CMT Blog: Panic! at the Disco

Since premiering on Jan. 18, the music video for newcomer Laura Bell Bundy's debut single, "Giddy On Up," has become the most-streamed video at CMT.com. In this video interview, the Kentucky native talks about working with director Shane Drake in planning the production. If you're not familiar with Drake's work, he won video of the year honors at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards for his work on Panic at the Disco's "I Write Sins Not Tragedies," and he has directed music videos for Paramore, Plain White T's, Flo Rida, Timbaland and Gym Class Heroes. He also directed Darius Rucker's current single, "History in the Making."

One reason I like bluegrass music so much is because I can always pick out the melody. Sometimes in modern music, the production value is so heavy that you can't really hear much besides a screaming guitar and obnoxious drumming. That's definitely not the case when it comes to Ricky Skaggs, or with The Punch Brothers, led by Chris Thile (formerly of Nickel Creek). Also, check out the very cool banjo riffs in k.d. lang's "Coming Home." Reminds me of "Gentle on My Mind." And yes, I know that Panic! At the Disco is not a country band, but I really like this tune. It starts out with a blast of that thick production that I mentioned earlier, but in this case, I think it's folkin' great.

Ricky Skaggs - "Why Did You Wander"

Kathy Mattea - "Coming of the Roads"

Van Morrison - "Keep It Simple"

Hayes Carll - "Knockin' Over Whiskeys"

k.d. lang - "Coming Home"

Gibson Brothers - "Long Way Down"

Longview - "Baptism of Jesse Taylor"

Punch Brothers - "Sometimes"

Justin Townes Earle - "Who Am I to Say"

Garrison Starr - "Unchangeable"

Panic! At the Disco - "Folkin' Around"