LADY ANTEBELLUM AND FANS OWN THE NIGHT TO RAISE OVER $285,000 FOR TORNADO RAVAGED HENRYVILLE, IN
 Lady Antebellum Nashville, TN – May 16, 2012 – Seven-time GRAMMY winning trio Lady Antebellum and thousands of generous fans joined together at Louisville, KY’s KFC Yum! Center tonight to raise more than $285,000 for the Henryville, IN community. All proceeds will be distributed through the New Hope/Indiana Bankers Association for the Disaster Relief Fund.
The group hosted a private prom event with Henryville High School’s Juniors and Seniors where they surprised the students a with an acoustic performance, which was followed by an arena concert open to the public.
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“This event started as an idea we had in the studio last year to crash someone’s prom,” explains Lady A’s Hillary Scott. “We had no idea at the time it would fill such a need. We are amazed by the support we’ve gotten from our fans, sponsors and the press. This is one of the proudest moments in our career!”
Lady A and ABC’s JuJu Chang visited Henryville High School earlier today where they toured the devastated school that is currently under construction and planning to reopen this fall. The community’s inspiring story and highlights from the day will air tomorrow on Good Morning America, World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer, Nightline, ABC Radio and on ABC affiliates across the country. Additional national and local media supporters will air special content from the event throughout the week. For more information, visit www.thegreenroompr.com. |
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In March, Lady Antebellum began a contest offering fans a chance to OWN THE NIGHT with a private concert at their prom. The trio unanimously chose the community of Henryville, IN for their story, resilience and unity following devastating tornados. Lipton also came on board to help with the event in the spirit of their “Drink Positive” and “Live Positive” message, a campaign that Lady A already supports. Fans who weren’t able to attend the concert, but would still like to contribute towards the cause can make a donation here: http://bit.ly/ladyaprom.
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GRAMMY WINNING TRIO LADY ANTEBELLUM ANNOUNCES THE 2ND LEG OF OWN THE NIGHT 2012 WORLD TOUR
OWN THE NIGHT 2012 WORLD TOUR DATES
1/28 Des Moines, IA
1/29 Bloomington, IL
2/3 Huntington, WV
2/4 State College, PA
2/14 Salt Lake City, UT
2/15 Denver, CO
2/18 Dallas, TX
2/22 Nashville, TN
2/25 Detroit, MI
2/26 Evansville, IN
3/2 Bossier City, LA
3/3 Lafayette, LA
3/9 Chicago, IL
3/10 Omaha, NE
3/11 Minneapolis, MN
3/14 Saskatoon, SK
3/16 Calgary, AB
3/17 Edmonton, AB
3/19 Vancouver, BC
3/20 Seattle, WA
3/21 Eugene, OR
3/23 San Jose, CA
3/24 San Diego, CA
3/27 Los Angeles, CA
3/28 Fresno, CA
3/29 Sacramento, CA
4/5 Moline, IL
4/6 Kansas City, MO
4/7 Norman, OK
5/3 New York, NY
5/5 Worcester, MA
5/6 Hershey, PA
5/9 Birmingham, AL
5/10 Jacksonville, FL
5/11 Tampa, FL
5/12 West Palm Beach, FL
5/18 Hartford, CT
5/19 Philadelphia, PA
5/20 Columbia, MD
5/22 Augusta, GA
5/31 Cleveland, OH
6/1 Pittsburgh, PA
6/2 Bethel, NY
6/3 Rochester, NY
6/8 Raleigh, NC
6/9 Charlotte, NC
6/10 Virginia Beach, VA
6/14 Montreal, QC
6/15 Ottawa, ON
6/16 Toronto, ON
6/21 St. Louis, MO
6/22 Atlanta, GA
6/24 Cincinnati, OH
6/27 Little Rock, AR
6/28 Memphis, TN
6/29 Indianapolis, IN
Lady A’s record breaking third disc OWN THE NIGHT debuted at the No. one position on Billboard’s Top 200 chart last month, becoming the biggest first week debut by a country artist this year. Its current hit “We Owned The Night” is the album’s second single and follows their fifth career No. one hit “Just A Kiss.” The trio’s previous two albums have sold over five million copies across the globe, spawned four No. one hits, scored six GRAMMYs and over a dozen other award show trophies. The group is currently nominated for Vocal Group of the Year for the 45th Annual CMA Awards, Favorite Country Band, Duo or Group for the 2011 American Music Awards and will be honored as one CMT’s five Artists of the Year in December. They will kick off the first leg of their OWN THE NIGHT 2011 TOUR on Nov. 11 in Knoxville, TN.
Darius Rucker has again topped the charts with the release of his sophomore country album, Charleston, SC 1966, on Capitol Records Nashville. Since it’s October 2010 debut, Charleston, SC 1966 has garnered two No. one hits with “Come Back Song” and “This.” The third single, “I Got Nothin’,” is on country radio now and working its way up the charts. His chart-topping 2008 debut release, Learn To Live produced three consecutive No. one singles and Top Five smash, “History In The Making.” In addition to country music, Darius offers much of his time to charitable efforts benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Hootie & The Blowfish Foundation, and many others.
One of Country music’s biggest breakout acts of 2011, Stoney Creek Records’ Thompson Square, has earned 12 major awards show nominations in 2011. The husband-and-wife’s infectious hit single, “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not,” reached the coveted No. one spot on both Country radio charts and has sold 1.5 million downloads to-date. The single is also the most played song of the year on Country radio (Mediabase). Thompson Square’s current single, “I Got You,” is cresting Top 10 on both the Billboard and Mediabase Country radio charts and is a No. one hit on the Music Row chart.
For a full list of tour dates and ticket info, visit www.ladyantebellum.com.
GRAMMY WINNING TRIO LADY ANTEBELLUM SHARES MORE DETAILS ON THIRD DISC OWN THE NIGHT
After sweeping the 2011 GRAMMY Awards earlier this year, the singer/songwriters returned to Nashville to focus on writing and recording the follow up to their top selling NEED YOU NOW. The trio penned 10 of the new disc’s 12 tracks, including their fastest rising and current Top 10 single “Just A Kiss.” Collaborating again with veteran producer Paul Worley, Lady Antebellum’s Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott also return as co-producers.
“We’re definitely more in tune with each other musically and personally than ever,” said Haywood. “It’s an exciting place to be. This album was created from the ground up—we are writing these songs, playing these instruments and creating these arrangements. With OWN THE NIGHT, more than ever before, I think we share a real feeling of accomplishment both as a band and as friends.”
OWN THE NIGHT Track List:
1. We Owned The Night
2. Just A Kiss
3. Dancin’ Away With My Heart
4. Friday Night
5. When You Were Mine
6. Cold As Stone
7. Singing Me Home
8. Wanted You More
9. As You Turn Away
10. The Love I’ve Found In You
11. Somewhere Love Remains
12. The Heart Of The World
OWN THE NIGHT’s lead and record breaking track “Just A Kiss” climbs to No. six on Billboard’s Country Singles chart this week. The new album follows the band’s GRAMMY winning second disc NEED YOU NOW. Since its release in Jan. 2010, the album has sold over five million copies across the globe, spawned three multi-week No. one hits (“Need You Now,” “American Honey,” “Our Kind of Love”), taken home five GRAMMY Awards and scored over a dozen other award show trophies.
For updates on OWN THE NIGHT and for a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit www.ladyantebellum.com.
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