[Stevenc131]

R&B and Hip Hop, means a lot of auto-tune microphones and lip-synching.

[cymbeline]

“R&B and Hip Hop, means a lot of auto-tune microphones and lip-synching”

Please explain as I know little about how music is performed these days. Also, what’s the purpose of the earpieces that the performers use?

[Robert A Cook PE]

What does an autotune microphone enhance, or disguise?

[nitzy]

R&B and Hip Hop, means a lot of auto-tune microphones and lip-synching.

Same with "southern pop".

Everybody remembers "southern rock" from the 70's. Bands like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Allman Brothers, Marshall Tucker Band, etc... These were all rock bands who sang with a southern accent and "countried up" classic rock music.

The music they play on "country music" stations is really just "southern pop". It is just pop music sung with a southern accent and "countried up" a little bit to make it sound different.

While I was a huge fan of "southern rock" because I was also a fan of classic rock music, I'm not a fan of "southern pop" because I don't like regular pop music.

For contemporary "country music" see...

Turnpike Troubadours
Devil Makes Three
Jason Isbell
Sturgil Simpson
Old Crow Medicine Show
Shovels and Rope
John Moreland
Parker Millsap
Brown Bird
White Buffalo
Brandi Carlisle
Avett Brothers
The Gourds
Lydia Loveless
Hillbilly Moon Explosion
The Brothers Comatose
Slaid Cleaves