Lady Antebellum names next album "Own the Night"

On June 7th, Lady Antebellum announced the name and release date of their upcoming album! It will be called "Own the Night" and will be released on September 13!

"We took more time to write and record this record than we've ever done before," said Charles Kelley. And so far, that time and work is paying off, as the lead single from the album, "Just a Kiss" has become the fastest rising single of the group's career. (for a review of "Just a Kiss", Click Here)

The name, "Own the Night", appears to come from a song from the record called "We Owned the Night"; which Hillary Scott said was one of their favorite songs from this album, and is all about "a special once-in-a-lifetime moment".

For more information, or to read Lady Antebellums official announcement, click here.

CMT Music Awards 2011

In just a few short days, CMT will be presenting it’s awards for the best Country Music Videos over the past year. In preparation for the rewards show, let’s take a look at some of the nominees…

Video Director of the Year

Nominees:

Deaton Flanigen, Trey Fanjoy, Chris Hickey, David McClister, Roman White

Who should win:

Roman White, for his work on Lady Antebellum’s spine-tingling video for “Hello World”. Roman White has worked with lots of different artists including Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Kelly Clarkson, Reba McEntire, Billy Ray Cyrus, Lonestar, etc, etc.

Duo Video of the Year

Nominees:

Steel Magnolia, Sugarland, The Civil Wars, The JaneDear Girls, Thompson Square

Who Should Win:

Sugarland, for the duo’s video for their hit, “Stuck Like Glue”.

Group Video of the Year

Nominees:

Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Rascal Flatts, The Band Perry, Zac Brown Band

Who Should Win:

Lady Antebellum, for the chilling video for their hit “Hello World”.

Female Video of the Year

Nominees:

Sara Evans, Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood

Who Should Win:

Taylor Swift or Miranda Lambert. Taylor Swift for her video for “Mine”, or Miranda Lambert for her warm video for “The House that Build Me”.

Male Video of the Year

Nominees:

Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Blake Shelton, Keith Urban

Who Should Win:

Keith Urban, for both the song and accompanying video, “Without You”.

Video of the Year

Nominees:

The award show is on Wednesday, June 8 – so tune in to see who wins the awards!

Lady Antebellum - Just a Kiss

Lady Antebellum has returned to the charts with their single, "Just A Kiss" - the lead single from their upcoming 3rd Studio Album. The song debuted at number 28 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and is continually rising.

A slow tempo ballad, the song tells of a newly formed couple who do not wish to rush their relationship, afraid that they may "mess this thing up". They instead are happy with just a kiss goodnight. The lyrics are well crafted and worded, and the theme is more original than many of the trio's previous singles.

The tune dims when compared to Lady Antebellum's smash hit "Need You Now", but is overall good. The harmonies are very well done, and they make the chorus very enjoyable. Hillary Scott's vocals were excellent, and were well complemented by Charles Kelley's harmonies.

The piano part was poorly arranged, too much during the verse and not nearly enough during the chorus; and it overall doesn't seem to match the rest of the song - and the percussion began too early in the song, which hurt the contrast between the verse and the chorus.

Overall, "Just a Kiss" is a good addition to Lady Antebellums collection of hits, and certainly makes us look forward to the release of the full album.