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Single Review: Danielle Bradbery, “Friend Zone”

August 31, 2015 Jonathan Keefe 27

It’s rare that something comes along that manages to be both so inept in its execution and so appalling in its context and implications that it’s hard to know where even to begin to dissect its failings.

Daily Top Five: Favorites from your Least Favorites

April 25, 2015 Leeann Ward 56

If we’re honest with ourselves, we don’t like every single music choice that even our very favorite artists make, which is what inspired us to share our least favorite albums from our favorite artists. In

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

Single Review: Thomas Rhett, “Crash and Burn”

April 10, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 11

“Crash and Burn” Thomas Rhett Written by Jesse Frasure and Chris Stapleton Thomas Rhett’s new single has backup vocals blatantly ripped off from the Sam Cooke classic, “Chain Gang.” I repeat: Thomas Rhett’s new single

Single Review: Thomas Rhett, “Make Me Wanna”

February 27, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 8

“Make Me Wanna” Thomas Rhett Written by Bart Butler, Larry McCoy, and Thomas Rhett “Make Me Wanna” is what country music might have sounded like in the nineties if the new traditionalist movement never happened.

CMA Awards 2014: Staff Predictions and Picks

November 2, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 29

Despite the Grammys and even the ACM’s demonstrating more consistent taste over the past few years, the CMA’s remain the most significant industry awards that honor country music. This year’s slate of nominees gives the

2014 CMA Nominations

September 6, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 49

This year’s CMA nominees are the best in years, with multiple nominations for Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, and Brandy Clark. Country radio may still be shunning women, but their embrace by CMA voters suggests that

Single Review: Thomas Rhett, “Get Me Some of That”

February 11, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 10

Better than it has any right to be.

The mind-numbingly dull lyric has nothing new to offer, with details that sound more like a pitch for an Axe commercial than an actual documentation of a realistic human experience. The band also phones it in, with nothing more distinctive than a Karaoke backing track.

Single Review: Thomas Rhett, “Beer with Jesus”

August 26, 2012 Kevin John Coyne 10

Far better than its title suggests.

Single Review: Thomas Rhett, "Something to Do With My Hands"

March 2, 2012 Kevin John Coyne 8

It’s a given that a large amount of new music is derivative of the dominant artists of the day.

This has always been true in popular music, and especially true in country music. So no harm, no foul on Thomas Rhett, a new artist who is understandably going to need time to find is own voice.