Ladt Antebellum Called Country's Hottest New Band

Who doesn't like the fresh country sound of Lady Antebellum?

The band is making a name for itself across the country. Today the Palm Beach Post in a headline three inches high above the fold dubbed the group "Country's Hottest New band."

Lady Antebellum appears on the Pepsi Stage at the South Florida Fair at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Tickets are $20 - $25.

Gushed the newspaper: Sometimes the stars align.

That's the only way Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum can explain the rookie band's phenomenal success.

"I was working on a solo career," Scott said. "Then I discovered (pop singer) Josh Kelley on MySpace Music. Josh is Charles' older brother, and that led me to listen to Charles' stuff. He had something that caught not just my eye, but my ear. One night out in Nashville I recognized him and told him I really liked his music."

That chance meeting led to a songwriting date and almost immediately Scott, Charles Kelley and compatriot Dave Haywood knew they had something special in their mix of hot country and soul-stirring R&B.

"We feel like fate had a hand in it, that somebody bigger is guiding the ship."

That guiding hand drove the band's first album to debut at No. 1 on Billboard in April, the first time a debut album for a new group or duo has achieved that milestone in the 45 years since the chart was launched. Proving it was no fluke, the self-titled CD topped dozens of critics' Top Ten lists for the year, won two big country music awards and is nominated for two Grammys.

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Lady Antebellum has a MySpace page where you can hear the latest releases for free and a page on their label's website with a schedule of upcoming appearances but no formal fan club yet.