country music

And it initially appeared that the country music crowd had embraced him as well after he received CMA Awards nominations for new artist and song of the year.

For country music fans, this was the biggest night of the year, and the CMA Awards regularly draw the biggest stars to "Music City".

Smith’s gateway to country music when he was a kid was Garth Brooks, whose flamboyant live approach in the ’90s was basically that of a rock star.

Jelly Roll, who has won country music awards, will appear at the closing ceremony in Vancouver on 16 February.

Although details about the show are slim, Bey is expected to feature some special guests from “Cowboy Carter,” which boasts prominent voices from country music, pop and R&B.