What has happened to real country music ? Such as Tracy Lawrence, Tracy Byrd and Mark Chesnut?

it went non-mainstream. tracy lawrence released his new cd a month ago, you can listen on myspace, it's called "the singer"... there is real country being released these days, it's just not in the mainstream. mark chesnutt still releases new material as well. oh and the reason nashville is the way it is because looks and popularity, not talent, is what unfortunatly rakes in the $