The song achieved success for its emotional narrative and catchy chorus. But, some country musics fans said it sounded too much like pop, especially since it featured electropop artist Halsey.
After musician Kelsea Ballerini's song"The Other Girl" won an award for Performance of the Year at the 2021 CMT Awards, she used her acceptance speech to respond to critics who said the song was"not country" enough.
The song achieved financial and critical success for its emotional narrative and catchy chorus. However, some social media commenters criticized its pop instrumentation as unreflective of the country music genre. "There was a lot of chatter on 'categorically' what genre this song did or didn't fit into," she said."And the fact that you voted this as the winning performance tells me that you know where my roots are and that you know who I am. But it also tells me that you hear music as music, and tells me that you love when people push boundaries and explore artistry. As I make a new record, that means the absolute world to me.
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