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CMA Flashback: Entertainer of the Year (2022 Edition)

November 10, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 15

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

CMA Flashback: Male Vocalist of the Year (2022 Edition)

November 10, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 10

The historical list of Male Vocalist nominees and winners is updated for 2022.

CMA Flashback: Album of the Year (2022 Edition)

November 10, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 16

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 (2022 Edition)

November 10, 2022 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.

CMA Flashback: Horizon Award and New Artist (2022 Edition)

November 10, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 9

The complete history of the CMA award for Horizon/New Artist, including a look at this year’s nominees.

Album Review: Kane Brown, Different Man

October 21, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 6

Kane Brown’s Different Man is a country album without precedent..

Single Review Roundup: September 5, 2022

September 5, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 5

The nineties callbacks stop being polite and start getting real.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #70-#61

August 5, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 16

Mammas, don’t let your babies grow up to make bad lists.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #100-#91

July 22, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 8

Now that we’re in the top hundred, all of the entries are brilliant classics worthy of….oh, who are we kidding?

Hall Worthy: 2021 Expanded Edition

May 8, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 6

We’re gonna need a bigger Hall.