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Album Review: Kane Brown, Mixtape Vol. 1

April 21, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 10

Kane Brown’s latest release gives renewed hope for what contemporary country music can be.

Single Review Roundup: Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker, and Clay Walker

August 16, 2020 Zackary Kephart 5

Miranda Lambert releases the followup to “Bluebird,” Darius Rucker offers escapism, and Clay Walker returns.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #690-#681

January 12, 2020 Jonathan Keefe 8

This may be the oddest collection yet of entries, featuring lesser known versions of hit songs and novelty numbers that weren’t nearly as good as the artists who sang them.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #710-#701

December 10, 2019 Jonathan Keefe 7

Two of the very best songs from the eighties New Traditionalist movement make disappointingly low appearances.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #910-#901

July 25, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 7

Many appeals to sentimentality this time around, some more mawkish than others.

Artist Spotlight: Josh Ward

December 4, 2018 Sam Gazdziak 0

Earlier this year, Josh Ward earned his tenth #1 song on the Texas Country charts.

100 Greatest Women, #58: Rhonda Vincent

June 14, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 3

For nearly two decades, Rhonda Vincent has remained the leading female ambassador of bluegrass music.

Daily Top Five: Songs About Sunday

August 6, 2015 Leeann Ward 11

Just as country music corners the market on drinking and cheating songs, it also expertly explores the emotions that often accompany slowing down on Sundays. Iconic classics like “Sunday Morning Coming Down” and even modern

Daily Top Five: Favorite Debut Albums

April 26, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 32

As we’re prepping our 1993 lists, there have been many debut albums in consideration. That year brought the first studio sets from big stars like Tracy Byrd, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Shania Twain, and Clay

Album Review: Aaron Watson, The Underdog

March 24, 2015 Jonathan Keefe 11

Aaron Watson The Underdog The narrative surrounding Aaron Watson’s The Underdog makes it an album that is easy to root for: Buoyed by more than a decade of goodwill and fan support and a deft