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, #800-#791 October 8, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 10 Johnny Rodriguez, Red Steagall, and Aaron Tippin make their sole appearances on the list during this section.
2019 CMA Awards: Full List of Nominees August 28, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 2 This year’s CMA Nominations have been announced.
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 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.
2018 Grammy Nominations November 28, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 8 Here are the 2018 Grammy nominees in the general, country, and country-adjacent categories.
2017 CMA Awards: Picks & Predictions November 6, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 8 The 2017 CMA Awards are almost here. Jonathan and Kevin share their personal picks and predicted winners in every category.
Single Review: Zac Brown Band, “Roots” September 28, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 4 A good song sunk by a terrible hook.
2017 CMA Nominations September 4, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 7 The nominations for the 51st Annual CMA Awards have been announced.
A Country Music Conversation, Day 2: “Another Lonely Song” to “Baby’s Gotten Good at Goodbye” November 25, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 13 Day 2 features tracks from the following five artists: Tammy Wynette, Travis Tritt, Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown Band (with Alan Jackson), and George Strait.