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Single Review: Laura Bell Bundy, “Two Step”
Laura Bell Bundy made a distinctly memorable impression when she blew into Nashville fresh off Broadway four years ago. Of all the major label country albums released in 2009, few were more polarizing...
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Country Universe’s Best Singles of 2013, Part One: #40-#21
For the second year in a row, our seven writers – Kevin Coyne, Leeann Ward, Dan Milliken, Tara Seetharam, Ben Foster, Jonathan Keefe, and Sam Gazdziak – individually listed our twenty favorite albums...
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Texas is the most sung about state in country music. Musicians and singers can even make a good living by just touring around Texas. So, it’s no wonder that even those of us who have no physical or...
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Year-End Rodeo 2015: Individual Ballots
Now that our final lists of the 40 Best Singles of 2015 and 20 Best Albums of 2015 are posted and open for discussion, we have decided to post each of our seven writers’ individual ballots for the...
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Sunday Selections: February 7, 2016
We just kind of can’t with this year’s ACM nominees. 2015 was a terrific year for country music, but you’d never know it from the often inexplicable and just as often indefensible slate of nominations...
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Sunday Selections: March 13, 2016
tl;dr: This week is heavy on new singles and music videos for those who, y’know, don’t like to read. But that isn’t to say there isn’t still plenty of good reading material, too. Loretta Lynn took over...
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A Country Music Conversation, Day 8: “For the Good Times” to “He Stopped...
A Country Music Conversation: Introduction and Index A Country Music Conversation: Spotify Playlist (thanks to reader Justin Lai) Previous Entry: Day 7: “Even the Man in the Moon is Crying” to “Follow...
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The Best Albums of the Decade, Part Three: #50-#26
The Best of the Decade, 2010-2019 Albums #100-#76 | #75-#51 | #50-#26 | #25-#1 Singles #100-#76 | #75-#51 | #50-#26 | #25-#1 Our Best Albums of the Decade list continues with #50-#26. #50 Reba McEntire...
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The Best Singles of the Decade, Part Four: #25-#1
The Best of the Decade, 2010-2019 Albums #100-#76 | #75-#51 | #50-#26 | #25-#1 Singles #100-#76 | #75-#51 | #50-#26 | #25-#1 Our Best of the Decade feature comes to a close with a look at the very best...
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Single Review Roundup: Vol. 2, No. 1 – January 2023
Our first roundup of the year features releases from genre icons Shania Twain and Dolly Parton, as well as the long-awaited return of Iris Dement. For the first time, we’ve included a Spotify playlist...
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