Neo-Traditionalist Country

Neo-Traditionalist Country is primarily a mix of Honky Tonk with Pop Rock and Singer-Songwriter. It emerged in the late 1980s as a reaction to the increasingly Pop-oriented sound of then-popular Country music. Neo-Traditionalist ultimately became one of the dominant strains of country music in the 1990s and into the 2000s. Examples include Reba McEntire, Tim McGraw, and Joe Nichols. Neo-Traditionalist Country should not be confused with the similarly named "New Traditionalist" movement that arose in country music around the same time. The New Traditionalists likewise sought some return to a traditional country sound, but were less pop-averse than the neo-traditionalists.