As Hanson reminisces about her childhood while looking through pictures, she stops to wonder how her life would have been different if her parents hadn’t gotten divorced, and had stayed in love instead. The song
Dripping with bitterness and resignation, Jo Dee Messina’s new single “I’m Done” captures the anger and frustration that comes with being the back-up girl. Messina is the modern queen of the kiss-off song, and she’s
This week’s issue of Country Weekly, dated February 25, has a brief mention of Country Universe on page 60. The clipping mentions last month’s feature, The Fifty Best Debut Singles of All-Time, which you can
Okay, y’all. Thanks for a fun night, especially in the comments. Let’s do this again when the ACM’s roll around! 11:30 Let me just say that Grammy voters never cease to amaze me. I’m tremendously
I’ll be live-blogging the show when it starts at eight. I’m hoping it’s heavy on nostalgia, given it’s the fiftieth anniversary. I’m already 1 for 9 from My Wish List, but last year was super
Country Winners Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals: Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, “Gone Gone Gone (Done Moved On)” Best Bluegrass Album: Jim Lauderdale, The Bluegrass Diaries Best Country Song: Josh Kear & Chris Tompkins, “Before
When I wrote my list last year of what Grammy winners I’d like to see in a variety of categories, I would end up getting my way in 15 out of 22 categories, including all
The most prestigious Grammy award is Album of the Year. To be deemed the best album of any genre is the highest honor in popular music, outside of induction into the Rock and Roll Hall
Country artists who make the cut in the Best New Artist slot at the Grammys have had a much better track record of long-term success than their fellow pop, rock and R&B nominees, which they
I guess we can go ahead and call this Grammy Week. Once again, this list is updated for 2008. The Grammy for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals was first awarded