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The Twenty Best Singles of 2022

January 6, 2023 Jonathan Keefe 1

Kane Brown leads our list of the best singles of 2022.

Single Review Roundup: May 21, 2022

May 21, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 4

Miko Marks and Tami Neilson earn the highest marks in our latest roundup of new singles. 

Single Reviews Round-Up: Kylie Frey, Luke Combs, Gabby Barrett, Jordan Davis, & Little Big Town

May 27, 2020 Zackary Kephart 8

Luke Combs directly addresses COVID-19, Gabby Barrett delivers a disappointing sophomore single, and Little Big Town release the worst single from their otherwise great new album.

100 Greatest Women, #53: Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman (Little Big Town)

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.

The Best Singles of 2017, Part One: #40-#21

December 27, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 6

In a year good enough to list its 40 best, we kick off our Best of 2017 with the lower half of our Singles list.

Sunday Selections: December 20, 2015

December 20, 2015 Jonathan Keefe 1

The theme for this week’s Sunday Selections post is, “What year do you think it is?” One of the week’s few new releases has garish cover art that looks like something from the late 90s,

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