Dierks Bentley – Country Universe

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #350-#341

January 17, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 6

Merle Haggard’s B-sides continue to outshine most of the A-sides on this list.

Single Review: Dierks Bentley, “Gone”

October 25, 2020 Zackary Kephart 2

“Gone” is a disappointing misstep in Dierks Bentley’s discography.

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: 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.