100 Greatest Women, #67: Suzy Bogguss May 24, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 10 Her pure as crystal voice has proved adept at country, folk, jazz, and swing throughout her long career.
Top Fifty CMA Single of the Year Winners, Part Two: #40-#31 October 24, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 9 All fifty winners of the CMA Single of the Year, ranked. Here are the next ten.
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.
2017 ACM Awards: Predictions and Personal Picks April 2, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 11 Brothers Osborne, Lori McKenna, Maren Morris, and Jon Pardi are already winners. Here are our predictions and picks for the rest of this year’s ACM ballot.
The Best Singles of 1991, Part Two: #20-#1 January 10, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 4 Our Best Singles of 1991 list concludes with our twenty favorites from a great year of country music.
Sunday Selections: January 8, 2017 January 8, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 2 We’re slowly getting back into the swing of things!
The Twenty Best Albums of 1991 January 3, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 4 Here’s a look back at what the writers of Country Universe believe are the twenty best albums of 1991.
A Country Music Conversation, Day 14: “The Long Goodbye” to “Love Hurts” December 11, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 5 Day 14 features tracks from Brooks & Dunn, Dixie Chicks, Cal Smith, Lori McKenna, and Gram Parsons.
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: Artists of Then, Now & Forever, “Forever Country” September 24, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 11 What should be little more than an exercise in nostalgia is the most unexpectedly moving country recording in recent memory.