DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Right now there are many female country singers in the game. ORder the following women by order of their current dominance in the industry (current meaning the last 3 to 5 years). And im just gonna use singers that debuted this century. These are in alphabetical order right now: Kelsea Ballerini Cam Miranda Lambert Maren Morris Kacey Musgraves Carrie Underwood Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 My order would be: 1. Carrie Underwood 2. Miranda Lambert 3. Maren Morris 4. Kacey Musgraves 5. Kelsea Ballerini 6. Cam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvus albus 38,031 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Carrie Underwood > Miranda Lambert > Kelsea Ballerini > Maren Morris > Kacey Musgraves > Cam > Alison Krauss Carrie and Miranda have several huge hits while everyone else never even touched the top 40 besides Peter Pan by Kelsea Ballerini (I don't count The Middle because this is about Country not EDM). I would love for Kelsea and Kacey to be bigger though, they certainly deserve better Edit: Maren Morris actually reached the top 40 with a collab with Thomas Rhett (Craving You) at #39 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTPOPSTER 4,241 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Carrie Underwood Miranda Lambert Kelsea Ballerini Maren Morris Kacey Musgraves Cam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edengowon 9,700 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Taylor Swift? lol And before you say she isn't country anymore, listen to Babe (her most recent collab) the artist formerly known as melancholia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscoHeaven23 35,007 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 Just now, corvus albus said: Carrie Underwood > Miranda Lambert > Kelsea Ballerini > Maren Morris > Kacey Musgraves > Cam > Alison Krauss Carrie and Miranda have several huge hits while everyone else never even touched the top 40 besides Peter Pan by Kelsea Ballerini (I don't count The Middle because this is about Country not EDM). I would love for Kelsea and Kacey to be bigger thoug, they certainly deserve better I feel bad for Miranda in a way. I mean she's very successful, but Carrie Underwood is always one step in front of her. Always in the shadow. But this collab is iconic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvus albus 38,031 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Just now, ARealWildMan said: Taylor Swift? lol And before you say she isn't country anymore, listen to Babe (her most recent collab) I would argue that Taylor never really was country. "Hey, I used a banjo way, way back in the mix ... COUNTRY!" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wet Fire 6,208 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 1. Lady Gaga (Shallow) 2. Maren Morris (The Middle) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvus albus 38,031 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Just now, DiscoHeaven23 said: I feel bad for Miranda in a way. I mean she's very successful, but Carrie Underwood is always one step in front of her. Always in the shadow. But this collab is iconic! It's one of my favorite songs by both. An awesome trashy Girls gone wild story with an epic music video Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edengowon 9,700 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Just now, corvus albus said: I would argue that Taylor never really was country. "Hey, I used a banjo way, way back in the mix ... COUNTRY!" I can kinda agree I guess, she was always country-pop tbh the artist formerly known as melancholia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl 3,074 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Dunno if she counts cos I don't know country but this is a timeless classic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei 60,643 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 18 minutes ago, ARealWildMan said: Taylor Swift? lol And before you say she isn't country anymore, listen to Babe (her most recent collab) well that's about all the country she has done in recent years. 1989 and reputation don't have the slightest bit of country. and the question is about CURRENT dominance. Musery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edengowon 9,700 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Ryusei said: well that's about all the country she has done in recent years. 1989 and reputation don't have the slightest bit of country. and the question is about CURRENT dominance. Okay sorry the artist formerly known as melancholia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulholland 1,052 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 1. Kacey Musgraves She's having A Moment. The Grammy noms. "Golden Hour" named best album of the year by most publications. Big tour with Harry Styles (and now a solo tour). It's more of a crossover era than a traditional country era, but you can't deny her power rn. 2. Miranda Lambert She may not be doing Carrie numbers, but in terms of output and critical acclaim, no one is touching her. "The Weight of These Wings" was a success both commercially and critically despite eschewing current country trends, and the Pistol Annies (of which she is one) album that just came out in November was consistently named the second best country album of the year after "Golden Hour." She is arguably the most consistent and influential country star of the new millennium. 3. Maren Morris Coming off of the "Hero" era (in which she scored a couple massive country hits, a Grammy, and more) AND the success of "The Middle," she is poised to really take over this year, and I am HERE. FOR. IT. "Hero" is a f***ing classic. 4. Carrie Underwood She still does decent numbers, but it feels like it's been a while since she's had a legitimate smash song or album. I might be wrong there, but it definitely feels like she has fallen from the height of her powers, critically and commercially. And musically she leans a bit too far into adult contemporary schmaltz for me. 5. Cam Cam deserves to be so much bigger. Her first album is amazing, and the singles she's released over the last year are even better. She's arguably making the best music out of everyone listed in this thread, and she deserves nothing but success. She just hasn't really had it yet. (Yeah, yeah, "Burning House" was a big country hit a few years ago, but she deserves to be pulling Taylor numbers.) 6. Kelsea Ballerini She is... kind of the Rita Ora of country. Like she seems to be trying so hard without doing the work of figuring out what her actual sound and identity are. Most of her music sounds like straight-up Taylor Swift B-sides, both sonically and vocally. She is doing Chainsmoker collabs and sh*t and really trying to brand herself as The Next Big Thing, but she's been sorta under the radar for years because the music and personality just isn't IT. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 54,014 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 The Million Reasons/ Sinner's Prayer/ Shallow/ ARUTW/ Diggin My Grave chanteuse. Spoiler Well, I only heard of Kacey Musgraves and Carrie Underwood (I live in Europe). I heard of Carrie on this forum and of Kacey because her album was such a critical hit. So Kacey > Carrie > the rest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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