Singer Zach Top slams modern country music, says it lacks 'soul'
"We had a long time, at least in the country world… everything is really perfect and everything’s tuned. "You’re trying to just play good music and put your heart and soul into it. I brought a beer up on stage, read between the lines, you know," he said backstage at the CMAs about his celebration plans after the win.
- ▪"We had a long time, at least in the country world… everything is really perfect and everything’s tuned.
- ▪"You’re trying to just play good music and put your heart and soul into it.
- ▪I brought a beer up on stage, read between the lines, you know," he said backstage at the CMAs about his celebration plans after the win.
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Entertainment Singer Zach Top slams modern country music, says it lacks 'soul' Rising star tells Rolling Stone that bluegrass is growing because fans want something more 'raw and real' By Lori A Bashian Fox News Published July 25, 2026 5:46pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Zach Top shares his post-CMA plans Zach Top reveals how he plans on celebrating his CMAs win NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Zach Top is sharing his hot take on modern country music, saying it now sounds "perfect" and lost some of its "soul." if (window && window.foxstrike && Array.isArray(window.foxstrike.cmd)) { window.foxstrike.cmd.push(function(Strike) { Strike.insertAd('tablet', 'lb2', 'tablet-tw-ad-lb2', ''); }); } else {…
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