r/CountryMusic
We need AI labels on Spotify and Apple Music
Since the start of 2026, the music world has changed
AI Music has now made up at least 28% up to 40% of daily uploads onto these platforms, and a decent chunk belongs to people pushing out AI music solely for profit over any form of creativity
With the addition of Spotify "carefully" labeling real musicians who do not use AI Generation, their requirements have left many musicians who don’t use any AI Generation and just below this requirement in the dust.
I feel that two additions to both of these platforms will let users / listeners who use these music platforms daily be able to fully understand in a complete transparent way on WHO they are listening to and WHAT they are listening to.
If there is enough evidence to show that the artist on this platform is AI Generated and not a real-life musician, it should have an "May Contain AI Generation" label on the artist profile itself, similar to how Spotify now has "Verified By Spotify" so the listener understands that the person behind the songs they are listening to with full transparency.
If there is enough evidence to show that the song on this platform is AI Generated, it should be listed next to the artist name on these platforms with "May Contain AI Generation", so if a listener finds the song on a "Mix" or a "Radio" they are listening to, they are able to view that the song could have AI Generation involved with it.
Considering that both of these platforms have allowed AI Generated Music to be put on the platform and have started to implement a crude method to verify musicians who don’t use AI at all, we need to at least have full transparency that the track was either made by a real human or made by an AI or an Hybrid AI/Human track
u/hikariproductions — 2 days ago
Riley Puckett - 1927
“Ida Red” is one of the most enduring American folk pieces, and Puckett’s version is among the earliest electrical recordings of the tune. His warm baritone and fluid guitar style helped define the sound later associated with the Skillet Lickers.
u/BigAssQuanta — 1 day ago
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Speculative Country
I am hearing about a genre of country music called Speculative Country. Does anyone know what this is?
u/Lazy-Dingo4213 — 1 day ago
New Sierra Hull interview
My podcast guest this week is Sierra Hull and we’re chatting about her instrumental project The Movements.
We talk about how the piece came about, as the result of a Freshgrass Concerto commission, how she approached writing the piece, with and for her current band, and the challenges presented by releasing a project like this.
We also discuss how the piece has developed since it was first written and how she and the band incorporate it into their live shows, as well as what it was like going back into the studio to record live, filmed performances of the tracks.
It’s a wonderful piece of music and, as always, it was a treat getting to chat with Sierra.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sierra-hull-the-movements/id1556697198?i=1000768708156
u/BluegrassJamAlong — 1 day ago
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My Dad’s old EP
A long time back, before I was born, My dad was in a band by the name; Centerline.
Now he ended up having me and my brother plus some other life problems. So because he needed to be a dad, his history in Tennessee ended 25-ish years ago.
My father has recently been wanting to get back into music, but he’s been genuinely concerned that there isn’t anyone who’d wanna hear him; and I wanna prove him wrong. Please let me know what you think, thank you.
Music City Daze - EP
https://music.apple.com/us/album/music-city-daze-ep/1885970470
https://open.spotify.com/album/4Ri9YhRXyNNYH6P6lyVwa0?si=qtM6\_k6-RO-u6a2OtW43qQ
u/Majestic-Quiet4696 — 1 day ago
u/oldtimetunesandsongs — 1 day ago
JImmie Rodgers -The Sailors Plea
A classic early country side from Jimmie Rodgers, the “Father of Country Music.” Issued on Victor V‑40054, this recording pairs Rodgers’ sentimental vocal style with the accompaniment of The Three Southerners on the B‑side. “The Sailor’s Plea” is one of his tender, narrative songs—less yodeling, more storytelling—showing the softer, emotional side of his repertoire.
Digitized from an original 78 rpm shellac disc and presented for historical and educational purposes. The Neven 78 Radio Archive. Preserving and sharing historic 78 rpm recordings — pop, ethnic, cowboy swing, blues, jazz, classical, and immigrant‑era music — with context, history, and high‑quality transfers.
Listen to this 1929 78rpm record here:
u/BigAssQuanta — 2 days ago
What's your favorite country album from the year 1960?
Gimme an album from the year 1960. The most upvoted album wins. Throughout the week I'll listen to the album. On Friday I'll rate each song on a 10 point scale and I'll rate the album as a whole.
u/diecastfan1 — 3 days ago
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Need to win a bet lol
Me and my friends made a bet that I couldn't make the best country music playlist. $100 on the line. Already got "Plead the Fifth" by Cooper Alan and some of Luke Combs, Luke Bryan and Rodney Atkins so give me your best my friends.
u/KingGhidorah67777 — 3 days ago
I’ve been building a classic country music history site — just published a deep dive on Hank Jr. Would love honest feedback from people who actually know this music
Been working on a passion project for about a year now — a site called Classic Country TV, basically a journal dedicated to preserving the history and stories behind classic and outlaw country music. Not a fan blog, more of a long-form editorial thing. Deep dives, song stories, the stuff that gets lost over time.
Just published what I think is my best piece yet — a full artist deep dive on Hank Williams Jr. Not the surface-level greatest hits stuff. I wanted to actually dig into why his story matters: the years of imitating his father, the Ajax Peak fall, and how those two things together cracked something open in him.
Here’s a bit from the piece, on the accident:
“Stripped of the stage, stripped of the expectations, forced back into the most basic questions about who he was and what he actually wanted — Hank Williams Jr. began, slowly and carefully, to figure out the answers. He grew a beard during the recovery. He started wearing sunglasses. The face that looked back at him from the mirror was different — and in that changed face, he found something unexpected: permission. Permission to be someone different. Not Hank Sr.’s boy. Not the tribute act. Something genuinely new.”
That recovery period — 1975 to 1977 — is where I think the real Bocephus was actually born. The accident didn’t derail the career. It made it.
Full piece is here if you want to read it: https://journal.classiccountrytv.com/2026/05/17/hank-williams-jr-artist-deep-dive/
Genuinely looking for feedback — are there angles I missed? Things you’d want to see covered that the mainstream history always skips? I want this to be something worth bookmarking for people who care about this music, not just another content farm article.
u/ClassicCountryTV — 4 days ago
Ella Langley fans are bullies
I’ve been noticing that on every post about Megan or anything she does the comments about Ella are everywhere… Megan didn’t go to the ACM and the comments “she knew she’d lose to Ella” WHAT? She’s gone for her best friend’s wedding which is so sweet of her to miss something but Megan is supposedly giving “mean girl energy” it’s literally the opposite with Ella’s fan base
u/Foreign-Spy2021 — 3 days ago
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Miranda Lambert
A few days ago I did Jerry Reed so let’s jump a few generations to Miranda Lambert. Best known for her songs “House That Built Me” and “Gunpowder and Lead”. What do you think of her? What’re your favorite songs by her?
u/Dry_Channel_6645 — 4 days ago
Vintage Cowgirl Sticker, La Vaquera Era
had fun making this one, love how it turned out
u/Foreign-Beyond4834 — 3 days ago
▲ 14 r/CountryMusic
Country for people who don’t like country
I’ll start by apologizing if this isn’t the proper use of the sub, but I can’t find any help anywhere else so here I am. I’m a huge fan of music and I pride myself in having a wide range of music taste, but for some reason country music has been one of the genres I can’t seem to get into, even though I grew up surrounded by country music. Perhaps it’s just the corpo pop country that plays on the intercom at work or maybe I just don’t like country but I wanna give it a real chance rather than just saying I hate country. Some examples of bands I like include: Dinosaur jr, Pavement, HUM, American Football, and shiner.
u/Sssssups — 6 days ago
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How was your weekend? Did you hear some new music or go to a show you want to tell us about? Did you discover some cool new artist online? Did you learn something about country music? Tell us about it!
Happy Sunday! Did you find something new to listen to? Did you go to a show? Tell us about your week, and country music, or whatever's on your mind!
u/calibuildr — 4 days ago
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Can someone find me this country song from the last of us?
Cant find a song from The last of us.
Hey yall! Me and my friend both remember this song from The last of us the game but we cant find it anywhere. It has this older low pitched male voice and a quitar. My friend described it as if "Joel riding a horse". It is like a country song kind of. But we cannot find it anywhere and there is no mention of it anywhere. Its nowhere in spotify or youtube...
I cannot go to sleep before I find this damn song
u/unene_ — 4 days ago
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What to expect at a Luke Bryan concert
So my wife’s friend bought us tickets to go to some country music festival tomorrow night in Elk Grove, Ca. Never been to anything country music related, and as a brotha I’d like to know what to wear and what to expect. I’m kinda pumped to experience something new.
u/detroit209 — 6 days ago
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
Sturgill‘s lyrics in this speaks my soul. You? Met the devil in Seattle
u/Unhappy_Honeydew2287 — 8 days ago