Billboard has released it's mid-year album rankings and guess who's on top - Lady Antebellum. 

Here's the list along with when the album's were released: 

1. Lady Antebellum - Need You Now, 2.4 million (Jan. 26, 2010)
2. Justin Bieber - My World 2.0, 1.4 million (Mar. 23, 2010)
3. Sade - Soldier Of Love, 1.2 million (Feb. 9, 2010)
4. Lady Gaga - The Fame, 1.2 million (Nov. 23, 2009)
5. Eminem - Recovery, 1.1 million (June 21, 2010)
6. Usher - Raymond V Raymond, 898,000 (Mar. 30, 2010)
7. Black Eyed Peas - The E.N.D., 853,000 (June 9, 2009)
8. Ke$ha - Animal, 813,000 (Jan. 5, 2010)
9. Justin Bieber - My World, 710,000 (Nov. 17, 2009)
10. Drake - Thank Me Later, 709,000 (June 15, 2010)

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Check out this weeks Lady A's Wedisode Wednesday 

Okay, let's just get this out of the way first, Dave Haywood has a tattoo on his derriere, something I'm sure I will never get a picture of (and not too sure I'd want it if I was given it).  Now onto the other two Lady A'ers with more visible ink. 

Charles Kelley tells The Boot that his tattoo on his right arm is a phrase with a meaning for him. "It says 'All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arise.' It's from 'Blackbird,' a song by the Beatles."

"We had just had such an amazing year. All these things had started to happen and I had such an interesting journey. I felt like my whole life had been leading up to this."

Hillary has the number 14 tattooed on her right wrist (she also has a tattoo of a musical note on her foot you can see here).  She says the #14 has meaning to her for a couple of reasons.  "It is a special number to me. That is the age difference in me and my only sibling, me and my little sister. I want to be like her when I grow up; she's very confident in who she is and her personality and she's just amazing.

"And 14 is how old I was when I really felt called to sing and do this for a living, so it's a constant reminder of being called to do this and the importance of that. Plus my little sister is with me all the time."

And what about that Dave Haywood ass-ink?  It may or may not be true, Lady A's publicist stepped in before Dave could actually speak about it. 

Spoil sport. If you're into tattoos you can check out my Nashville Ink section here.

And while I'm talking about the trio, here they are chatting with Sirius XM where they defend American Idol because talent is talent, no matter how it's found.

"Man, talent's talent's talent," Charles Kelley says. "I mean, it's so hard to get a break. I think that show honestly is one of the greatest things. I truly do."

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The video for Lady A's single, 'American Honey,' world premiered exclusively on Oprah.com on Friday morning. The clip is the first music video the talk show host has ever debuted, and its premiere coincides with the trio's first appearance on Oprah's television show, on which they performed a medley of their No. 1 hits 'Need You Now' and 'Run to You.'

"We knew we had to have it when we heard it," Lady A's Dave Haywood tells The Boot. "It's one that features Hillary on lead. And I think it's a message that we want to have out there that as crazy as the times get for our job and anybody's job, you have to remember when life was a little simpler and a little sweeter." 'American Honey' is the second single from their 'Need You Now' album; the first single and title track held court at the top of the country charts for five weeks.

Lady Antebellum is currently out with Tim McGraw on his Southern Voice tour, and they hit Roanoke, Va. on Friday and Huntington, W.V. on Saturday.

Lady Antebellum's chart-topping album, 'Need You Now,' looks at love from both sides of the spectrum ... And if the subject matter seems to range from romantic ecstasy to downright heartbreak and pain, that's exactly what the trio was going for, according to Charles Kelley.


Charles says that while he was in newly-wedded bliss, the group's Hillary Scott was experiencing the opposite end of the emotional scale, which added a lot to the album. "I just got married ... I was definitely feeling in that romantic place. But people don't want to hear a whole record about that. We don't either," Charles tells the Toronto Sun. "And at the same time, Hillary was going through a lot of stuff. That's where 'Ready to Love Again' and some of the other songs about having to pick yourself back up came from. So we ended up with a balanced record."

In her own defense, though, Hillary tells The Boot that it's not as bad as all that. "We don't want people thinking I'm really going through a rough time with all the heartbreak songs!" she says with a laugh. "I'm not bi-polar!"

"Hillary writes a lot of depressing songs, and she's the sweetest, most happy person I've ever met," adds Charles. He tells the Sun this year will be a big building year for the band, as they ratchet up their production a notch and take steps towards going out on their own as a headlining act. 

As if winning a Grammy wasn't enough to keep Lady Antebellum riding high, the group has more reason to celebrate. The trio's sophomore album, 'Need You Now,' has debuted in the No. 1 position on Billboard's multi-genre Top 200 chart, with first-week sales of more than 480,000 units. It's the biggest debut sales week for any album since Susan Boyle's 'I Dreamed a Dream' moved 701,000 units in its first week in November 2009, and the best first-week sales for a country disc since Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' in 2008.

"We are absolutely stunned. The love and support we were feeling last week from the fans and everyone around us was so incredible," says Lady A's Dave Haywood. "These songs are about our lives; they're really personal. And to be getting such awesome feedback from everyone who bought the record is so validating."

On Sunday night, the trio took home a Grammy for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group for the No. 1 hit 'I Run To You.' Following their performance of the new album's title track -- and multiple-week No. 1 smash -- 'Need You Now' on the awards show, the song topped the iTunes digital singles chart encompassing all musical genres.

"We were so focused on making that Grammy performance the best it could possibly be," says Hillary Scott. "We put all of our emotions into it, and really just went for it. We'll never forget what an amazing week we had!"

Lady Antebellum are likely to smash sales expectations with their sophomore effort 'Need You Now' this week. The album is headed for a No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 chart and is looking to sell more than originally thought.

On the day of the album's release (Jan. 26), industry executives felt it would sell around 325,000 copies, but as days went by, the projections went up to 350,000 and then grew to as much as 425,000 during the disc's first week of release. Whatever the sales numbers, the three had a lot more experience to draw from for this second record -- both professionally and personally.

"We wrote a lot," Lady A's Charles Kelley tells The Boot. "A whole lot, and you know, we wrote a lot of crap too ... the hardest thing is once you've had a little success, is then you go, 'OK, now I know what radio's wanting. I'm gonna write a radio hit.' And ... the best songs are the ones when you're not trying, and so the hardest thing for us was to go out there and go, 'Hey guys, let's write to write. Let's not try to write a radio song." So that was a challenge."

"This record," Charles continues, "we went and found a couple of really strong songs that we didn't write, and I'm just as proud of those as I am of the ones we wrote. And again, we're storytellers and not everything has to be a personal experience, but something you can relate to."

The lone female of the group, Hillary Scott, adds the personal touch. "The three of us have gotten a lot closer, 'cause we've gotten to know each other a lot better," she explains. "We've spent so much time together, and then we've all gone through things in our own personal lives to make us grow as individuals. Charles got married, I was in a relationship and got my heart completely broken, and Dave [Haywood] has had his personal experiences too, so we had all those things to pull from to bring to the table too."

High sales numbers are certainly rare these days, in any music format, and the last country album to debut with at least 400,000 copies sold was Taylor Swift's 'Fearless,' which came in at the top of the Billboard chart with 592,000. Lady A's self-titled 2008 debut came it at No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart and scored a Top 5 debut (No. 4) on the Billboard 200. The final numbers for 'Need You Now' will be released tomorrow (Feb. 3).

***UPDATE***

Lady A's first week sales 480,922.

Lady Antebellum have just released their sophomore album, 'Need You Now,' and the trio remain amazed at the response the title track is still getting.

The five-week chart-topper was definitely a topic of intense discussion between the recent Grammy winners and executives at their record label. "The response from the get-go was so big," Charles Kelley tells The Boot. "I remember even having some conversations with the label and people were [saying], 'Oh no, hope they don't get offended by the 'I'm a little drunk and I need you now' [line]. And I [said], 'But that's honest! We're talking about country radio, right? What happened to the old Waylon [Jennings] songs and stuff and people said what [they felt]?' It's storytelling."

Lady A's Dave Haywood agrees, saying, "The three of us have been there, too. I mean, we've been in serious relationships and when you get out of that, all you want is that person next to you." Dave tells The Boot his parents are big supporters of the song, even with its pretty salacious lyrics. "My dad [said], 'Son, I love that song.' And [I said], 'Dad, what are you talking about?' He [said], 'I've been there.' When somebody that's 55 says that and then people our age understand it too, then maybe we struck a chord with something."

They definitely did strike a chord, and in fact, the group feels it could be their career song. "We thought 'Run to You' [the group's Grammy winner] was our career song," exclaims Charles. "But honestly, after 'Need You Now' came out and to see what it's done for us. It's been really, really, really, really huge for our career, and we're just really proud of it." [Really, Charles? We really wouldn't have guessed! Really!]

Lady Antebellum's 'Need You Now' album is out now. Charles, Dave, and third member Hillary Scott will definitely be playing some tracks from the new project when they hit the road with Tim McGraw for the superstar's 'Southern Voice' tour, which kicks off Feb. 11 in Omaha, Neb.

Lady Antebellum's sophomore album 'Need You Now, was released this week, giving the trio their first taste of crossover success as the title cut from that album climbs the Adult Contemporary chart. But while they appreciate the widening appeal of their music, it's still the approval of their country heroes they seek the most.

"I really do care what George Strait thinks of us," Charles Kelley tells Nashville's Tennessean newspaper. "I care what Reba [McEntire] thinks. I want Keith Urban to listen to our record and come up and say, 'What a song.' We want that stamp of approval from the superstars saying we're representing this genre well because they know it better than we know it. And, we want to play stadiums."


Performing at this Sunday's Grammy Awards, where they are also nominated in two categories, Charles says they are all extremely grateful. "It is a giant opportunity, especially being a country act," he tells The Boot. "And to have Zac Brown and Taylor Swift performing, too, it's going to be a great night for country."

The Grammy Awards will be televised live on CBS this Sunday, Jan. 31.

Lady Antebellum will be all over the place next week as their sophomore album, 'Need You Now' gets ready to drop on Tuesday (Jan. 26). But a particular celebrity-gossip blog that gave the trio a surprise shout-out got the party started a little early for Charles, Hillary and Dave.

PerezHilton.com gave Lady A the coveted "Quote of the Day" honor on Friday (Jan. 22), which is hardly shocking, since the recent soundbite from Charles Kelley actually had more to do with the self-professed "queen of all media" than the group itself!

"I guess people are hoping for big things," Charles said in reference to the anticipation surrounding the new album's release. "We're out here at the shows, and they're connecting, but it's not like we're on Perez Hilton! Until Perez Hilton blogs about you, I guess you're not famous yet!"

The group quickly took to Twitter and included a screencap of their monumental achievement along with a thank-you to the controversial blogger.

Well, you may now consider yourselves famous, guys, but we'd like to add that "we knew you when."

Lady Antebellum celebrated its five-week No. 1 hit Need You Now with a big party and huge plaque. 

Lady Antebellum are among the acts performing at a tribute concert honoring Neil Young as the 2010 MusiCares Person of the Year. The event's lineup of musical talent has Lady A giggling like starstruck teenagers. "I'm so excited about that," Charles Kelley tells The Boot, turning to his bandmates and adding, "I was thinking about that, guys ... We need to rehearse! We're going to sing a song, 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart.' It's gonna be really exciting for us. I mean the lineup, too, that night ...."


"I saw Elton John [on the list] and fainted!" a beaming Hillary Scott interjects.

The event, which takes place Jan. 29 in Los Angeles, will also feature such artists as Jackson Browne, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, John Mellencamp, Josh Groban (another of Hillary's favorites), Red Hot Chili Peppers, James Taylor and Patty Griffin. So, with that kind of lineup, Charles asks, "How in the world we got the invite, I don't know. Maybe good management?"

We think it has to do with their amazing talent and possibly their two Grammy nominations for Best Country Performance by a Group or Duo and Best Country Song for 'I Run to You.'

MusiCares provides assistance for those involved in the music industry in times of financial, medical and personal need.

Lady Antebellum have put the finishing touches on their much-anticipated sophomore album, 'Need You Now,' due in stores Jan. 26.

The Grammy-nominated trio co-wrote eight of the 11 tracks on the record and also co-produced it, along with veteran producer Paul Worley. "We touch on a lot of really personal things in these songs," reveals Lady A's Charles Kelley. "There's a lot of emotion ... there's love, heartache, nostalgia, vulnerability, happiness and hopefulness. We hope that fans will get to know us even better when they listen to it."

In addition to their multi-week No. 1 title track, 'Need You Now,' the collection also features Lady Antebellum's current single, 'American Honey.'

'Need You Now' Track Listing:

1. 'Need You Now'
2. 'Our Kind of Love'
3. 'American Honey'
4. 'Hello World'
5. 'Perfect Day'
6. 'Love This Pain'
7. 'When You Got a Good Thing'
8. 'Stars Tonight'
9. 'If I Knew Then'
10. 'Something 'Bout a Woman'
11. 'Ready to Love Again'

Charles Kelley tells The Boot about the day he and fellow Lady Antebellum members Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood wrote their No. 1 smash, 'Need You Now,' with Josh Kear.



"I had a writing appointment with Josh Kear, Dave and Hillary, and my wife didn't want me to write that day, because it was her birthday. She was so upset that I was going to keep my writing appointment. We already had another song halfway done, so we finished that first. Then Josh asked what else we had. So we actually wrote two songs that day.

I'd been fooling around with this little guitar melody at home and had that first line, 'Picture perfect memories scattered all around the floor.' But I didn't have a chorus melody. I played what I had for Josh, and everybody liked it, so we just started writing. Everybody brought in a little piece of that song after I started playing some of the basic chords. But I'm not that great of a guitar player, so I put the guitar back in Dave's hands. And with his expert knowledge, he just took it to the next level. That's the beautiful thing about co-writing. I had that little piece of melody, but I told Hillary it would probably be a more beautiful melody if she sang it.

A lot of times you'll be mumbling things when you're writing, and something like that first line will come out ... and then you'll immediately put yourself in that place. You may not be going through that in the moment, but you're able to put yourself in one of those times you were going through something like that. That's kind of how the three of us write together. We'll sit there and come up with some melodies, and Hillary and myself will be mumbling words over it ... and then something will happen. We'll say something, and we'll start writing a song around it.

After we had the chorus, we started toying with the idea -- what if now, from a man's perspective, he comes in and says his part? We were a little worried though, about that one line: 'It's a quarter after one, and I'm a little drunk' ... We were wondering if it was OK to say that!

It was one of those songs that came together really quickly. But truthfully, I don't think we really knew what we had when we walked out of there that day! We thought we'd just written a couple of good songs.

Lady Antebellum just released the cover art for their upcoming sophomore album "Need You Now" which is set to be released January 26th

Maxim Magazine has come up with a new list of who they think are country's hottest ladies.

• Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman
• Faith Hill
• Gretchen Wilson
• Julie Roberts
• Martina McBride
• Kristy Lee Cook
• Miranda Lambert
• Kellie Pickler
• Jennifer Nettles
• Sara Evans
• Danielle Peck
• Hillary Scott
• Carrie Underwood
• Shania Twain
• Cheyenne Kimball
• Jessie James
• Taylor Swift
• Julianne Hough

Looks like the sophomore slump won't be a problem for Lady Antebellum. "Need You Now," the title cut and first single off their upcoming CD, is already the fastest-rising single of their career thus far. It's currently a Top 10 Billboard hit.

So what exactly can fans expect from Need You Now, to be released Jan. 26, 2010?

"This song, and what we've finished of the new album so far, is all about passion," says guitarist/vocalist Dave Haywood.  "There's a real sense of urgency and fire, almost like a spark has reignited us creatively in the studio...so when we started talking about album titles, 'Need You Now' felt like it summarized our vibe right now perfectly."

Lady A's self-titled debut CD is already platinum in the U.S. and gold in Canada. Additionally, 18 months after its release, it has never slipped from the Top 10 on the iTunes country chart.

"This is just beyond anything we ever could have imagined when we sat down to write our first song together in 2006," said an overwhelmed Hillary Scott after hearing about their platinum status.  "I wish we could thank every one of the fans personally -- that would be the coolest thing in the world for us.   Everybody always says they have the best fans in the world, but 'everybody' hasn't met Lady A's fans. They are truly the best!"

Lady A is the CMA's reigning New Artist of the Year. This year at the 43rd Annual CMA Awards, they're nominated for Vocal Group of the Year and Single of the Year for "I Run To You."

Lady A hits the stage with Keith Urban.

Lady Antebellum spent today, celebrating their first #1 tune, I Run to You, at the Loveless Cafe in Nashville because that's where they (now) famously sat down to have lunch when they wrote the song.

While today's politically-charged, socially aware climate offers songwriters much more to write about than the usual romantic pursuits, don't expect Lady Antebellum to jump on that bandwagon any time soon. Lady A's Hillary Scott, along with bandmates Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood seem quite happy to stick with the old adage, "write what you know."

"The three of us don't know enough about those things to feel intelligent enough to back it up if we write about it," Hillary tells Canada's National Post.

"Also, our lives are so exposed, everyone knows everything about us," she adds "There are some things I want to keep to myself. Politics is one of them." (Of course, that doesn't stop fans (or the paparazzi) from trying to find out more.

For her part, though, Hillary says, "I just want to write about love. I think that's the heart of life. If you love selflessly, that will affect everything positively."

That's not to say that being on the road with Dave, Charles, and the rest of the band and crew is a non-stop love-fest. Sometimes the 23-year-old can't help but feel a bit outnumbered - not to mention out-testosteroned!

"It can get so lonely out here," Hillary admits. "Even if I'm in a group, because you live so much in your own head. There's 11 of us (in the band's entourage), but there's only one other girl. I miss my girlfriends. I'm around a bunch of dudes all the time; I don't know how many times I've heard 'she said' jokes!"

Lady Antebellum continues their Canadian trek this week with Kenny Chesney, and will return there in September, on tour with Keith Urban.

OK, gossip mongers -- men and women can just be friends. But the tabloids are all abuzz today with news that Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott was spotted out with Miley Cyrus's ex-boyfriend, former 'Nashville Star' contestant (and part-time underwear model) Justin Gaston.

This photo was taken in West Hollywood Monday night, along with a few other photos. The two had also apparently been hanging out with 'American Idol' alum Chris Daughrty, who Twittered at 3:00 AM: "just did some quality hangin with Hilary of @ladyantebellum and @JustinMgaston ... very good peeps." Sounds innocent enough to us!

Kenny Chesney will provide fans with a preview of his Aug. 1 stadium show at Seattle's Qwest Field. On July 31, he'll perform a special concert at the stadium for a select group of fans who secure tickets through Seattle-area radio stations, Chesney's official Web site and local outlets still to be determined.

The audience will view the July 31 show from the sand bar, a general admission area located between the main stage and its runway. The one-hour performance will be filmed on high-definition cameras. Chesney's Aug. 1 show, part of his Sun City Carnival tour, will also feature Sugarland, Montgomery Gentry, Miranda Lambert and Lady Antebellum. 

Lady Antebellum released its first single 22 months ago, and in short order, the trio became one of country music's top groups.

They did it with smart harmonies and memorable songs, though the band is also very aware that talent alone doesn't get people to the top. As a result, the three artists do not take their good fortune for granted.

"We definitely were in the right place at the right time -- I mean there's no doubt about it," Dave Haywood told The Oklahoman. "There's a lot of talented people out there, and why we worked and other people didn't, I don't know. I think in the country industry, there was just maybe a need for a group sound at that point of time when we were coming out, and it just kind of clicked, and it kind of worked. There's no doubt in my mind that it was meant to be because of the way that it's worked out. There's definitely a higher power looking over us."

Lady A is banking on a little energy to keep up with the good things that higher power has brought its way. The band is currently recording its sophomore album, and lead singer Charles Kelley is now officially a married man. He wed publicist Cassie McConnell several weeks ago, then held a more showy destination wedding over the Fourth of July weekend in the Bahamas, according to People.

Check out the

Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood make sure we get the idea that Charles Kelley got married, officially this time.  Via their Twitter...

What is that you see on charles' hand...yep a wedding ring!!

Word is the pair got married (again) this past week at the exclusive Atlantis Cove Resort with family at their side.

Lady Antebellum is gettin' on the iPhone App bandwagon.   The Lady A iPhone application on iTunes is $1.99 and will let you stay up-to-date with everything Lady A while on the go.  Here's some of the stuff you can do with the new app:

- watch the latest Webisode Wednesday
- browse photos
- listen to their music
- read blog posts
- find out about upcoming concerts
- and much more!

Get your Lady A app HERE!

Barely a year after releasing its first album, Lady Antebellum is playing to large arenas and stadiums this summer as an opening act on Kenny Chesney's Sun City Carnival Tour.

It's a big leap, and they're taking the opportunity to heart, particularly paying attention to Kenny, who's played to at least 1 million fans each of the last seven years. They're not just watching him on stage; they're also evaluating the way he runs his business, including the way he interacts with both his customers and his employees.

"He's unbelievable," the band told GAC. "There's definitely a reason he wins Entertainer [awards] almost every year. The way that he can connect with somebody in the very back of the stadium, you know, on the top level -- us trying to learn that has been the biggest part of the tour, and we're watching him every night and Miranda [Lambert], too. He also treats everybody so well, and that's another thing that we'll take away from this. I heard that the length of time his employees stay on is something like 10 years. That's the average of how long all these people have been with him. I mean, he's so loyal to his employees and treats them so well and that goes a long way."

Lady A is on the road with Kenny this week in Wantagh, N.Y.; Virginia Beach; and Philadelphia, where Saturday's stadium date adds Sugarland and Montgomery Gentry to the usual lineup. On Sunday, the trio breaks away from the Sun City crew to play the Country USA festival in Oshkosh, Wis. Onstage cohorts that day include Gretchen Wilson, James Otto and Jamey Johnson.

Lady Antebellum is currently in the Top 10 on the USA Today Mediabase country singles chart with "I Run To You," the band's third hit from its debut album.

The CD went gold in February, but the trio is hoping its sophomore project will exceed the first one's reach.

"Hopefully it'll bust open the doors a lot more than the first album," Charles Kelley told the national radio show GAC Nights: Live From Nashville. "We're just so excited about it. We've been writing a bunch for and we're kind of working on it right now, but there's still so many people that are just now hearing about us so we're going to keep pushing on with this first album. And we're just so thrilled with how 'I Run To You' has been doing. I feel like it's connected more than any single we've had out so far. It's just been a blessing and if we can keep doing this for the rest of our lives, that's the goal, so hopefully the second album will beat the first. We'll see."

In the meantime, Charles has another project in the works. He got engaged to Cassie McConnell on Christmas, and the couple is watching its wedding day creep ever closer.

"We've been waiting for this day for awhile," he said. "I won't give up the date, but it is coming soon and we're just extremely excited and looking forward to it."

The trio has three more immediate dates this weekend, beginning with a performance Thursday in New Berlin, Ill. They join Kenny Chesney and Miranda Lambert Friday in Somerset, Wis., and Saturday in Fargo, N.D.

Lady Antebellum has quickly developed a solid relationship with its fans, but the band also has some interesting connections to a few relatives who've left their own mark on culture.

Hillary Scott is the daughter of country singer Linda Davis, while Charles Kelley's brother, Josh Kelley, is a talented singer-songwriter with a solid following. Dave Haywood has his own family claim to fame: His father invented the nightguard teeth-whitening method.

"He's a dentist, and back in the 1980s, he came up with the procedure," Dave told The Birmingham News. "He's been on '20/20' about it, and everything. In the dental world, he is a rock star. He's the Bruce Springsteen of the dental world."

Lady A may not be approaching Springsteen territory, but the band certainly has plenty to smile about. It picked up several major awards with its debut album and netted three hit singles in the process. The group is also on tour with Kenny Chesney and will be on the bill at Nashville's LP Field June 12 during the CMA Music Festival. They share the stage that night with Jason Aldean, Rodney Atkins, Luke Bryan, Little Big Town, Jake Owen and the Zac Brown Band.

Lady Antebellum's current single, "I Run To You," cleverly rhymes "faster" and "disaster" in a gorgeous melody and inviting harmonies, and it sounds so natural it feels as if it was something the trio just sort of threw together.

In reality, "I Run To You" was a difficult song to write, and Lady A benefited from working with Tom Douglas, who'd previously written such hits as Reba McEntire's "Little Rock," Martina McBride's "Love's The Only House" and Tim McGraw's "Grown Men Don't Cry."

"He had a lot of the lyrics already written down in this poem and we kind of pieced it together like a puzzle," Charles Kelley told Dial-Global. "Then we wrote the chorus along those same sentiments, but he had that opening line. It was just a fun write. I don't think we admit that a lot of times when just the three of us write, we're stuck in the same content lyrically, just because that's what we're going through. Sometimes it is hard for us to step outside the box and look at what's going on outside the world. Tom, he's one of these guys that's a lot wiser of a soul than us, and so it was a nice song to be a part of and really proud of it."

"I Run To You" has become the third Top 15 hit in Lady A's career, joining their first two singles, "Love Don't Live Here" and "Lookin' For A Good Time."

Kenny Chesney kicked off his 2009 Sun City Carnival Tour Friday night, and he's bringing a member of the reggae band the Wailers as he carts his award-winning music around the country.

The Wailers, of course, took part in Kenny's "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven" video and appeared with him on the Country Music Association awards in November. Kenny thought it'd be cool to add Drummie Zeb on percussion for the Sun City entourage, and Zeb was up for it.

"When we all jammed out at Tootsies [Orchid Lounge] the Monday before the awards, we played so much, we got comfortable inside each other's music," Zeb says. "I'm basically a trap player, but Sean [Paddock] was on the kit, and I saw some congas and figured that was how I could play, too. And I think Kenny remembered, you know, 'Hey, Drummie really rocked those congas'."

It represents another expansion of Kenny's sound. Last year, he grafted a horn section onto the band for the tour, and it's still part of the show this year, too.

Zeb "adds a whole other flavor, and it gives the music an undertow of what it feels like out on a boat, listening to the music drifting over your bow," Kenny says. "Drummie plays great. He fits in with the guys, and he brings a piece of this music that's there but isn't brought out usually. I think it's kinda crazy having a Rastafarian on the road with a country band, and yet it makes perfect stuff."

Also on the road with Kenny are opening acts Miranda Lambert and Lady Antebellum.  Catch the show at the AT&T Center Friday Night May 1st.

Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum turned 25 on Wednesday and was surprised with a cake on after practicing for the ACMs. 

The celebration continues tonight with the band and other pals including Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton and Dierks Bentley at a birthday bash in Vegas.

Lady Antebellum does these Wedisodes every Wednesday.   This weeks episode, Lady A talks about this Saturday nights Earth Hour, sponsored by Cox Enterprises (parent company of Y100).  Cool episode!!   Check it out:

This song ROCKS!!!!    Here's the video for the new Lady Antebellum song, I Run To You.

Lady A will be her May 1st with Kenny at the AT&T Center.

Today, Ellen DeGeneres presented Lady Antebellum with a gold album during he show.

The RIAA has certified the trio's self-titled debut album gold for shipments of 500,000 copies.

DeGeneres surprised the group with the plaque following their performance of "I Run to You," their new single. "Of course, leave it to the girl in the group to cry," band member Hillary Scott said. "We were so caught off guard, but it was such a special place for this to happen since our first national television performance was on Ellen back when our album was released. 

It was a really cool moment for us to be able to stop and reflect on how amazing the last nine months have been."

Catch Lady A at the Rodeo this Saturday at 1p.

Lady Antebellum and Miranda Lambert have been invited to serve as the opening acts for the entire duration of Kenny Chesney's upcoming mega-tour, dubbed Sun City Carnival. "They're fresh and fun and are perfect to start this show," says Kenny of Lady A. The reigning Entertainer of the Year also is effusive in his praise for Miranda. "She rocks hard . . . and she knows how to have fun," he observes.

Lady Antebellum  will introduce their upcoming single, I Run To You this Thursday, Jan. 8 on NBC's Late Night With Conan O' Brien.

The song is the third single from their number one debut album, which spawned two hits in 2008 with Love Don't Live Here and Looking For A Good Time. The single will be available for airplay at country radio early next week.

Lady Antebellum, who is nominated for the all-genre "Best New Artist" and "Best Country Performance By A Duo or Group with Vocals" at this year's GRAMMY Awards, has a full schedule in 2009 with more television appearances and on February 14 catch them at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.

Charles Kelley, one-third of Lady Antebellum, popped the question on Christmas Day to his now fiance. Kelley is engaged to Cassie McConnell, a Nashville music publicist.

Kelley and his band mates, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, enjoyed a very successful 2008 with several hit singles and a Grammy nomination for best new artist.

No wedding date was announced.

Taylor SwiftCarrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum and Kellie Pickler -- on GAC's year-end countdown, Top 50 Videos Of 2008.

Chosen in a vote of a country fans, the list finds Taylor among the Top Oct. titles, along with Alan Jackson, Brad Paisley and Trace Adkins, among others. Over 500,000 people cast votes to reflect the best of country over the last 12 months. Taylor's aided by phone calls, video messages and in-person guest appearances by Keith Anderson, Miley Cyrus, Luke Bryan, Little Big Town, Darius Rucker and Chuck Wicks -- along with Trace, Kellie, Carrie and Lady A.

Yet another artist has taken a stab at the holiday classic "Baby, It's Cold Outside" -- new trio Lady Antebellum.

"We have always loved this song and thought it would fun to surprise Lady A fans with a holiday tune to close out the year," says guitarist Dave Haywood. The tune can be downloaded exclusively at iTunes.

Look for Lady Antebellum to perform "Love Don't Live Here," on next Wednesday's edition of Today.

Lady Antebellum's new song "Lookin' For A Good Time" is about when two people meet at a bar and have no intention of talking to each other after the night is over. 

Charles Kelley says they thought about making the video very literal to the song, but that wouldn't be true Lady A form. So, they came up with the video you can now watch on CMT.

"[Charles] It's about how we're kind of helping this couple that has kind of lost the fire. [Hillary Scott] That loving feelin' [Charles] And put a little spark back in there as it kind of goes along with the whole reality, Ed Sullivan Variety Show. Honestly, we just wanted to come up with something a little unexpected you know. We always like to be a little left of center." Hillary Scott moves her hips during all of the performance scenes in the video and admits she was extremely sore the following day.

Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum turns 27 today.

Apparently he's not a fan of celebrating his birthday and according to band mate Hillary Scott, he didn't even realize his birthday was approaching until he saw it on a calendar their tour manager had written out for them.

And as far as a birthday gift he would like, well - he says getting two CMA nominations and a year full of accomplishments is enough for him.  "We've been so busy, I tell ya - not to sound too cheesy - but this whole year has just been like one big birthday celebration of coming out. A big birthday present of coming out. It's been a wild year and this is kind of the icing on the cake with what we do. So um, a lot of fun."

Lady Antebellum is nominated for Group of the Year and New Artist of the Year.

Check out the follow-up to Love Don't Live Here.  This is Lookin For A Good Time!