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Is it body positivity or are we just beating the booty-bullies to the finish line by making ourselves the butt of the joke?

I’m doing it. I am finally calling out something that bothers the **** out of me in country music, and that is Dump Truck Country Marketing. Why is it that one of the best songwriters in modern country music, Miss Lainey Wilson, has to market on the strength and size of her ample posterior instead of just getting credit for the music that she makes? Why is it Priscilla Block had to immediately be the first to pick on herself through songs like « Thick Thighs Save Lives » in order to be taken seriously on any stage? 

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Every once in a while we get a fan submission that goes above and beyond the casual mention of an artist they love. That was the case when Tyler Hendricks reached out to us on Facebook to make sure we didn’t miss out on young talent Jackson Wendell. Here’s what he had to say:

« This young country artist [Jackson Wendell] is doing everything right. He’s so easy to root for, and is worth watching (and writing about).

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