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The Twenty Best Albums of 2016

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Here’s a look at what the writers of Country Universe believe are the twenty best albums of 2016.

The Twenty Best Singles of 2016

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Our Best of 2016 retrospective begins with a look at the year’s best singles.

A Country Music Conversation, Day 22: “Take a Little Pill” to “Wake Up Older”

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Day 22 features tracks from Brandy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Randy Travis, Shania Twain, and Julie Roberts.

A Country Music Conversation, Day 15: “Love, Me” to “Mean”

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Day 15 features tracks from Collin Raye, Miranda Lambert, Bobby Bare, Kip Moore, and Taylor Swift.

A Country Music Conversation, Day 7: “Even the Man in the Moon is Crying” to “Follow Your Arrow”

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Day 7 features tracks from Mark Collie, Terri Clark, Reba McEntire, Pirates of the Mississippi, and Kacey Musgraves.

Single Review: Miranda Lambert, “We Should Be Friends”

November 21, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 7

You’re absolutely right, Miranda. We *should* be friends.

Sunday Selections: November 13, 2016

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RIP Leon Russell.

Single Review: LeAnn Rimes, “How to Kiss a Boy”

October 28, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 6

This song is absolutely gorgeous, and so is LeAnn Rimes’ tender and vulnerable reading of it.

Single Review: Brandy Clark, “Love Can Go to Hell”

October 18, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 6

Country radio could cure most of its ails through two simple steps: adding more songs written by Brandy Clark into heavy rotation, and adding Brandy Clark herself into heavy rotation.

2016 CMA Nominations

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This year’s CMA Nominations have been announced, and there are some major changes afoot, including some surprising inclusions (Maren Morris!) and even more surprising omissions (Blake Shelton!) Here’s who will compete this fall at the