2020 CMA Awards: Picks and Predictions November 9, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 2 Here are our personal picks for each CMA Awards category, as well as our predictions on who will win.
CMA Flashback: Horizon Award and New Artist (2020 Edition) October 16, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 9 The complete history of the CMA award for Horizon/New Artist, including a look at this year’s nominees.
CMA Flashback: Male Vocalist of the Year (2020 Edition) September 10, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 10 Our CMA Flashback series continues with the Male Vocalist of the Year category.
CMA Flashback: Single of the Year (2020 Edition) September 7, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 8 Here’s a look back at the previous winners for CMA Single of the Year, along with a look at this year’s nominees.
Single Review Roundup: Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker, and Clay Walker August 16, 2020 Zackary Kephart 5 Miranda Lambert releases the followup to “Bluebird,” Darius Rucker offers escapism, and Clay Walker returns.
If We Ran the CMA Awards… (2020 Edition) August 9, 2020 Jonathan Keefe 11 Five of the CU crew attempt to find the diamonds in a very rough second ballot of CMA nominees.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #490-#481 July 30, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 15 Two bands who’ve recently changed their names appear in this set of ten. One of them should have dropped their song, too.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #760-#751 October 29, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 7 Early hits from Alabama, Eric Church, and the Dixie Chicks are among this batch of entries.
Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 1: The Rub (Beginnings-1933) September 15, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 5 For the next eight weeks, PBS stations across the country will broadcast Country Music, the latest extensive documentary by Ken Burns.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #910-#901 July 25, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 7 Many appeals to sentimentality this time around, some more mawkish than others.