This is a short write up from a reporter in Toledo- Brian Dugger:
"It was interesting talking to Vince Gill recently. Despite being a legend in country music, he’s seen the same thing happen to him as has happened to many other aging stars. He’s having trouble getting his songs on the radio. He released his latest album, "These Days," a couple of months ago, and it has sold more than a million copies, but radio just isn’t stepping up to the plate and playing his stuff.

"Most people from that [radio] world may think, ‘Hey, he’s had his run. We’re on to the next guy.’ That’s how it works. You see a handful of people who that doesn’t happen to, but for most people it does," he said. "My ears tell me I’m as good as anyone on the radio. Everyone likes the new, young hot thing. It’s how our culture works, but I ain’t giving up."

Later on he gave his thoughts on what is being played on the radio: "Country music doesn’t sound like it did when I was a kid. But then again, pop doesn’t sound the same, or R& B. I don’t like a lot of it. I’ve had 40 years of loving Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, and Johnny Cash and Willie and Waylon. I’ve had about a year to know this current crop. Over time we’ll see what’s good and what isn’t. I just don’t think there’s as much character as there used to be in country."
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[I just don’t think there’s as much character as there used to be in country." ]


IMO that's why so many songs sound the same no matter who is singing them

Boy, is THAT ever the truth, Anna. Cookie-cutter... they all sound alike. And now there's even a guy who sounds exactly like Tim McGraw to boot! Rodney Atkins? I think that's who I mean...