I just saw a commercial for the CMT Music Awards, "country's only fan-voted award show." The commercial was a blur of bare midriffs, crowd surfing and some Shakira-esque chest pumping. With Carrie Underwood's American Idol pedigree and the frosted tips of Rascal Flatts, this looks exactly like a Ryan Seacrest fan club meeting. The show also has tabloid favorite Keith Urban, who is only interesting because of who he married. I'm sure that in old-school country tradition, his music will be a lot better after he falls off the wagon and loses Nicole Kidman. There's also a band called Sugarland, which looks like a Nashville version of the Pussycat Dolls.
Seriously, this is country music now? Fan-selected country music? Who are these fans? My sister-in-law listens to some country, but I don't think she's a big fan of Sugarland.
Martina McBride is there, and I guess she's a little country. Toby Keith may be sort of country too, but the verdict is still out on that one. His next album might sound like a drunk James Blunt album. Hank Williams III is playing, but I'm sure ol' Hank Williams and Hank Williams Jr. wouldn't be caught dead in this crowd. What happened to the country of Johnny and Willie, or even Reba or Patsy Cline? Where's the bad boy image of David Allen Coe? Where's Alabama, Brooks & Dunn, or (even) Garth? When did country become pop?
Plus, Bon Jovi is scheduled to appear -- I'm not sure if this represents more evidence of Country's shark jumping, or if it is just a sad state of affairs for Bon Jovi and the boys.
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