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CMA Flashback: Entertainer of the Year (2018 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 (2018 Edition)

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

CMA Flashback: Male Vocalist of the Year (2018 Edition)

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

CMA Flashback: Album of the Year (2018 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 (2018 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.

100 Greatest Women, #1: Dolly Parton

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Ten years later, Dolly Parton is still the greatest.

The Best Singles of 1991, Part One: #40-#21

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The first half of our Best Singles of 1991 list showcases the wide array of young talent that dominated the country music scene in the early nineties.

A Country Music Conversation, Day 20: “She Can’t Say That Anymore” to “The Sound of a Million Dreams”

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Day 20 features tracks from John Conlee, Chely Wright, Alan Jackson, Ricky Van Shelton, and David Nail.

A Country Music Conversation: Introduction and Index

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This post will serve not only as the introduction, but also as the ongoing index of the feature.

Yesterday’s Songs: October 6, 1990

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An old feature returns today, as we look back at the top twenty singles on this date in 1990.