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CMA Flashback: Entertainer of the Year (2019 Edition)

September 16, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 13

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

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

September 7, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 8

Our CMA Flashback series continues with the Male Vocalist of the Year category.

CMA Flashback: Album of the Year (2019 Edition)

September 4, 2019 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.

CMA Flashback: Single of the Year (2019 Edition)

September 1, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 10

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, #890-#881

August 7, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 10

Some odd choices for otherwise worthy artists here, as well as two of the best duets of all time.

100 Greatest Women, #1: Dolly Parton

October 11, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 22

Ten years later, Dolly Parton is still the greatest.

100 Greatest Women, #9: Alison Krauss

September 19, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 8

This legend in her own time has made an indelible mark on bluegrass, country, and Americana music.

100 Greatest Women, #24: Dottie West

August 24, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 3

This year’s Hall of Fame inductee impacted country music as a singer, songwriter, and mentor to younger artists.

In Memoriam: Mel Tillis (1932-2017)

November 19, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 5

Country Music Hall of Fame Member Mel Tillis has died. He was 85.

Top Fifty CMA Single of the Year Winners, Part Five: #10-#1

October 27, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 6

All fifty winners of the CMA Single of the Year, ranked. Here are the best of the best.