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A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #980-#971

June 9, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6

Hall of Famers George Jones, Tammy Wynette, and Alan Jackson kick off the next ten entries.

Single Review: Trisha Yearwood, “Every Girl in This Town”

June 7, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6

Trisha Yearwood has been empowering women through her unique small town perspective since the beginning of her career.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #990-#981

June 4, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 3

The conversation broadens with two more writers joining in.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #1000-#991

May 30, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 10

We need to talk.

Single Review: Lady Antebellum, “What If I Never Get Over You”

May 23, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 4

This is the best material that Lady Antebellum has worked with in many years.

Single Review: Keith Urban, “We Were”

May 23, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 1

Currently enjoying a victory lap after dual Entertainer of the Year awards from the CMA and the ACM, Keith Urban is apparently feeling nostalgic.

Country Gold Podcast: Trisha Yearwood Talks New Country Album, Vinyl, and Female Artists Protesting Radio Stations (“I’ll drive.”)

May 9, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 4

Trisha Yearwood talked with Country Gold’s Terri Clark about her upcoming country album, and shared her thoughts on women, songwriters, and vinyl records.

Worth Reading: “Perfect Sound For A Little Longer: In Defence Of The CD”

May 4, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 4

A strange thing has been going on in my musical world. As I’ve become far less interested in contemporary country music, I’ve been going back and discovering vintage artists of other genres that for whatever

An Olivia Newton-John Retrospective, Part Thirteen: 2010-2019

April 25, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 4

After a remarkably prolific start to the new century, this past decade has been slower on the new music front for Olivia Newton-John.

Album Review: Reba McEntire, Stronger Than the Truth

April 18, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 5

Reba McEntire returns to her traditional country roots, and the result is one of the strongest albums of her illustrious career.