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Worth Reading: Jonathan Keefe, ” Country Music: How the Ken Burns Series Celebrates the Outsider” (The Guardian)

September 24, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 0

Jonathan Keefe has published an extraordinary piece for the Guardian on the new Ken Burns documentary.

100 Greatest Women: 10th Anniversary Edition (Introduction)

February 20, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 22

Ten years ago, Country Universe ranked the 100 Greatest Women in the history of country music. This year, we’ll do it again.

Introducing Larry Rogowin

August 12, 2015 Larry Rogowin 10

Please join me in welcoming our newest staff writer, Mr. Larry Rogowin. Welcome aboard, Larry! – KJC I can’t say I grew up listening to country music. Actually, I can’t say I had a very

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

Musgraves, Clark, Monroe dominate Annual Nashville Scene Critics’ Poll

January 23, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 1

Much like they dominated the Country Universe lists, Nashville Scene’s 14th Annual Country Music Critics’ Poll finds Kacey Musgraves, Brandy Clark, and Ashley Monroe on top.

This year, six of our seven Country Universe writers voted in the poll, with Sam Gazdziak featuring heavily in the comments section!