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2021 Academy of Country Music Awards: Complete List of Nominees

February 26, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 2

The nominees for the 56th annual Academy of Country Music Awards have just been announced.

Single Review: Granger Smith, “Hate You Like I Love You”

February 21, 2021 Ben Foster 1

A great song that might’ve been more effective by another singer.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #380-#371

December 14, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 8

Clint Black, Willie Nelson, and Ernest Tubb are the blue skies here.

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: Entertainer of the Year (2020 Edition)

October 17, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 12

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

Single Review: Keith Urban with P!nk, “One Too Many”

October 8, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 7

You’ve heard this song before, but at least they sing it well.

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.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #530-#521

July 8, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 7

I’ve got eighteen curse words about the placement of #521, and a dozen of them are too explicit to print.