THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO BEST MALE COUNTRY ARTIST

The impact of rock music in country has become much more overt throughout the late 2000s and early 2010s as artists like Eric Church, Jason Aldean, and Brantley Gilbert have experienced good results; Aaron Lewis, previous frontman for the rock team Staind, experienced a reasonably productive entry into country music in 2011 and 2012, as did Dallas