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100 Greatest Women, #4: Reba McEntire
100 Greatest Women: 10th Anniversary Edition #4 Reba McEntire 2008 Edition: #6 (+2) Her rise to the top was slow, with four years passing before her first top ten single and a decade before she earned...
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Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 5: The Sons and Daughters...
The Country Music documentary by Ken Burns returns this evening, and although it only covers a span of five years, there is so much to talk about. More so than any episode so far, the connection...
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A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time,...
Sugarland refuses to settle for less, while some outright country classics are forced to during this section of the list. #750 Sugarland, “Settlin’” #1 | 2007 JK: Where Sugarland struggled was in...
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A Conversation With Pam Tillis
Country Universe had the opportunity to talk with Pam Tillis about her new album, Looking For a Feeling. This interview took place on March 23, shortly after tornadoes ravaged East Nashville and two...
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A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time,...
Ten of the biggest country artists of all time are on this section of the list, an indication that we’re getting closer to the top. #190 Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Three, “One Piece at a Time” #1...
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A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time,...
900 Down, 100 to go. #110 Gary Allan, “Watching Airplanes” #2 | 2007 ZK: Because it’s me, I’d make an argument for “Smoke Rings in the Dark” being in the top 100, but unless we’re really going all in...
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A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #10-#1
The journey comes to an end with the same maddening contrast of classics and clunkers that we’ve seen all along the way. #10 Marty Robbins, “El Paso” #1 | 1959 ZK: One of the very best vocal...
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Every No. 1 Single of the Nineties: Alan Jackson, “Tall, Tall Trees”
“Tall, Tall Trees“ Alan Jackson Written by George Jones and Roger Miller Billboard #1 (2 weeks) December 9 – December 16, 1995 Radio & Records #1 (1 week) November 24, 1995 Alan Jackson tops...
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Every No. 1 Single of the Nineties: Brooks & Dunn, “Husbands and Wives”
“Husband and Wives” Brooks & Dunn Written by Roger Miller Billboard #1 (1 week) December 19, 1998 Radio & Records #1 (1 week) December 11, 1998 Brooks & Dunn’s final No. 1 single of the...
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CMA Flashback: Male Vocalist of the Year (2022 Edition)
Our CMA Flashback series begins with the Male Vocalist of the Year category. For a look back at the other major categories, visit our CMA Awards page. 2022 Eric Church Luke Combs Cody Johnson Chris...
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