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You Can’t Play Two Women Back to Back

May 30, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 18

How could you ever tell them apart? Thank goodness we have the diversity and variety of male voices in country music to keep things fresh. With deep gratitude to country music programmers for knowing what

2015 ACM Awards: Winners

April 20, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 31

Here are the winners of the 2015 ACM Awards: Entertainer Luke Bryan Male Vocalist Jason Aldean Female Vocalist Miranda Lambert Vocal Duo Florida Georgia Line Vocal Group Little Big Town New Artist Cole Swindell Album

2015 ACM Awards: Country Universe Viewer’s Guide

April 19, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 14

The fiftieth annual Academy of Country Music Awards air tonight, and Country Universe has you covered! Here’s a rundown of all of the major categories, along with some commentary from our writers about who should

Album Review: Aaron Watson, The Underdog

March 24, 2015 Jonathan Keefe 11

Aaron Watson The Underdog The narrative surrounding Aaron Watson’s The Underdog makes it an album that is easy to root for: Buoyed by more than a decade of goodwill and fan support and a deft

Single Review: Cole Swindell, “Ain’t Worth the Whiskey”

February 28, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 11

“Ain’t Worth the Whiskey” Cole Swindell Written by Josh Martin, Adam Sanders, and Cole Swindell Cole Swindell makes the case to the lady that burned him that there are a ton of good reasons he

CMA Awards 2014: Staff Predictions and Picks

November 2, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 29

Despite the Grammys and even the ACM’s demonstrating more consistent taste over the past few years, the CMA’s remain the most significant industry awards that honor country music. This year’s slate of nominees gives the

2014 CMA Nominations

September 6, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 49

This year’s CMA nominees are the best in years, with multiple nominations for Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, and Brandy Clark. Country radio may still be shunning women, but their embrace by CMA voters suggests that

Single Review: Thomas Rhett, “Get Me Some of That”

February 11, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 10

Better than it has any right to be.

The mind-numbingly dull lyric has nothing new to offer, with details that sound more like a pitch for an Axe commercial than an actual documentation of a realistic human experience. The band also phones it in, with nothing more distinctive than a Karaoke backing track.

Single Review: Cole Swindell, “Chillin’ It”

January 16, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 6

Here’s the dilemma.

Cole Swindell has turned in an excellent record by many measurable standards. It’s well-paced, he’s got some charisma behind the mic, it’s identifiably country, and intelligently structured. Any song these days that has a clear beginning, middle, and end, and also manages to get it all done in under four minutes, feels like manna from heaven.