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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: Album of the Year (2020 Edition)

September 8, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 14

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.

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.

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, #520-#511

July 13, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 9

A few criminally underranked gems show up in this batch.

Discussion: Twenty Albums That Shaped Your Musical Tastes

July 11, 2020 Zackary Kephart 20

If your life is a record, it’s got to have a soundtrack.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #560-#551

June 10, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 11

Classics from Alabama, John Conlee, and Tracy Lawrence are among the highlights this time around.

Introducing Zackary Kephart

May 21, 2020 Zackary Kephart 4

Country Universe welcomes its newest writer, Zackary Kephart!

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #620-#611

April 16, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 12

Signature songs from Kitty Wells and Lee Ann Womack appear way too early in this countdown.

The Best Albums of the Decade, Part Four: #25-#1

March 1, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 8

Our Best Albums of the Decade list concludes with the top 25 entries.