main stream and have no shortage of fans.
So it’s fitting that we see Country Music’s biggest stars at three dedicated events per year: The American Country Music Awards, The CMT Awards and The Country Music Awards.
But Fox networks just announced a plan to host a new annual country music awards program–a fourth annual Country Music awards show. Does Country Music need that many?














