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This is a list of music sub-genres of country music.

• Alternative country
• Americana
• Australian country music
• Bakersfield sound
• Bluegrass
  • Heavy Metal Bluegrass
  • Neo-Traditional Bluegrass
  • Nu-grass
  • Old-time bluegrass/Appalachian bluegrass
  • Progressive bluegrass
  • Reactionary bluegrass
• Cajun
• Christian country music
• Classic country
• Close harmony
• Cowboy/Western music
• Cowpunk (this is also considered a sub-genre of Rock music)
• Country soul
• Deathcountry
• Franco-country
• Gothic Americana
• Gulf and western
• Hokum (this is also considered a sub-genre of Blues)
• Honky Tonk
• Instrumental country
• Lubbock Sound
• Metal-country
• Nashville Sound/Countrypolitan
• Neotraditional Country
• New country
• Outlaw country
• Pop country/Cosmopolitan country
• Progressive country
• Psychobilly/Punkabilly (this is also considered a sub-genre of Rock music)
• Psydeco
• Rap country
• Red Dirt
• Rockabilly (this is also considered a sub-genre of Rock music)
• Rock country/Cosmic American music (this is also considered a sub-genre of Rock music)
• Techno-Country (a Eurodance country style, popularized by the Rednex)
• Texas Country
• Traditional Country music
• Truck-driving country
• Skinhead country
• Western swing

Non-Country Genres

This is a list of music genres that are not considered country music, but are closely related. In fact, on some occasions, certain country radio stations may even play certain songs from the following genres.

• Appalachian (a sub-genre of Folk music)
• Bush band (Australian Folk music)
• Country blues (A sub-genre of Blues music)
• Folk rock (a sub-genre of Rock music)
• Old-time music (a sub-genre of Folk music)
• Southern rock (a sub-genre of Rock music)
• Zydeco (a sub-genre of Folk music)