Bundy is in many ways living up to that lyric with her most recent music. The upcoming album is, for instance, a project that was actually born from a big blow to her music career. The Kentucky native's former record label shelved what was supposed to be her sophomore country album (Another Piece of Me), which she'd planned to release in 2012. When that happened, though, Bundy admiringly viewed that plate of lemons as an opportunity to try a different recipe for lemonade.

This summer, Bundy � who also has an impressive acting resume of film, TV and Broadway roles � released a daring new song called "Two Step." Radio.com caught up with Bundy to talk about the song, and what she admits is a polarizing new musical direction. She also gave us an album preview and dispelled rumors about her newest small-screen co-star, Charlie Sheen (Bundy recently joined the cast of Sheen's FX comedy series, Anger Management).

Radio.com: Being a dance track with a rap interlude (courtesy of Colt Ford), "Two Step" has both its lovers and its naysayers. What do you say to those who argue it's not country music?

Laura Bell Bundy: I'm OK with it! Hopefully it's creating a path for a new style. If something is truly innovative and no one has a problem with it, it's not innovative at all. Take Howard Stern, for instance. There was this survey where they asked people if they love him or hate him. For those who love him, they asked how often they listen to the show and it averaged an hour a day. Then they asked the people who hate him how long they listen to him per day. [The answer was] an average of two hours! They want to hear what he has to say, because they love to hate him.

Radio.com: Female singers are few and far between on the country charts these days. It seems women have to stand out a lot more than men in order to be successful. Was that something you were thinking about in making "Two Step" so unique?

Laura Bell Bundy: No, because when you force something, people can smell that. I just try to write what I think is fun. But look at Carrie [Underwood], Miranda [Lambert] and Taylor [Swift] � all at the height of their success. I'm not going to do what they do, because there's already someone who's nailing that. But what I can do is create music that is danceable. There really isn't party music for girls. So what I'm working on now is music that is more on the edge. I live on the edge! There's a Shirley MacLaine quote: "I'm safest out on a limb." That's very much me.

Radio.com: There's talk of you leading a "Country Dance Movement." Is that the strategy with your upcoming album?