2018 Grammy Awards: Staff Picks and Predictions January 27, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 7 The Country Universe staff predicts the Grammy winners, and shares our personal picks, too.
The Best Albums of 2017 December 29, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 3 The writing staff picks its twenty best albums of the year.
2018 Grammy Nominations November 28, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 8 Here are the 2018 Grammy nominees in the general, country, and country-adjacent categories.
Top Fifty CMA Single of the Year Winners, Part Four: #20-#11 October 26, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 6 All fifty winners of the CMA Single of the Year, ranked. Here are the almost but not quite top ten.
Album Review: Shania Twain, Now September 29, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 4 Shania Twain is back with her first new album in fifteen years.
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.
Hall Worthy: The Modern Era May 12, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 15 These are the ten Modern Era artists who are most worthy of induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Album Review: Alison Krauss, Windy City February 24, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 10 The first great album of 2017 has arrived, as Alison Krauss returns from a long hiatus with a stunning collection of standards.
2017 New Music Preview January 16, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 21 2017 promises new releases from many Country Universe favorites, along with other new and veteran artists.
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!