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The Malec Minute: Joanna Cotten’s Impossible Question
“Where is this going?”
It was a simple question. In the wake of one unsuccessful single (“The Prize”), and with no immediate schedule for the release of a second, then-Warner Nashville recording artist Joanna Cotten wanted to talk about details. About timetables. About marketing.
But this simple query was Cotten’s impossible question. Timetables? Marketing? Second […]Continue reading "The Malec Minute: Joanna Cotten’s Impossible Question"
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The Malec Minute: Why Miranda Lambert is Overrated
When I sat down to write this column, I had every intention of avoiding the “O” word. I swear I did. Too often the word is used by critics as a way to lambaste an artist without articulating any specific points against the music in question. It’s an easy out, a way to look […]
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The Malec Minute: Sugarland Deserves Album, Song, Single Nominations
I’ve never placed a great deal of faith in the Country Music Association to nominate the “best” or the “most deserving” artists for their annual awards. The system is too political, too weighted in favor of the handful of major labels, and too rooted in seniority to be reflective of the genre as a […]
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