BRETT YOUNG AND BOYZ II MEN: THE KEYS TO THEIR EXCELLENT CMT CROSSROADS SHOW.

2020 CMT Awards are set to be next week and because of that, I remember today Brett Young and Boyz II Men live show for CMT Crossroads ,CMT section that brings together a country singer/group with a musician from other genre to play live songs from both artists. 


It is usually interesting to see different genres artists singing country songs, which contributes to globalise country music. Due to country music's progressive spin to pop music , these live shows have shown bonds and things in common between pop and country singers . Great example is Nick Jonas and Thomas Rhett's gig . Thomas Rhett has recognised his admiration for Bruno Mars and some of his songs sound like Maroon 5's ones. We can see it too in the last Crossroads show, starring Kelsea Ballerini and Halsey. Tracks like 'Miss Me More' or their collaboration 'The Other Girl' ,highlight that they are truly pop. 

Let's focus now on Brett Young and Boyz II Men 's show!

The show took place last year and its repertoire included classics like 'Water Runs Dry', 'I'll Make Love To You'  and Brett Young's 'In case You Didn´t Know', 'Here tonight' and 'Catch'. 

Both, Boyz II Men and Brett Young, voices fit perfectly. One reason is that Young's songs , frecquently talking about love ,sound more like love ballads with Boyz II Men's 90s R&B touch. The truth is that some Young's songs only sound country because of the singer voice, like 'Mercy' , a piano-based ballad that talks about getting over a heartbreak, sounds really pop . Much more the same happens with 'Here Tonight', the lead single for Young's 2019 album. The countryness is emphasized by the guitar , the lyrics or the production, as in Catch, that speaks about finding love in a bar, drinking on a Friday night after a long week with friends and watching a baseball game... really similar to bro-country

The third reason is related with Grady Smith's video, named 'This beat is killing country music'. The video revealed the abundant use of a snap rhythm , leading to simpleness in country music. This beat , as the video shows, is found in pop and R&B too. It is also on Brett Young's In Case You Didn't Know and on Boyz II Men's Water Runs Dry and that is an union bond between both artists.

Boyz II Men  added their typical voices layers, which take Young's tracks back to the 90s R&B. Both artists' 'romantic side' and the lack of traditional instrumental country music, show similarities between both genres, making country really open to other types of music , but hard to distinguish them. 

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