Waylon Jennings – Country Universe

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #580-#571

May 26, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 8

Zack joins the conversation as we work our way through the next ten entries of this purgatory of a list.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #620-#611

April 16, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 12

Signature songs from Kitty Wells and Lee Ann Womack appear way too early in this countdown.

CMA Flashback: Entertainer of the Year (2019 Edition)

September 16, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 12

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, #840-#831

September 9, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 7

It’s easy to get musical whiplash during this section of the list!

CMA Flashback: Male Vocalist of the Year (2019 Edition)

September 7, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 7

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 14

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 8

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, #26: Cindy Walker

August 22, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 4

For all intents and purposes, the story of professional female songwriters in country music begins with Cindy Walker.

A Conversation with Beth Nielsen Chapman

May 16, 2018 Ben Foster 2

The past and present come together on Beth Nielsen Chapman’s new album Hearts of Glass. She discusses the journey that led her to this release in our interview with the 2016 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee.

100 Greatest Women, #74: Sammi Smith

May 6, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 1

More than any female artist of her time. Sammi Smith was the living embodiment of the Outlaw Movement.