Lady Antebellum

Lady Antebellum is a trio of country pop musicians; the group was formed in Nashville, Tennessee. The group consists of Hilary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood. Hilary Scott was born in Nashville to country music artist and Grammy winner Linda Davis and Lang Scott, a musician and entrepreneur. One interesting fact about her is that she was home schooled on the road for kindergarten.  The second member of the band, Charles Kelley, was born in 1981 in Augusta, Georgia. His brother, Josh Kelley is also a country music artist.

In 2005, when Kelley was trying to become a successful country artist, he told his old Riverside middle school friend, when they attended University of Georgia they became co-writers, to move to Nashville with him, so they could begin writing songs together. Scott recognized Kelley from MySpace and invited her to have lunch, and by the end she had accepted to join the newly formed group. From here they began writing songs in the house of Kelley's brother, and posting them on MySpace. They received an almost immediate positive response. They then began getting gigs in local places, and moving up, opening for more and more prestigious artists. Eventually they were opening for artists like Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, and Tim McGraw. They then began receiving their own shows.  The second part of their name, Antebellum, comes from the large pre- Civil War plantations, found in the South, the group was photographing in Franklin, Tennessee outside of Nashville.(as seen above).

The group’s first album, “Lady Antebellum,” has been certified platinum. The single “I Run to You” became the group’s first number one single in July 2009. The second album’s title song, “Need You Now,” was released as a single and became the trio’s second number one hit. It was followed by another number one single, “American Honey.” The final single from the album, “Our Kind of Love,” became their fourth consecutive number one hit. Since being awarded the Country Music Association Awards New Artist of the year in 2009 the group has since received seven more awards including ending Rascal Flatt’s six year reign as Vocal Group of the Year. In 2010 they received their first Grammy for Best Country Performance by Duo or Group with Vocals. 

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