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A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #990-#981

June 4, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6

The conversation broadens with two more writers joining in.

Hall Worthy: The Modern Era (2019 Edition)

March 24, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 5

Not much movement on our Modern Era list, as only one new entry join a ballot dominated up top by New Traditionalists overdue for induction.

Single Review: Ashley McBryde, “Girl Goin’ Nowhere”

February 17, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 4

As perfect an opening track as you can have on a debut album.

Album Review: Trisha Yearwood, Let’s Be Frank

December 27, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 7

Let’s Be Frank is a delightful detour from the greatest female artist of the greatest generation of female artists.

100 Greatest Women, #8: Trisha Yearwood

September 24, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 15

Trisha Yearwood was the genre’s most consistently excellent recording artist during the boom years of the nineties and the decade that followed.

100 Greatest Women, #11: Wynonna & The Judds

September 15, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 4

Wynonna’s distinguished solo career has enhanced the legacy of the Judds, the most successful female duo of all time.

100 Greatest Women, #18: Tanya Tucker

September 6, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 5

Tanya Tucker hit the scene as a teenager, and went on to have hits over the course of three decades.

100 Greatest Women, #29: Martina McBride

August 7, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 9

For several years, Martina McBride was one of the only major female voices to be found on country radio.

100 Greatest Women, #76: Paulette Carlson (Highway 101)

May 1, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 5

Few vocalists better illustrate the transition from the new traditionalist revival of the mid-eighties to the country boom in the early nineties than Paulette Carlson.

2018 ACM Awards Nominations

March 11, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 7

The nominees for the 2018 Academy of Country Music Awards have been announced.