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2016 CMA Winners

November 3, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 5

A historic night at the CMAs. The organization celebrated its fiftieth anniversary with a star-studded show that reminded the audience of the genre’s rich history, and was at its strongest when that history was placed

Single Review: LeAnn Rimes, “How to Kiss a Boy”

October 28, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 6

This song is absolutely gorgeous, and so is LeAnn Rimes’ tender and vulnerable reading of it.

Sunday Selections: September 11, 2016

September 11, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 8

It’s Trio Collection release week, y’all!

If We Ran The CMA Awards…

August 28, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 23

It’s like fantasy football, but for country music bloggers.

Sunday Selections: July 31, 2016

July 31, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 18

You say, “tomato,” we say… actually, we’ll let Margo Price fill in the rest.

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.

2016 ACM Awards: Personal Picks & Predictions

April 3, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 17

Tonight’s ACM Awards will be hosted by Dierks Bentley and Luke Bryan. Slated performances include a collaboration between Dolly Parton and Katy Perry, and Miranda Lambert joining up with Billy Gibbons and Keith Urban to cover the ZZ Top song, “Tush.”

Country music in 2016, y’all.

2016 Grammy Winners

February 15, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 1

Here are this year’s Grammy winners in the general, country, and country-adjacent categories.

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