Yes the Stations around Nashville play Traditional Country.
I live in Southwest Michigan and I don't think I have heard a Traditional country song on the radio in 5 years.

At least when I travel to Nashville I can hear it.
And yes the publishers don't set the trends. The labels do.

The young folks around here have never heard of Hank Snow, Conway Twitty, Porter Wagoner, Loretta Lynn, etc.
But they know who Taylor Swift is.
But that is natural.
But they would know who they were if they got played.

What I find interesting is I asked a young person (early twenty's) what a good Country Music station was in Nashville. He said he didn't know...he don't listen to Country, LOL.

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