2019 Grammy Awards: Predictions & Personal Picks February 8, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 2 Here are the predictions and personal picks of three Country Universe writers for the Grammy Awards airing on Sunday, February 10.
2018 CMA Awards: Picks & Predictions November 12, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 4 The 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards are nearly upon us. Here are Jonathan and Kevin’s personal favorites, along with their predictions to win.
100 Greatest Women, #1: Dolly Parton October 11, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 22 Ten years later, Dolly Parton is still the greatest.
100 Greatest Women, #8: Trisha Yearwood September 24, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 15 Trisha Yearwood was the genre’s most consistently excellent recording artist during the boom years of the nineties and the decade that followed.
100 Greatest Women, #9: Alison Krauss September 19, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 8 This legend in her own time has made an indelible mark on bluegrass, country, and Americana music.
100 Greatest Women, #12: Patty Loveless September 15, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 5 The last of the great mountain singers, Patty Loveless fused country, rock, and bluegrass into her own unique sound.
100 Greatest Women, #40: LeAnn Rimes July 25, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 4 During her two decades in the music business, LeAnn Rimes has been a teenage country star, a pop diva, and a mature and thoughtful singer-songwriter.
100 Greatest Women, #54: Matraca Berg June 26, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 6 Matraca Berg is one of the most prominent and successful female country songwriters in country music history.
Podcast Recommendation: Children of Song May 27, 2018 Leeann Ward 2 Robert K. Oermann’s addictive podcast keeps it all in the family.
2018 ACM Awards Nominations March 11, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 7 The nominees for the 2018 Academy of Country Music Awards have been announced.