Kick ass country music

Casie is a country music enthusiast who also teaches history and raises mini-donkeys. It's no secret that women in country music are underrepresented and underappreciated. Real country music fans acknowledge that current country radio is a mess, filled with posers. Admittedly, some stations do play some female artists, but the female artists that get played are generally posers. Below you'll find more information about each of these kick-ass country chicks.

The Daily Dose October 24, This sisterhood has a pedigree, shown when the BFFs go out on the town, including a stop at a music store where they browse vinyl LPs and pull out a Patsy Cline classic. Hall and Dierks Bentley appeal only to white listeners with red necks and pickup trucks. The interracial, cross-cultural reality can be seen in Guyton herself as she takes up the vulnerable-but-strong torch tradition borne by Patsy Cline.

Carrie Underwood's "Before He Cheats" is one of country music's best revenge songs. Country music may be the genre of the Bible Belt, but when it comes to avenging sins, its lyrical weapons are plenty and potent. Here are the 20 country songs that prove best that what comes around goes around. From the first line of this hit, she puts her man on notice that he's not nearly as clever as he thinks, as he spreads his "charms" all over town.

There are several women in the world of country music who have not only helped the genre move forward, but impacted the music world at large, and 10 of these songs make our list of the best country songs about being a woman. Underwood's "All American Girl" makes the list, along with a fierce track by fellow leading lady Miranda Lambert. Check out our list of the 10 best country songs about being an empowered woman. Underwood shines a spotlight on an "All-American Girl" in this sweet song that reveals the special role a woman plays in a man's life, with the singer showing off the various ways she's impacted his life story.