http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=g.161&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fcountry-pop-cosmopolitan%2Fnew-country%2Fmusic-videos.rssCountry music's popularity took off in the early '90s like never before. Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Clint Black, Travis Tritt, Vince Gill, and Alan Jackson were among its top-selling artists. All came from a Neo-Traditionalist background, but to varying degrees, each incorporated elements of 1970s rock into their sound as well. Brooks, who soon became the top-selling country artist of all time, frequently cited arena rockers Journey and the Eagles as musical inspirations, and even covered a Billy Joel song, "Shameless." This was "New Country," which would later be dubbed "young country" for all the fresh, young and clean-cut new faces it brought to the country music landscape. In the mid-'90s Shania Twain entered the picture, bringing an MTV-ready pop sound to the music and selling millions of copies of her albums <i>The Woman in Me</i> and <i>Come on Over</i>. Newcomers like Mindy McCready and Bryan White seemed barely out of high school, whereas LeAnne Rimes was literally just <i>starting</i> high school when her hit "Blue" became a top-selling country smash.New Countryen720Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:02:08 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=g.161&rws=%2Fcountry%2Fcountry-pop-cosmopolitan%2Fnew-country%2Fmusic-videos.rss Country music's popularity took off in the early '90s like never before. Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Clint Black, Travis Tritt, Vince Gill, and Alan Jackson were among its top-selling artists. All came from a Neo-Traditionalist background, but to varying degrees, each incorporated elements of 1970s rock into their sound as well. Brooks, who soon became the top-selling country artist of all time, frequently cited arena rockers Journey and the Eagles as musical inspirations, and even covered a Billy Joel song, "Shameless." This was "New Country," which would later be dubbed "young country" for all the fresh, young and clean-cut new faces it brought to the country music landscape. In the mid-'90s Shania Twain entered the picture, bringing an MTV-ready pop sound to the music and selling millions of copies of her albums <i>The Woman in Me</i> and <i>Come on Over</i>. Newcomers like Mindy McCready and Bryan White seemed barely out of high school, whereas LeAnne Rimes was literally just <i>starting</i> high school when her hit "Blue" became a top-selling country smash.