Save Country Music

Well, it all started waaaay back when i was in grade 3. That is when my friends and i really started to get interested in music... but there was one thing wrong. Everybody seemed to be listening to "rap" or "pop" music...when people asked me what i listened to, they laughed at me! What on god's green earth is wrong with country music?! Their burning insults and lame comments did not however discourage me from listening to country music. But ever since then, i have never found another person that listens to it! What ever happened to country music?