Lady Antebellum Releases Sophomore Effort This Week

Lady Antebellum's sophomore album, Need You Now, will be released Tuesday, Jan. 26.  The album's debut single, "Need You Now," spent five weeks at No. 1 and has been the most downloaded digital Country single on iTunes for 11 consecutive weeks. The latest single from their upcoming album is "American Honey."

Following the release of their second album, the group will make several television performances. On Wednesday, Jan. 27, they will perform on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Then they will be off to perform at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Jan. 31, where they are nominated for "Best Country Performance By a Duo or Group," and "Best Country Song." On Tuesday, Feb. 2, they will perform a two-song, outdoor concert on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Finally, Lady A will perform on the Today Show, live from Vancouver at the 2010 Olympic Games, on Tuesday, Feb. 16.

Bandmate Charles Kelley said, “I’ve never felt more excited about anything in our career. We put our heart and soul into the songs on this album. Our schedule is CRAZY, but I can’t think of anything in the world I’d rather be doing than getting this album out to the fans.”