{"id":713,"date":"2025-07-03T13:28:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soundverse.charmingflowers.com.vn\/?p=713"},"modified":"2025-07-03T13:28:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T13:28:15","slug":"george-strait-voted-country-musics-hottest-man-in-march-man-ness-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundverse.charmingflowers.com.vn\/index.php\/2025\/07\/03\/george-strait-voted-country-musics-hottest-man-in-march-man-ness-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"George Strait Voted Country Music\u2019s Hottest Man in March Man-Ness Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Watch the video at the end of this article.<\/h3>\n<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-714 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/soundverse.charmingflowers.com.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z6767226531101_de8c71c45766c5b7441d5cd90e03012a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/soundverse.charmingflowers.com.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z6767226531101_de8c71c45766c5b7441d5cd90e03012a.jpg 720w, https:\/\/soundverse.charmingflowers.com.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z6767226531101_de8c71c45766c5b7441d5cd90e03012a-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/soundverse.charmingflowers.com.vn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/z6767226531101_de8c71c45766c5b7441d5cd90e03012a-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"citation-9 citation-end-9\">The &#8220;March Man-Ness&#8221; contest, hosted by Taste of Country, is an annual bracket-style competition that mirrors the NCAA&#8217;s March Madness basketball tournament.<\/span> <span class=\"citation-8 citation-end-8\">Instead of college basketball teams, however, it pits male country music artists against each other, with fans voting for who they consider the &#8220;hottest&#8221; in country music.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Here are some more details about the 2025 contest:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Format:<\/b><span class=\"citation-7 citation-end-7\"> The competition is divided into &#8220;Old School&#8221; and &#8220;New School&#8221; divisions, with 16 artists in each.<\/span> The winners of each division then face off in the championship round.\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Voting:<\/b><span class=\"citation-6 citation-end-6\"> Fans are able to vote once per hour per matchup during each round.<\/span> Tens of thousands of votes are cast throughout the competition.\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Bracket Progression:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Round 1:<\/b> March 18-23, 2025<\/li>\n<li><b>Round 2:<\/b> March 24-27, 2025<\/li>\n<li><b>Round 3:<\/b> March 28-30, 2025<\/li>\n<li><b>Final Four:<\/b> March 31-April 3, 2025<\/li>\n<li><b>Championship:<\/b> April 4-7, 2025<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>George Strait&#8217;s Path to Victory:<\/b> As the &#8220;Old School&#8221; champion, George Strait had to defeat formidable artists like Vince Gill, Luke Bryan, Alan Jackson, and Tim McGraw before facing the &#8220;New School&#8221; champion.<\/li>\n<li><b>Scotty McCreery&#8217;s Path:<\/b> Scotty McCreery, who ultimately lost to Strait in the final, had a challenging road as well, going against artists such as Shaboozey, Morgan Wallen, Warren Zeiders, and Riley Green.<\/li>\n<li><b>Significance:<\/b> While a lighthearted contest, it highlights the enduring popularity and fan devotion to these artists. The fact that a veteran like George Strait, who is 72 years old, could win against younger, highly popular artists demonstrates his iconic status and lasting appeal as a country music sex symbol. <span class=\"citation-5 citation-end-5\">It was noted that Scotty McCreery considers George Strait a hero, and even released a song in 2021 called &#8220;Damn Strait&#8221; that was part tribute to the legend.<\/span>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The contest culminated on April 8, 2025, with George Strait declared the winner, taking nearly two-thirds of the votes in the championship round against Scotty McCreery.<\/p>\n<h2>Video<\/h2>\n<div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nV7hz1KNwNQ?si=X4ka_qCK5dXA909u\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"George Strait Just Changed My Entire View on Country Music\" title=\"Play video &quot;George Strait Just Changed My Entire View on Country Music&quot;\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/nV7hz1KNwNQ?si=X4ka_qCK5dXA909u<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nV7hz1KNwNQ?si=X4ka_qCK5dXA909u\" title=\"George Strait Just Changed My Entire View on Country Music\">George Strait Just Changed My Entire View on Country Music (https:\/\/youtu.be\/nV7hz1KNwNQ?si=X4ka_qCK5dXA909u)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch the video at the end of this article. 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