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Single Review Roundup: September 5, 2022

September 5, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 5

The nineties callbacks stop being polite and start getting real.

New Single Roundup: January 31, 2022

January 31, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 1

Kane Brown, Amythyst Kiah, and Ian Noe get 2022 off to a strong start.

2020 CMA Awards: Picks and Predictions

November 9, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 2

Here are our personal picks for each CMA Awards category, as well as our predictions on who will win.

Single Review Roundup: Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker, and Clay Walker

August 16, 2020 Zackary Kephart 5

Miranda Lambert releases the followup to “Bluebird,” Darius Rucker offers escapism, and Clay Walker returns.

If We Ran the CMA Awards… (2019 Edition)

August 22, 2019 Jonathan Keefe 8

More fun than debating the electoral college on Twitter!

Single Review: Eric Church, “Round Here Buzz”

June 25, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 2

Eric Church writes about small towns a lot.

2017 ACM Awards: Predictions and Personal Picks

April 2, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 11

Brothers Osborne, Lori McKenna, Maren Morris, and Jon Pardi are already winners. Here are our predictions and picks for the rest of this year’s ACM ballot.

2017 ACM Award Nominations

February 17, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 10

The nominations have been announced for the 2017 Academy of Country Music Awards.

The Twenty Best Singles of 2016

December 31, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 9

Our Best of 2016 retrospective begins with a look at the year’s best singles.

Single Review: Eric Church featuring Rhiannon Giddens, “Kill a Word”

September 28, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 3

An artist reaches their peak performance when their artistic ambition and creative talent are in perfect harmony.