Alexis Petridis: my week of country music

Country music is huge in the US, but rarely makes a dent in the UK charts. Are we missing out? On the eve of the industry's biggest awards ceremony, pop critic Alexis Petridis saddles upFew events in the American musical calendar make a Briton feel more lost than the Country Music Association awards. This is a huge, glitzy ceremony, screened live at primetime on ABC TV; it dominates the US ratings to such an extent that you wonder why any other channel bothers broadcasting for the duration. I...

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