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Sunday Selections: December 20, 2015
The theme for this week’s Sunday Selections post is, “What year do you think it is?” One of the week’s few new releases has garish […]
Sunday Selections: December 13, 2015
This week’s round-up is a bit light on Chris Stapleton news… if only because we already have a post about the Grammy nominations, where he […]
2016 Grammy Nominations
Country music is well represented in the major categories – numerically, at least – and the overall nominee list proves once again that NARAS voters have the widest, most diverse, and yes, best taste of all industry award voters.
Here are this year’s nominees in the big four and all country and country-related categories. It’s worth noting that because Miranda Lambert won Best Country Album last year for Platinum, nothing from that set was eligible in any of the Country categories.
Starter Kit: Ryan Adams
The pop music world is still buzzing over last week’s release of 1989: Not Taylor Swift’s pop-cultural juggernaut, but alt-country singer-songwriter Ryan Adams’ cover album […]
The Best Albums of 1993, Part 2: #10-#1
The combined efforts of nine women and three men form the upper echelon of our Best Albums list from 1993. This embarrassment of riches showcases […]
Say What? – Keith Hill
UPDATE: Check out the impeccably researched work of Deb B, also known as Windmills, over at MJ’s Big Blog: Country Radio & The Anti-Female Female […]
Daily Top Five: Favorites from your Least Favorites
If we’re honest with ourselves, we don’t like every single music choice that even our very favorite artists make, which is what inspired us to […]
2015 ACM Awards: Country Universe Viewer’s Guide
The fiftieth annual Academy of Country Music Awards air tonight, and Country Universe has you covered! Here’s a rundown of all of the major categories, […]