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Career Overview

AWARDS

• 2007 ACM Top New Vocal Group
• 2006 Billboard Magazine’s Independent Artist of the Year (all genres)
• 2006 Billboard Magazine’s Independent Album of the Year for The Road To Here (all genres)

NOMINATIONS

• 2009 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
• 2009 CMT Music Awards Collaborative Video of the Year for “Life In A Northern Town” with Sugarland and Jake Owen
• 2009 CMT Music Awards CMT Performance of the Year for “Life In A Northern Town” with Sugarland and Jake Owen from the 2008 CMT Music Awards
• 2009 ACM Vocal Group of the Year
• 2009 ACM Vocal Event of the Year for “Life In A Northern Town” with Sugarland & Jake Owen
• 2009 Grammy for Best Country Collaboration With Vocal for “Life In A Northern Town” with Sugarland and Jake Owen
• 2009 CMT Online Awards Number One Streamed Live Performance for “Life In A Northern Town” from 2008 CMT Music Awards
• 2008 CMT Online Awards Number One Streamed Music Video for “Life In A Northern Town”
• 2008 CMT Online Awards Number One Digitally Active Group or Duo
• 2008 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
• 2008 CMA Musical Event of the Year for “Life in a Northern Town” with Sugarland and Jake Owen
• 2008 ACM Top Vocal Group
• 2008 CMT Music Video Awards Group Video of the Year for “A Little More You”
• 2007 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
• 2007 CMA Horizon
• 2007 ACM Top Vocal Group
• 2007 ACM Top New Vocal Duo or Group
• 2007 CMT Music Video Awards Group Video of the Year for “Good As Gone”
• 2006 Grammy for Best Country Album for The Road To Here
• 2006 Grammy for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for “Boondocks” 
• 2006 CMA Vocal Group of the Year
• 2006 CMA Horizon
• 2006 ACM Top New Vocal Duo or Group
• 2006 ACM Top Vocal Group
• 2006 CMT Music Awards Group Video of the Year for “Boondocks” 

ACCOLADES

Little Big Town is a 2009 Celebrity Ambassador for the T.J. Martell Foundation.

• “Fine Line” - #15 Single of the Year according to Nashville Scene’s 9th Annual Country Music
  Critics Poll.
• Little Big Town - #10 Live Act of the Year, #4 Duo or Group of the Year according to Nashville Scene’s 9th Annual Country Music Critics Poll.
• A Place to Land is the Miami’s Herald #1 Album of 2007.
• A Place to Land is #3 on CMT.com’s list of Top 10 Albums for 2007.
• A Place to Land is included in the Chicago Tribune Best of 2007.
• A Place to Land is listed in the Top 5 of Dallas Morning News’ Top 10 Country Albums of 2007.

DISCOGRAPHY

• A Place To Land – Released November 6, 2007- will be repackaged & re-released with additional music October 14, 2008 by Capitol Records Nashville.
• The Road To Here – Released October 4, 2005, Certified Platinum April 2007

RADIO HITS

“Boondocks,” the lead single from The Road to Here, resonated with listeners and almost instantly became one of the most downloaded singles of the early part of 2006, scoring a Gold Digital Certification for more than 100,000 sold in digital downloads   

• “Boondocks” – Top 10
• “Bring It On Home” – Top 5
• “Good As Gone” – Top 20
• “A Little More You” – Top 20
• “I’m With the Band”
• “Fine Line” – Current Single
• “Good Lord Willing”

ADDITIONAL RECORDINGS

LBT members Karen Fairchild and Kimberly Schlapman lend their voice to the first ever Elvis duets album. Elvis Presley Christmas Duets features Elvis’ original vocals from holiday performances that were originally recorded for yuletide albums in 1957 and 1971.

LBT member Karen Fairchild can be heard on Mellencamp’s new cd, Life, Death, Love and Freedom, as she duets with the superstar on “My Sweet Love”, Mellencamp’s current single and video on VH1. She also lends vocals to “Don’t Need This Body,” “A Ride Back Home” and “For the Children.”

LBT’s vocal work can also be heard on John Mellencamp’s song “Our Country,” currently featured in Chevrolet’s national advertising campaign, and they lent their distinctive harmonies to eight tracks on the rock superstar’s CD, Freedom’s Road.

Country Sings Disney – LBT can be heard on this album singing Disney’s we go together, released July 8, 2008.

TOUR

• 2009 Special guests on select dates of Keith Urban’s “Escape World Together Tour”
  Headlined A Place to Land Tour, opening acts include Zac Brown Band, Ashton Shepherd, Jonathan Singleton & The Grove and Kate & Kacey
• 2008 Supporting act on Carrie Underwood’s “Carnival Ride” Tour
  Special Guest on the George Strait Tour, also touring with Sugarland and Martina McBride on selected dates
• 2007 Toured with Martina McBride, CMT Tour with Sugarland
• 2006 Toured with John Mellencamp
  Appeared on select dates with Alan Jackson and Kenny Chesney
• 2005 Toured with Keith Urban

TELEVISION APPEARANCES

• Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
• Late Night with Conan O’Brien
• The Tonight Show CMT CROSSROADS with rock icon and former Fleetwood Mac front man, Lindsey Buckingham
  Better TV
• ACM Awards Show: 2008, 2007, 2006
• CMA Awards Show: 2007, 2006
• CMA Music Festival ABC Special: 2007, 2006

PERSONAL STATS

Kimberly Schlapman and husband Stephen gave birth to their first child, Daisy Pearl Schlapman on July 27,2007.

Phillip Sweet and wife Rebecca welcomed their first child, Penelopi Jane Sweet, on December 27, 2007.