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[ December 3, 2024 ] Twenty Greatest Singles of the CU Era: Lee Ann Womack, “I May Hate Myself in the Morning” CU20
[ December 3, 2024 ] Twenty Greatest Singles of the CU Era: Charlie Robison, “El Cerrito Place” CU20
[ December 3, 2024 ] Twenty Greatest Singles of the CU Era: Introduction CU20
[ December 2, 2024 ] Bluesky Bullet Points: December 2, 2024 Album Reviews
[ December 1, 2024 ] …And Two Husbands Ago: Reflections on Twenty Years of Country Universe CU20
[ November 25, 2024 ] Bluesky Bullet Points: November 25, 2024 Album Reviews
[ November 21, 2024 ] 2024 CMA Awards: Full List of Winners CMA Awards

CU10: What a Turkey! The Worst Singles of the Last Ten Years

November 27, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 14

Country Universe has reviewed more than a thousand singles during its ten year run. Some of them have been real turkeys. Here are some of the worst, with highlights and links to the original reviews.

The Best of 1994: The Ballot

November 13, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 25

Here are the singles and albums that our writers considered for our Best of 1994 lists.

CU10 Flashback: The Civil Wars – A New Music Discovery

August 5, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 1

News broke today that the Civil Wars have officially broken up, after a year-long hiatus. It was just under five years ago that we first wrote about the Grammy winning duo, back when they were

Song Talk: Papa Don’t Preach!

July 30, 2014 Leeann Ward 28

It’s fun to think of our favorite endearing songs about dads. We’ve even done it here at Country Universe a time or two. But let’s face it, dad’s aren’t always right and they’re not always

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

Country Universe Turns 10

July 22, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 14

Ten years ago, in the dog days of Summer 2004, blogging was catching on in the political world. I thought it would be cool to do a country music and politics blog. I think it