Joe Nichols – Country Universe

CMA Flashback: Album of the Year (2021 Edition)

November 25, 2021 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.

Single Review: Joe Nichols, “Home Run”

May 3, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 2

Better luck next at bat.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #220-#211

April 19, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 17

Some of these are wonderful. Some’ll have to go.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #270-#261

March 21, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 10

For goodness sake, this “For the Good Times” placement…

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #290-#281

March 2, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 16

Any list of ours would have a better sense of country music history than this one has demonstrated, especially in this section.

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.

Sunday Selections: October 23, 2016

October 23, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 6

It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas, and it isn’t even Halloween yet.

Sunday Selections: February 21, 2016

February 21, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 10

This week is all about that country grammar. And the Grammys.

Single Review: Joe Nichols, “Hard to Be Cool”

March 29, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 29

“Hard to Be Cool” Joe Nichols Written by Rob Hatch and Jason Sellers I’m always rooting for Joe Nichols. He’s got a smooth twang, two qualities that usually don’t go together. He’s made some solid

Single Review: Joe Nichols, “Yeah”

January 22, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 6

Harlan Howard, when asked once about his Judds classic, that “Why Not Me” was a weak title, so he had to repeat it over and over again to make it work.