Lady Antebellum
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| Lady Antebellum | |
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 Lady Antebellum in concert,
showing Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
| Genre(s) | Country |
| Years active | 2006-present |
| Label(s) | Capitol Nashville |
| Associated acts | Linda Davis Josh Kelley Martina McBride |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Dave Haywood Charles Kelley Hillary Scott |
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Lady Antebellum is an American country music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006. It is composed of Charles Kelley (lead and background vocals), Dave Haywood (background vocals, guitar, 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 peaked at #3 on the Hot Country Songs charts in May 2008, served as the lead-off single to the group's self-titled debut album. Certified gold in the US, the album also includes the singles "Lookin' for a Good Time" and "I Run to You" which became their first Number One in July 2009. Lady Antebellum has been awarded Top New Duo or Group by the Academy of Country Music and New Artist of the Year by the Country Music Association, and nominated for two Grammy Awards at the 51st Grammy Awards.
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[edit] History
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Lady Antebellum was formed in 2006[1] in the city of Nashville, Tennessee by Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood and Hilary Scott. Hillary Scott is the daughter of 1990s country music artist Linda Davis,[2] while Charles Kelley (who had previously recorded two solo pop albums) is the brother of pop artist Josh Kelley. Charles 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, Charles convinced his old middle-school classmate, Haywood, to move to Nashville from Georgia in 2006 so they could write music together. Shortly thereafter, Kelley met Scott at a Nashville music club and invited Scott to join him and Haywood in the new group, which assumed the name Lady Antebellum.[3] The trio then began performing at local venues in Nashville before being signed in July 2007 to a recording contract with Capitol Records Nashville.[2]
[edit] 2007-Present Capitol Records & Debut Album
Shortly after their signing to the label, adult contemporary artist Jim Brickman chose the trio 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.[4]
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.[5][6] 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.[7]
A second single, "Lookin' for a Good Time", was issued in June 2008 and just 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.[8]
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 their very first Number One in July 2009.
On February 6, 2009, their debut album was certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States. It has so far sold over 600,000 copies to date.
Haywood and Kelley also co-wrote Luke Bryan's 2009 single "Do I", on which Scott also sings backing vocals.[9] This song is the first single from Bryan's upcoming second studio album.
[edit] Awards & Nominations
The trio won the Academy of Country Music's Top New Duo or Group award in 2008, as well as New Artist of the Year from the Country Music Association. They also received a Best New Artist nomination at the 51st Grammy Awards, while "Love Don't Live Here" received a Grammy nomination for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the same ceremony.[10]
| Year | Awards | Award |
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| 2008 | Academy of Country Music | Top New Duo or Group (Won)[11] |
| Country Music Association | New Artist of the Year (Won)[12] | |
| 2009 | CMT Music Awards | Video of the Year — "Lookin' for a Good Time" (nomination) Group Video of the Year — "Lookin' for a Good Time" (nomination) USA Weekend Breakthrough Video of the Year — "Lookin' for a Good Time" (nomination)[13] |
| Grammy Awards | Nominated for Best New Artist Nominated for Best Country Performance by Duo or Group with Vocals[14] |
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| US Country | US | CAN Country | CAN | |||
| 2008 | Lady Antebellum
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1 | 4 | 10 | 89 | |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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| US Country | US | US Pop | CAN Country | CAN | |||
| 2007 | "Love Don't Live Here" | 3 | 53 | 90 | 5 | 69 | Lady Antebellum |
| 2008 | "Lookin' for a Good Time" | 11 | 67 | — | 18 | — | |
| 2009 | "I Run to You"[A] | 1 | 31 | — | 1 | 56 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
- Notes
- A^ Current single.
[edit] Digital singles
These singles were released digitally only; chart positions from downloads only.
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | Album | ||||||
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| US Country | US | ||||||||
| 2008 | "I Was Here" (downloads) | — | 124 | AT&T TEAM USA (soundtrack) | |||||
| 2009 | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | — | 103 | Non-album song | |||||
| "I Was Here" (airplay) | 54 | — | AT&T TEAM USA (soundtrack) | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
[edit] Guest singles
These singles featured Lady Antebellum as guest vocalists.
| Year | Single | Artist | US AC | Album |
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| 2007 | "Never Alone" | Jim Brickman | 14 | Escape |
[edit] Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 2007 | "Love Don't Live Here" (version 1) | Charles Mehling |
| 2008 | "Love Don't Live Here" (version 2) | Chris Hicky |
| "Lookin' for a Good Time" (version 1) | Adam Boatman | |
| "Lookin' for a Good Time" (version 2) | Chris Hicky | |
| 2009 | "I Run to You" | Adam Boatman |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Monger, James Christopher. "Lady Antebellum biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:0jfixqyrldae~T1. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
- ^ a b "Capitol signs Lady Antebellum". Country Standard Time.com. 2007-07-05. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=744&t=Capitol_signs_Lady_Antebellum. Retrieved on 2007-11-06.
- ^ Price, Mark (2008-04-22). "Nashville dreaming gives singer a chance at country stardom". The Charlotte Observer: p. 1E.
- ^ "Lady Antebellum heads for "The Hills"". Country Standard Time.com. 2007-07-05. http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=1034. Retrieved on 2007-11-06.
- ^ "Lady Antebellum gets major label deal". Music City TV. 2007-06-25. http://www.news2wkrn.com/mctv/?p=1370. Retrieved on 2007-11-06.
- ^ Neal, Chris (2008-01-14). "Portrait of a Lady: The members of hot new trio Lady Antebellum kiss heartache goodbye in their new video". Country Weekly 15 (1): 22.
- ^ Lady Antebellum Debuts with Record-Breaking Digital Sales
- ^ "Lady Antebellum To Open For Martina McBride's "Waking Up Laughing" Tour!". ladyantebellum.musiccitynetworks.com. 2007-10-31. http://ladyantebellum.musiccitynetworks.com/index.htm?inc=5&news_id=11318. Retrieved on 2007-11-06.
- ^ "Charles & Dave Co-Writers On Luke Bryan's New Single, Hillary Sings Background Vocals". Lady Antebellum official website. 2009-04-22. http://ladyantebellum.com/?inc=5&news_id=15806. Retrieved on 2009-04-28.
- ^ "Alison Krauss, Robert Plant Score at Grammys". Great American Country. 2008-12-04. http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5939527_,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-08.
- ^ "Taylor Swift, Lady Antebellum and Jack Ingram Discuss Their ACM Wins". CMT. 2008-05-20. http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1587795/taylor-swift-lady-antebellum-and-jack-ingram-discuss-their-acm-wins.jhtml. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (2009-01-08). "A Little Bit Country, a Little Bit Soft ’n’ Roll". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/09/arts/music/09lady.html. Retrieved on 2009-05-23.
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- ^ http://www.grammy.com/grammy_awards/51st_show/list.aspx
- ^ Country Music remains fearlessly unstoppable
- ^ Ellen DeGeneres surprises Lady Antebellum with gold album
- ^ "Lady Antebellum certified albums". Recording Industry Association of America. 2009-02-03. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Lady%20Antebellum&format=ALBUM&go=Search&perPage=50. Retrieved on 2009-07-01.
