Reba McEntire says that country music these days is permeated by a "bro culture" that not only cheapens the music, but limits the accomplishments of women in the industry, Yahoo Entertainment is reporting.
If you're a fan of country music, you may have noticed that it can sound repetitive. At least, that's what Reba tells PBS NewsHour's Amna Nawaz. Specifically, too much of it comes from a place of guys singing about doing country things.
"Well, it's the bro trend. Bro, let's go down to the river and catch some fish. And everybody's a good ol' boy. And that's the bro music."
It's not the first time Reba has called out the country music industry for shutting out women. As Yahoo Entertainment reported back in February, Reba, like so many other women in country music, was aghast that the lack of women's representation at the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards. Specifically, she was dismayed that the list of nominees for Entertainer of the Year was all men and no women: Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Kenny Chesney, Chris Stapleton, and Keith Urban.
"It doesn't make me very happy because we've got some very talented women out there who are working their butts off. I'm missing my girlfriends on this list."
