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CMA Awards 2015 – Staff Picks & Predictions

November 1, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 14

The 49th Annual Country Music Association Awards will be handed out on Wednesday, November 4. Once again, the ceremony is hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood.

Here are the personal picks and predictions from the Country Universe staff.

2015 CMA Nominations

September 9, 2015 Jonathan Keefe 21

Throughout 2015, there have been rumblings of a backlash against the prevailing trends at country radio, and that backlash is certainly reflected in the year’s crop of CMA nominees.

Daily Top Five: Favorite Country Name Drop Songs

August 12, 2015 Leeann Ward 34

Ah…Remember the days when a name drop of a country singer actually meant something and made sense within the context of the song? Before Jason Aldean’s gratuitous and inane name checks of Johnny Cash, Alabama

Single Review: Luke Bryan, “Kick the Dust Up”

May 23, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 13

“Kick the Dust Up” Luke Bryan Written by Dallas Davidson, Chris DeStefano, and Ashley Gorley I actually kinda like Luke Bryan. But I still hated this song before the first twenty seconds were up. He

Daily Top Five: Favorites from your Least Favorites

April 25, 2015 Leeann Ward 56

If we’re honest with ourselves, we don’t like every single music choice that even our very favorite artists make, which is what inspired us to share our least favorite albums from our favorite artists. In

2015 ACM Awards: Winners

April 20, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 31

Here are the winners of the 2015 ACM Awards: Entertainer Luke Bryan Male Vocalist Jason Aldean Female Vocalist Miranda Lambert Vocal Duo Florida Georgia Line Vocal Group Little Big Town New Artist Cole Swindell Album

2015 ACM Awards: Country Universe Viewer’s Guide

April 19, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 14

The fiftieth annual Academy of Country Music Awards air tonight, and Country Universe has you covered! Here’s a rundown of all of the major categories, along with some commentary from our writers about who should

Single Review: Jason Aldean, “Tonight Looks Good on You”

March 25, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 19

“Tonight Looks Good on You” Jason Aldean Written by Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, and Ashley Gorley Great artists start trends, and when everybody else is catching up to what they started, they’ve already moved on

Single Review: Dustin Lynch, “Hell of a Night”

March 25, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 9

“Hell of a Night” Dustin Lynch Written by Jaron Boyer, Zach Crowell, and Adam Sanders I’m starting to believe that the “bro-country” movement doesn’t even exist, and it’s really just an attempt to ascribe meaning

Single Review: Jason Aldean, “Just Gettin’ Started”

March 1, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 12

“Just Gettin’ Started” Jason Aldean Written by Rhett Akins, Chris DeStefano, and Ashley Gorley Competently performed. Creatively stagnant. Completely unnecessary. Grade: D