Celebrity
Status of Country Music
DVDs
Today's
Country and Western DVD Videos
are Hot
Visiting a
TV program is one way to listen
to your favorite star but video
is now taking precedence. One of
the hottest singing sensations in
America right now is 20-year-old
Taylor Swift.
She has
built up a huge fan base because
of her catchy tunes and highly
personal lyrics, and received
tons of publicity after rapper
Kanye West infamously interrupted
her during an awards acceptance
speech. Once that happened, I
became interested in Swift's
songs, bought a couple of her CDs
and a few country music DVDs on
which she appeared, and now I'm
hooked!
Believe me,
I never thought I'd be buying
country music DVDs and CDs, as
I've never really been fond of
that genre. But Swift's tunes are
more of a pop/country mix and are
actually very catchy. No wonder
she has tens of thousands of
so-called "crossover" fans! Her
songs have a certain quality that
appeal to all kinds of people,
and have helped her become one of
the top-selling artists of the
year.
Music Video
and DVD Web Sites
Anyway,
after liking what I heard from
Taylor Swift, I decided to try
other artists in the genre. I
found a couple of websites that
offer discount country music DVDs
and CDs, and went on a bit of a
shopping spree.
I bought
stuff from the likes of Toby
Keith, Darius Rucker, Carrie
Underwood, Keith Urban, and
Rascal Flatts -- and loved nearly
everything! I have practically
worn out all of my country music
DVDs already and am going to have
to buy a bunch more pretty
soon.
Just in
case you're curious, these
country music DVDs usually
feature such things as official
videos for popular songs, concert
footage from live performances
all over the United States, and
behind-the-scenes interviews with
the stars. Buying these videos of
my favorite recording artists has
allowed me to learn a lot about
these singers and performers in a
very short period of time, and
has made it easy for me to become
a huge fan.
Country
Western Musical DVD Videos Help
Make a Cool Connection
After
watching countless hours of
concert and interview clips, I
feel like I know the guitarists
and vocalists in a way that's not
possible just from listening to
their songs. It's almost as
though I'm more deeply connected
to the artists than I would be
from audio CDs alone.
That might
sound a bit childish, and maybe I
am coming across as a
pimple-faced teenager, but it's
true and makes me want to buy
even more stuff. So in addition
to country music DVDs, I've also
purchased books, magazines,
posters, T-shirts, and key chains
featuring my new favorite
singers. And who knows, I might
even take in a concert or two in
the near future!
It's funny
how an incident like Kanye West's
antics at that awards show can
bring an artist like Taylor Swift
to the attention of folks who
might not have heard of her
before and result in her becoming
one of the top performers on the
planet. Thanks to Kanye's bad
judgment and the right mix of
country music DVDs and CDs, the
genre now has at least one new
fan! Gotta go. I'm going back
online to my favorite video
store.
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