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CMA Flashback: Entertainer of the Year (2019 Edition)

September 16, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 12

Our CMA Flashback series concludes with the biggest honor of them all: Entertainer of the Year.

CMA Flashback: Male Vocalist of the Year (2019 Edition)

September 7, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 8

Our CMA Flashback series continues with the Male Vocalist of the Year category.

CMA Flashback: Album of the Year (2019 Edition)

September 4, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 16

Here are all of the nominees and winners for CMA Album of the Year, starting with a look at this year’s contenders and stretching back to the first ceremony in 1967.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #860-#851

September 2, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 11

On a list where women get the short shrift, this brief section achieves gender parity.

CMA Flashback: Single of the Year (2019 Edition)

September 1, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 10

Here’s a look back at the previous winners for CMA Single of the Year, along with a look at this year’s nominees.

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

June 4, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6

The conversation broadens with two more writers joining in.

100 Greatest Women, #2: Loretta Lynn

October 11, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 3

Loretta Lynn’s legacy as a singer and songwriter continues to grow, more than fifty years since her first record was written and recorded.

100 Greatest Women, #6: Tammy Wynette

September 27, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 6

The First Lady of Country Music was the genre’s definitive heartbreak queen.

100 Greatest Women, #33: Pam Tillis

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Pam Tillis found commercial success as well as critical acclaim throughout the nineties.

An Olivia Newton-John Retrospective, Part Seven: 1979-1980

July 19, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 4

Newton-John’s career peak continues with a charity concert, a network special, and her second major motion picture.