The Best Singles of 2017, Part One: #40-#21 December 27, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 6 In a year good enough to list its 40 best, we kick off our Best of 2017 with the lower half of our Singles list.
2018 Grammy Nominations November 28, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 8 Here are the 2018 Grammy nominees in the general, country, and country-adjacent categories.
Single Review: Keith Urban, “Female” November 13, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 13 “Female” is two half-finished songs stitched together.
2017 CMA Nominations September 4, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 7 The nominations for the 51st Annual CMA Awards have been announced.
Single Review: Midland, “Drinkin’ Problem” August 21, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 3 Take your authenticity fetishes elsewhere; this single is just fine.
Single Review: Gary Allan, “Mess Me Up” June 24, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 3 It’s good, but not Gary Allan good.
Single Review: Trace Adkins, “Watered Down” April 17, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 6 Trace Adkins has always been at his most interesting when he’s been at his most reflective.
2017 ACM Awards: Predictions and Personal Picks April 2, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 11 Brothers Osborne, Lori McKenna, Maren Morris, and Jon Pardi are already winners. Here are our predictions and picks for the rest of this year’s ACM ballot.
2017 ACM Award Nominations February 17, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 10 The nominations have been announced for the 2017 Academy of Country Music Awards.
2017 Grammy Awards: Staff Picks & Predictions February 11, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 2 In preparation for tomorrow’s award ceremonies, here are the staff picks and predictions for the 2017 Grammy Awards.