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: Female Vocalist of the Year (2020 Edition) September 9, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 18 Our CMA Flashback series continues with a look at Female Vocalist of the Year.
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.
Single Review: Kelsea Ballerini, “Hole in the Bottle” June 3, 2020 Zackary Kephart 5 The first smart summer jam of 2020.
2020 Academy of Country Music Awards: Complete List of Nominees February 27, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 2 The show airs live on Sunday, April 5, with reigning Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban as the show’s new host.
2019 CMA Awards: Full List of Nominees August 28, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 2 This year’s CMA Nominations have been announced.
Where Did You Come From? Where Did You Go? 25 Years of “Cotton Eye Joe” August 12, 2019 Jonathan Keefe 6 It’s a fool’s game trying to predict which songs will truly endure. The biggest pop hits of 1994 were Ace of Base’s “The Sign,” All-4-One’s cover of John Michael Montgomery’s “I Swear,” and Boyz II
2019 ACM Awards: Predictions & Personal Picks April 6, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 7 As per Country Universe tradition, here are our predictions and personal picks for the 2019 ACM Awards.
2018 ACM Awards Nominations March 11, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 7 The nominees for the 2018 Academy of Country Music Awards have been announced.
2017 CMA Nominations September 4, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 7 The nominations for the 51st Annual CMA Awards have been announced.