The Best Singles of 1991, Part Two: #20-#1
Our Best Singles of 1991 list concludes with our twenty favorites from a great year of country music.
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A Country Music Conversation, Day 21: “The Sound of Goodbye” to “Strawberry Wine”
Day 21 features tracks from Crystal Gayle, Faith Hill, Tracy Lawrence, John Anderson, and Deana Carter.
The Best of 1991: The Ballot
1991 is the year that multiple Country Universe writers fell in love with country music. One look at the ballot and it’s easy to see why.
CMA Flashback: New Artist of the Year (Horizon Award)
Originally called the Horizon Award when introduced in 1981, the New Artist of the Year award is given to the developing artist that voters feel have demonstrated the most growth in their career during the past year.
Sunday Selections: September 18, 2016
This week, we had to type the word, “songwriterly,” because some country stars are bad at talking and having opinions.
Sunday Selections: February 28, 2016
When it comes to this week’s Sunday Selections post, we’re just like Tracy Lawrence: Runnin’ behind.
Daily Top Five: Favorite Friend Songs
Whether they’re about lovers and friends or simply platonic friendships, country music has a ton of songs about friends and tributes to friends. What are […]
The Best Albums of 1993, Part One: #20-#11
Today, we kick off our Best of 1993 feature with the first part of our album retrospective. Included in this list are the debut albums […]
Daily Top Five: Sophomore Successes
We’ve all heard of the Sophomore Slump. It’s the phenomenon where an artist’s second album isn’t as good as their first album. This presumably happens […]
2014 CMA Nominations
This year’s CMA nominees are the best in years, with multiple nominations for Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, and Brandy Clark. Country radio may still be […]