Lady A takes the wheel and will be a guest DJ on Sirius XM Satellite Radio's"The Highway" channel Friday, December 10th at 8pm EST! They'll play some of their hits as well as some of their personal favorites. If you miss out in hearing the show on December 10th, just tune in for the rebroadcast on Saturday, December 11th at 7am& 6pm EST and on Sunday, December 12th at 12 noon& 10pm EST. Make sure you tune in and listen!
Congratulations to Lady A for taking home 4American Country Awards! Lady A won the following ACA Awards: Single of the Year -"Need You Now"; Single of the Year: Duo or Group -"Need You Now"; Music Video of the Year -"Need You Now"; and Artist of the Year: Duo or Group.
Congrats to Lady A and thank YOU for your votes!
Lady A has received a final nomination for Favorite Country Artist in the 2011People's Choice Awards! You can enter your votesHEREas often as you like and remember to ask your friends to vote too. You can also vote via Twitter! Learn howHERE.
The 2011People's Choice Awardsare fan voted, so help make Lady A your People's Choice winner! The show will air on CBS Wednesday, January 5th, 2011 at 9/8c.
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It's December 1st, which means a new year is just around the corner! Enjoy this year's last Webisode Wednesday, as Lady A takes a look back and remembers their unbelievable journey through 2010. Thank you for all of your support, Lady Aer's! Keep on the look-out for more episodes to come next year.
WATCH WEBISODE WEDNESDAY, EPISODE 134>>
Hey Lady fans! What do you consider Lady A's biggest achievement of the year? Was it launching their first headlining tour, taking home a Grammy for"I Run To You", or that"Need You Now" went triple platinum? You decide and place your voteHERE.
Don't forget to tune in and watch CMT'sArtists of the Yeartonight on CMT at 8/7c!
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Congratulations go out to Lady Antebellum for picking up 6, 2011 Grammy Nominations.
Lady A is nominated in the following categories:
Record of the Year"Need You Now"
Album of the Year"Need You Now"
Song of the Year"Need You Now"
Country Song of the Year"Need You Now"
Country Album of the Year"Need You Now"
Country Performance by a Duo or Group for"Need You Now"
Be sure to tune into the awards and cheer for them on February 13, 2011 at 8PM ET/PT on CBS.
If you've purchased Lady A's albumNeed You Nowonline or through a retail store, don't forget to download the last free bonus song. This month's song is"Hello World" recorded LIVE from Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium.
Country. Rock. Stars. Lady Antebellum thrills WaMu audience
Nashville trio Lady Antebellum squeezed every ounce of hand-clapping, chorus-singing energy out of a crowd at Seattle's WaMu Theater on Oct. 25.
By Joanna Horowitz
The Seattle Times
They're country, they're rock and they're definitely stars. This is Lady Antebellum's first time in a headliner slot, but Monday night's high-energy show at the WaMu Theater made clear it's only the first of many concerts at the top.
Since bursting onto the country charts just two years ago with a self-titled debut and single"Love Don't Live Here," the Nashville trio has been stockpiling accolades (including a Grammy this year), hits and fans.
"How many of you saw us before?" they asked the WaMu crowd, who might have caught them opening for Kenny Chesney last year or Tim McGraw in May. A big cheer rose in response. But not as big as one elicited from those who were seeing them for the first time.
And Lady A's three core members— double lead singers Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley and guitarist Dave Haywood— along with a dynamite five-piece band, squeezed every ounce of hand-clapping, chorus-singing energy out of the crowd.
After a nearly a cappella opening— showing off spot-on three-part harmonies— the band laid into one barnburner after another. Good-time romp"Stars Tonight" and the playful, dusty barroom stomp of"Love's Looking Good on You" got everyone on their feet.
Strutting, flirting and working the crowd, Kelley and Scott both play rock star well. Scott— in rhinestone-encrusted leggings and mile-high heels— has a smoldering stare that belies her girlish, albeit powerful, voice. Kelley, during an electrifying solo turn on Bruce Springsteen's"I'm on Fire" (which wandered into The Police's"Every Breath You Take") showcased his perfectly raspy belt— and proved he can steer the ship alone, no problem.
Both have clearly studied at the"American Idol" school of earnest, eye-locked power balladry. It feels just a tad overwrought at times, but any cheese can be easily forgiven when their harmonies lock in.
Case in point: the single"Need You Now," a sing-in-your-shower slow burner with painfully honest, late-night-lonely lyrics.
Serious credit is due to the five guys in the backing band, all of whom did double instrument duty when they switched for a moment to acoustic (including accordion, mandolin and stand up bass) for"Something'Bout a Woman." Jason"Slim" Gambill, in particular, laid down a handful of arena-worthy guitar solos, smiling beatifically as his Willie Nelson braids swung fiercely.
Lady Antebellum Talk Dating, Drunk Dialing and Dylan
Courtesy Of TheBoot.com
To say 2010 is Lady Antebellum's year would be an understatement. The trio kicked things off in January with the release of their sophomore album,'Need You Now,' and a Grammy win for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group under their belt. The nominations continued, as the band has five nods at both the CMA Awards and American Music Awards next month -- tying them with the number of nods Eminem received for the latter awards show.
The Boot chatted with Lady A's Hillary Scott, Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley at their recent benefit performance in New York about success, songwriting (they've already begun penning a follow up to'Need You Now') and why you should put that phone down at"a quarter after one."
How is your first headlining tour going so far?
Hillary: It's great. It's a lot more responsibility than I think you realize until you start embarking on it and making all these decisions. It makes us appreciate the people we've opened for over the years a lot more. You just have to think about every little thing from what people are eating to the set list. Everything. It runs the gamut.
'Need You Now' has been named the most-played song on jukeboxes this year, with more than 440,000 spins in bars and pubs, beating out Journey's'Don't Stop Believing.'
Dave: What?! That's awesome.
Hillary: A lot of people drunk dial? That's amazing.
Charles: When we hear these things, it's pretty wild because we're so busy. You get caught up in doing what you do and you forget what that song's done. It's reached so many people. That's a pretty crazy little stat.
Do you have advice on how to get over that drunken after-midnight desire to call an ex?
Charles: 99 percent of the time, don't make it. {laughs}
Dave: You'll regret it in the morning. Don't do it.
Hillary: I'm kind of old-fashioned, so I think the guy should always be the one to call. The girl just answers ... Or doesn't answer.
Dave: Leave him wondering. Leave him drunk and wondering. {laughs}
British pop singer Adele told our sister site, Spinner, that her upcoming album was influenced by'Need You Now.' She said her tour bus driver played it for her.
Hillary: Oh my gosh! Well, first of all, she won Best New Artist at the Grammys, actually the year that we were nominated for that same award. I'm a huge fan of hers, she is spectacular. She covered Bob Dylan's song on her first album,'Make You Feel My Love,' that is one of my favorite versions of that song I ever heard. That is a huge compliment. Thank you to her bus driver!
How far into the process of making a new album are you at this point?
Dave: We're writing. Literally, from before we finished the second record, we were writing new stuff. We've got a group of songs that we're going to start recording next year sometime. We'll finish out this year writing a bunch and probably go in with 30, 40, maybe even 50 songs to look at and then pick from those early next year and then start recording.
Is there one song that you're really excited about?
Charles: There's a few, but we're not gonna give them away just yet.
What is your songwriting process like?
Dave: If anything, it's really musical. We start a lot with melodies and instrumentation and trying to figure out good melodies for verses and choruses. We get to lyrics sometimes second, so we'll start humming a melody, finding something, and see where the music takes you as far as lyrics are and what you want to say and go from there. We love great melodies and great songs that have great hooks and melodies, so we start a little bit more on that side as opposed to other people that start more lyric-based. Sometimes we'll do it the other way.
Hillary, do Dave and Charles have to approve of the guys you date?
Hillary: Life's much easier when they do.
Charles: We don't have to. We're pretty obvious though when we don't.
Dave: Ultimately it's her call.
Hillary: It's extremely important to me. If anybody knows me, Charles and Dave do and have my best interests at heart. They're like the big brothers I never had. It definitely means the world what they think, and hopefully it's good.
What have been the best and worst aspects of fame?
Charles: I think the worst is your time is not so much your time anymore. Right now, it's also the stage of the career that we're at. We're at that stage where you have to go, go, go, go, go! There are times where we naturally get a little burned out and just want to have a few days to sit at home, watch TV and just relax and just check out. Your mind never really gets to check out.
The pro is at the end of the day, getting to wake up and do what you love. It's a small price to pay. With anything you do in life, there are days where you're worn out and you don't want to do it for a second. Honestly, we've been given the golden ticket here and so we're going to try to run with it and appreciate it and realize that it doesn't happen often.
One positive aspect has to be all the awards and nominations. How does it feel to be tied with Eminem for five American Music Awards/
Hillary: We're shocked. When we woke up to that text message it was like,'Are you kidding me? We're just a trio from Nashville.' It's one of those things that you never really know what can happen. We're living proof that a little hard work and a lot of luck can get you somewhere. It's wild. We've been fans of him. I remember seeing the first video he ever put out on MTV on TRL.
Dave: This year, to sum it up, has been unbelievable and really unexpected for us. The AMA nominations are no exception. They blew us away. We feel very humbled from everything that has come our way this year.
NOMINEES ANNOUNCED FOR INAUGURAL“AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS”
AIRING LIVE MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, ON FOX
Lady Antebellum and Easton Corbin Lead with Most Nominations
Vote for Your Favorite Country Music Nominees Online attheacas.com
NASHVILLE, TN - (October 18, 2010)- The first-ever AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS will air live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las VegasMonday, Dec. 6 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. The two-hour primetime special will be the first and only country music awards show where fans determine all the winners by voting for their favorite nominees in music, touring and video categories.
Superstars Lady Antebellum and newcomer Easton Corbin lead the inaugural AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS nominees with seven nominations each; Carrie Underwood earned six nods; and Miranda Lambert and Josh Turner each garnered five.
Starting today, fans can vote once each day for their favorite AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS nominees atwww.theacas.com. Voting is open until November 8, 2010, for all categories, except for Artist of the Year, which closes on December 4. The nominees for each award category have been determined by one of the four respected media measurement companies Big Champagne, Great American Country, Mediabase and Pollstar.
“Unlike any other country music award show, the AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS will give fans the power to choose all of the winners, which means the awards will reflect what America is listening to and watching right now,” said executive producer Bob Bain.“The ACAs will recognize traditional categories like Artist of the Year and Album of the Year but will also introduce a new honor for tours, resulting in one amazing night for country music.”
The AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS will feature performances and appearances by the year’s chart-topping country artists. Performers and presenters will be announced soon.
Following is the list of categories and nominees for the AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS:
ARTISTS
Artist of the Year
Lady Antebellum
Miranda Lambert
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Zac Brown Band
Artist of the Year: Male
Jason Aldean
Luke Bryan
Kenny Chesney
Brad Paisley
Keith Urban
Artist of the Year: Female
Jewel
Miranda Lambert
Reba McEntire
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
Artist of the Year: Duo or Group
Lady Antebellum
Rascal Flatts
Sugarland
The Band Perry
Zac Brown Band
Artist of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
Easton Corbin
Danny Gokey
Jaron and The Long Road To Love
Jerrod Niemann
The Band Perry
ALBUMS
Album of the Year
“Doin’ My Thing,” Luke Bryan
“Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
“Revolution,” Miranda Lambert
“Haywire,” Josh Turner
“Play On,” Carrie Underwood
SINGLES
Single of the Year
“Do I,” Luke Bryan
“A Little More Country Than That,” Easton Corbin
“Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
“Gimme That Girl,” Joe Nichols
“Why Don’t We Just Dance,” Josh Turner
Single of the Year: Male
“Do I,” Luke Bryan
“Little More Country Than That,” Easton Corbin
“That’s How Country Boys Roll,” Billy Currington
“Gimme That Girl,” Joe Nichols
“Why Don’t We Just Dance,” Josh Turner
Single of the Year: Female
“White Liar,” Miranda Lambert
“Wrong Baby Wrong,” Martina McBride
“Consider Me Gone,” Reba McEntire
“Didn’t Know How Much I Loved You,” Kellie Pickler
“Cowboy Casanova,” Carrie Underwood
Single of the Year: Duo or Group
“Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
“Little White Church,” Little Big Town
“Unstoppable,” Rascal Flatts
“Keep On Lovin’ You,” Steel Magnolia
“Toes,” Zac Brown Band
Single of the Year: Breakthrough Artist
“Little More Country Than That,” Easton Corbin
“Pray for You,” Jaron and The Long Road To Love
“Lover, Lover,” Jerrod Niemann
“Keep on Lovin’ You,” Steel Magnolia
“Beer on the Table,” Josh Thompson
TOURING
Touring Headline Package of the Year
Brooks& Dunn
Toby Keith
Martina McBride& Trace Adkins
Tim McGraw
Brad Paisley
Rascal Flatts
George Strait& Reba McEntire
Sugarland
Taylor Swift
Carrie Underwood
VIDEOS
Music Video of the Year
“A Little More Country Than That,” Easton Corbin
“Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
“Hillbilly Bone,” Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
“Why Don’t We Just Dance,” Josh Turner
“The Man I Want To Be,” Chris Young
Music Video: Male
“A Little More Country Than That,” Easton Corbin
“Southern Voice,” Tim McGraw
“Hillbilly Bone,” Blake Shelton with Trace Adkins
“Why Don’t We Just Dance,” Josh Turner
“The Man I Want To Be,” Chris Young
Music Video: Female
“White Liar,” Miranda Lambert
“Consider Me Gone,” Reba McEntire
“Didn’t Know How Much I Loved You,” Kellie Pickler
“Cowboy Casanova,” Carrie Underwood
“Work Hard, Play Harder,” Gretchen Wilson
Music Video: Duo or Group
“Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
“Little White Church,” Little Big Town
“Unstoppable,” Rascal Flatts
“Keep on Lovin’ You,” Steel Magnolia
“Highway 20 Ride,” Zac Brown Band
Music Video: Breakthrough Artist
“Giddy On Up,” Laura Bell Bundy
“A Little More Country Than That,” Easton Corbin
“Lover, Lover,” Jerrod Niemann
“Keep on Lovin’ You,” Steel Magnolia
“If I Die Young,” The Band Perry
Congrats to Lady A for taking home the award for Country Band, Duo or Group at the 2010AMA Awards. Thanks to all the fans who voted for Lady A! If you missed Lady A receiving their award, check out the video below.
Lady A gets some unannounced visitors on stage while they sing"American Honey," courtesy of their friend David Nail. Watch Lady A as they get pranked during their last performance in their headliningNeed You Now 2010 Tour. Only Lady A Team members can see this exclusive video. If you havne't signed up to be in the Lady A Team, sign upHERE.
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Hey Lady Aer's! Check out the latest deal from Amazon.com, you can get $3 free MP3 downloads! Now is your chance to get those Lady A songs or albums you've always wanted. Just enter this codeGET3MP3Safter you've purchased an album or song, and the dollar amount will be automatically applied to your account. ClickHEREto get the details and enter your code.
The $3 free MP3 downloads are available now through November 29th, so make sure you take full advantage of this great offer before it ends!
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Watch Charles and Dave's hometown of Augusta, Georgia honor Lady A in this week's Webisode Wednesday, Episode 133.
WATCH WEBISODE WEDNESDAY, EPISODE 133>>
Watch Lady A as they prepare, perform, and accept two awards, at the 2010 CMA Awards in this week's Webisode Wednesday, Episode 132.
WATCH WEBISODE WEDNESDAY, EPISODE 132>>
Lady A has three videos that are up for voting onGAC's Top 50 Videos of the Year. VoteHEREfor Lady A's"Hello World,""Our Kind Of Love," and"American Honey" every day to help them climb the list.
GAC's Top 50 Videos of the Yearare 100% fan voted, so get your votes in! Voting goes through November 30th, 2010.The countdown will begin airing on Monday, December 27 at 8/7c on GAC.Make sure you tune in and see where Lady A's videos make it on the list!
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Watch this LIVE version of"Hello World" Lady A put together from their"Need You Now 2010 Tour."
Watch Lady A as they find out that a street has been named"Lady Antebellum Way" and receive keys to the city by the Mayor of Augusta, Georgia. This video is exclusive to Lady A Team members, so sign upHEREif you're not in the Lady A Team.
WATCH THE LADY A TEAM EXCLUSIVE VIDEO>>
Can't get enough of Lady A's great night from the CMA Awards? Check out their acceptance speeches after winning Single of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year at the 2010 CMA Awards.
WATCH LADY A'S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH FOR SINGLE OF THE YEAR>>
WATCH LADY A'S ACCEPTANCE SPEECH FOR VOCAL GROUP OF THE YEAR>>
Lady A performed their first hometown headling show in Augusta, Georgia November 15th and were honored by the community. The city announced that they will be naming their newly designed amphitheatre the"Lady Antebellum Pavilion." The amphitheatre is scheduled to open in the Summer of 2011. Augusta Mayor Deke Copenhaver presented Lady A with keys to the city and named a nearby street"Lady Antebellum Way."
Additionally, Lady A surprised Charles and Dave's former high school by presenting three teachers $1,000 each for school supplies from OfficeMax. This was on behalf of the national"A Day Made Better" school advocacy campaign founded to erase teacher-funded classrooms.
Lady Antebellum's Crash Course in Fame
Trio works hard to make smart choices about its rocket-to-the-moon career
By: Brian McCollum
Free Press Pop Music Writer
There's a lot to live up to when your first album rockets out of the gate to the top of the charts.
For Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott, it meant taking a big breath, seeking wise counsel, making smart choices ... then heading right back to the top of the music world.
After briefly commanding the heights with 2008's self-titled debut, the Nashville trio has landed firmly in the stratosphere."Need You Now" is one of 2010's blockbuster albums, neck and neck with Eminem's"Recovery" for top-selling record of the year. That's no small thanks to its title track, which dominated country and mainstream radio as the group's star blossomed.
"We've learned to work well in chaos," Scott says with a laugh.
Scott was a 23-year-old newbie when Lady Antebellum hit the scene in 2008. When she spoke with the Free Press that spring, she described a recent late-night scene at a Walmart, where she burst into happy tears as she watched the group's disc get stocked on shelves.
"There's never going to be another time like this in our career," she gushed at the time."We're soaking it up as much as we can."
There's been plenty to soak up. The ensuing two years brought a crash course in stardom to Scott and her group mates, covocalist Charles Kelley and guitarist Dave Haywood. The trio's ride has led it to the top of the pop charts, critics' A-lists and now this: an inaugural headlining tour that will hit the Fox Theatre tonight.
Staying down-to-earth is tough when your music career is in orbit, and Scott has come to embrace it as a personal challenge,"always keeping our heads down to keep moving forward."
The group, which has piled up awards this year from the Academy of Country Music and CMT, is an early hot pick in the upcoming Grammy sweepstakes, where analysts expect a strong run for record, song and even album of the year.
It was February's Grammy show, in fact, that helped propel"Need You Now" into the greater pop consciousness after its lengthy run on the country side. The group's elegant rendition helped send the song to No. 2 on Billboard's Hot 100 en route to more than 4 million sold.
If you were scripting a country crossover hit in 2010, you'd likely dream up something just like the group's sophomore album: Take a photogenic coed group that writes its own stuff, divvy up the lead vocal duties and lather on the harmonies with a smattering of high-energy rockers ("Stars Tonight") among midtempo message songs ("Hello World") and emotional ballads ("If I Knew Then").
The nation's radio programmers have already turned four of the album's songs into hits. Among them is Tim Roberts, the WYCD-FM (99.5) program director who enlisted the barely known group for a prime Hoedown slot in 2008 after being impressed at a Nashville showcase.
"There aren't many albums like this anymore in any genre, where you listen and realize that every track is a rock-solid potential single," says Roberts."It covers such a wide range of music -- you could tell it was a piece of art that was going to have an impact."
Lady Antebellum's solid critical reception has been bolstered by its songwriting bona fides: Group members helped write all but three of the new album's 11 songs, and Scott says they've already penned nearly another full album of new material.
With"Need You Now" scoring big from South Africa to Switzerland, Scott and her group mates are wrapping their heads around their growing international success -- rare for a modern U.S. country act -- in what she calls"an overwhelming and humbling" year.
"You can't really take in everything, and part of me is sad about that, because of all the opportunities we've had," she says."But I also really appreciate the fact that we can't process it all, because that's when it starts going to your head."
Self-discipline has been crucial. Scott says key decisions -- like when to step up to headlining tour status -- have been"very careful," prompted by an awareness that"it can hurt you pretty severely from a career standpoint if you go too big too early."
Scott expects a Fox Theatre audience full of new fans, many lured by the song"Need You Now." With its classic-pop melody and massive success, it just might be the biggest drunk-dial ballad of all time.
"It was the song the three of us loved most and wanted as a first single," she says."But we weren't sure what the label would think. They usually want the up-tempo song, not a ballad about desperately missing the person you love. But they were instantaneously on board. I'm really proud of that song -- there's an honesty in it that you don't hear a whole lot."
Scott says that honesty can be credited to the group's personal bond.
"More than anything, we grew as people," she says of the past two years. By the time the new album came along,"we knew each other a lot better, so the comfort level was there to not be afraid to expose deepest emotions. That only comes with friendship, and building the trust that comes with it. I don't understand how there are bands that can exist and function without that strong friendship as a foundation, especially when you write your own music."
In this week's Webisode Wednesday, enjoy a recap of Lady A's London trip - including London press, appearing on television shows and their SOLD OUT performance at Shepherd's Bush! Check it out HERE.
Join Lady A in helping those affected by the recent flooding in Tennessee. On June 10th, they'll be broadcasting their annual fan club party online through LiveStream. For a minimum $5 donation, you can help and watch their LIVE performance. Learn more and buy your tickets here:www.ladyantebellum.com/live.
Watch Lady A's special message about the fan club party HERE.
The new Lady Antebellum albumNeed You Nowis available in Japan today! It features the multi-week number one"Need You Now" and current single"Our Kind Of Love." Grab your copy today or download through iTunesHERE.
Lady Antebellum's new album,Need You Now, is available in Australia! The album features the band's number one hit,"Need You Now" and new single"Our Kind of Love." Grab your copy today or download from iTunesHERE.
Lady Antebellum is taking a big step this Fall when they head out to headline their first tour! TheNeed You Now2010 Tourwill kick-off on September 20 and make stops in 35 cities across the U.S.
“I feel like we were just writing songs for our very first show at this small club in Nashville,” said Hillary.“I can remember being so nervous to perform in front of just a handful of people that night and to think now we’re beginning to headline our very own tour is unbelievable. We have our fans to thank for following us every step of the way!”
MCA recording artist David Nail will be the opener for the Dr Pepper sponsored tour. Nail's record,I'm About To Come Alive,released last August andPeoplemagazine boasts him as one of Nashville's biggest stars. Hear his latest single atwww.DavidNail.com.
The first city and date will be announced this coming Monday, May 24 with others to follow. Check back towww.LadyAntebellum.comto get up-to-date information on all tour dates and Lady A news! See their tour datesHERE.
