Top Ten Worst Country Music Artists
Florida Georgia Line is an American country music duo formed in 2010 by Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelley. Their breakout hit "Cruise" became the best-selling digital country single of all time and has been certified 11x platinum with over 7 million downloads. I'm not a big fan of country, and these guys are partially to blame. Most country music I can deal with, or at least tolerate, even if it does seem to have pop elements in it. But these guys take these pop elements WAY too far, to the pint that it doesn't even sound like country anymore.
But what really tips it for me, is the song "this is how we roll", in which the main singer
And I'm not kidding here,
RAPS. THE. WHOLE. SECOND. VERSE.
It's not evens like they hire a rapper to do it, the REGULAR SINGER just starts rapping out of the blue. That was the last straw for me.
ABSOLUTE TRASH! Can't play & dang sure can't sing yet the idiotic deaf tone non music knowing public has allowed these pathetic excuses for "artists" to make millions - these guys need to move to a far away place along with the Kardashians & the world be much much better!
Oh Lord, I cannot STAND them. My dad is a country music fan so I have to listen to them in the car on the radio. They are the reason why I don't like country. All of their songs are garbage. Screw them.
Carrie Marie Underwood is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol, in 2005. Her debut album, Some Hearts, was released in 2005. not country music. she sucks. I hate her. only true country is George Strait, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Randy Travis, Willie Nelson, George Jones, Waylon Jennings, Johnny cash, Dwight Yoakam, Travis Tritt, Charlie Daniels, Charlie rich, Charley pride, hank Williams, Bob wills, bill Monroe, mark wills are country. Carrie Underwood isn't country music at all.
worst country singer ever. she's not country music. I hate her. she sucks. only true country is George Strait, Waylon Jennings, willie Nelson, Garth brooks, Alan Jackson, Randy Travis, all these are country. Carrie Underwood isn't, she's garbage, and I hate all of her songs. all of them.
She is fake. She is trash. And she screams when she sings... It's like nails on a chalkboard. Claims to be a Christian woman and "religious" yet she dresses like a hoe, all her songs are awful and NO WHERE near country.
Sam Lowry Hunt is an American singer and songwriter. Born in Cedartown, Georgia, Hunt played football in his high school and college years and once attempted to pursue a professional sports career before signing with MCA Nashville in 2014. Finally, an entry I agree with! Hunt is the only singer in the top ten that I feel actually deserves to be this high on the list. His singing style sounds awful, and his songs all seem to lack any substance. Him and Walker Hayes are pretty much tied for worst country artist in my opinion.
Just the worst. Not good enough for the NFL and not good enough for my radio. Does he sing? Does he talk? He does both! But neither of them well. Should definitely retire but I think he'd have to have a career first. All the best in keeping him out of the public eye for the next millennia.
What is Miranda Lambert doing above this idiot? Miranda is actually decent.
Wait, no. To call this guy a country music artist makes George Jones roll in his grave. He is just pop with a southern accent.
Blake Tollison Shelton is an American country singer and television personality. In 2001, he made his debut with the single "Austin". So overrated. Can we stop hearing about his so called "relationship" with Gwen Stefani and GET TO THE MUSIC?
You forgot the worst one, REBA who can not find her notes!
One of the biggest sellouts of all time.
Thomas Luther Bryan, known professionally as Luke Bryan, is an American country music singer and songwriter. He's the Justin Bieber of country music. Some of his songs are tolerable, but he mostly gets on my nerves.
I don't know why people are hating on Carrie Underwood. Luke Bryan is way worse.
Luke Bryan is the best singer I know how of all country singers
This guy is probably the reason why many people have differing views on country music as a whole. Say what you will about modern country artists (except for Luke Bryan, FGL and Jason Aldean, I just can't stand these guys), at least they are enjoyable to listen to, like Blake Shelton before he sucked, Joe Nichols, Miranda Lambert, pre-2014 Little Big Town and some others. This guy on the other hand, was a flat-out racist to the point where he'd justify his hate for black people via usage of the N word. It's bad enough hearing the N word, but hearing it being spoken through a Southern accent is just too much... and yet white supremacists classify him as "real music"...
All these other people are above HIM? Rebel himself was classified as "White-power music". He is a racist and a shame to country music.
He should definitely be higher on the list. He was not a good guy, and his songs clearly reflected that.
Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She was born on December 13, 1989, in Reading, Pennsylvania. Swift is best known for writing personal songs and has won 13 Grammy Awards... read more I wish she still sang Country, because her songs back then were amazing. Songs like "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Love Story", "Our Song", and "Picture to Burn" are still among my favorites of Taylor's songs.
Not gonna lie, she was cute. She was very cute, and I think that’s what won over a lot of people, especially in my generation (I was 10 when she came about, so I had a small crush on her).
But she has definitely overstayed her welcome now.
She doesn't know how to sing. Jason Aldean shouldn't be on this list. I LOVE HIM!
Lady A (formerly Lady Antebellum) is an American country music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006. The group is composed of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood. The band changed their name from "Lady Antebellum" to "Lady A" in June 2020 in response to the George Floyd protests. As if their music isn't bad enough, they have to be racist when finding a name for their stupid band.
I hate their music! I am going to not become a lady alien anymore,no more. it's over suckers I hated all of for not being there for me! not 2008 not 2010 not 2011 not 2012 not 2014 nope noo adios,
I hate Your fans I'm gonna Ignore you, Adios your Music suck To yourselves Thanks a lot?
Sugarland is an American country music duo consisting of singer-songwriters Jennifer Nettles and Kristian Bush. Jennifer Nettles has the absolute ugliest twangy voice ever. Period. Kristian Bush is better off on his own.
FINALLY someone who deserves to be on here
Simply hearing this women sing, haunts me in my sleep. Please quit making music, you’re trash.
While they stretch the meaning of "country" to its limits, they tried something original and some of their songs are very well written and clever. I enjoy them. But calling them country in the traditional sense is... well not quite right.
Aaron Lewis is an American musician, who is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and founding member of the rock group Staind, with whom he has released seven studio albums.
This guy is an absolute joke. Luke Bryan and Sam Hunt are also bad, but at least they're attractive. This guy looks like an ogre. And he can hardly sing. He mumbles in a mediocre baritone groan. His songs are the stereotypical bro-country dreck heard throughout mainstream country music for the last couple of years, with no originality whatsoever. Kane Brown should simply stop making music.
He's got a couple of really good songs, but most of them just don't do much for me.
Can't write and only getting by because he has a look.
Miranda Leigh Lambert is an American country music singer and songwriter. She is best known as a solo artist, and is a member of the Pistol Annies. She is terrible and her songs are to make people mad at Blake Shelton after their divorce.
Who made this frikin list? Miranda Lambert is awesome! Heart felt lyrics, and a voice to match!
Miranda isn't bad, but I can't really say I like her that much either. She's just meh.
Jason Aldine Williams, known professionally as Jason Aldean, is an American country music singer. Since 2005, Jason Aldean has been signed to Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released eight albums and 24 singles. He and his retarded songs should die in a hellhole.
This man killed country music.
Jason Aldean is awesome
Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand born Australian country musician. In 1991, he released a self-titled debut album and charted four singles in Australia before moving to the United States the following year. No, this and Lady Antebellum are the only good modern country singers today.
Toby Keith Covel, known professionally as Toby Keith (1961-2024) was an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and actor. A good fellow. But he can't sing.
Thomas Rhett Akins, Jr., is an American country music singer and songwriter. His father is the singer Rhett Akins. Rhett has released three studio albums for Big Machine Records' Valory Music imprint: It Goes Like This, Tangled Up, and Life Changes. This pathetic excuse for a "musician" doesn't have a tenth of the talent of his father. In fact, if it weren't for his father, this talentless man wouldn't even have a music career. And speaking of his "music", not a single song of his is good. There's the cheap knockoff of the Bee Gees ("Make Me Wanna"), the cheap knockoff of Sam Cooke's "Chain Gang" ("Crash and Burn"), and the cheap knockoff of Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud" ("Die a Happy Man). And not to mention Rhett also had a hand in two of the worst country songs in the history of the genre - Jason Aldean's "1994" and Rhett's own song "Vacation". Not only are these two abominations terrible in their own right, but "Vacation" even rips off the beat from War's "Low Rider", only to add crappy bro-country lyrics that Florida Georgia Line would be ashamed to record. As for Rhett's other music, there's not a single shred of country music, instead being loaded with pop rock, R&B, disco, funk, and 80's hair metal influences. Hank William's ghost would probably want to slap this talentless excuse for a "musician" known as Thomas Rhett like how Moe slapped Curly in the Three Stooges.
This guy literally sings the most cringey songs ever. "Fancy Like" and "Aye Aye" are both absolute trash!
He's a loser. He writes songs that only a chick would enjoy.
He is amazing, and who doesn't think so is a disgrace
Alan Jackson is an American country music artist. The first artist signed to Arista Nashville Records, he was with them from 1989 to 2011. Isn't this the guy who covered all those rap songs in concert?
As Anastasia D.Rossi the Alan Jackson troll said, #AlanJacksonKilledCountry
Without a doubt this guy destroyed country music. Keep in mind that it was Alan Jackson, the Nickelback of country music, who dumbed down country music by living up to stereotypes, thus making the genre look dumb and ignorant. and us country fans look like racist, trailer-dwelling white trash rednecks and hicks. If you don't believe me, see his songs "It's Alright to Be a Redneck", "I Don't Even Know Your Name", "Jim and Jack and Hank", "I Still Like Bologna", and especially that stupid 9/11-exploiting song (which he donated none of the proceeds made off of it to any families of 9/11 victims) where he couldn't tell the difference between Iraq and Iran. And it was also Jackson who practically invented the bro-country tripe that is polluting country radio these days, as the majority of his songs are loaded with bro-country tropes such as moonlight, beer, river banks, pickup trucks, attractive girls, and house parties, like "Chattahoochee", "Country Boy", "Where I Come From", "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere", and "If French Fries Were Fat Free". And most traditional country fans are aware that bro-country is often criticized for taking influence from other genres, especially hip-hop, R&B, and 80's hair metal. Well, did Alan Jackson start that too? You bet he did! This is the same guy who chose rapper Polow da Don (the same guy who produced Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" and Jamie Foxx's "DJ Play a Song", and has worked with other fellow rappers including Gucci Mane, Lil Wayne, Rich Boy, T.I., and Travis Scott, among others) as his producer starting with 2008's "Good Time", and has stuck with him ever since, although Jackson's music was already horrific and a disgrace to country music even before Polow da Don came along. And it's not just that. Jackson has also covered multiple rap songs at his concerts, specifically
* Akon - Don't Matter
* Wiz Khalifa -... more
If you want to sing Country than sing Country. If you want to rap than rap. Choose one but don't combine them! These genres don't mix!
DIRKS BENTLY IS AMAZING don't WORRY DIRKS I GOT your BACK and to everyone else at least they are doing somethin with their life and if they werent good which they are then why would the have sold out concerts be on the radio where the whole world can here there songs and have millions of bucks because of their amazing songs why would they be on T.V. so while there doing something with their life and your sitting there looking for someone to bring down why don't you think it over
When I think of Brad Paisley, I cringe. What comes to mind is stupid, annoying songs like "River Bank" and "Ticks". Cody Jinks needs to teach this talentless hack a lesson.
No. Brad Paisley doesn't deserve to be on this list. He had some good songs and some bad songs, but he had more good than bad.
Tone deaf morons have no business voting. Every act on this list, deserves to be on this list.
His singing style sucks.