John Rich wrote a song that references toilet paper, Luke Combs recorded a new title with a group of masked musicians, and Craig Morgan sang in support of first responders during a Grand Ole Opry appearance to a house full of empty seats.The novel coronavirus has created unusual cultural circumstances, and country artists have responded in ways that are often novel at a granular level.
But from the big-picture view, they're doing what artists do: writing, performing and recontextualizing songs to reflect the world around them, particularly at a time when that world is a bit askew."As songwriters, we're supposed to write songs that touch people's emotions, whether it be positive, negative, happy, sad, angry, whatever," says Morgan.The.