Justin Moore has always been one of the more traditional sounding artists in country music, and until recently, pop country, bro country and progressive country were dominating the radio. But thanks to acts like Midland, Luke Combs, Jon Pardi and Justin, traditional country is gaining in popularity again, and while Justin is happy about it, he says, “I don’t take it over as like a ‘cause that I’m fightin’ for’ kind of deal because it’s been so different over the course of my career.”
When he released his first single, “Back That Thing Up,” in 2008, Justin says, “It was super country on the radio still, and then it was the rap stuff and the pop stuff. So, I think you’re just spinning your wheels if you think about, ‘I’m gonna wave the flag for this and be the guy.’”
For Justin, writing and recording songs like his latest single, “Why We Drink, ”It really is just kind of what I enjoy doing and what I wanted to do,” he says. “But just as a fan of that style of music, it’s fun to see that kind of becoming more popular again. “
But Justin doesn’t spend too much time over analyzing and trying to figure out why traditional country music is becoming so popular again. He says, “I don’t know what to attribute that to. Maybe there’s just an influx of guys, that’s what they love like me. But it’s certainly exciting as a traditional artist to see it resurfacing and doing as well as it is right now.”
Justin is currently out on the Late Nights and Long Necks Tour, named after his current album, with Tracy Lawrence. You can get a complete list of cities and dates on justinmooremusic.com.
Justin Moore – thought on traditional shift :42
“I don’t take it over as like a ‘cause that I’m fightin’ for’ kind of deal because it’s been so different over the course of my career. When I first came out, it was super country on the radio still, and then it was the rap stuff and the pop stuff. So, I think you’re just spinning your wheels if you think about, ‘I’m gonna wave the flag for this and be the guy.’ It really is just kind of what I enjoy doing and what I wanted to do. But just as a fan of that style of music, it’s fun to see that kind of becoming more popular again. And I don’t know what to attribute the window of time where it wasn’t to now where it is – you know, I don’t know what to attribute that to. Maybe there’s just an influx of guys. That’s what they love like me, but it’s certainly exciting as a traditional artist to see it resurfacing and doing as well as it is right now.”