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Lady Antebellum Fans Brave Stormy Weather for Attendance Breaking Concert Stop
Lady Antebellum played to over 62,000 devoted fans this past weekend on their headlining OWN THE NIGHT 2012 World Tour. The CMA and ACM Vocal Group of the Year played in Cincinnati, OH, Cleveland, OH, Pittsburgh, PA and Rochester, NY. In Cleveland, the supergroup played to over 18,600 fans, despite inclement weather, marking the biggest selling night of the Own the Night Tour.
While the fans were thrilled by Hillary, Charles and Dave, the press was equally impressed. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote, “When the Grammy-winning trio of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood took the stage, they left no stone unturned…a full sing-along reached the back of the packed lawn. The band, whose talent runs deep, has a great chemistry and plays well to an audience. A classic stage with a U-shaped ramp and a riser stretching into standing-room-only allowed lots of audience interaction.”
Additionally, the Cleveland Plain Dealer praised the trio. “Lady A didn’t just hit play on the CD and recreate a note-for-note version of ANY song. Tempo changes, dynamic changes, harmonic changes – all were incorporated, so that old songs sounded new.”
Lady A will be opening the CMT Music Awards tomorrow with a special performance with Hot Chelle Rae. They’re nominated for Music Video of the Year, Group Video of the Year and CMT Performance of the Year.
CMT Music Awards Presenters Announced
With only two days remaining until the 2012 CMT Music Awards, Nashville is brimming with excitement in anticipation of the big night.
Today, a list of presenters were announced for Wednesday’s show. The list includes: Jason Aldean, Sara Evans, Ronnie Dunn, Alan Jackson, Jake Owen, and Kellie Pickler. Previously-announced performers The Band Perry, Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan will also be on hand to present awards.
Several other presenters comprise the list, such as American Idol finalists Colton Dixon and Skylar Laine, CMT hosts Tom Arnold and Steve Austin, 2012 Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti, Twilight star Ashley Greene, Tony Hawk, Denise Richards, Dax Shepard and Jordin Sparks.
The show will feature performances from some of the best in country music: Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Toby Keith, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley, Pistol Annies, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Hank Williams Jr. and Zac Brown Band.
The show, hosted by Toby Keith and actress Kristen Bell, will air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena June 6th at 8PM EST on CMT and CMT.com.
We will be at the show, so be sure to check back with us as Keepin’ It Country will be up-to-date on everything related to the Awards and CMA Fest!
Lady Antebellum Heads Down Under to “Own The Night”
Lady Antebellum announced today that the final leg of their “Own The Night” 2012 World Tour will head down under this September. Tickets will go on sale for these Australian dates on Friday, June 15, with pre-sale tickets available starting Tuesday June 12.
The Australian dates are as follows:
9/25 – Melbourne – Palais Theatre
9/28 – Brisbane – Convention Centre
10/1 – Sydney – Opera House
“We’ve been anxiously waiting to announce that we’re going back to Australia,” said Dave Haywood. “We were over there a little bit over a year ago with Keith Urban, and it was honestly one of the best experiences of our performing career.”
Have you been to a Lady Antebellum show? If so, tell us about your favorite part of the Own The Night Tour!
“Now That’s What I Call Country” To Hit Shelves
“Now That’s What I Call Country: Volume 5,” the latest installment in the popular NOW series, will be released on June 12th. Country music fans can hear hits by some of their favorite artists, including: Blake Shelton, Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Lionel Richie, Lady Antebellum and more.
Now That’s What I Call Country includes fifteen #1 singles and eighteen total tracks from today’s country music superstars and exciting new artists. The track list is as follows:
VIDEO: Lady Antebellum Visits Yahoo! Ram Country
Dave, Hillary and Charles of Lady Antebellum stopped by the Yahoo! Ram Country studio recently to talk about their headlining tour, playing with Bruce Springsteen in London this coming July, and helping to rebuild the town of Henryville, Indiana, which was damaged by a tornado in early March of this year.
The trio’s next appearance will be in Cincinnati, OH on May 31st for their Own The Night World Tour.
Click “Read More” to see the video!
Nominees For The Teen Choice Awards Announced
Some of our very own country starts are among the list of nominees announced today for The 2012 Teen Choice Awards.
Lady Antebellum is nominated for Choice Music Group alongside Selena Gomez & The Scene, Gym Class Heroes, LMFAO and The Wanted. Taylor Swift is nominated in the Choice Single by a Female Artist for her song “Eyes Open” and Choice Female Artist.
Blake Shelton is up for Choice Male Artist against Justin Bieber, Drake, Bruno Mars and Pitbull.
Nominees for the Country categories are as follows:
Lady Antebellum Raised Big Money For Tornado Victims
Last night, Lady Antebellum owned the night with a bunch of Henryville, Indiana, high school juniors and seniors at their prom. Henryville High School was chosen over all other applicants in the Own the Night with Lady A contest the band had earlier this year. The prize was having Lady Antebellum sing at your prom.
But a concert wasn’t all the city of Henryville received. Lady Antebellum has been raising money for the city since they heard about tornados. Through generous donations from thousands of people, a total of $285,000 was raised for the Henryville community. All proceeds will be distributed through the New Hope/Indiana Bankers Association for the Disaster Relief Fund, according to the band’s website.
Back in early March, a tornado ripped the town of Henryville, devastating the community. When the members of Lady Antebellum heard about this tragedy, they knew who the winners of the Own the Night contest would be. Hillary Scott said:
This event started as an idea we had in the studio last year to crash someone’s prom we had no idea at the time it would fill such a need. We are amazed by the support we’ve gotten from our fans, sponsors and the press. This is one of the proudest moments in our career!
At the event last night, Lady Antebellum gave the students at Henryville High School a private, acoustic performance before taking the stage at the KFC’s Yum! Center in Louisville, KY, in front of thousands of fans.
Country Stars Talk About Mother’s Day
Country stars took to Twitter today to express their love and gratitude for all the moms out there, especially their own. See what they had to say below!
@OfficialJackson: Hope all you moms have had a happy Mother’s Day!
@blakeshelton: Happy Mothers Day momma!!!!! I love you…
@CartersChord: Happy Mother’s Day to our lovely mom @carterrobertson! And to all you other mamas out there, hope you feel very celebrated today!
@davidnail: For all of us Mommy Boy’s out there, Happy Mothers Day!
@EliYoungBand: Happy mothers day to our moms and all you great moms out there!
@FrankieBallard: How can you not love my Mom?
@HillaryScottLA: Happy Mother’s Day @lindadavismusic!!! I’m the luckiest daughter in the world to have you as my mama!
@HunterHayes: Happy mothers day to all the moms out there. Especially MY mom, the best AND coolest one. ;)
@kramergirl: The strongest lady I know. If I’m half the mother she is I’ll be okay! Happy mothers day to all the moms out
@katiearmiger: Happy Mother’s Day to all of those amazing moms out there!
@KeithUrban: Happy Mother’s Day!
@kristianbush: Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers, without whom we would really be nowhere.
@Lauren_Alaina: Happy mothers day @Kristytara (: tell y’alls momma thanks for everything she does for you and play her my song “like my mother does” (; muah
@martinamcbride: Thanks for all the Mother’s Day wishes! Hope it’s a special day for all you moms!
@reba: Red Velvet cupcakes for Mother’s Day w @Shelbilly.
@taylorswift13: Celebrating this Mother’s Day, reflecting back on past matching velvet holiday ensembles.
@thompsonsquare: happy mothers day!!!!
We here at Keepin’ It Country hope all you moms out there had a great Mother’s Day!
VIDEO: Lady Antebellum Surprise Fan on Anderson
It was the surprise of a lifetime for one lucky Lady Antebellum fan on Anderson yesterday. The popular CNN host has created his own daytime talk show, and this time he got country music involved. In the middle of a military wife’s sit-down interview with Anderson, she heard the trio singing the chorus of “Need You Now” and then the fun began.
Check out the video below and let us know how you’d react if this surprise happened to you:
Lady Antebellum Premiering New Single Tomorrow
GRAMMY-award winning country music trio Lady Antebellum will debut their brand new single tomorrow night on the finale of NBC’s The Voice. The group will perform “Wanted You More” as the newest single off of their “Own The Night” album. The single was sent out to country radio today for airplay, so keep your ears peeled to your local stations and let us know if you hear it!
The song is a co-write by the trio with band members Jason Gambill, Jonathan Long, and Dennis Edwards, along with musician Matt Billingslea. The song’s melody came together during a sound-check on tour and was later fined tuned into “Wanted You More.”
“One of the added benefits of being out on the road so much is the time it gives us during the day to write,” said Lady A’s Dave Haywood. “The three of us love writing together, but it’s always special when something starts organically with the guys in our band.”
Catch Lady A when they perform their new single for the first time on television on NBC’s The Voice. Tomorrow night’s results show for the finale begins at 9 pm EST.
