2017 ACM Awards: Predictions and Personal Picks
Brothers Osborne, Lori McKenna, Maren Morris, and Jon Pardi are already winners. Here are our predictions and picks for the rest of this year’s ACM ballot.
Dan + Shay
2017 ACM Award Nominations
The nominations have been announced for the 2017 Academy of Country Music Awards.
Sunday Selections: December 4, 2016
What’s the correct controversy name here? Bryangate? Charlie Daniels Charitygate? Slapgate?
Sunday Selections: November 20, 2016
The Weight (of These Wings) Is A Gift.
Sunday Selections: October 9, 2016
When George Strait talks about pendulums, you’d be advised to listen.
Sunday Selections: September 18, 2016
This week, we had to type the word, “songwriterly,” because some country stars are bad at talking and having opinions.
Sunday Selections: August 28, 2016
We’re saving this week’s best story for last.
Sunday Selections: June 5th, 2016
Break out the eye-drops, gang, this one’s a longread!
CMA Awards 2015 – Staff Picks & Predictions
The 49th Annual Country Music Association Awards will be handed out on Wednesday, November 4. Once again, the ceremony is hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.
Here are the personal picks and predictions from the Country Universe staff.
2015 CMA Nominations
Throughout 2015, there have been rumblings of a backlash against the prevailing trends at country radio, and that backlash is certainly reflected in the year’s crop of CMA nominees.