October 2018 – Country Universe

Music Video Premiere: Hadley McCall Thackson, “Ghost”

October 26, 2018 Sam Gazdziak 1

The Americana artist’s new video gets its premiere right here on Country Universe.

Women of Country Album Review Roundup, Part Two: Loretta Lynn, Kathy Mattea, Ashley Monroe, Kim Richey, and Carrie Underwood

October 16, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 2

Our take on five more 2018 albums from the women of country.

100 Greatest Women, #1: Dolly Parton

October 11, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 22

Ten years later, Dolly Parton is still the greatest.

100 Greatest Women, #2: Loretta Lynn

October 11, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 3

Loretta Lynn’s legacy as a singer and songwriter continues to grow, more than fifty years since her first record was written and recorded.

Women of Country Album Review Roundup, Part One: Brandi Carlile, Ashley McBryde, Kylie Minogue, Kacey Musgraves, and Lindi Ortega

October 10, 2018 Jonathan Keefe 2

As we near the end of our 100 Greatest Women feature, we take a look at what the women are up to in 2018.

An Olivia Newton-John Retrospective, Part Eleven: 1993-2000

October 8, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 6

A life-changing diagnosis awakens the songwriter within, before Newton-John closes out the decade by returning to Nashville, Rydell High School, and the concert stage.

100 Greatest Women, #3: Maybelle and Sara Carter (The Carter Family)

October 2, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 1

This historic family act included country music’s greatest female pioneers.

100 Greatest Women, #4: Reba McEntire

October 2, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 13

Reba McEntire has enjoyed the longest run as a hitmaker of any female artist in country music history.