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Tim McGraw Announces Tour With Lady Antebellum :
 Tim McGraw, who just released his new album 'Southern Voice' this week, has announced he'll be taking his music on an extensive North American tour. Tim's trek kicks off Feb. 11 in Omaha, Neb., and is currently scheduled to wrap Aug. 15 in Virginia Beach, Va.
"I'm real excited to have this opportunity to hit the road next year with the Southern Voice tour and look forward to playing new songs and old favorites for all my fans," says the country superstar.
Lady Antebellum will be Tim's special guests on each date, with the Lost Trailers and Love and Theft splitting duties as opening acts.
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Tim McGraw Announces Southern Voice Tour With Lady Antebellum through 2010 :
Tim McGraw announced dates for his Southern Voice tour in 2010, joined by Lady Antebellum. The tour will begin Feb. 11 in Omaha, Neb., and conclude Aug. 15 in Virginia Beach, Va., with visits to 57 cities. The Lost Trailers ("Holler Back") will hold the opening spot from Feb. 11 to April 10, while Love and Theft ("Runaway") will open from April 11 to Aug. 15.
 Tickets for select markets will go on sale Nov. 6.
The tour will be sponsored by Outback Steakhouse and Fritos, who have partnered with McGraw to help raise money for the Neighbor's Keeper Fund of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, a charitable organization created by McGraw and his wife, Faith Hill.
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Tim McGraw and Lady Antebellum tour dates announced for 2010 :
Country singer Tim McGraw is preparing to embark on a six-month tour next year to promote his latest CD titled “Southern Voice.”
The Southern Voice tour will kick off Feb. 11 in Omaha and conclude Aug. 15 in Virginia Beach. The singer also will perform April 8 at the BOK Center in Tulsa.
McGraw will be joined by Lady Antebellum on the tour. The Lost Trailers and Love and Theft will take turns on the tour as the opening act.
The tour dates are posted here.
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Lady Antebellum announces headlining Ryman date :
Reigning CMA vocal group of the year Lady Antebellum is leading up to the January 26 release of their second album, Need You Now, with news of a headlining show at the Ryman on March 11.
It's a heady accomplishment for such a young band (though Lady Antebellum certainly came out swinging, earning a platinum certification for their self-titled debut). The heady factor isn't lost on singer Hillary Scott.
 “Playing the Ryman has been at the top of our list of goals since we first got together to write songs…and I mean, it’s a big one,” Scott said in a statement. “The history of that building and the Grand Ole Opry and all the icons and legends who have played there over time is untouchable. ... We hold all of that history really close. We’re going to mix things up and do everything we can to make our first show there unforgettable.”
The band's had a good start otherwise for Need You Now: The album's leadoff single/title track is already a platinum-seller, having spent five weeks at the top of Billboard's Country Songs chart. According to Scott's bandmate/fellow singer Charles Kelley, the full collection shares a lot of that single's intimate sensibilities.
"We touch on a lot of really personal things in these songs," Kelley said. "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."
Tickets to the Ryman show are $30, and will be available as of Friday, Jan. 15 at 10 a.m., via the Ryman box office, Ryman.com and Ticketmaster.
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Lady Antebellum Up The Ante With Billboard #1 :
Grammy-winning country act Lady Antebellum released their second album, Need You Now, at just the right time. In addition to taking the top spot on next week's Billboard 200, thanks to sales of 481,000, the trio will likely have another strong showing next week following their performance and double win on Sunday night's 52nd annual Grammys.
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Lady Antebellum Biography and Background Info :
Lady Antebellum is comprised of singers Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley and multi-instrumentalist Dave Haywood. Kelley and Haywood were classmates at the University of Georgia, studying finance, when they started writing songs together. In time, they decided to move to Nashville to pursue music careers. Hillary Scott, the daughter of country singer Linda Davis and musician Lang Scott, once had major label interest as a solo artist; however, the deal fell through. In 2006, she introduced herself to Kelley (whose brother, Josh Kelley, is also a musician) after recognizing him from his MySpace profile. When all three members started writing and performing together, Nashville noticed. They began opening shows for big country artists, as well as earning high-profile gigs in the clubs around town. With a successful first single ("Love Don't Live Here"), Capitol Nashville released their debut album in 2008. ... Source Article Here ...
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More Lady Antebellum Biography and More Background Information :
 Formed in 2006 by Charles Kelley (brother of singer/songwriter Josh Kelley), Hillary Scott (daughter of Grammy-winning country artist Linda Davis), and Dave Haywood, Lady Antebellum blends contemporary country with soulful '60s R&B into an infectious modern brew that relies on the trio's rich harmonies and impeccable instrumental skills. Since its inception, the trio has gone from dive bars to the Grand Ole Opry, opening for Phil Vassar, Rodney Atkins, and Carrie Underwood along the way. The group signed with Capitol Nashville in 2007 and released its first single, "Love Don't Live Here," which peaked at number three on the country charts. A self-titled debut album followed in April 2008, featuring production from Victoria Shaw and Paul Worley and stocked with more country hits (including the chart-topping single "I Run To You," which also enjoyed crossover success as a Top 40 pop hit).
Within a year and a half, Lady Antebellum's debut had gone platinum and earned a Grammy nomination, and the band enjoyed its newfound success while putting the finishing touches on a second album. Need You Now appeared in early 2010, and its leadoff single -- "Need You Now" -- became the group's highest-charting song to date, topping the country charts while peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100. ~ James Christopher Monger & Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide ... Source Article Here ...
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More About Lady Antebellum :
In the summer of 2006, three gifted young adults walked into a house hoping to create music together—and Lady Antebellum walked out.
The sound that Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood cooked up while hanging at the Nashville-area home of Charles’ brother throughout the summer of 2006 is a unique blend that mingles classic country, 1960s R&B soulfulness and the heart-on-the-sleeve openness of 1970s singer-songwriters, all presented with a razor-sharp contemporary edge. It’s a sound that had Lady Antebellum, as the threesome dubbed itself, generating deafening buzz as one of modern country’s brightest hopes even before the release of their new self-titled debut album.
 Already the trio has been nominated for “Top New Group” at the 2008 Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards. They’ve watched the group-penned first single from Lady Antebellum, “Love Don’t Live Here Anymore,” soar up the country radio charts, while its video has become a staple on CMT and GAC. They’ve performed on the legendary Grand Ole Opry, served as the opening act on Martina McBride’s 2008 arena tour, and opened shows for Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, Taylor Swift, Josh Turner, Phil Vassar, Rodney Atkins and Little Big Town. Outlets like Billboard, Country Weekly, MSN Music and the Boston Globe included Lady Antebellum among their annual shortlists of artists to watch in 2008, and Nashville Lifestyles magazine flat-out called them “the next big thing.” GAC has devoted a special, Introducing … Lady Antebellum, to tracing their brief but eventful history.
Martina summed up the general consensus of both fans and the media when she told one audience on their tour together, “You can say you saw them when.”
But it all began on that day in 2006 when Hillary Scott’s sultry alto, Charles Kelley’s gritty tenor and multi-instrumentalist/ harmony vocalist Dave Haywood’s musical overview first intersected. Hillary, whose parents are Grammy-winning country artist Linda Davis and accomplished musician Lang Scott, had met Charles at a downtown Nashville music spot—having recognized him from his MySpace page. She introduced herself, and they struck up a conversation that ended in an agreement to try writing together.
Enter Dave Haywood, Charles’ friend since they met at Riverside Middle School in Augusta, Ga., and co-writer since they attended college together at the University of Georgia. Dave had moved to Nashville in March 2006 at his pal’s suggestion, and both were staying at the home of Charles’ brother, singer-songwriter Josh Kelley. Hillary came by the house, and over the ensuing months she, Charles and Dave fell into a fruitful songwriting partnership. “We held ourselves hostage in a writing room until the early hours of the morning every night,” Dave remembers.
At first, the three weren’t sure what exactly they were writing for—but it soon became obvious that Charles and Hillary produced a combustible chemistry as a vocal duo, and that Dave’s instrumental prowess and harmony vocals filled out the picture perfectly. It helped matters a great deal that the three also sparked as friends, finding an easy balance of personalities. “I’m the analytical perfectionist, Hillary brings the silliness and the emotion, and Dave is the calming glue,” Charles explains. “Everyone balances everybody else out.”
Each also brought diverse influences into the collaboration, ranging from The Allman Brothers Band to Vince Gill, from The Eagles to Keith Urban, and from Gladys Knight to Travis Tritt. All those elements added up to something distinctly modern, yet grounded in old-fashioned gut-level passion. “It’s like a Neapolitan blend of all these flavors,” Dave says. “It’s a really great marriage, musically and lyrically.” Their old-school influences led them to choose an old-time moniker, inspired by a just-for-fun photo shoot in front of an Antebellum-style home: Lady Antebellum. (“There’s not anything too terribly meaningful behind it,” Charles admits.)
 The three began posting demos on MySpace to see what kind of reaction they’d receive, and visitor feedback was immediately, overwhelmingly positive. Audience reaction was just as instantaneous when Lady Antebellum began playing small gigs around Music City. “It took on a life of its own,” marvels Dave, who booked their first shows himself. “There was no plan, we just kept churning out as many songs as we could.” Early fans soon took it upon themselves to bestow upon the trio the shorthand nickname “Lady A.”
By April 2007, the group had signed a recording contract with Capitol Nashville and begun work on their debut with the aid of megaproducer Paul Worley and award-winning songwriter Victoria Shaw. The resulting album is a vivid document of the group’s verve, versatility and vibrancy. Lady Antebellum’s 11 songs—10 of which were co-written by the band—effortlessly capture the trio’s musical interplay, emotional directness and all-for-one spirit. The chugging hit “Love Don’t Live Here” (inspired by a breakup Charles had just endured) announces their intent from its opening moments, as the chiming guitars give way to Charles’ gutsy voice, quickly seconded by Hillary’s backing vocal. Throughout the album, the two lead singers shift easily between taking the spotlight and sharing it, whether they’re trading off lines in the great tradition of country duet singers or supporting one another with sparkling harmonies.
The range of emotion on Lady Antebellum encompasses both the joyfully romantic “Love’s Lookin’ Good On You” and the desolation of the swelling ballad “All We’d Ever Need” (the very first song the trio composed together). Between those extremes is the driving “Long Gone,” a display of attitudinal assurance from Hillary; “Lookin’ for a Good Time,” an irresistible come-on from Charles; “Slow Down Sister,” a churning rocker with touches of Southern rock and Stax groove; and the pulsing “I Run to You,” in which the voices circle one another tantalizingly before melding seamlessly in the chorus. Fans drawn in by “Love Don’t Live Here” are about to discover just how much more there is to Lady Antebellum—and given the trio’s breathtaking rise to newly minted star status, it’s a sure bet that there are plenty of listeners out there waiting to do just that. “It still overwhelms me,” Hillary admits. “I’m a true believer that what’s meant to be will fall into place. When the ride starts, you’ve just got to jump on.”
With a one-of-a-kind vocal chemistry that evokes the tradition of classic country, an up-to-the-second modern sound, and a songwriting partnership that’s both timely and timeless, Lady Antebellum offers a combination that’s both shockingly fresh and as familiar as an old friend.
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