100 Greatest Women, #51: Carlene Carter July 7, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 3 Carlene Carter has both honored and enriched her family’s country music legacy.
100 Greatest Women, #65: Jan Howard May 27, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 1 An Opry star for nearly a half century, Jan Howard’s career has been defined by both sunshine and shadow.
A Conversation With Tami Neilson May 21, 2018 Jonathan Keefe 1 Talking SASSAFRASS!, #TomatoGate, Miss Sharon Jones, and more with the incomparable Tami Neilson.
100 Greatest Women, #90: Gretchen Peters March 22, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 5 The “Independence Day” songwriter has become a successful international recording artist over the past decade.
The Best Singles of 2017, Part Two: #20-#1 December 28, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 2 Our countdown of the year’s best singles concludes with a look at the twenty best releases of 2017.
NPR “Turning the Tables” List: A Conversation, Part Three: NPR #81-#100 July 31, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 5 A discussion of entries by Bobbie Gentry, k.d. lang, Shania Twain, Alison Krauss & Union Station, and Taylor Swift.
A Country Christmas Conversation December 25, 2016 Leeann Ward 10 Today, we start a conversation about our favorite country Christmas songs. Please share yours in the comments!
The Best of 1991: The Ballot November 18, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 7 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.
Single Review: Beyoncé featuring The Chicks, “Daddy Lessons” November 6, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 20 The triumphant return of the Dixie Chicks. Is there anything Beyoncé can’t do?
Year-End Rodeo 2015: Individual Ballots December 29, 2015 Jonathan Keefe 5 Now that our final lists of the 40 Best Singles of 2015 and 20 Best Albums of 2015 are posted and open for discussion, we have decided to post each of our seven writers’ individual