CMT Blog: Archive

In case you haven't noticed, it's Lady Antebellum week. Meaning, their new album, Need You Now, is out and so are they. They own this week. And with good reason. The trio of Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood is on fire. "Need You Now," a song that drunken booty calls are made of, has already shot to the top of the charts. Their newest sweet, slow, innocent and pure tune, "American Honey," is one of the countriest-sounding tracks on the new album, thanks to the mandolin. So I'm glad they brought that player to their performance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show yesterday (Jan. 27). While they were there, they also sang DeGeneres a birthday song they'd written just for her.

The band members also opened up to CNN, with the newlywed Kelley admitting that he wrote a couple of songs "that were definitely influenced by where I am in my life. One in particular, 'When You Got a Good Thing.' You got to know when you got a good thing. And I do," he said/sang. He and Scott also talked about how other artists before them, like the Dixie Chicks, Shania Twain, Keith Urban and Taylor Swift opened doors for them in terms of transcending genres.

Next up for the band is an all-star tribute to Neil Young tomorrow (Jan. 29) where they will sing "Only Love Can Break Your Heart." Then, they'll possibly be accepting two Grammy Awards over the weekend for best country performance by a duo or group with vocals and best country song. Then they'll be on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday (Feb. 2) and TODAY on Feb. 16. And most importantly for a newish band, they'll be getting the music out to the fans live and in person. That starts on Feb. 11 when they kick off their tour with Tim McGraw.