Meet Kane Brown: Country's Modern Groundbreaker

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Maxim Mower
May 4, 2024
Holler Country
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In the modern era of country music, it's tempting to see today's TikTok sensations and viral R&B-country frontrunners as propelling the genre into brand new territory. However, in reality, this supposedly fresh ground was first broken over a decade ago, when Kane Brown's classic country covers went viral on Facebook, which in turn launched the career of one of Music City's preeminent genre-blenders. Unfortunately, Kane is often omitted from the discussion of who the biggest country music stars are in 2024, but when you consider his streaming muscle and his formidable catalogue of Country Radio hits, the Tennessee singer-songwriter has undoubtedly earned his place in the genre's upper echelon.

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