Group
Lady A
formerly Lady Antebellum
- From
- Nashville, United States
- Since
- 2006–present
- Rating
- ★ 4.5
- Releases
- 57
- country
- contemporary country
- country pop
About
Lady A, known until 2020 as Lady Antebellum, is an American music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee, in 2006. The group is composed of Hillary Scott (lead and backing vocals), Charles Kelley (lead and backing vocals), and Dave Haywood (backing vocals, guitar, piano, mandolin). Scott is a daughter of singer Linda Davis, and Kelley is the brother of singer Josh Kelley. The band abbreviated the name to "Lady A" in June 2020 during the George Floyd protests in an attempt to blunt the name's associations with slavery and the Antebellum South, inadvertently causing a dispute with Black singer Anita White, who had been using the name Lady A for more than 20 years.
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The group made its debut in 2007 as guest vocalists on Jim Brickman's single "Never Alone", before signing to Capitol 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 for Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment: Ocean. The first three albums are certified platinum or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The albums have produced sixteen singles on the Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, 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 the Adult Contemporary charts.
Lady A was awarded Top New Duo or Group by the Academy of Country Music and New Artist of the Year by the Country Music Association in 2008. The band was nominated for two Grammy Awards at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards and two more at the 52nd 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 44th ACM Awards on April 18, 2010. It won five awards at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year for "Need You Now". At the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, Lady A won the award for Best Country Album for Own the Night. By August 2013, the group had sold more than 12.5 million digital singles and 10 million albums in the United States.
Members
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Jason "Slim" Gambill guitar
Discography
Albums
Singles
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I Love The One
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Bigger Picture Apple Music
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Love You Back Apple Music
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What a Song Can Do (stripped down) Apple Music
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Summer State of Mind Apple Music
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What a Song Can Do Apple Music
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Things He Handed Down
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Like a Lady
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Where Would I Be
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Every Time I Look at You
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What I’m Leaving For
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What I’m Leaving For (ACM Presents: Our Country)
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What If I Never Get Over You Apple Music
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What If I Never Get Over You (piano version) Apple Music
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Pictures
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Heart Break Apple Music
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You Look Good
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Golden Apple Music
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Freestyle
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I Did With You Apple Music
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Bartender Apple Music
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Celebrate Me Home Apple Music
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Downtown
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Compass
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Wanted You More
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Just a Kiss
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We Owned the Night
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Dancin’ Away With My Heart
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American Honey
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Need You Now Apple Music
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Hello World
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Need You Now (2010 Remix) Apple Music
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I Run To You Apple Music
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Baby, It’s Cold Outside
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I Was Here Apple Music
Live
Links
Listen
Concerts
Collaboration
Instrumental supporting musician
Also known as
Lady Antebellum · Lady Antibellum · レディ・アンテベラム
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 0eedfc95-e79a-4fd9-832a-cd816a0b3fda
- ISNI
- 0000000115513800
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 9 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.