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Spotify's identified a huge rise in the popularity of country music in the UK.

Since 2020, the number of people who are streaming country songs has jumped by 238 percent.

The UK also hosts Europe's largest country music festival.

This year, it took place in London, Belfast and Glasgow.

45,000 people attended the Country to Country (C2C) festival across the three cities simultaneously.

Country music's popularity has risen the most in the UK, reports John Finch of the UK Country Music Association.

Country music crosses the generations, which is part of the reason for this rapid rise in interest.

The genre has songs about so many different topics, say fans William and Cameron.

Country music was born in the USA, where its traditional home of Nashville is located.

However, pop stars and rappers have taken up country's sound and storytelling.

They've introduced the genre to their fanbase.

The boost which social media has provided is also important, claims British country singer Georgia Ku.

Analysis of the UK record industry for last year showed that country music's popularity reached a 100-year high point.

The fastest growth that it's seen this century is likely to continue.

With this come predictions that next year's C2C could be even bigger.

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