Justin Moore is staying in his lane, and is happy that taste in country music has “kinda swung back in our favor” for “traditional country.” Moore, in an interview with his label Big Machine, notes that he was lucky to be signed in 2007, but that over the next decade or so country trends incorporated more pop and hip-hop vibes that weren’t part of his style.

Moore says that at times he wasn’t sure if he “[could] hang in here doing what we’re doin’.” He goes on to say that fortunately “we rode the wave in the middle of our career, and we got to continue makin’ traditional country” as acts like Luke Combs, Carly Pearce, & Jon Pardi proved that what he calls “traditional country” can remain popular on the airwaves.

Source: Big Machine