I like a bit of country but accept we probably wouldn't have gotten this view if that was the only thing.

TSwift? I hear she started out reasonably country but, like Shania Twain, it was just a stepping stone to mainstream pop.
Perhaps, ironically, Miley Cyrus's recent country efforts are reckoned to be pretty respectable.
Personally, I don't care for country but I do think its sad that it has been chewed up by the machine.