When “Music City Keep On Playin’- A Benefit For Flood Relief” was presented by GAC, the stars as well as American people and numerous companies gave in a very big way. Among the artists delivering almost 20 songs during the three hour special live from Ryman Auditorium in Nashville were Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum, Keith Urban and Brad Paisley. Over $1.7 million was raised by the event by midnight Central Time.

Lady Antebellum, with their “Need You Now” crossover hit and seven nominations under their belt, seemed to be primed to dominate the Academy of Country Music’s 45th Awards. The trio was able to do just that. They received five awards on April 18 at the ceremony in Las Vegas.

Lady Antebellum is currently on a roll. They won two CMA Awards, are having multi-week No. 1 song and album, are performing at the Grammys ceremony, and winning the group’s first Grammy award. Currently they are celebrating another incredible first- getting called by Oprah. On February 19 the trio will be making their debut on the Oprah Winfrey Show.

“Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum is No. 1 for the second week in a row on the U.S. Pop album chart. Meanwhile the rapper Lil Wayne debuted at No. 2 as he awaits a prison sentence. According to data from Nielsen SoundScan the country trio’s album sold 209,000 copies for the week ending February 7. The previous week the album sold 481,000 copies. It was the highest selling week for an album in the country music genre since “Fearless” by Taylor Swifted debuted in the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s 200 chart in November 2008, selling 592,000 copies.

Last April when I saw Lady Antebellum in concert, I fell completely in love with them. They put on a really great show and stole the hearts of the audience. Right after the concert, I bought “Lady Antebellum,” their first CD. I absolutely love that album.

We know already that the sophomore album from Lady Antebellum, “Need You Now” will almost certainly make their debut at No. 1 next week on Billboard’s 200 chart. However, now it seems the album is going to sell even more copies than was originally anticipated.

The party was for celebrating the success of Lady Antebellum. Singer Charles Kelley was thinking the stream of praise and plaques would never end. Kelley joked while getting ready to pose for yet another photograph that it was starting to get embarrassing.

On January 15, Lady Antebellum tickets went on sale for their headlining debut concert in Nashville. The show sold out in just thirty minutes. Because the show on March 11 sold out so quickly, a second show was promptly added by the group for March 10. That one sold out too, again within thirty minutes, solidifying the hometown appeal of the trio.

Tim McGraw, who this week released “Southern Voice,” his new album, has announced an extensive tour of North America. The trek will kick off in Omaha, Nebraska on February 11 and wrap up in Virginia Beach, Virginia on August 15. McGraw said, I’m very excited to get this chance to head out on the road for our Southern Voice tour next year. I am looking forward to getting the chance to play old favorites and new songs for my fans.