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FraziFrazier Thompson III, better known by his stage name Trae, (born March 5, 1981) is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. With his cousin Z-RO, he is a part of the underground rap collective Screwed Up Click. Trae and Z-RO, along with Trae's other cousin Dougie D,^[1] are the founding members of the group Guerilla Maab.^[2] He is also the older brother of Houston rapper Jay'Ton.er Thompson III, better known by his stage name Trae, (born March 5, 1981) is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. With his cousin Z-RO, he is a part of the underground rap collective Screwed Up Click. Trae and Z-RO, along with Trae's other cousin Dougie D,^[1] are the founding members of the group Guerilla Maab.^[2] He is also the older brother of Houston rapper Jay'Ton.

[edit] History

Trae first gained exposure on the Houston rap scene in 1998,^{[citation needed]} when he made his rapping debut with a guest appearance on Z-RO's album Look What You Did to Me. In 2003, he began his solo career with the album Losing Composure. 2004's Same Thing Different Day, 2006's Restless, and 2007's Life Goes On followed shortly after. Trae's third mainstream album Tha Truth is expected to be released in Summer 2010.

Trae was involved in a scuffle with fellow Texas rapper Mike Jones at the 2008 Ozone Awards. Both later apologized for the incident.^[3] It was recently suspected that Trae's music was banned from Houston's local radio Station, 97.9 The Boxx.^[4]

[edit] Honors

In 2008, Trae was awarded by the mayor of Houston, Bill White, and Council Member Peter Brown with his own day, Trae Day, in honor of his outstanding work within the community. This is the first time the honor has been extended to a rap artist. Trae Day was celebrated July 22, 2008.

[edit] Radio Ban

97.9 The Box (KBXX), a local radio station in Houston banned Trae and everything related to Trae from the radio station. For more info please read the open letter to 97.9 The Box. Click Here for full story^[5]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Solo albums

• 2003: Losing Composure
• 2004: Same Thing Different Day
• 2006: Restless
• 2007: Life Goes On
• 2008: The Beginning
• 2010: Tha Truth

[edit] Collaboration albums

• 1999: Rise (with Guerilla Maab)
• 2000: In the Mist of Guerillas (with Guerilla Maab)
• 2002: Resurrected (with Guerilla Maab)
• 2002: Year of the Underdawgs (with Guerilla Maab)
• 2003: Assholes by Nature (with Z-RO)
• 2008: It Is What It Is (with Z-RO)

[edit] Mixtapes

• 2005: Drama
• 2005: Return of the Streets (with DJ Smallz)
• 2006: Later Dayz
• 2006: On the Grind - Southwest General
• 2007: Tha Truth Show
• 2007: Asshole by Nature (with DJ Scream)
• 2007: I Am Houston (with DJ Chuck T)
• 2008: The Streets of the South Pt. 1
• 2008: The Diary of the Truth
• 2008: Street's Advocate
• 2008: The Streets of the South Pt. 2
• 2009: Both Sides of the Fence (with Rob G)
• 2009: The Incredible Truth
• 2010: Mr. Houston Pt.2

[edit] Singles

[edit] Videos

I Found Me (Z-Ro feat. Trae) from King Of Da Ghetto Don't Need Y'all from Same Thing Different Day
Let Me Live (feat. Z-Ro) from Same Thing Different Day
2006: Swang (feat. Big Hawk) from Restless
2007: In The Hood (feat. Yung Joc) from Restless
2007: No Help (feat. Z-RO) from Restless
2007: Fuckin With Texas (Flatline feat. Trae)
Nothin 2 A Boss/Million Bucks (feat. Slim Thug, Jay'ton and Lil Boss) from Life Goes On
2009: We Here (Jay'Ton feat. Trae and Yung Quis) from Got It By Tha Ton
2009: Not My Time (feat. Lynzie Kent) from Tha Truth
2009: Sex Drugs Money & Murda (feat. Maino) from Tha Truth
2010: Inkredible (feat. Lil Wayne and Rick Ross) from Tha Truth

Grey Cassette (feat. Bun B and Lil Keke)
Boss Mac Swag (Dougie D feat. Trae & Lil Boss)
No Luv (SPM feat. Z-Ro and Trae)

Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. As a teenager, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included rappers Juvenile, B.G., and Turk. Hot Boys debuted with Get It How U Live! that year. Lil Wayne gained most of his success with the group's major selling album Guerrilla Warfare, released in 1999. Also in 1999, Lil Wayne released his multi-platinum debut album Tha Block Is Hot, selling over two million copies.

Although his next two albums Lights Out (2000) and 500 Degreez (2002) were not as successful (only reaching Gold status), Lil Wayne reached higher popularity in 2004 with Tha Carter, which included the hit single "Go D.J." Wayne also appeared on the Destiny's Child top ten single "Soldier" that year. In 2005, the sequel to Tha Carter, Tha Carter II, was released. In 2006 and 2007, Lil Wayne released several mixtapes and appeared on several popular rap and R&B singles. His most successful album, Tha Carter III, was released in 2008 which went to sell 1.5 million copies in the U.S. its first week of release. It included the number-one single "Lollipop" and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. Lil Wayne released his first rock album, Rebirth, in 2010. Critical reception of that album was heavily negative, and the album was released a month before Lil Wayne began serving a year long jail sentence for weapon possession in March 2010.

Early life

Lil Wayne was born Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. and grew up in the Hollygrove neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.^[1] Carter enrolled in the gifted program of Lafayette Elementary School and in the drama club of Eleanor McMain Secondary School.^[2][3] He wrote his first rap song at age eight.^[4] At age eleven, he met Bryan Williams, rapper and owner of Cash Money Records. Carter recorded freestyle raps on William's answering machine leading him to mentor the young Carter and include him in Cash Money-distributed songs. He also recorded his first ever collaboration album True Story with rapper B.G.. At the time, Carter was 11, and B.G. was 14, and was billed as "The B.G.'z".^[5] When he was 12, he played the part of the Tin Man in his middle school drama club's production of The Wiz.^[6] He also accidentally shot himself with a .44 caliber gun at the age of 13.^[2] The year following his accident, he dropped out of school.

Music career

The Hot Boys

In 1997, Carter joined the Hot Boys along with rappers Juvenile, B.G., and Turk. At age 15, Carter was the youngest member at that time. Hot Boys' debut album Get It How U Live! was released the same year, followed in 1999 by the group's major-label debut Guerrilla Warfare,^[1] which reached #1 on the Billboard magazine Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #5 on the Billboard 200.^[7] During their career, the Hot Boys had two charting singles, "We on Fire" from Get It How U Live! and "I Need a Hot Girl" from Guerrilla Warfare.^[8] Carter was also featured on Juvenile's single "Back That Azz Up", which reached #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.^[9] Let 'Em Burn, a compilation album of unreleased tracks recorded during 1999 and 2000, came out in 2003, several years after the group disbanded.^[10] It reached #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #14 on the Billboard 200.^[7]

Carter's debut solo album Tha Block Is Hot at age 17 featured significant contributions from the Hot Boys and was certified 2x platinum, climbing to #3 on the Billboard album charts.^[1] The album earned him a 1999 Source magazine award nomination for "Best New Artist",^[11] and also became a Top Ten hit.^[1] The lead single was "Tha Block Is Hot". After the release of Tha Block is Hot, Carter was featured on the single, "Bling Bling", with B.G., Juvenile, and Big Tymers. His verse was featured on the radio edition, and on the album version, only his hook was featured on the single.

Lights Out and 500 Degreez (2000–02)

His 2000 follow-up album Lights Out failed to attain the level of success achieved by his debut^[1] but was certified gold by RIAA.^[12] Critics pointed to the lack of coherent narratives in his verses as evidence that he had yet to mature to the level of his fellow Hot Boys.^[13] The lead single was "Get Off The Corner" which was noticed for an improvement in lyrical content and style, it also received a music video. The second single which received less attention was "Shine" featuring The Hot Boys. Near the release of Lights Out, Lil Wayne was featured on the single, "1# Stunna" with Big Tymers and Juvenile, which rose to 24th place on the Hot Rap Tracks charts.

In 2001, Lil Wayne was shot in the chest in Florida after "some groupies" fired two shots through his tour bus window. He recalled the incident in 2008 interview: 'It [the bullet] 'didn’t go all the way in, ’cause the window slowed it down.'^[2]

Lil Wayne's third album 500 Degreez, released in 2002, followed the format of his previous two, with significant contributions from the Hot Boys and Mannie Fresh. While certified Gold like its predecessor,^[12] it too failed to match the success of his debut.^[1] The title was a reference to the recently estranged Hot Boys member Juvenile's recording, 400 Degreez.^[14] The lead single was "Way Of Life" which like the album failed to match the success of his previous singles. After the release of 500 Degreez, he was featured in the single "Neva Get Enuf" by 3LW.^[15]

Tha Carter and Tha Carter II (2004–05)

In the summer of 2004, Wayne's album Tha Carter came out, marking what critics considered advancement in his rapping style and lyrical themes.^[16] In addition, the album's cover art featured the debut of Wayne's now-signature dreadlocks.^[1] Tha Carter gained Wayne significant recognition, selling over 1 million copies in the United States, while the single "Go DJ" became a Top 5 Hit.^[17] After the release of Tha Carter, Lil Wayne was featured in Destiny's Child's single "Soldier" with T.I., which peaked at #3 on the U.S. Hot 100 and the U.S. R&B Charts.^[18] The song Get Something (featuring Mannie Fresh) was supposed to appear on the album but failed to make the cut, however the music video was released.^[19]

Tha Carter II, the follow-up to the original Tha Carter album, was released in December 2005, this time without production by longtime Cash Money Records producer Mannie Fresh, who had since left the label. Tha Carter II sold more than 238,000 copies in its first week of release, debuting at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and went on to sell 2,000,000 copies world wide. The lead single, "Fireman," became a hit in the US, peaking at 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Other singles included "Grown Man", "Hustler Muzik", and "Shooter" (featuring R&B singer Robin Thicke). Lil Wayne also appeared on a remix of Bobby Valentino's "Tell Me", which rose to #13 on the U.S. R&B Charts.

In 2005, Lil Wayne was named president of Cash Money, and in the same year he founded Young Money Entertainment as an imprint of Cash Money.^[20] However, as of late 2007, Lil Wayne reported that he has stepped down from the management of both labels and has handed management of Young Money over to Cortez Bryant.^[21]

Collaborations and mixtapes (2006–07)

Performing at the Beacon Theatre on July 23, 2007

In 2006, Lil Wayne collaborated with rapper Birdman for the album Like Father, Like Son, whose first single "Stuntin' Like My Daddy", reached #21 on the Billboard Hot 100. Instead of a follow-up solo album, Lil Wayne reached his audience through a plethora of mixtapes and guest appearances on a variety of pop and hip-hop singles.^[1] Of his many mixtapes, Dedication 2 and Da Drought 3 received the most media exposure and critical review. Dedication 2, released in 2006, paired Lil Wayne with DJ Drama and contained the acclaimed socially conscious track "Georgia Bush," in which Lil Wayne critiqued former US president George W. Bush's response to the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the city of New Orleans. Da Drought 3 was released the following year and was available for free legal download. It contained Lil Wayne rapping over a variety of beats from recent hits by other musicians. Numerous of features in prominent hip-hop magazines such as XXL^[22] and Vibe^[23] covered the mixtape. Christian Hoard of Rolling Stone magazine considered the mixtapes Da Drought 3 and The Drought Is Over 2 "among the best albums of 2007."^[24]

Despite no album release for two years, Lil Wayne appeared in numerous singles as a featured performer, including "Gimme That" by Chris Brown, "Make It Rain" by Fat Joe, "You" by Lloyd, and "We Takin Over" by DJ Khaled (also featuring Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, and Birdman), "Duffle Bag Boy" by Playaz Circle, "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" by Wyclef Jean (also featuring Akon), and the remix to "I'm So Hood" by DJ Khaled (also featuring T-Pain, Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Fat Joe, Birdman, and Rick Ross). All these singles charted within the top 20 spots on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Rap Tracks, and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. On Birdman's 2007 album 5 * Stunna, Lil Wayne appeared on the singles "100 Million" and "I Run This" among several other tracks. Wayne also appeared on tracks from albums Getback by Little Brother, American Gangster by Jay-Z, and Graduation by Kanye West and Insomniac by Enrique Iglesias. "Make it Rain", a Scott Storch production that peaked at number 13 on the Hot 100 and number two on the Hot Rap Tracks chart,^[25] was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for 2008.^[26]

Vibe magazine ranked a list of 77 of Lil Wayne's songs from 2007 and ranked his verse in DJ Khaled's "We Takin Over" as his best of 2007, with "Dough Is What I Got" (a freestyle over the beat of Jay-Z's "Show Me What You Got") from Da Drought 3 the second song.^[23] At the end of 2007, an MTV poll selected Lil Wayne as "Hottest MC in the Game",^[27] The New Yorker magazine ranked him "Rapper of the Year",^[5] and GQ magazine named him "Workaholic of the Year".^[28] In 2008 he was named "Best Rock Star Alive" by Blender magazine^[2] and "Best MC" by Rolling Stone.^[3]

Tha Carter III (2008)

Initially planned to be released in 2007, Tha Carter III's largest delay came after the majority of the tracks were leaked and distributed on mixtapes, such as "The Drought Is Over Pt. 2" and "The Drought Is Over Pt. 4". Lil Wayne initially decided to use the leaked tracks, plus four new tracks, to make a separate album, titled The Leak. The Leak was to be released December 18, 2007, with the actual album being delayed until March 18, 2008,^[29] The release of The Leak in this format never came to fruition, but an official EP titled The Leak and containing five tracks was released digitally on December 25, 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Tha Carter III was released on June 10, 2008, selling more than a million copies in its first week of release, the first to do so since 50 Cent's The Massacre in 2005.^[30] The first single "Lollipop", featuring Static became the rapper's most commercially successful song at that point, topping the Billboard Hot 100, making it the first Top 10 single for Lil Wayne as a solo artist, as well as his first #1 on the chart. His third single from Carter III', "Got Money" featuring T-Pain, peaked at #13 on the Billboard 100. Along with his album singles, Lil Wayne appeared on R&B singles "Girls Around the World" by Lloyd, "Love In This Club, Part II" by Usher, "Official Girl" by Cassie, "I'm So Paid" by Akon, "Turnin' Me On" by Keri Hilson, and "Can't Believe It" by T-Pain; rap singles "My Life" by The Game, "Shawty Say" by David Banner, "Swagga Like Us" by T.I., "Cutty Buddy" by Mike Jones, and "Haterz" and the remix to "Certified" by Glasses Malone; and pop single "Let It Rock" by new Cash Money artist Kevin Rudolf. On July 14, 2008, the Recording Industry Association of America certified Tha Carter III two times platinum.^[31] In an October 2008 interview with MTV News, Lil Wayne announced plans to re-release this album with all new tracks, including a duet with

Joseph Wayne McVey (born January 19, 1977), better known by his stage name Z-RO, is a rapper, singer, and producer. He has built a reputation as a southern rapper. Z-RO has sold about 1,000,000 albums in the U.S. Despite most of his popularity belonging to the south, he has been named as one of America's most underrated rappers by the New York Times. Common themes in Z-RO's music are crime and poverty, often relating to his personal experience. For example, the music video for Hate You was recorded while he was incarcerated in Harris County jail. Though common, crime and poverty are not the only focuses of his music. Z-RO has been known to uplift crowds with his hope bringing songs such as “Lovely Day” and “T.H.U.G (True Hero Under God)”.

His 2006 album I'm Still Livin' was released while Z-RO was imprisoned for drug possession, to positive reviews.^[1][2] It was called "a great album... powerful" but "relentlessly bleak" by The Village Voice^[1] and "one of the best rap albums to come out of Houston" by the Houston Chronicle.^[3]

Z-RO is a member of the original "Screwed Up Click", a large group of rappers from the south side of Houston.

[edit] Solo albums

• Look What You Did to Me
  • Released: June 16, 1998

• Z-RO vs. The World
  • Released: April 27, 2000

• King of da Ghetto
  • Released: July 10, 2001

• Screwed Up Click Representa
  • Released: April 16, 2002

• Z-RO
  • Released: April 16, 2002

• Life
  • Released: December 17, 2002

• Z-Ro Tolerance
  • Released: April 27, 2003

• The Life of Joseph W. McVey
  • Released: February 24, 2004
  • Chart positions: 170 U.S.

• Let the Truth Be Told
  • Released: April 12, 2005

• I'm Still Livin'
  • Released: November 7, 2006

• King of tha Ghetto: Power
  • Released: May 8, 2007

• Crack
  • Released: September 16, 2008
  • Chart Positions: 5 U.S.

• Cocaine
  • Released: October 28, 2009
  • Chart Positions: 7 U.S.

• Angel Dust
  • Released: June 15, 2010

[edit] Collaboration albums

• Rise
  • With: Guerilla Maab
  • Released: 1999

• Resurrected
  • With: Guerilla Maab
  • Released: 2002

• Assholes by Nature
  • With: Trae
  • Released: 2003

• Kings of the South
  • With: Lil Flip
  • Released: 2005

• It Is What It Is
  • With: Trae
  • Released: 2008

• The Rain
  • With: Chill
  • Released: June 23, 2009

• Legendary
  • With: Billy Cook
  • Released: TBA

• I Ain't Takin No Loss Pt. 2
  • With: J-Dawg & Lil C
  • Released: March 2, 2010

• Kings of the South 2
  • With: Lil Flip
  • Released: TBA

[edit] Compilations albums

• 2002: Z-Ro vs. the World / King of the Ghetto
• 2004: For My Thugs: Greatest Hits
• 2005: Fuck 'Em All: Z-Ro's Greatest Verses Revisited & Remixed
• 2006: Z-Ro and the S.U.C.
• 2006: 4/20 the Smokers Anthem
• 2006: 1 Deep
• 2007: Tha Omega
• 2008: Z-Ro and the S.U.C. Part 2
• 2009: Greatest Hits

[edit] Mixtapes

• 2003: A Bad Azz Mix Tape
• 2003: Gangstafied
• 2004: Underground Railroad, Vol. 1: Street Life (Hulled & Chopped)
• 2004: Underground Railroad, Vol. 2: Thug Luv
• 2005: 4 Da Green Reloaded
• 2005: Z-Ro and Friends
• 2006: Underground Railroad, Vol. 3: Paper Stacks Hulled
• 2009: Rodeine
• 2009: My Favorite Mixtape
• 2009: Cocaine (2CD Mixtape Version)
• 2009: Relvis Presley

Lady Antebellum is an American country music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006. The trio is composed of Charles Kelley (lead and background vocals), Dave Haywood (background vocals, guitar, piano, mandolin) and Hillary Scott (lead and background vocals). The group made its debut in 2007 as guest vocalists on Jim Brickman's single "Never Alone", before signing to Capitol Records Nashville and releasing "Love Don't Live Here". The song, which peaked at #3 on the Hot Country Songs chart in May 2008, served as the first single to the group's self-titled debut album. Certified platinum in the US, the album also includes the singles "Lookin' for a Good Time" and "I Run to You", the latter of which became the group's first Number One in July 2009. "Need You Now," was released in mid-2009 and is the first single off the band's new album released in January 2010; it is also the group's second number one single. "American Honey", the second single from Need You Now, was released in January 2010, and is their 4th top 10 single, as well as their third #1 single.

Lady Antebellum has been awarded Top New Duo or Group in 2009 by the Academy of Country Music and New Artist of the Year in 2008 by the Country Music Association. They were nominated for two Grammy Awards at the 51st Grammy Awards and two more at the 52nd Grammy Awards; of these nominations, they took home the award for Best Country Performance by Duo or Group with Vocals for "I Run to You." More recently on April 18, 2010, the group was awarded Top Vocal Group, Song of the Year ("Need You Now"), and Single of the Year ("Need You Now") at the 45th ACM Awards.

[edit] History

Lady Antebellum was formed in 2006^[1] in Nashville, Tennessee by Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott. Scott is the daughter of country music singer Linda Davis,^[2] and Charles Kelley is the brother of pop artist Josh Kelley.^[3] It was these family connections and music industry ties that helped launch the band. Kelley moved to Nashville in mid-2005 from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he had been working construction with his brother John. Trying to become a successful solo country artist, Kelley convinced his old middle-school classmate, Haywood, to move to Nashville from Georgia in 2006 so they could write music together. Shortly thereafter, Scott recognized Kelley from MySpace, and they started to talk at a Nashville music club and invited Scott to join him and Haywood in the new group, which assumed the name Lady Antebellum.^[4] The trio then began performing at local venues in Nashville before being signed in July 2007 to a recording contract with Capitol Records Nashville. In an interview with Sirius Satellite Radio, Scott claimed she was rejected from the hit show American Idol two times, not even making it past the first round.^[2]

[edit] 2007–08 Lady Antebellum

Lady Antebellum performs in concert in 2008, showing Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott

Shortly after the trio signed to the label, adult contemporary artist Jim Brickman chose Lady Antebellum to sing on his 2007 single "Never Alone," which reached #14 on the Billboard adult contemporary charts. In mid-2007, Lady Antebellum also wrote a song for the MTV reality television series The Hills.^[5]

Their solo debut single "Love Don't Live Here" was released in September of that year, with a music video for the song following in December.^[6][7] This song was the lead-off single to the band's self-titled debut album. Released on April 15, 2008, Lady Antebellum was produced by Paul Worley along with Victoria Shaw, a Nashville songwriter and former solo artist.^[1] "Love Don't Live Here" reached #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. The album itself was the first album by a new duo or group to debut at Number One on the Billboard Top Country Albums charts.^[8]

A second single, "Lookin' for a Good Time", was issued in June 2008 and just peaked at #11 in December. In addition, Lady Antebellum was signed as an opening act on Martina McBride's Waking Up Laughing Tour in 2008.^[9] Lady Antebellum also contributed the song "I Was Here" to the AT&T Team USA Soundtrack, a song which peaked at #24 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 based on downloads. In December 2008, their rendition of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" peaked at #3 on the same chart. Their third official single, "I Run to You", was released in January 2009. It eventually became the trio's first Number One in July 2009.

On October 7, 2009 their debut album was certified platinum by the RIAA for shipments of one million copies in the United States.

Haywood and Kelley co-wrote labelmate Luke Bryan's 2009 single "Do I", on which Scott also sings backing vocals.^[10] This song is the first single from Bryan's second studio album "Doin' My Thing", which was released on October 6, 2009.

[edit] 2009–present Need You Now

In August 2009, the group released their fourth single, "Need You Now", the lead-off single and title track to their second studio album, on January 26, 2010. It debuted at #50 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and became their second Number One hit on the charts for the week of November 28, 2009. The song also reached a peak of #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was a number-one hit on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart, making it a crossover hit. A second single, "American Honey", was released to radio on January 11, 2010.

The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and Top Country Albums charts for the week of February 2, 2010, selling 480,922 copies in the first week.^[11] Four weeks after the albums release, it was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.^[12]

On April 28, 2010, Lady Antebellum performed on the results show of American Idol, performing "Need You Now".

[edit] Awards and nominations

Lady Antebellum in April 2010

Since Lady Antebellum won the Country Music Association Awards New Artist of the Year award in 2008, they have accumulated seven more awards, including their first Grammy in 2010 for Best Country Performance by Duo or Group with Vocals. At the 2009 CMA's, the group ended Rascal Flatts' six-year reign as Vocal Group of the Year.