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Should Country Music be included on shows like American Idol, The Voice and other reality singing competitions?  Notice, there are genres so big they have an audience all to themselves.  For instance, Gospel music is not recognized on these shows. Sure you can sing a Gospel song or two during the entire season but you cannot make Gospel you primary genre of music.  You’ll be booted off quickly if that’s your career choice of genre.   No one on a panel of judges ever says “you’re going to be a Gospel singer and that’s what you should stick to”.  If you want to sing Gospel, you have to find a singing competition applicable to that genre like,  “Sunday’s Best”.  So why is Country Music, which certainly has it’s own huge following, allowed to be included on The Voice or American Idol or any of the singing reality shows?

I for one…

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