There you go again.
Honey, regional music is in people’s blood. In other countries people swoon with nostalgia from their folk music, or even just their drumbeats. Country is America’s special unique music (not the only one - we have jazz, rock and roll, R&B, etc).
It’s ungenerous of spirit to be so harsh on what other people like to listen to. It doesn’t have to be opera or nothing.
What a shame AI can’t have co-winners this year!
Perpetual Lauren-Scotty duets would be so nice.