Lady Antebellum's Hillary Scott & husband Chris Tyrell. Photo courtesy of Capitol Nashville.

Congratulations to Lady Antebellum‘s Hillary Scott and Chris Tyrell, who announced to their fans they are officially married through a video posted on the band’s website on Sunday, January 8.

“I’d like to introduce you to Mrs. Hillary Scott Tyrell,” said Chris, as Hillary showed off her new wedding ring.

“We got married, and we just wanted you to hear it from us first,” added Hillary. “We love you, and we’re so excited to be starting our life together, and we just had to let you in on the exciting news.”

The pair were married on Saturday, January 7 during an intimate ceremony surrounded by family and close friends. Hillary and Chris exchanged vows just before sunset in upstate New York. The bride wore a custom Vera Wang strapless mermaid dress with abstract all-over lace underlay, layered tulle skirt with horsehair banding and hand-cut corded lace applique with hand-applied crystal and pearl beading. She complemented the gown with a mantilla veil with hand-cut chantilly lace applique. The groom donned a gray Ermenegildo Zegna suit. According to People.com, Contemporary Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman performed for the couple’s first dance.

Hillary and Chris met in 2010 on Tim McGraw’s Southern Voice Tour when Lady A was the special guest, and Chris played drums for Love & Theft.The couple was engaged last summer around the Fourth of July weekend.

Hillary shared the advice she received from fellow newlyweds. “If I ask(ed) advice to newlyweds, most of them have literally said, ‘At a point during the reception, sneak away, the two of you sneak away and hide behind a wall and look through a window and just observe what’s going on and just see everyone enjoying it and having a great time. It’s like to have that visual, to have that mental picture for the rest of your life.’”

“My only advice, and I’ve told her and told them,” said Hillary’s band mate, Charles Kelley, “[is] I think the first year, it was definitely a learning experience and learning, ‘Getting to know you,’” he sang. “It was just learning how to compromise, and I feel like after that, it really got just easy. And so, just be patient and love each other…”as hard as you can love…,” he sang.

“Oh, boy!” laughed Hillary.

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Country music stars sure love Twitter! This week, Christmas was a popular topic as Danny Gokey negotiates with Santa, Lady Antebellum’s Dave Haywood fails to go incognito, Chris Young finds himself locked out on Christmas Eve, and Kellie Pickler questions the intentions behind her grandfather’s gift. Here are our picks for the Top 10 Country Tweets Of The Week.

Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/BradPaisley.

Brad Paisley – BradPaisley: Here it is, your moment of zen:

Danny Gokey - DannyGokey: Dear Santa: I have been good for the past week or so. Lets just focus on that.

Lady Antebellum – LadyAntebellum: Home for the holidays, riding around in moms car with license plate that reads “LADY A”. #notsoincognito Merry Christmas guys! -Dave

Photo courtesy of Twitter.com/CharlieDaniels.

Charlie Daniels – CharlieDaniels: Neither one of them has a drivers license. Continue Reading

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NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 08: Kelli Cashiola and Dave Haywood attend the 59th Annual BMI Country Awards on November 8, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BMI)

Lady Antebellum‘s Dave Haywood sure knows a thing or two about romance! People magazine confirms Dave popped the question to girlfriend Kelli Cashiola on Monday night.

Dave staged a memorable proposal. After picking Kelli up from work (Kelli is the VP of Marketing/Brand Management for Warner Music Nashville), he asked her to put on a blindfold as they drove down her street. Once home, Kelli found that Dave had decorated every room in the house. And then they walked outside, where Dave had spelled out ‘Will you marry me?’ with a string of lights. As Dave placed the ring on her finger, Kelli of course said “Yes!”

The happy couple has not yet set a wedding date. It’s likely it’ll be after the wedding of Dave’s band mate, Hillary Scott, who’s expected to marry her fiancé, Chris Tyrrell, in the spring.

Congratulations and best wishes to Dave and Kelli!

Since Lady A is taking a brief break for the holidays, we bet they’ll be eating their favorite family Christmas dishes! Check out our interviews with them & get the recipes for these yummy treats in our 12 Days of Country Cookies section:

Dave Haywood — Divinity
Charles Kelley — 10-Layer Chocolate Cake
Hillary Scott — Sour Cream Pound Cake

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Lady Antebellum photo courtesy of The Greenroom PR.

The members of Lady Antebellum were enjoying their lives as students on September 11, 2001. Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood were in college at the University of Georgia while Hillary Scott was still in high school. When Charles woke up that morning, he had a very different day in mind.

“It was my birthday believe it or not,” Charles said. “Yeah. 9/11. So, I was in college, and yeah, it was wild. I mean, woke up, was getting ready to go to class. And I had a roommate come in and say, ‘Man, turn on the TV. Classes are canceled. You won’t believe…’ He had had an earlier class, and he comes in and says, ‘Turn on the TV.’ And we all got up and watched it. It was just wild. So, it’s hard to put into words. But I can [still] remember it and everybody can. It had such a huge effect on everybody.” Continue Reading

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Lady Antebellum's 2011 CD, Own The Night. Photo courtesy of The Greenroom PR.

In the roughly year-and-a-half since Lady Antebellum released their breakout album Need You Now, the young Nashville trio has quickly turned into one of the most recognizable and promising acts in any genre. Need You Now, with worldwide sales in excess of five million copies and five Grammy awards to its credit, introduced fans to the group’s dynamic harmonies and powerful delivery. Now, on their third album, Own The Night, Lady A shows their continued growth with a set of 12 songs wrapped in emotion and displaying a vibrant presence.

Working again with Producer Paul Worley, Own The Night focuses much of its attention on individual moments in time. “Dancin’ Away With My Heart,” with wistful open chords and a dreamy guitar melody, captures the interaction between older versions of two young first loves. I brush the curls back so I can see your eyes, Charles Kelley sings with a comfortable familiarity before Hillary Scott adds, And the way you move me was like you’re reading my mind. On the ballad “As You Turn Away,” Hillary takes the lead to explore the exact moment a heart breaks at the end of a relationship. Over deep, dramatic piano tones and stirring strings, Hillary sings with touching sadness through the bridge, One step my heart is breaking, one more my hands are shaking/ The door is closing and I just can’t change it. Charles adds backing harmonies in a poignant display of what makes Lady A so special. Continue Reading

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Lady Antebellum photo courtesy of The Greenroom PR.

In just a few years, Lady Antebellum has become one of the most popular and successful bands in country music. In GAC’s new special, Backstory: Lady Antebellum, premiering Sunday, September 11 at 8/7c, the trio sits down to reflect on how they met, became a band and started on the journey to superstardom. Hillary’s, Charles’ and Dave’s parents also help tell the story and share never before seen childhood photos and performance videos.

After graduating from the University of Georgia with a finance degree, Charles moved to Nashville to pursue a solo career. Dave, also a UGA grad, was working an accounting job in Atlanta. Having written together once in college, Charles contacted Dave and was soon driving to Atlanta every other weekend to write. Dave eventually quit his job and joined Charles in Nashville.

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“His brother (singer Josh Kelley) was a big influence on us so I figured maybe we could write songs for Josh or maybe for other country artists,” David said. He and Charles were decidedly against ‘day jobs’ as they pursued their music ambitions as solo artists, maxing out credit cards in the process. In 2006, Charles met Hillary in a Nashville club. Hillary was already a fan of Charles’ music from MySpace and the pair along with Dave agreed to write together. Continue Reading

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Lady Antebellum on the set of their video for "Just A Kiss." Photo courtesy of The GreenRoom PR.

The music video for Lady Antebellum‘s fastest rising single to date “Just A Kiss” premiered today simultaneously on the band’s official website and on VEVO.  “Just a Kiss” is the lead single off Lady Antebellum’s third Capitol Nashville studio album OWN THE NIGHT which will be released on September 13.  Fans can pre-order OWN THE NIGHT beginning today.

Lady Antebellum joined up with award-winning director Shaun Silva to shoot the video, it was their first time working together.  For their scenes in the video Lady Antebellum stayed closed to home, filming here in Nashville.  Meanwhile, director Shaun Silva actually took the two lead actors on a trip to London to shoot several of their scenes on location.

Watch the video for “Just A Kiss” now:

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Suzanne Alexander surprises Miranda Lambert and director Trey Fanjoy with the ACM Award for Video of the Year during the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards Red Carpet. Photo courtesy of GAC staff.

Just two weeks ago, GAC’s Suzanne Alexander was packing her bags to fly to Las Vegas for the 46th Annual ACM Awards. We asked her to share with you what it’s like to be in the thick of things out in Vegas — so here’s Part 2 of her ACM Awards Diary! Don’t forget to watch Suzanne, Nan Kelley, Storme Warren and all your favorite stars in our exclusive GACTV.com ACM backstage video interviews and browse our ACM Awards gallery, packed with hundreds of photos! Check back tomorrow for Part 3 of Suzanne’s diary.

Sunday April 3, 2011: ACM Awards Day!
The time difference really messes me up. It’s almost impossible for me to sleep late in Vegas. We are two hours behind Nashville time and I rise every morning about 6:30-7 a.m. – which is 8:30-9 a.m. Vegas time. Out of everyone I know, no one is up at that time but me. But with an 8:30 a.m. call time, it was good that I was wide awake.

Like the morning of every ACM red carpet show, I ordered my usual – Oatmeal. Coffee. Danish. Juice. My to-do list: Go over last-minute notes. Jump in shower. Do hair and then Michael McCall comes to my room to do my makeup and style my hair.

The big question this year was how to keep my hair off my face, but not have it too far back. Hmmm… Continue Reading

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Lady Antebellum photo by David Johnson, courtesy of The Greenroom PR.

Thanks to the latest episode of their long running “Wednesday Webisodes” video series, you can tag along with Lady Antebellum and go behind the scenes on their recent photo shoot.   Charles, Hillary and Dave find themselves atop the famous Asbury building in Downtown Los Angeles, and with time to kill.  So why not give fans a look at the incredible view they have and have Dave point out some local landmarks.  They were definitely having some fun in the sun in California.  Check it out:

On the heels of this photo shoot, Lady A is wrapping up a couple more tour stops here in the states and then it’s time to get ready for a trip to the land down under in April. The band has a week of concerts scheduled in Australia and New Zealand.  For more on the upcoming tour schedule visit www.ladyantebellum.com.

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Lady Antebellum poses in the press room with the award for Best Country Album for 'Need You Now' at the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards at the Staples Center, February 13, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kristian Dowling/PictureGroup)

– Written by Shannon Heim

Country’s own Lady Antebellum was the big winner at the 53rd Annual GRAMMY® Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night, taking home the trophy in five of the six categories in which they were nominated. The group’s crossover hit “Need You Now” won Song and Record of the Year as well as best Country Album, Best Country Song and Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Lady A members Dave Hayward, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott were clearly stunned by the Recording Academy’s accolades. “We just cried our eyes out backstage and I can’t believe we’re up here once again,” Charles said while accepting for Record of the Year.

During their performance, the group slowed down a shortened version of “Need You Now” and sung bits of “American Honey,” and the classic “If You Don’t Know Me By Now,” a nod to Teddy Pendergrass, who died last year.

Lady Antebellum was the only country nominee in the Album of the Year category, which ultimately went to Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs.

The group’s dominance marked the second straight year a country crossover act was the night’s top story. Continue Reading

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