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The 10 Best Country Albums of 2019
This was a major year for country music. With Lil Nas X, the world saw the shift. But others are helping to move country from near homogeneity to a diverse pastiche.
19 Dec 2019
Music
Miranda Lambert Uses Her 'Wildcard' to Fit In
Miranda Lambert can be funny on Wildcard, and she makes fun of herself as well as others. The songs are generally radio friendly. No doubt this CD will yield several hits. However, one expects more.
01 Nov 2019
Music
The 50 Best Songs of 2009
As part of PopMatters’ 20th anniversary, we are revisiting classic features. Travel back in time a decade ago to 2009, when indie rock was in its full ascendency,and hear the songs that soundtracked the era.
04 Oct 2019
Music
The 60 Best Albums of 2009
PopMatters turns 20 years old this October and we're beginning to celebrate our history by taking you back in time a decade ago. Obama was in the White House and the musical times were very good indeed. Revisit 2009 through its best albums.
20 Sep 2019
Music
Pistol Annies Offer a Place of Comfort in the Midst of Brokenness on 'Interstate Gospel'
Pistol Annies offer hope through their heartbrokenness and comfort through community on their third album, Interstate Gospel.
12 Nov 2018
Music
Miranda Lambert - "We Should Be Friends" (Singles Going Steady)
There's a sense of inclusion and camaraderie here that only the best crowd-pleasers can pull off without pandering.
15 Feb 2017
Music
Miranda Lambert - "Vice" (Singles Going Steady)
Taken as a whole, it's a low-stakes commercial country soap opera with lofty ambitions but little authenticity.
02 Aug 2016
Music
How We All Survived the Astoundingly Morose 57th Annual Grammy Awards
AC/DC opened the telecast with a song called "Rock or Bust", a prophetic ultimatum that was answered all too quickly by a cavalcade of performers who seemed to be tripping over themselves to see who could be the most uninspiring of them all.
09 Feb 2015
Music
Guessing the 2015 Grammys
PopMatters predicts a night of newcomers, huge sweeps, and some love for two theme songs from 2013.
29 Jan 2015
Music
The 100 Best Albums of the 2000s: 100-81
PopMatters' best albums of the 2000s begin with a series of records that span epic metal, ornate indie folk, and a terrifying work of electronic music.
05 Oct 2014
Music
Miranda Lambert: Platinum
Here's a chart-baiting country album that also happens to be an exploration of the spoils, perils, and hypocrisies of female stardom.
03 Jun 2014
Music
The 2013 Grammys: Rating the Performances (video collection)
See all the night’s performances in order from best to worst.
11 Feb 2013
Music
Hashtag Everything: The 2013 Grammy Awards
LL Cool J constantly implored us to Tweet about everything ("hashtag Bruno Mars!"), a majority of the performances left us bored and disinterested, and the most charming person in the room turned out to be Kelly Clarkson. It was a very odd Grammy Awards broadcast this year, and was a very poor one, to boot.
10 Feb 2013
Music
Guessing the 2013 Grammys
It’s the Super Bowl of music, and we’re guessing who will be the MVPs.
01 Feb 2013
Music
Catching Up with Former American Idols: Season Ten
It was the year Idol went country, but what happened to all of the top five?
21 Sep 2012
Music
Miranda Lambert - “Fastest Girl in Town" (video)
Miranda Lambert is seriously badass in her new video for “Fastest Girl in Town", the latest single of 2011's Four the Record. Thankfully she hasn't lost her "Gunpowder and Lead" fire.
01 Aug 2012
Sports
Super Bowl XLVI: Did This Year’s Show Live Up to the Hype?
Arguably the biggest sporting event of the year (sorry, Olympics!), the Super Bowl telecast is usually the highest-rated program of the year. Did this year’s show live up to the hype?
06 Feb 2012
Music
The Pop Fan's Most-Anticipated Albums of 2012?
Here’s a look at what might be taking space in your CD collection or filling up your MP3 player this year.
20 Jan 2012
Music
Miranda Lambert: Four the Record
Four contains its share of keepers, but never has a Miranda Lambert album felt like so much work to get through.
02 Nov 2011
Music
The Year in Music: November 2010
November 2010, the subject of our latest look at the year’s biggest events in music, was a month full of new releases, award shows, and artist recognition.
20 Apr 2011
Events
Rewinding the 53rd Annual Grammys
Performance-filled show often gave excellent tributes to music greats, but barely passed out any awards. This is going to be a long post!
14 Feb 2011
Events
Guessing the Grammys
Predictions on who will win what in the biggest categories, based on industry hype and a little guessing about the academy’s voters.
04 Feb 2011
Music
Miranda Lambert: Revolution
It's hard to follow one of the decade's finest albums. But you can't really fault Miranda Lambert's music, even when she makes a long and uneven record.
27 Sep 2009
Music
20 Questions: Miranda Lambert
In the wake of her upset win for Album of the Year last night at the Academy of Country Music Awards, Lambert sits down to riff on PopMatters' 20 Questions.
18 May 2008
Music
Miranda Lambert: Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
In “Kerosene”, the broken-hearted singer turned to arson to resolve her issues with a cheating boyfriend. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend sees her opt for “Gunpowder and Lead”.
23 May 2007
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