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A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #750-#741

November 11, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 4

Sugarland refuses to settle for less, while some outright country classics are forced to during this section of the list.

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.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #830-#821

September 13, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 3

Hall of Famers Alabama, Patsy Cline and Emmylou Harris are among the many veteran artists on this part of the list.

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, #910-#901

July 25, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 7

Many appeals to sentimentality this time around, some more mawkish than others.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #940-#931

July 2, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6

Solid appearances from Vern Gosdin, Tracy Lawrence, and Taylor Swift redeem this batch of entries.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #990-#981

June 4, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6

The conversation broadens with two more writers joining in.

Hall Worthy: The Modern Era (2019 Edition)

March 24, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 5

Not much movement on our Modern Era list, as only one new entry join a ballot dominated up top by New Traditionalists overdue for induction.