AUDIO BUZZ: beyonce feat dixie chicks - daddy lessons

beyonce feat dixie chicks - daddy lessons
with a collaboration that celebrates how artists will always have music in common, the beyonce/dixie chicks union has caused some big talk on what it means to be 'country' when the collective went on the CMA awards two nights ago. making their first appearance in years after being shunted by nashville for being politically vocal, the dixie chicks not only came back in style but brought on the queen bey to add to their defiance. beyonce hopefully reminded country music fans that so much of their roots came from bluegrass/soul music therefore making her attendance totally valid. either way the re-recording of 'daddy lessons' has all the spirit of a foot stompin party which at the end of the day, isn't that what we really want to be listening to on a friday!

not sure how long this will stay up, but here is the controversial / wonderful cma awards performance that has everyone talking:

beyonce & dixie chicks - daddy lessons

LAST BATCH MIX: avicii feat dan tyminski - hey brother

avicii feat dan tyminski - hey brother
after the mega success of the aloe blacc collaboration, avicii goes and collaborates with bluegrass singer dan tyminski (and sometime alison krauss & the union station member) for this old skool country number with yet another thump along beat. it'll be a smash.

[UPDATE] check out the official video for the song below!:

NEW MUMFORD!: mumford and sons - whispers in the dark

mumford and sons - whispers in the dark
i have to admit that i'm kind of over this album for it's sameness, so really this is just for the fans (which i used to be a hardcore one... these days, mildly curious which leads to meh-ness).

WONGIE FOLK SONG OF THE WEEK: the lone bellow - you never need nobody

the lone bellow - you never need nobody
i think i may have found my fave new alt country, folk, americana band of the year! just listen to the crazy harmonies of Zach Williams, Brian Elmquist and Kanene Pipkin and i dare you to not get some happy chills from their performance! based out of brooklyn, this trio are primed for big things in the coming year. i'm SO looking forward to checking out a gig of theirs in the coming months!

6 SONGS YOU NEED TO BE OBSESSED WITH NOW: clare bowen and sam palladio - if i didn't know better (nashville soundtrack)

clare bowen and sam palladio - if i didn't know better (nashville soundtrack)
who'd have thought that a civil wars cover at the tail end of a new tv show about nashville would spark a top 10 itunes hit? probably the best thing from the uneven pilot (which you get to see some footage of in the video), this tune just lingers and haunts you for days on end. it's glorious!