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 Grammy Awards: Staff Picks and Predictions January 27, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 7 The Country Universe staff predicts the Grammy winners, and shares our personal picks, too.
The Best Albums of 2017 December 29, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 3 The writing staff picks its twenty best albums of the year.
The Best Singles of 2017, Part Two: #20-#1 December 28, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 2 Our countdown of the year’s best singles concludes with a look at the twenty best releases of 2017.
New Favorites: 2017 Album Roundup June 8, 2017 Leeann Ward 14 Leeann Ward shares five of her favorite albums from the first half of 2017.
Hall Worthy: The Veteran Era May 9, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 16 These are the ten Veteran Era artists who are most worthy of induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Album Review: Rodney Crowell, Close Ties April 22, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 3 Close Ties is a dark and harrowing album, full of desperate sorrow and self-loathing regret.
2017 New Music Preview January 16, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 21 2017 promises new releases from many Country Universe favorites, along with other new and veteran artists.
Sunday Selections: January 8, 2017 January 8, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 2 We’re slowly getting back into the swing of things!
A Country Music Conversation, Day 22: “Take a Little Pill” to “Wake Up Older” December 20, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 4 Day 22 features tracks from Brandy Clark, Rodney Crowell, Randy Travis, Shania Twain, and Julie Roberts.