2023 ACM Nominations Announced April 13, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 0 Country Universe favorites Kane Brown, Ashley McBryde, and The War and Treaty are among this year’s ACM nominees.
Single Review Roundup: Vol. 2, No. 2 – February 2023 February 13, 2023 Jonathan Keefe 1 Nickel Creek is the consensus pick among this strong crop of singles.
CMA Flashback: Horizon Award and New Artist (2022 Edition) November 10, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 9 The complete history of the CMA award for Horizon/New Artist, including a look at this year’s nominees.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #80-#71 August 1, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 9 As we move ten entries closer to the top, we still don’t see the universal quality that is expected in the upper echelon of a list like this.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #100-#91 July 22, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 8 Now that we’re in the top hundred, all of the entries are brilliant classics worthy of….oh, who are we kidding?
Album Review: Kane Brown, Mixtape Vol. 1 April 21, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 10 Kane Brown’s latest release gives renewed hope for what contemporary country music can be.
Single Review: Chris Young and Kane Brown, “Famous Friends” March 17, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 4 The song covers familiar territory, but can we talk about how damn good Kane Brown is?
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #370-#361 December 17, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 13 Brad’s being funny, Alan’s being snarky, and the two Kenny’s are singing about the islands and…well, read on.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #400-#391 November 17, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 7 Sirius must have hired a wino to write this mess of a list.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #480-#471 August 25, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 16 A few nuggets from the goldmine in this section, but the rest of it should’ve gotten the shaft.