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The Best Albums of the Decade, Part Three: #50-#26

February 23, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 4

Our Best Albums of the Decade list continues with #50-#26.

The Best Albums of the Decade, Part One: #100-#76

February 9, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 7

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

The Ten Best Albums of 2019

January 1, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 14

If we were reminded of anything in 2019, it was that the participation of Brandi Carlile or Rhiannon Giddens in a project means it’s going to be great.

2020 Grammy Awards: The Nominations

November 20, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 8

Here are the 2020 Grammy nominees in the general, country, and country-adjacent categories.

Single Reviews: Miranda Lambert, “It All Comes Out in the Wash” and “Locomotive”

July 24, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 2

Two new Miranda Lambert tracks cover some very familiar territory.

The Twenty Best Albums of 2018

January 1, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6

Three Country Universe writers collaborated for this list of the best albums of 2018.

The Twenty Best Singles of 2018

December 30, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 7

Four Country Universe writers pick the twenty best singles of 2018.

100 Greatest Women, #28: Faith Hill

August 9, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 14

Mississippi Girl Faith Hill was among the most successful recording artists during the country boom of the nineties and beyond.

100 Greatest Women, #40: LeAnn Rimes

July 25, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 4

During her two decades in the music business, LeAnn Rimes has been a teenage country star, a pop diva, and a mature and thoughtful singer-songwriter.

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.