Taylor Swift – Country Universe

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #970-#961

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Reigning Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban kicks off the next ten entries.

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: Female Vocalist of the Year (2018 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 (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, #31: Taylor Swift

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Taylor Swift is one of the most successful female singers and songwriters in the history of recorded music.

100 Greatest Women, #52: Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland)

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Through her work with Sugarland and her more recent solo efforts, Jennifer Nettles has been a defining female voice in country music during the 21st century.

100 Greatest Women, #53: Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman (Little Big Town)

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Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman have emerged as two of the most dominant female voices in the genre through their work in Little Big Town.

100 Greatest Women, #55: Olivia Newton-John

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Her mere presence in country music infuriated traditionalists, but Olivia Newton-John’s pop-flavored country foreshadowed the boundary blurring recordings of future genre-straddling stars.