Jake Owen – Country Universe

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Nick Shoulders channels Patty Loveless on this week’s best new album.

January 24, 2025 Kevin John Coyne 0

Every single that has topped our year-end list since 2004.

November 12, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 0

The complete history of the CMA award for Horizon/New Artist, including a look at this year’s nominees.

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.

January 17, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 8

Merle Haggard’s B-sides continue to outshine most of the A-sides on this list.

July 13, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 9

A few criminally underranked gems show up in this batch.

May 26, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 8

Zack joins the conversation as we work our way through the next ten entries of this purgatory of a list.

May 24, 2020 Zackary Kephart 5

A good effort from Jake Owen is let down by its poor execution.

April 19, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 2

Our Best Singles of the Decade list kicks off with the first 25 entries.

July 4, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 2

Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman have emerged as two of the most dominant female voices in the genre through their work in Little Big Town.