Currington, Lady Antebellum capture top spots
On the song chart, Currington took over the number one spot from Josh Turner's Why Don't We Just Dance, which slipped to second. Blake Shelton was up one to third with Hillbilly Bone, featuring Trace Adkins. Florida native Easton Corbin was at fourth, up two, with A Little More Country Than That. Carrie Underwood was up two to fifth with Temporary Home.
Most of the songs in the top 30 only moved a few spots, but Jason Aldean's Crazy Town was up 6 to 30th.
On the album chart, Shelton debuted in second with "Hillbilly Bone." Danny Gorkey debuted in third with "My Best Days," while Corbin was fourth with his self-titled debut. Taylor Swift was down two to fifth with "Fearless."
Currington was one of the few artists with an album experiencing an uptick. "Little Bit of Everything" stood at 27th, up 4. Most albums were down three or fourth spots.
On the overall top 200 Lady A was once again first, moving up one; Shelton third, Gokey fourth, Corbin 10th and Swift 17th.
More news for Lady A (formerly Lady Antebellum)
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- 08/04/22: Lady A postpones tour; Kelley seeks treatement
- 06/21/22: Lady A is in a "Summer State of Mind"
- 04/14/22: Lady A sets the Request Line Tour
- 01/04/22: Lady A shows "What a Song Can Do"
- 10/22/21: Lady A, Xmas releases top schedule
- 08/20/21: Lady A expands upon "What a Song Can Do"
CD reviews for Lady A (formerly Lady Antebellum)
Lady Antebellum may lean a little too closely to pop music for many tastes, but it's hard to argue with the trio's song choices. And its latest collection is filled with many memorable songs.
The single "What If I Never Get Over You," poses a rarely asked pop song question. Humans have come to believe the cliché, 'Time heals all wounds,' as if it were some sort of scientific fact. But what if it's just that, a well-worn cliché, with no actual ...
Lady Antebellum may cause you to throw out many of your country music principles. They don't sing and play traditional country music, for starters. They're not cool like more rocking Americana artists. In fact, they're huge mainstream country stars. So, why are some of us still suckers for their sound? And why does the new "Heart Break" sound so good on the ears? Well, it's simple, but complicated.
Hillary Scott is simply a wonderfully sincere singer. ...
Six albums into its career, Lady Antebellum pretty much has the formula down pat. Either Hillary Scott or long and lanky Charles Kelley assumes lead vocals with Dave Haywood also providing vocals plus guitars and mandolin in a bunch of songs easy on the ears with a story often involving a lust for love.
The typical song ("Lie With Me," for example) starts with Kelly or Scott taking a stanza, followed by the other with both then tackling the chorus together. This has worked quite well ...
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