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Sunday Selections: July 10, 2016

July 10, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 1

With so much to get caught up on, there’s no time for a snarky one-liner.

Sunday Selections: June 26, 2016

June 26, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 6

2016 has claimed yet another icon in “Doctor” Ralph Stanley.

Sunday Selections: June 12, 2016

June 12, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 10

What would the Dixie Chicks’ first US tour in a decade be without at least a little bit of controversy?

Single Review: Blake Shelton, “Savior’s Shadow”

June 4, 2016 Leeann Ward 4

On his newest album, If I’m Honest, Blake Shelton diverts from the album’s generally synthesized sound to take a breather for a lovely gospel gem, which he wrote with Jessi Alexander and Jon Randall.

Sunday Selections: May 22, 2016

May 22, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 4

We’re really, really, really tired of having taglines about music legends who have died.

Sunday Selections: April 10, 2016

April 10, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 2

The death of Merle Haggard, a legend among legends, casts a pall over this week.

Single Review: Blake Shelton, “Came Here to Forget”

April 4, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 2

This is the strongest song that Blake Shelton has recorded in a very long time. It’s incisively bitter, with a cold cynicism that drips with the unvarnished truth.

Sunday Selections: April 3, 2016

April 3, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 3

Mr. Misunderstood has finally broken his silence.

2016 Grammy Awards: Staff Picks & Predictions

February 14, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 19

The good folks at NARAS know how to keep things interesting, producing yet another diverse crop of nominees in the general, country, and country-adjacent fields.

Here are the personal picks from some of our contributing staff, along with who we predict will take home the gold tomorrow.

Sunday Selections: February 14, 2016

February 14, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 4

The season of inexplicable artist PR continues. Last week, we had Chase Rice insisting that his aLBuM is going to be super deep and meaningful even though its lead single is the same venal garbage