lady antebellum

Lady Antebellum in concert,

showing Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott 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

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". 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. Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Capitol Records 2 Awards 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Singles 3.3 Digital singles 3.4 Guest singles 3.5 Music videos 4 References 5 External links //

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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 Kelley moved to Nashville in the summer of 2005 from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he'd 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 made the rounds in Nashville playing at various venues; eventually, adult contemporary artist Jim Brickman chose the trio to sing on his 2007 single "Never Alone", a #14 hit on the Billboard adult contemporary charts. The trio also wrote a song for the MTV reality television series "The Hills".[4]

Capitol Records

Lady Antebellum was then signed in 2007 to a recording contract with Capitol Records Nashville.[2] Their 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] "Love Don't Live Here" was the lead-off single to the band's self-titled debut