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CMA Flashback: Entertainer of the Year (2019 Edition)

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Our CMA Flashback series concludes with the biggest honor of them all: Entertainer of the Year.

CMA Flashback: Horizon Award and New Artist (2019 Edition)

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The complete history of the CMA award for Horizon/New Artist, including a look at this year’s nominees.

Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 1: The Rub (Beginnings-1933)

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For the next eight weeks, PBS stations across the country will broadcast Country Music, the latest extensive documentary by Ken Burns.

CMA Flashback: Female Vocalist of the Year (2019 Edition)

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Our CMA Flashback series continues with a look at Female Vocalist of the Year.

CMA Flashback: Album of the Year (2019 Edition)

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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 (2019 Edition)

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Here’s a look back at the previous winners for CMA Single of the Year, along with a look at this year’s nominees.

The Twenty Best Albums of 2018

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Three Country Universe writers collaborated for this list of the best albums of 2018.

The Twenty Best Singles of 2018

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Four Country Universe writers pick the twenty best singles of 2018.

Women of Country Album Review Roundup, Part Two: Loretta Lynn, Kathy Mattea, Ashley Monroe, Kim Richey, and Carrie Underwood

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Our take on five more 2018 albums from the women of country.

100 Greatest Women, #11: Wynonna & The Judds

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Wynonna’s distinguished solo career has enhanced the legacy of the Judds, the most successful female duo of all time.