Southern Cultures: Country Music's Mythology: Volume 31, Number 4 - Winter 2025

Guest edited by Amanda Marie Martînez
Country music is as mythologized as the region with which it’s most closely associated, and it remains one of the South’s biggest cultural signifiers.
It is an especially apt moment to reflect on country music’s significance. In tangible ways, the genre has never been more popular. Last summer, country songs claimed the top three spots on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the first time. Pop stars, from Beyoncé and Lana Del Rey to Post Malone, have gone cou...