The Worst Country Music of 2019 

As always, these are just my opinions. I ain't any more of an authority than you are, so like what you like! (And dislike what you dislike.)

in conclusion luke combs doesn’t make a bad song

I miss the steel guitars and fiddles playing in country songs. Now a days it's a pop song with a mediocre southern accent

First country boy band? Rascal Flats would like a word lol

This is why I listen to George Strait

"A tender vanilla bean" - Grady Smith 2019

Zac Brown has basically outlined “how to tank your soaring career in 3 bad moves.” 1. Put out a horrible album that has a completely different sound than what you’ve built your fan base on. 2. A few days later put out a solo album that’s similar, just to further rub it in your fans faces. After all you could’ve saved your “selfish” music choices for your solo album but decided not to. 3. Blame your fans when it’s not well received. Make sure they know that the reason they don’t “get it” is because they’re “country purists.” Also throw in a comment about how your musical tastes have grown because of all of your “travels.” Ya ... us bumpkins who never go anywhere just aren’t worldly wise enough to relate to your elevated, fancy new taste in music. 🙄🤢

“A pubescent boy that smoked pot and drank a four loko at the same time” Ah yes high school. A better time

"Dustin Lynch is like a pubescent boy, who smoked pot and drank a four loko at the same time." Me: spits out Taco Bell laughing.

How to find the worst country music: Just turn on the “country” radio.

That zac brown comment the lesson hear is “not how to respond to a divorce”

Anyone still listen to Hank Sr/Jr, George Jones, or Alabama?

"I'm not just a country artist." Okay Taylor Swift

I really liked Hell Right lol guess that’s my guilty pleasure.

Knockin' Boots, I will agree doesn't have the best lyrics, yet somehow it became my guilty pleasure song. I was driving around town on a rainy afternoon earlier this year when it came on and it just put me in a better mood and got me thinking about going line dancing at my favorite bar that night. I just can't play it around my bandmates as they hate it with a passion.

They aren't bad songs. They just aren't country

Two things 1. I think the country music divide has grown between more traditional and poppy sounds which is good and bad. 2. Ive seen chris janson live, he can play the harmonica incredibly well. Its disappointing and sad that he releases crap music but is a talented musician.

Grady- “It’s like a pubescent boy who smoked pot and drank a 4 locos at the same time” Me- instantly flashes back to better times

I agree except for Kinfolks- didn’t like it at first, but it has one of the catchiest hooks of the year and kind of has this genuine energy about it, I like it

“It’s like a pubescent boy who smoked pot and drank a 4loco at the same time.”😂😂😂😂😂

I wish Gary Allan would put a new album out. I love his stuff.

I’m surprised Ridin’ Roads didn’t piss me off as much as it probably should have and I too am still hold out for better from Lanco. But I can’t forgive Chris Lane for the worst song of 2019 - I Don’t Know About You because of the worst line of 2019 - “I know your favorite beer, ‘cause you told me and I bought it”

Some of these songs I have never heard, but when Grady puts them on, I agree with Grady.

Tyler Childers, colter wall. Look em up. They're saving the genre

Dean Brody's "Cattleman's Gun" THAT sounds like real country

What I like about you, Grady, is that you're so articulate in your analysis. The way you described Dustin Lynch as merging the worst parts of two trends and not being a "macho douchebag" or a "tender vanilla bean" really cracked me up. Good job, man!

Tim and Moby approve of this list!!

Worst country music of 2019? Anything that is played on modern country radio.

hey Grady thanks so much for your channel! One of my New Year's resolutions is to keep up with music more and your channel makes that so much easier! I can't add any worst songs I know because with your help I've only been listening to the good stuff this year.

I like my fair share of Vanilla Bean when it comes to Dan + Shay.

The supercut to "UHH, UHH" from That's My Kind of Night is easily the best running trope on this channel 2:40

Just getting around to this. Thanks, Man! This is great. Keep it going.

Apart from your excellent reviews of country songs and albums, as a non-native user of English, I really admire your pronunciation and the rich choice of descriptive expressions. You're a good speaker and I can learn a lot from you.

Grady I do typically prefer the "Best of" videos, but your commentary and editing in this one were phenomenal. Had me cracking up multiple times! 😂

You are so right! I totally agree! These times I am listening to Dolly, Reba and Jo Dee, just to help me remember what country is... My my Miss the old Zac Brown Band too!!

When you find out County has boy bands “I wish Chris Ledoux would come back”

I was dissapointed by Toby Keith "That's Country bro" - it's so boring

Don’t know what happened to Dustin Lynch but miss the singer who came out with cowboys and angels for sure...he lost his way.

Someone finally posted something g like this that I have been waiting for. Thank you

Glad I’m not the only one thinking these things, right on dude, keep up the great content!

every one in my school literally will just scream "HELL RIGHT" just cuz

Grady, You are like the most underrated person ever. The editing legitimately kept me interested and was actually funny.

Just found your channel and love your video and content!! Subscribed!

also i remember youtube/vevo shoving mitchel tenpenny's alcohol song via ad down my throat before every video for like 2 months straight

Alan Jackson, George Strait, the last real country stars.

None of these songs are even country. It’s just garbage pop that has country words in it.

Don’t always agree with your views but I love your approach and sophistication. Keep it up man, cheers to 2020!

Man love the channel! You tell it like it is!

I hear some of these country songs for the very first time watching Grady Smith vidoes, and glad I miss out....

Pretty much anything by Kane Brown makes my list for the worst lol🤷🏼‍♀️

Grady, I have never laughed so hard as listening to your comments on these "country" albums! You can now count me as a new subscriber! You do a great job of weaving in the history of country music while understanding that every genre changes...but hopefully changes in a GOOD way (and these albums definitely did NOT)!

Awesome video! I personally think riding roads, alcohol you later, and kinfolks were great in my opinion. I love to turn them up while driving around or just chilling listening to music. Keep doing what you are doing! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

I am surprised you didn’t mention 10,000 hours with Dan and shay... love that song actually but not sure it’s truly “country”

Hi Grady. Can you like make a video on Hunter Hayes' career and discography? I really would like to know what you think about him as an artist and his music. I've been your fan for years now, your videos and contents really helped me to really understand country music. As a person who lives in the country that doesn't really like country music, I really find myself stuck. Whenever I feel down when I ask people to listen to country music, I'd watch your video. Thanks for all the opinions, knowledge that you've shared all these years.

See I’m sorry but I said “hell right” long before that song came out. I used to say that was my positive way, to say more things with Hell right instead of hell no. Now that damn song is out nobody believes that lol

New viewer here. I agree with so much on these picks! You said exactly what I was thinking so many times!

That electric guitar on the wall.

I've never heard 90% of those songs but I already dislike them.

You spit so many facts that I’ve wanted to sum up for so long. Thank you soldier🙏

Happy new everyone!! 🥳

Grady, this is where you shine. Do we want more “worst” videos?! Hell right we do.

You were spot on !!!! Dustin Lynch disappointed as an artist. He came out with two great country songs, then all of a sudden he felt he needed to be like the bro bullshit to relevant. Zach Brown don't even get me started, he talked so much crap about Luke Bryan doing pop and then all of a sudden he's more than country artist etc. Couldn't agree more, I respect Taylor Swift for saying hey all I'm going pop full time. That' what a lot of these people need to do.

Up until tonight i thought that Zac brown clip was edited, I am horrified

I'm just psyched that you mentioned LoCash - been a rising for years -love these guys.

"Knocking boots" had to be one of my least favorite songs in 2019. Drove me absolutely bananas whenever it came on and I had to immediately change it

The Worst Country Music Of 2019 Me: The Owl (Zac Brown Band)

I need more roast-Grady. This is hilarious.

This vid was hell right 😀 nice work once again. Are you in Nashville ?

Let’s get Grady to 100k subs!

Retitle this "Country has been shit since 2007....all of it, yes all of it"

Just feel very blessed that I didn't recognize at least 2/3 of these songs.

idgaf how generic riding roads is it's my jam and is like #5 on my 2019 spotify wrapped playlist hahaha

Someone finally said it about Hell Right! 🙌🏼 This is a great list, although I probably wouldn’t have included Knockin’ Boots. It’s no masterpiece, but there were far worse.

One man's Tanya Tucker is another man's Faith Hill

one of ur best videos and one of my favs! i agreed with like all of these except kinfolks because sam hunt lol but u were reading my mind as i was watching otherwise 👌🏼

I would add a few other to my list over some of the ones you chose.

About your comment about country boy band and other music that should be pop music. Here is my theory. The Pop scene is really competitive and in order to establish a spot artist have to establish some type of notoriety. I believe that some agent have drawn lessons from the Taylor Swift experience. Lots of people listening to country music are hybrid fans. Meaning that they lesson to some country resembling pop and saying that it is like country music and remaining pop fans. new artist make the hybrid type of music and build a fan base to after migrate into the pop world much more easily. My thoughts!!!!!!!!!!

The Luke Bryan edits get me every time 😂

just found your channel, love it. the worst thing about some of these choices - - one of the only country stations i can get in my area play nearly all of them.... thank G for the internet channels

Oh my gosh the meme at 4:50. I spit up my drink.

kinfolks is a joke round our house. we take turns singing "i wanna introduce you to my xxxxxx" and we put in a variety of redundant things. like small shrimps. its a lot more fun than listening to the song.

Worst “country” song is God Given ZBB and it ain’t close.

Someone needs to steal Grady's phone, take the 1 second clip of That's My Kind of Night and make it his text tone.

You should make podcasts on this it would be amazing

Can you review “lady like” by Ingrid Andress, I like it, but I want to know what you think.

"Hell Right" is truly dreadful. I listened to part of it one time and couldn't even finish. I also hated "Talk You Out Of It" by FGL mostly because of how creepy it comes off.

I actually really like “Don’t Threaten Me with a Good Time” by Thomas Rhett. Amongst all the pop country albums out there, Center Point Road was actually one I really liked.

I truly can’t help but love you.

I lost my shit laughing when I heard "She was sweeter than sugar Cain" xD

Country is a strong word... lolol

Thank you so much man you are hitting it right on the dot.

Surprised to not see Dive Bar on here

Luke Bryan has really disappointed me this past year not gonna lie

It’s so weird how much I agree with everything you talk about.

Curious what you think of Cole Swindell

This is ironic since I was just telling my girlfriend about the changes that country music went trough. (Bluegrass of 50s, golden age of the 70s-80s, the emergence of the pop country 90s-2000s, then some of the crap that’s out now. Aka country rap, country boy bands, weird Colabs and great artists going bad by conforming to the new “hits”)

Kinfolks is a guilty pleasure for me

Country’s first boy band was “the highwaymen” heck off this new country generation

I adore country and was raised on 90s country - Alan, Clint, Garth and of course Reba and George. I do like some newer country but since I found Prime Country on Sirius, I'm listening to that more.

Just realized I’ve written a song called “Country Trap” (“trap” meaning something to get stuck in) without knowing that country-trap is a term now. Whoops.