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Lady A

Lady Antebellum is a country music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006. The trio is composed of Charles Kelley (lead and background vocals), Dave Haywood (background vocals, guitar, piano, mandolin) and Hillary Scott (lead and background vocals). The group made its debut in 2007 as guest vocalists on Jim Brickman's single "Never Alone", before signing to Capitol Records Nashville and releasing "Love Don't Live Here". The song, which nearly reached the top due to its breakthrough performance by the group peaked at #3 on the Hot Country Songs chart in May 2008, served as the first single to the group's self-titled debut album. Certified platinum in the U.S., the album also includes the singles "Lookin' for a Good Time" and "I Run to You", the latter of which became the group's first Number One in July 2009. "Need You Now," was released in mid-2009 and was the first single off the band's new album released in January 2010; it was also the group's second number one single. "American Honey", the second single from Need You Now, was released in January 2010, and became their 4th top 10 single, as well as their third #1 single. "Our Kind of Love", the album's third single, was released in May 2010, and became their fourth consecutive Number One on the Hot Country Songs chart.

Lady Antebellum has been awarded Top New Duo or Group in 2009 by the Academy of Country Music and New Artist of the Year in 2008 by the Country Music Association. They were nominated for two Grammy Awards at the 2009 51st Grammy Awards; and two more at the 2010 52nd Grammy Awards.Of these nominations, they took home the award for Best Country Performance by Duo or Group with Vocals for "I Run to You". More recently on April 18, 2010, the group was awarded Top Vocal Group, Song of the Year ("Need You Now"), and Single of the Year ("Need You Now") at the 45th ACM Awards. The group has been nominated in six categories for the 2011 53rd Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year and Album of the Year. The trio won the Grammy for Song of the Year, and Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals.

History

Lady Antebellum was formed in 2006 [1] in Nashville, Tennessee, by Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott. Scott is the daughter of country music singer Linda Davis,[2] and Charles Kelley is the brother of pop artist Josh Kelley.[3] It was these family connections and music industry ties that helped launch the band. Kelley moved to Nashville in mid-2005 from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he had been working construction with his brother John. Trying to become a successful solo country artist, Kelley convinced his old middle-school classmate, Haywood, to move to Nashville from Georgia in 2006 so they could write music together. Shortly thereafter, Scott recognized Kelley from MySpace, and they started to talk at a Nashville music club and invited Scott to join him and Haywood in the new group, which assumed the name Lady Antebellum.[4] On the BBC Radio 2 Drivetime Show on the 9 of August 2010, the band explained to the host, Liza Tarbuck, that the name Antebellum comes from when the group were photographing "antebellum" homes. The antebellum architectural style (antebellum meaning 'pre-war') describes the large plantation homes in the American South. "Antebellum" more commonly refers to pre-Civil War America, especially the pre-Civil War culture in the slave holding southern states. While photographing the houses one of the group said that there's a great band name in there, and they adopted the Lady Antebellum name shortly after. The trio then began performing at local venues in Nashville before being signed in July 2007 to a recording contract with Capitol Records Nashville. In an interview with Sirius Satellite Radio, Scott claimed she was rejected from the hit show American Idol two times, not even making it past the first round.[2]

2007–2008: Lady Antebellum

Lady Antebellum performs in concert in 2008, showing Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott

Shortly after the trio signed to the label, adult contemporary artist Jim Brickman chose Lady Antebellum to sing on his 2007 single "Never Alone," which reached #14 on the Billboard adult contemporary charts. In mid-2007, Lady Antebellum also wrote a song for the MTV reality television series The Hills.[5]

Their solo debut single "Love Don't Live Here" was released in September of that year, with a music video for the song following in December.[6][7] This song was the lead-off single to the band's self-titled debut album. Released on April 15, 2008, Lady Antebellum was produced by Paul Worley along with Victoria Shaw, a Nashville songwriter and former solo artist.[1] "Love Don't Live Here" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The album itself was the first album by a new duo or group to debut at Number One on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts.[8]

A second single, "Lookin' for a Good Time", was issued in June 2008 and peaked at #11 in December. In addition, Lady Antebellum was signed as an opening act on Martina McBride's Waking Up Laughing Tour in 2008.[9] Lady Antebellum also contributed the song "I Was Here" to the AT&T Team USA Soundtrack, a song which peaked at #24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 based on downloads. In December 2008, their rendition of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" peaked at #3 on the same chart. Their third official single, "I Run to You", was released in January 2009. It eventually became the trio's first Number One in July 2009.

On October 7, 2009 their debut album was certified platinum by the RIAA for shipments of one million copies in the United States.

Haywood and Kelley co-wrote labelmate Luke Bryan's 2009 single "Do I", on which Scott also sings backing vocals.[10] This song is the first single from Bryan's second studio album "Doin' My Thing", which was released on October 6, 2009.

2009–present: Need You Now

In August 2009, the group released their fourth single, "Need You Now", the lead-off single and title track to their second studio album. It debuted at #50 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and became their second Number One hit on the charts for the week of November 28, 2009. The song also reached a peak of #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was a number-one hit on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart, making it a crossover hit. A second single, "American Honey", was released to radio on January 11, 2010 and would become their third #1 hit. "Our Kind of Love" was released as the third single from the album on May 31, 2010 and became a #1 single in September, 2010. Their fourth single from this album, "Hello World", was officially released on October 4, 2010.

The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts for the week of Feb. 2, 2010, selling 480,922 copies in the first week.[11] Four weeks after the album's release, it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[12]

On April 28, 2010, they performed on the results show of American Idol, performing "Need You Now".

On September 20, 2010, they launched their first headlining tour, "Need You Now 2010" in Orlando, Florida.

On October 28, 2010, they performed the National Anthem before Game 2 at the 2010 World Series.

Lady Antebellum has appeared on the 44th Annual Country Music Awards on Nov. 10, 2010. [13]

Awards and nominations

Lady Antebellum in April 2010

Since Lady Antebellum won the Country Music Association Awards New Artist of the Year award in 2008, they have accumulated seven more awards, including their first Grammy in 2010 for Best Country Performance by Duo or Group with Vocals. At the 2009 CMA's, the group ended Rascal Flatts' six-year reign as Vocal Group of the Year. At the 2010 CMA's, the group became the first artist in CMA Award history to receive the Single of the Year honor for two consecutive years.[14]

Year Awards Award Outcome
2008 Academy of Country Music Top New Duo or Group[15] Won
Country Music Association Awards New Artist of the Year[16] Won
2009 CMT Music Awards Video of the Year — "Lookin' for a Good Time" Nominated
Group Video of the Year — "Lookin' for a Good Time"[17] Nominated
USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year — "Lookin' for a Good Time"[18] Nominated
Grammy Awards Best New Artist[19] Nominated
Best Country Performance by Duo or Group with Vocals - "Love Don't Live Here"[19] Nominated
Country Music Association Awards Single of the Year — "I Run to You"[20] Won
Vocal Group of the Year[20] Won
2010 Grammy Awards Best Country Performance by Duo or Group with Vocals — "I Run to You"[21] Won
Best Country Song — "I Run to You"[21] Nominated
Academy of Country Music Top Vocal Group of the Year[22] Won
Album of the Year — Lady Antebellum[23] Nominated
Single Record of the Year — "Need You Now"[22] Won
Song of the Year — "Need You Now"[22] Won
Video of the Year — "Need You Now"[23] Nominated
CMT Music Awards Video of the Year — "Need You Now"[24] Nominated
Group Video of the Year — "American Honey"[24] Nominated
Group Video of the Year — "Need You Now"[24] Won
CMT Performance of the Year — "Lookin' for a Good Time"[24] Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Music: Album Country — "Need You Now"[25] Nominated
Choice Music: Country Song — "Need You Now"[25] Won
Choice Music: Country Group — Lady Antebellum [25] Won
Country Music Association Awards Entertainer of the Year[26] Nominated
Vocal Group of the Year[27] Won
Single of the Year — "Need You Now"[27] Won
Album of the Year — "Need You Now"[26] Nominated
Music Video of the Year — "Need You Now"[26] Nominated
American Music Awards Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group[28] Won
Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo or Group[28] Nominated
Favorite Country Album — "Need You Now"[28] Won
Favorite Adult Contemporary Artist[28] Nominated
T-Mobile Breakthrough Artist[28] Nominated
American Country Awards Artist of the Year[29] Nominated
Duo/Group of the Year[29] Won
Album of the Year — "Need You Now"[29] Nominated
Single of the Year — "Need You Now"[29] Won
Single by a Duo/Group — "Need You Now"[29] Won
Music Video of the Year — "Need You Now"[29] Nominated
Video by Duo/Group — "Need You Now"[29] Won
2011 People's Choice Awards Favorite Country Artist[30] Nominated
Grammy Awards Album of the Year - "Need You Now" Nominated
Best Country Album - "Need You Now" Won
Record of the Year - "Need You Now" Won
Song of the Year - "Need You Now" Won
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - "Need You Now" Won
Best Country Song - "Need You Now" Won

Discography

Main article: Lady Antebellum discography
Studio albums
EPs
Number-one singles

References

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  2. ^ a b "Capitol signs Lady Antebellum". Country Standard Time.com. July 5, 2007. Retrieved November 6, 2007.
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  7. ^ Neal, Chris (January 14, 2008). "Portrait of a Lady: The members of hot new trio Lady Antebellum kiss heartache goodbye in their new video". Country Weekly. 15 (1): 22. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  8. ^ Lady Antebellum Debuts with Record-Breaking Digital Sales
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  10. ^ "Charles & Dave Co-Writers On Luke Bryan's New Single, Hillary Sings Background Vocals". Lady Antebellum official website. April 22, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2009.
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