My Kind of Country is a music competition series showcasing different styles of country music. It was created to bring up-and-coming country music musicians from all over the world to Nashville, Tennessee to compete for a chance to become famous. {Official Website}
The show is hosted by Jimmie Allen, Mickey Guyton, and Orville Peck, the series is produced by Reese Witherspoon.
The series premiered on Apple TV+ on March 24, 2023.
Contestants:
- Micaela Kleinsmith (Cape Town, South Africa)
- Chuck Adams (Nashville, Tennessee)
- Dhruv Visvanath (New Delhi, India)
- Ale Aguirre (Chihuahua, Mexico)
- Wandile (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- The Betsies (Cape Town, South Africa)
- Congo Cowboys (Cape Town, South Africa)
- Justin Serrao (Johannesburg, South Africa)
- Camille Parker (Durham, North Carolina)
- Alisha Pais (Goa, India)
- Ismay Hellman (Petaluma, California)
- Ashlie Amber (Nashville, Tennessee)
Trivia:
- “My Kind of Country” is an American country music competition TV series that premiered on Apple TV+ on March 24, 2023, featuring international competitors.
- The show is created by Reese Witherspoon and Kacey Musgraves and is judged by country musicians Mickey Guyton, Jimmie Allen, and Orville Peck.
- Each judge selects four country artists from around the world to form their teams, guiding them through showcases and workshops and deciding who advances to the next round and who gets eliminated.
- The first winner of “My Kind of Country” is Micaela Kleinsmith from Cape Town, South Africa, who received $100,000 and extensive promotion from Apple Music as her prize.
