My own little “Best Of” for 2009. In no particular order……..Happy New Year!
Best Musical Groups of 2009:
MuteMath, Sam & Ruby, Chickenfoot, Lady Antebellum, Needtobreathe, Kings of Leon, Zac Brown Band, The Fray, Fiction Family, Shinedown, Paramore
Best Female Musical Artists of 2009:
Miranda Lambert, Pink, Melody Gardot, Lee Ann Womack, Francesca Battistelli, Leona Lewis, Kelly Clarkson, Sara Watkins, Natalie Hemby, Patty Loveless
Best Male Musical Artists of 2009:
Radney Foster, Rob Blackledge, Brandon Heath, Darius Rucker, Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Daughtry, George Strait, Andrea Bocelli
Best Albums of 2009:
MuteMath “Armistice” (no one else comes close), Chickenfoot, Needtobreathe, Sam & Ruby, Radney Foster, Melody Gardot, Third Day, OneRepublic, Kings of Leon
Best Songs of 2009:
“Little Revival” – Radney Foster, “Heaven’s My Home” – Sam and Ruby, “Backfire” – Mute Math, “Born Again” - Third Day Featuring Lacey Mosely, “Oh Yeah” – Chickenfoot, “All The Right Moves” – One Republic, “Free to Be Me” – Francesca Battistelli, “White Liar” – Miranda Lambert, “Drifter” – Decemberadio, “Closer To Love” – Mat Kearney, “Never Say Never” and “You Found Me” – The Fray, “I Run To You” – Lady Antebellum, “Use Somebody” – Kings of Leon, “The Lost Get Found” – Britt Nicole, “Whatever It Is” – Zac Brown Band, “Madly” – Tristan Prettyman
Best Advocate Artist (who can actually bring people and politicians together to get things done rather than making them even more divided as most artists do): Bono
Music I’m Looking forward to in 2010: Sixpence None The Richer is easily at the top of the list, Chasen, The Civil Wars, Carter’s Chord, Lady Antebellum, Lifehouse, Stone Temple Pilots
