Willie Nelson – Country Universe

Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 4: I Can’t Stop Loving You (1953-1963)

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Several major figures emerge during this period, as country navigates its place in the music scene after the birth of rock and roll.

CMA Flashback: Entertainer of the Year (2019 Edition)

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Our CMA Flashback series concludes with the biggest honor of them all: Entertainer of the Year.

Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 1: The Rub (Beginnings-1933)

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For the next eight weeks, PBS stations across the country will broadcast Country Music, the latest extensive documentary by Ken Burns.

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

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Our CMA Flashback series continues with the Male Vocalist of the Year category.

CMA Flashback: Album of the Year (2019 Edition)

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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)

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Here’s a look back at the previous winners for CMA Single of the Year, along with a look at this year’s nominees.

If We Ran the CMA Awards… (2019 Edition)

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More fun than debating the electoral college on Twitter!

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #880-#871

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Vince Gill sings with Dolly Parton and Patty Loveless, while Willie Nelson teams up with Julio Iglesias.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #900-#891

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This part of the list kicks off with an antidote for the heat waves hitting across America.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #930-#921

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Willie Nelson kicks off the next ten entries of this very long list.