When I used to hear the words “country music”, images of a cowboy-hat-wearing, middle-aged man singing about how much he loves the good old red, white, and blue would pop up in my mind. Back in April, however, my friend brought me to the Rascal Flat’s concert. I was very reluctant to go but I ended up enjoying myself more than I ever thought I would. Now I am proud to say that I am addicted to this genre of music. Despite the stereotypes country music seems to have, a lot of the songs and artists do not seem to fall under these generalizations. One thing that I like about country music is that each song seems to tell a meaningful story. In my opinion, this is one of the things that rap music, which is very popular with a lot of teenagers, seems to lack. Listening to country music has made me realize that my ears deserve better than the “went to a club, danced with fine girls, got drunk off Patron” message of a lot of rap music. If you are a newcomer to the county music genre, I would recommend giving Rascal Flatts and Taylor Swift a listen. They are both amazing and their music is more country-pop, which might make the transition a little bit easier.