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2023 ACM Winners

May 11, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 0

Here are the winners of the 2023 ACM Awards.

2023 Academy of Country Music Awards: Predictions and Personal Picks

May 10, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 4

Surprising no one, we’re rooting hard for Kane Brown, Ashley McBryde, and the War and Treaty.

2023 ACM Nominations Announced

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.

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.

2022 CMA Awards: Full List of Nominees

September 7, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 0

Here are the nominees for the 56th Annual CMA Awards.

Single Review Roundup: July 18, 2022

July 18, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 2

Our take on a batch of summer singles from Nikki Lane, Cole Swindell, Banditos, Sunny Sweeney, Carly Pearce, and Roberta Lea.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #340-#331

January 25, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 11

As we inch closer to the top, the ratio of legends to newer artists is slightly more narrow. Six Hall of Fame inductees rub elbows here with established superstars, with only one relatively new act in the mix.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #680-#671

February 25, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 14

Two veterans of the Mercury Records Triple Play gambit kick off this batch of entries.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #850-#841

September 5, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 5

One of these songs resulted in a huge sales increase for a particular brand of tequila.

Single Review: Chase Rice, “Three Chords and the Truth”

October 24, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 1

Chase Rice goes almost four full minutes without actively debasing women or country music, but don’t mistake that achievement alone for greatness.