Lady A
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Also known as | Lady Antebellum |
Origin | Nashville, Tennessee,U.S. |
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Years active | 2006–present |
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Website | ladyamusic |
Lady A,known until 2020 asLady Antebellum,[1]is an Americancountry musicgroup formed inNashville, Tennessee,in 2006. The group is composed ofHillary Scott(lead and background vocals, piano, bass),Charles Kelley(lead and background vocals, guitar), andDave Haywood(lead and background vocals, guitar, piano, mandolin). Scott is the daughter of country music singerLinda Davis,and Kelley is the brother of pop singerJosh Kelley.The band abbreviated the name to "Lady A" in June 2020 during theGeorge Floyd protestsin an attempt to blunt the name's associations withslaveryand theAntebellum South,inadvertently causing a dispute with Black blues and gospel singerAnita White,who had been using the name Lady A for more than 20 years.
The group made its debut in 2007 as guest vocalists onJim Brickman's single "Never Alone",before signing toCapitol Nashville.Lady A has released six albums for Capitol:Lady Antebellum,Need You Now,Own the Night,Golden,747,Heart Break,plus one Christmas album (On This Winter's Night), and one forNashville Harbor Records & Entertainment:Ocean.The first three albums arecertified platinumor higher by theRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA). The albums have produced sixteen singles on theHot Country SongsandCountry Airplaycharts, of which nine have reached number one. The longest-lasting number one single is "Need You Now",which spent five weeks at that position in 2009; both that song and 2011's"Just a Kiss"reached number one on theAdult Contemporary charts.
Lady A was awarded Top New Duo or Group by theAcademy of Country Musicand New Artist of the Year by theCountry Music Associationin 2008. The band was nominated for two Grammy Awards at the51st Annual Grammy Awardsand two more at the52nd Annual Grammy Awards,winning Best Country Performance by Duo or Group with Vocals for "I Run to You". It was awarded Top Vocal Group, Song of the Year ( "Need You Now" ), and Single of the Year ( "Need You Now" ) at the 44thACM Awardson April 18, 2010. It won five awards at the53rd Annual Grammy Awards,including Song of the Year and Record of the Year for "Need You Now".[2]At the54th Annual Grammy Awards,Lady A won the award forBest Country AlbumforOwn the Night.By August 2013, the group had sold more than 12.5 million digital singles and 10 million albums in the United States.[3][4]
History
[edit]2006–2007: Formation and early career
[edit]Lady A was formed in 2006[5]byCharles Kelley,Dave Haywood,andHillary ScottinNashville, Tennessee.Scott, a Nashville native, is the daughter of country music singerLinda Davis,best known for collaborating withReba McEntireon her 1993 single "Does He Love You",[6]and Charles Kelley is the brother of pop and country artistJosh Kelley.[7]Scott attendedDonelson Christian AcademyinDonelson, Tennessee.Kelley and Haywood wereGeorgianatives who went to middle school together. Kelley moved to Nashville in mid-2005 fromWinston-Salem,North Carolina, where he had been working construction with his brother John. Trying to become a successful solo country artist, Kelley convinced Haywood to relocate to Nashville in 2006 so they could write music together. Shortly thereafter, Scott recognized Kelley from Myspace, and they started to talk at a local music club. Kelley invited Scott to join him and Haywood in the new group, which assumed the name Lady Antebellum.[8]
On theBBC Radio 2Drivetime ShowAugust 9, 2010, the band explained that the name comes from when the group did aphoto shootin historical costumes atantebellum houses.In American history, theAntebellum erawas the period in theSouthern United Statesbefore theCivil War.The trio then began performing at local venues beforeCapitol RecordsNashville signed them in July 2007. In an interview withSirius Satellite Radio,Scott said she was rejected from participating inAmerican Idoltwice, not even making it past the first round.[6]
2007–2009:Lady Antebellum
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Shortly after the trio signed to the label, it was chosen by recording artistJim Brickmanto sing on his 2007 single "Never Alone,"which reached No. 14 on theBillboardadult contemporarycharts. In mid-2007, the group also wrote a song for the MTV reality television seriesThe Hills.[9]
The solo debut single "Love Don't Live Here"was released in September 2007, with a music video for the song following in December.[10][11]This song was the lead-off single to the band'sdebut album.Released on April 15, 2008,Lady Antebellumwas produced byPaul Worleyalong withVictoria Shaw,a Nashville songwriter and former solo artist.[5]"Love Don't Live Here" reached No. 3 on theBillboardHot Country Songscharts. The album itself was the first album by a new duo or group to debut at Number One on theBillboardTop Country Albumscharts.[12]
A second single, "Lookin' for a Good Time",was released in June 2008 and peaked at No. 11 in December. In addition, Lady A was signed as an opening act onMartina McBride's Waking Up Laughing Tour in 2008.[13]
The group also contributed the song "I Was Here" to theAT&T Team USA Soundtrack,a song which peaked at No. 24 on theBubbling Under Hot 100based on downloads. In December 2008, the rendition of "Baby, It's Cold Outside"peaked at No. 3 on the same chart. The band's third official single,"I Run to You",was released in January 2009. It eventually became the trio's first Number One in July 2009. On October 7, 2009, their debut album was certified platinum by theRIAAfor shipments of one million copies in the United States.
Haywood and Kelley co-wrote labelmateLuke Bryan's 2009 single "Do I",on which the group also sings backing vocals.[14]This song is the first single from Bryan's second studio album "Doin' My Thing", which was released on October 6, 2009.
2009–2011:Need You Now
[edit]In August 2009, the group released its fourth single, "Need You Now",the lead-off single and title track to thesecond studio album,which was also produced by Worley. It debuted at No. 50 on theBillboardHot Country Songschart and became its second number 1 hit on the charts for the week of November 28, 2009, spending five weeks at number 1 on that chart. The song also reached No. 2 on theBillboardHot 100and topped theHot Adult Contemporarychart, making it a crossover hit. A second single, "American Honey",was released to radio on January 11, 2010, and would become its third No. 1 hit. The third single from the album,"Our Kind of Love",was released on May 31, 2010, and went No. 1 in September 2010. The song was notable for being written in collaboration with a non-Nashville songwriterbusbee,who at that point had previously written forKaty Perry,TimbalandandKatharine McPhee.[15]The fourth single from this album, "Hello World",was officially released on October 4, 2010.
The album was released on January 26, 2010, and debuted at No. 1 on theBillboard200andTop Country Albumscharts for the week of February 2, 2010, selling 480,922 copies.[16]Four weeks after the album's release, it was certified platinum by theRecording Industry Association of America.[17] On April 28, 2010, the band performed on the results show ofAmerican Idol,performing "Need You Now". On September 20, 2010, the band launched their first headlining tour, "Need You Now 2010" inOrlando, Florida.On October 28, 2010, they performed the National Anthem before Game 2 at the2010 World Series.They also appeared on the 44th Annual Country Music Awards on November 10, 2010.[18]
Chris Tyrrel fromLove and Theftwas in college with Scott and they recconected when both were opening acts forTim McGraw's tour of early 2010. He filled in as drummer for a month in August 2010, they got engaged in July 2011, he became full-time drummer in October 2011, they wed in January 2012 and had a baby in July 2013 and twins in January 2018.
2011–2012:Own the NightandOn This Winter's Night
[edit]The week of January 9, 2011, the group began recording the third studio album. In an interview withEntertainment Weekly,Charles Kelley said, "We actually just went ahead and decided we're gonna take two, two and a half months straight in the studio to create this thing and not have all this distraction. Hopefully that will be a good thing".[19]
On May 2, 2011, the group released the first single from its upcoming album, titled "Just a Kiss".The group performed the single on stage onAmerican Idol's result show on May 5, 2011. It was a commercial and critical success, debuting and peaking at number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the band's highest debut on the chart. It also topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs, making it the band's fifth number-one single on the chart. On June 7, 2011, the title of third album was announced,Own the Night,and was released on September 13, 2011.[20]The album cover and track listing was released on July 18, 2011.[21]All together, four singles were released from Own the Night. Follow-up singles were "We Owned the Night", "Dancin' Away with My Heart", and "Wanted You More", which charted moderately in the Hot Country Songs.
Lady A released a "Lady Hazed" version ofJason Aldean's song "Dirt Road Anthem"titled" Country Club Anthem "on its installment of Webisode Wednesdays on August 10, 2011.[22] On October 1, 2011, the group performed as the musical guests onSaturday Night Live.[23]
The group released its first Christmas albumOn This Winter's Nighton October 22, 2012.[24]
2013–2016:Golden,747,and hiatus
[edit]On January 22, 2013, "Downtown",the first single from a new album, was released to country radio. It was made available on iTunes starting February 5, 2013, and reached number one on theCountry Airplaychart in April 2013. The new album,Golden,was released on May 7, 2013.[25]The album's second single, "Goodbye Town",was released to country radio on May 13, 2013, and peaked at number 11 on the Country Airplay chart. The third single from theGoldenera, "Compass",was released to theiTunes Storeon October 1, 2013, and reached number one on the Country Airplay chart in March 2014. It is one of the new recordings featured on the deluxe editionre-issueofGolden,which was released on November 12, 2013. Unlike all of the band's previous releases, it was produced byNathan Chapman.[26] They also sang backing vocals onDarius Rucker's 2013 single "Wagon Wheel".[27]
"Bartender"was released to country radio on May 12, 2014, as the lead single for the group's sixth studio album, and was made available to digital retailers on May 19.[28]In July 2014, the album's title was confirmed as747,and the track listing was confirmed. Chapman produced this album as well.[29]"Bartender" became the group's ninth number 1 hit on theCountry Airplaycharts in 2014, with "Freestyle"as the second single. The third single"Long Stretch of Love"was released on February 7, 2015, in the UK and on March 23, to country radio in the US.[citation needed]
The band recorded two songs, "I Did With You" and "Falling For You", for the soundtrack of the 2014 romantic drama filmThe Best of Me.[citation needed]
In October 2015, while appearing onGood Morning America,the group announced some downtime after the Wheels Up Tour. During the break, Kelley will be working on his solo career. Kelley stated that the group is his priority but he wanted to try working alone. On September 28, 2015, he released his debut solo single, titled "The Driver". It featuresDierks BentleyandEric Paslay.[30]On October 12, 2015, Charles Kelley announced his tour dates for his solo tour. He played some Lady A songs, but his tour focused on his solo material.[31]Also during the break, Hillary Scott announced that she and her family (hermother,father, and sister) would work on a gospel album titledLove Remains.The album was released on 29 July.
In 2016, Lady A was selected as one of 30 artists to perform on "Forever Country",a mash-up track of"Take Me Home, Country Roads","On the Road Again",and"I Will Always Love You"which celebrates 50 years of theCMA Awards.[32]
2017–2018:Heart Breakand label change
[edit]On January 19, 2017, "You Look Good"was released as the lead single on the upcoming seventh studio albumHeart Break.It released on June 9, 2017, and is further promoted with the "You Look Good World Tour",which began on May 26 and ended on October 15, 2017.[33]Thetitular trackwas released as the second single on September 25, 2017.Heart Breakwas nominated for Best Country Album, and "You Look Good" was nominated for Best Country Duo/Group Performance at the60th Annual Grammy Awards.The band co-headlined the Summer Plays On Tour with Darius Rucker starting in mid-2018.
In August 2018, the group ended its recording contract with Capitol Nashville and signed withBig Machine Records.[34]
2019–2022: Las Vegas residency,Ocean,andWhat a Song Can Do
[edit]On October 24, 2018, the band announced that it would be headlining a residency at thePalms Casino Resort's Pearl Concert Theater inLas Vegasin 2019. The fifteen date Our Kind of Vegas residency began in February 2019.[35]
In March 2019, the band headlined theC2C: Country to Countryfestival in London and Dublin for the second time (having headlined in 2015) and for the first time in Glasgow. At the London show on March 9, the band announced new music and performed two new songs, "What If I Never Get Over You" and "Be Patient With My Love".
The first single on Big Machine, "What If I Never Get Over You",was released on May 17, 2019, along with the music video.[36] The second single, "Pictures", was released on August 9, 2019. The eighth studio albumOceanwas released on November 15, 2019. On September 20, 2019, the title track was released. "Boots" was released on October 11, 2019. The song "What I'm Leaving For" was also released ahead of the album on October 25, 2019. The album features a collaboration withLittle Big Town.[37][38]
The trio appeared onNBC'sSonglandand released the song "Champagne Night"on April 13, 2020.[39]
On January 21, 2021, the group became members of theGrand Ole Opryafter being invited byDarius Rucker.[40]On March 12, the band released the single "Like a Lady";on October 22 of the same year, their ninth studio album (entitledWhat a Song Can Do) was released.
On August 4, 2022, the group announced that it would postpone their Request a Line Tour until 2023 to support Kelley's sobriety.[41]
2023–present: New music
[edit]On July 17, 2023, Lady A teased a new song on their Instagram called "Love You Back".[42]
Name controversy
[edit]The band members have always said that the band's name was chosen arbitrarily, complaining about the difficulty of choosing a name. Inspired by the "country" style nostalgia of a photo shoot at amansionfrom theAntebellum South,they said, "one of us said the word and we all kind of stopped and said, man, that could be a name"[43]and "Man that's a beautiful Antebellum house, and that's cool, maybe there's a haunted ghost or something in there like Lady Antebellum."[44]Haywood concluded, "[We] had a lady in the group, obviously, and threw Lady in the front of it for no reason. I wish we had a great resounding story to remember for the name, but it stuck ever since."[43]The name was always controversial, with a critic inMs. Magazinewriting in 2011 that the band's name "seems to me an example of the way we still — nearly 150 years after the end of the Civil War, nearly 50 years after the Civil Rights Act; and in a supposedly post-racial country led by abiracial president— glorify a culture that was based on the violent oppression of people of color ".[44][45]
On June 11, 2020, joining widespread commercial response to theGeorge Floyd protests,[44]the band announced it would abbreviate its name to its existing nickname "Lady A" to remove the term 'Antebellum'.[46][1]The band members stated on social media that, never having previously sought the dictionary definition of the word "antebellum",they now consulted their" closest black friends and colleagues "so that their" eyes opened wide to the injustices, inequality and biases black women and men have always faced and continue to face every day. Now, blind spots we didn't even know existed have been revealed. "[47]Fan response was mixed, with many decryingvirtue signalingor even disparaging the protests.[44]American Songwritersaid, "Given that the world knows what that A stands for, to many this change does little more than add extra insult to this ongoing injury."[48]
The next day, it was widely reported that the name "Lady A" had already been in use for more than 20 years by Seattle-based African American activist and blues, soul, funk, and gospel singerAnita White.The band again admitted ignorance of any prior use, which White called "pure privilege".Interviewed byRolling Stone,White described the band's token acknowledgement of racism while blithely appropriating an African American artist's name: "They're using the name because of aBlack Lives Matterincident that, for them, is just a moment in time. If it mattered, it would have mattered to them before. It shouldn't have takenGeorge Floyd to diefor them to realize that their name had a slave reference to it. It's an opportunity for them to pretend they're not racist ". A veteran music industry lawyer observed that such name clashes are uncommon due to the existence of the Internet.[49][50]The band members contacted White the next week to apologize for having inadvertently co-opted and dominated her name,[51]saying that the Black Lives Matter movement had inspired them to a collaborative attitude. They nonetheless required retaining the same name, though she believed dual-naming is inherently impossible.[52]She said "We talked about attempting to co-exist but didn't discuss what that would look like"[51]because the band members would not directly respond to that explicit question three times during the conversation or in two contract drafts. She soon submitted a counteroffer that either the band would be renamed, or that her act would be renamed for a $5 million fee plus a $5 million donation to be split between Seattle charities, a nationwide legal defense fund for independent artists, and Black Lives Matter.[52]
On July 8, 2020, the band filed a lawsuit against White, asking a Nashville court to affirm its longstanding trademark of the name. The press release read: "Today we are sad to share that our sincere hope to join together with Anita White in unity and common purpose has ended. She and her team have demanded a $10 million payment, so reluctantly we have come to the conclusion that we need to ask a court to affirm our right to continue to use the name Lady A, a trademark we have held for many years."[53]
On September 15, 2020, White filed a counter-suit asserting her claim to the Lady A trademark and rejecting the notion that both artists could operate in the same industry under the same brand identity. She is seeking damages for lost sales and a weakened brand, along with royalties from any income the band receives under the Lady A moniker.[54][55]
In October 2021, musicianLilli Lewis's albumAmericanawas temporarily blocked and held for review by the streaming-serviceSpotifybecause one of the songs on the album, "A Healing Inside", credited White as "Lady A". The album was returned to the streaming within a week of Lewis becoming aware of the situation.[56][57]
In February 2022,Pitchforkreported that White and the band had settled their lawsuit: "the parties filed a joint request for dismissal to a judge in a federal Tennessee court" and the "terms of the settlement have not been disclosed".[58][59]
Charity
[edit]Since January 2012, Lady A has been partnered with the charity myLIFEspeaks, to raise awareness of and provide facilities for disabled orphans inHaiti.At the start of the year 2013, the members of the group also created the fund called LadyAID, which was created in hopes of bringing awareness to children who suffer and cannot help themselves locally, nationally and around the world. The main focus of LadyAID is the children in hospitals, mainly in the United States and Canada.[60][61]
Awards and nominations
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Since Lady A won the Country Music Association Awards New Artist of the Year award in 2008, it has accumulated seven more awards, including its firstGrammyin 2010 for Best Country Performance by Duo or Group with Vocals. At the 2009 CMAs, the group endedRascal Flatts' six-year reign as Vocal Group of the Year. At the 2010 CMAs, the group became the first artist in CMA Award history to receive the Single of the Year honor for two consecutive years.[62]
At the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, the trio won the Song of the Year.[63]It won Top Vocal Group at the 2012ACM AwardsApril 1, 2012.[64]
In addition to being honored, Lady A has made efforts to recognize veterans who have returned from service and contributed to their communities. In 2013, Lady A recognized eight deserving military families for their service by inviting them to up close and personal concerts, and acknowledging them from the stage.[65]
Discography
[edit]- Lady Antebellum(2008)
- Need You Now(2010)
- Own the Night(2011)
- On This Winter's Night(2012)
- Golden(2013)
- 747(2014)
- Heart Break(2017)
- Ocean(2019)
- What a Song Can Do(2021)
Tours and residencies
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Headlining
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Supporting
Residency
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Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013, 2019, 2020 | The Voice | Themselves / Advisors | Season 4(Hillary Scott- advisor),17,and18 |
2013, 2017 | CMT Crossroads | Themselves | AlongsideStevie NicksandEarth, Wind & Fire
(Charles Kelleyhas appeared alongsideRob Thomasin 2016) |
2016 | ACM Honors | Themselves / Hosts | Television special |
2020 | ACM Presents: Our Country | Themselves | Television special |
Songland | Themselves | Episode: "Lady Antebellum" | |
One World: Together at Home | Themselves | Television special | |
2021 | CMT Campfire Sessions | Themselves | Episode 4 of the first series |
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