Guardian Music — Union Chapel, LondonWhile US R&B, pop and hip-hop are in a fecund period of reinvention thanks to Beyoncé, Kanye et al, AOR country music appears to be the first genre to reach its ultimate conclusion. Hence, to a bafflingly rapturous reception, thr... more info

Mercury News, California — Lady Antebellum navigates stormy sea of success -- first by navigating stormy sea of communication more info

ContactMusic — Lady Antebellum were alongside actress Melissa Mccarthy in making their Saturday Night Live debut last night 110 the country trio performing as the shows musical guests and performing first We Own The Night and then later Just A Kiss from their... more info

ContactMusic — Melissa Mccarthy made her Saturday Night Live debut last night 110 hosting a show that included musical guest Lady Antebellum MCCarthy first came to prominence with her role as Sookie St James on long-running US drama series Gilmore Girls be... more info

Guardian Music — (Capitol)The most interesting thing about this Nashville trio is that the loneliness and lust described in their lyrics are neutered by floppy country-pop designed to win over MOR radio programmers. This is their third album – the last, amazingly,... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Melissa McCarthy is set to host the next episode of SNL and she shot some super-cute promos with funnyguy dreamboat Andy Samberg. The Bridesmaids talent, fresh off her Emmy win for Mike and Molly, will host a show featuring musical guest Lady Antebel... more info

Guardian Music — Singer says follow-up to Born This Way will be released 'sooner rather than later' – and she may even give it away for freeLady Gaga has started work on her new album – and her manager has suggested she give it away for free. The follow-up to Bor... more info

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Perez Hilton — As we knew they would! When your music is good, it gets recognized. Simple as that! Lady Antebellum landed themselves on top of the Billboard 200 chart this week for the second time in their career with their new album, Own The Night. In its debut, t... more info

ContactMusic — Country trio Lady Antebellum are back at the top of the U S album charts with the biggest opening week sales for a group this year 11 The bands Own the Night has debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 347000 sales Only three country g... more info