The Best Singles of 2020, Part One: #40-#21 December 30, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 2 Our look back at 2020 begins with the twenty singles that make up the lower half of this year’s singles list.
Album Review: Shania Twain, The Woman in Me: Diamond Anniversary Edition October 20, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 2 A landmark album gets an anniversary edition that raises the bar for country music reissues.
Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020 Edition) September 24, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 6 Rolling Stone updates its all-time list, with many new additions from the worlds of country and Americana.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #490-#481 July 30, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 15 Two bands who’ve recently changed their names appear in this set of ten. One of them should have dropped their song, too.
Discussion: Twenty Albums That Shaped Your Musical Tastes July 11, 2020 Zackary Kephart 20 If your life is a record, it’s got to have a soundtrack.
Introducing Zackary Kephart May 21, 2020 Zackary Kephart 4 Country Universe welcomes its newest writer, Zackary Kephart!
A Conversation with Kim Richey on the 25th Anniversary of Kim Richey May 16, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 5 In our new Album Anniversary series, Country Universe talks to singer-songwriter Kim Richey on the 25th anniversary of her self-titled debut album.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #650-#641 March 29, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 9 A ton of signature hits in this section, most of them certified classics.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #680-#671 February 25, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 14 Two veterans of the Mercury Records Triple Play gambit kick off this batch of entries.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #820-#811 September 17, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6 Career highlights from Montgomery Gentry, Brad Paisley, and Shania Twain populate this part of the list.