Country Universe Favorites Dominate Nashville Scene’s Annual Critics’ Survey January 27, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 6 Miranda Lambert, Brandy Clark, Margo Price, and Sturgill Simpson had the best albums of 2016, according to the annual Nashville Scene survey of country music critics.
The Twenty Best Albums of 2016 December 31, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 12 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 December 31, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 9 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” December 20, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 4 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” December 12, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 5 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” November 30, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 2 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.
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.