A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #850-#841 September 5, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 5 One of these songs resulted in a huge sales increase for a particular brand of tequila.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #860-#851 September 2, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 12 On a list where women get the short shrift, this brief section achieves gender parity.
2019 CMA Awards: Full List of Nominees August 28, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 2 This year’s CMA Nominations have been announced.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #870-#861 August 26, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 10 Another ten entries on a list that has too much Florida Georgia Line and not enough Dixie Chicks. This section has both.
If We Ran the CMA Awards… (2019 Edition) August 22, 2019 Jonathan Keefe 8 More fun than debating the electoral college on Twitter!
A Trisha Yearwood Retrospective, Part One: 1991-1992 August 16, 2019 Jonathan Keefe 7 As she prepares the release of her first country album in twelve years, Country Universe looks back on the distinguished career of Trisha Yearwood.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #880-#871 August 15, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 11 Vince Gill sings with Dolly Parton and Patty Loveless, while Willie Nelson teams up with Julio Iglesias.
Where Did You Come From? Where Did You Go? 25 Years of “Cotton Eye Joe” August 12, 2019 Jonathan Keefe 6 It’s a fool’s game trying to predict which songs will truly endure. The biggest pop hits of 1994 were Ace of Base’s “The Sign,” All-4-One’s cover of John Michael Montgomery’s “I Swear,” and Boyz II
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #890-#881 August 7, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 11 Some odd choices for otherwise worthy artists here, as well as two of the best duets of all time.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #900-#891 July 31, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6 This part of the list kicks off with an antidote for the heat waves hitting across America.