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2015 CMA Nominations

September 9, 2015 Jonathan Keefe 21

Throughout 2015, there have been rumblings of a backlash against the prevailing trends at country radio, and that backlash is certainly reflected in the year’s crop of CMA nominees.

Single Review: Kacey Musgraves, “Dime Store Cowgirl”

August 10, 2015 Jonathan Keefe 10

“Dime Store Cowgirl” Kacey Musgraves Written by Luke Laird, Shane McAnally, and Kacey Musgraves Despite a slew of industry awards and sales figures that dwarf those of male artists who receive ten times the airplay,

Daily Top Five: Country Reissue Wish List

July 15, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 15

There are so many new concepts going on in country music reissues. Two disc deluxe editions of classic albums. Box sets of an entire artist’s catalog, with the CD’s in miniature LP replica sleeves. Digital

Daily Double Top Five: Most Played Tracks

July 7, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 14

Back in the day, we used to do iPod checks. Seemed so current at the time! Now, we’re gonna ask you to go to Spotify or your phone or whatever, and just let us know

Daily Top Five: Gender Swap

June 30, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 19

Some of the most interesting country covers are ones where the artist doing the cover is of a different gender than the artist that recorded the original. What are your five favorite “gender swap” covers?

Single Review: Alan Jackson, “Jim and Jack and Hank”

June 26, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 17

“Jim and Jack and Hank” Alan Jackson Written by Alan Jackson It’s country. It’s clever. It’s funny. It’s classic Alan Jackson, with his signature attention to details and refusal to do cutesy rhymes at the

Daily Top Five: Murder Monday

June 22, 2015 Leeann Ward 29

Not only is the alliteration kind of fun, Murder Monday seems appropriate, because who doesn’t want to murder Monday? What are some of your favorite murder songs? The murder came as a delicious surprise in

Daily Top Five: Better With Time

June 9, 2015 Leeann Ward 9

As we grow older, our tastes change and some would even say that they mature. Such is the case with me, as you’ll see in the list below. There was a time when I did

Daily Top Five: Most Essential Albums

May 26, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 27

Suggested by longtime reader and commenter Jonathan Pappalardo: What are the five most essential albums in your collection? I love this question! Here’s my list: Dixie Chicks, Home Reba McEntire, For My Broken Heart Patty

Single Review: Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, “It’s all Going to Pot”

April 28, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 8

“It’s all Going to Pot” Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard Written by Buddy Cannon, Jamey Johnson, and Larry Shell Let’s answer all of the burning questions right away. 1. Do these two legends still sound