Lady A: Last News

Lady A musician opens up about his battle with alcohol addiction in a new interview with Gayle King on, candidly addressing the rock bottom moment that set him on the road to recovery. The country band announced last August that they would be postponing their planned Request Line Tour while Kelley embarked on «a journey to sobriety.» In his new sit-down, which aired on Wednesday, Charles says that he used to joke with friends about being «a functioning alcoholic.» «I said, 'I know I'm gonna have to stop at some point, but that's not today,'» he tells King. «That was always kind of my little joke.

Charles Kelley, a founding member of country group Lady A, is opening up about his sobriety journey.

Together through it all. Lady A musician Charles Kelley and his wife, Cassie McConnell, have weathered some tough times during their relationship.

After postponing his tour, Lady A singer-guitarist Charles Kelley celebrated six months of sobriety last Saturday while vacationing in the Bahamas with his family.'This is the first time I actually put tools in place,' the Georgia-born 41-year-old told Men's Health on Monday.'What do you want out of this life? Do you want to wreck your family and your career? Or do you want to put some things into place to keep it successful? 'Really grateful': Lady A singer-guitarist Charles Kelley celebrated six months of sobriety last Saturday while vacationing in the Bahamas with his family'It's my second half of life. I've lived 25 years one way, and it was really freaking fun. It was awesome.

Lady A tour would be postponed while he works on his sobriety, the 40-year-old singer shared a message with his fans.  “I want to thank everyone who has shown me so much support and encouragement so far on my journey of sobriety,” the “Need You Now” singer wrote.  He continued, “Y’alls kind words have meant the world to me and really lifted me up over the past few weeks.

Lady A has postponed their tour, sharing the emotional news that band member Charles Kelley was beginning a "journey to sobriety".MORE: Inside country music singers' jaw-dropping homes: Carrie Underwood, Jimmie Allen, Miranda Lambert + moreHillary Scott, Dave Haywood and Charles said in a statement on social media that the decision to push their Request Line Tour to 2023 was "hard but important" as they are a "family".WATCH: Miranda Lambert shares surprising news about CMA performance"We have decided to postpone our Request Line Tour until next year. Being on the road with our fans is our greatest joy, so it was a hard but important decision to make," it began."We are a band, but more importantly…we’re family.

Lady A has hit pause on their upcoming fall tour to support one of their own. The band announced in a statement on Thursday that they would be postponing their planned Request Line Tour while Charles Kelley embarks on «a journey to sobriety.» The trio said that they plan to push the tour to 2023.«Being on the road with our fans is our greatest joy, so it was a hard but important decision to make,» the statement reads.

Lady A) and the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum has reportedly been settled out of court.In June 2020, the country band who had performed as Lady Antebellum for 14 years, announced they were changing their name to Lady A due to the negative racial connotations associated with the term “antebellum”. It soon emerged after that White, a Black blues and soul singer, had been using the same stage name for more than 20 years.After attempts to persuade White to allow the band to share the name ‘Lady A’ were unsuccessful, the band sued the singer in July, asking the court “to affirm [their] right to continue to use the name Lady A.”At the time, they alleged that White had demanded $10million in order to use the name, and also claimed they had had the name trademarked “for years”.

Lady A is ready to get back on the road and play their new music. The group, who just announced their new album, , Wednesday, spoke with ET's Cassie DiLaura ahead of the 2021 CMT Music Awards about what fans can expect from their new music and upcoming tour.«We've been working hard,» Lady A's Dave Haywood told ET.

Lady A may be one of the biggest acts in country music, but their children keep them «humble.»Ahead of their 2021 ACM Awards appearance, ET's Rachel Smith spoke with Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood about how they're getting ready for their «Like a Lady» performance — and the not-so-subtle shade one of their kids gave them.«On the ride over here I told my son, I said, 'Hey, dad is going to be on TV for the award show.' And he said, 'Taylor Swift has more awards than you, right?» Haywood shared, with Kelley adding, «Very true, very true.»   «I was like, 'What? Yeah, she does have a lot more than me, you're right,'» Haywood laughed.

Lady A fans are getting the first taste of the band’s next album.

Maren Morris and Ryan Hurd welcomed their son, Hayes, in March, the Lady A band members passed along parenting advice.“The guys from Lady A said, ‘Get the onesies with the zippers, not the buttons,” the “Diamonds or Twine” singer, 33, exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, August 19, while promoting his “Every Other Memory” single on his EOM EP. “That’s great advice.