Chris Young – Country Universe

April 13, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 0

Country Universe favorites Kane Brown, Ashley McBryde, and The War and Treaty are among this year’s ACM nominees.

February 13, 2023 Jonathan Keefe 1

Nickel Creek is the consensus pick among this strong crop of singles.

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.

August 1, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 9

As we move ten entries closer to the top, we still don’t see the universal quality that is expected in the upper echelon of a list like this.

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?

April 21, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 10

Kane Brown’s latest release gives renewed hope for what contemporary country music can be.

March 17, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 4

The song covers familiar territory, but can we talk about how damn good Kane Brown is?

December 17, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 13

Brad’s being funny, Alan’s being snarky, and the two Kenny’s are singing about the islands and…well, read on.

November 17, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 7

Sirius must have hired a wino to write this mess of a list.

August 25, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 16

A few nuggets from the goldmine in this section, but the rest of it should’ve gotten the shaft.