Where did country music get its name?

The term "country music" originated from the commercial music industry as a marketing term in the United States in the 1920s. It was introduced by the record industry to categorize recordings of rural music such as folk, blues, and other popular forms of music that were popular in the Southern United States. The term was used to distinguish these recordings from other popular genres of the time, such as jazz, pop, and classical music. The term "country" was chosen to reflect the rural and agrarian roots of this music, and it emphasized its connection to the culture of the rural Southern United States.