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Daily Top Five: Pre-Fame Releases

May 24, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 11

From longtime reader Six String Richie. What are your favorite pre-fame releases? You can pick singles and/or albums. Whatever works for you. Here’s my Top Five: Patty Loveless, “I Did” Shania Twain, “Dance With the

Daily Top Five: Country Convert Albums

May 3, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 24

Today’s Daily Top Five asks you to pick the five albums you would use to make a case for country music to the unconverted listener. Here are the five albums I would lend/rip/share in a

Album Review: Reba McEntire, Love Somebody

April 27, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 8

Reba McEntire Love Somebody This is the strongest album Reba McEntire has released in more than twenty years. Listening to Love Somebody is hearing a legend of the genre rediscover her own voice. She’s always

Daily Top Five: Favorite Debut Albums

April 26, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 32

As we’re prepping our 1993 lists, there have been many debut albums in consideration. That year brought the first studio sets from big stars like Tracy Byrd, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Shania Twain, and Clay

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

Daily Top Five: Songs About Money

April 17, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 13

This week brought tax season to an end, and depending on how it went for you last year, you’ll be collecting a refund check or writing one out to the IRS instead. Seems as good

Daily Top Five: Most Recent Purchases

April 14, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 29

Today’s a fairly big release day for long time country music fans, as two legends release sets today: Reba McEntire, who returns after five years with Love Somebody, and Dwight Yoakam, who is back with

Discussion: Play the New Stuff, or Stick to the Hits?

March 17, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 12

Shania Twain is returning to the road for the first time in more than a decade, and she’s calling it her farewell tour. Well, technically, she’s calling it the Rock This Country tour, but it’s

CU10 Flashback: Carrie Underwood, Shania Twain and Gender in Country Music

July 23, 2014 Tara Seetharam 7

In 2008, I was finishing up my degree in journalism and trying to understand what it meant to be a professional writer. I wanted to write about music, but the divide between fan and critic

Single Review: Lucy Hale, “You Sound Good to Me”

January 29, 2014 Ben Foster 5

Pretty Little Liars actress turned country newcomer Lucy Hale cites Shania Twain and Martina McBride as major musical influences, and to a degree it’s perceptible on her debut single “You Sound Good to Me.” The track begins with a light, airy fiddle hook, and segues into an effervescent uptempo pop-country love song with an atypically sparse production arrangement by country radio standards (murky background vocals aside).