Hillary Scott

Hillary Dawn Scott-Tyrrell (born April 1, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter who rose to fame as the co-lead vocalist of the country music group Lady A.

In collaboration with her family, Scott released the gospel album Love Remains in 2016 as a solo artist.

After joining her mom on stage for a Christmas show, she was convinced to pursue a music career.

Scott decided at age 14 to become a country singer, and her sister, Rylee, is 14 years younger than her; so she has a tattoo of the number 14 in honor of those two things.

During her time at MTSU, Scott worked with singer-songwriter Victoria Shaw and earned some publicity, but was unable to secure a contract with a major label.

She introduced herself to Kelley and complimented him on his music, which led to his deciding that they should get together with Haywood and write songs.

[4] Scott says that being lead singer of Lady A, as opposed to being a solo artist, lessens the pressure on her on stage.

They released their debut single, "Love Don't Live Here", on October 2, 2007, it entered Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart that year, peaking at No.

It consisted of eleven songs, ten of which were either written or co-written by the members of the trio, and was produced by Paul Worley and Victoria Shaw.

Their third single, "I Run to You", became their first number one hit on the Hot Country Songs chart in July 2009.

In late 2013, the deluxe edition re-issue of Golden was released which included the third single "Compass".

In October 2015, the group appeared on Good Morning America to announce that they would be taking some down time after their Wheels Up Tour finishes.

In January 2017, they released "You Look Good" which is the lead single off their upcoming seventh studio album Heart Break.

[7] On June 11, 2020, amid the George Floyd protests, the band announced they would rename themselves "Lady A" in order to avoid racist connotations with Civil War history, as the original name was based on the Antebellum South.

The band stated on social media that they were "deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused and for anyone who has felt unsafe, unseen or unvalued.

I have been singing songs like this my whole my life whether it be in church, with family and friends gathered around with guitars on my screened porch, rocking my baby girl to sleep or while holding the hand of a dying loved one."

The album features original material penned by Scott as well as gospel standards and was produced by Ricky Skaggs.

[16] Scott has recorded a duet with Dave Barnes called "Christmas Tonight"[17] and was featured with Kelley and Haywood, as Lady Antebellum, on Maroon 5's "Out of Goodbyes".

[19] In addition, Scott has co-written songs for other country artists, including Sara Evans' "A Little Bit Stronger" and Blake Shelton's "Suffocating".

The two first met in college and reconnected when Lady A and fellow country music band Love and Theft, in which Tyrrell was the drummer at the time, both served as opening acts on Tim McGraw's Southern Voice tour in early 2010.

This song is about one of those times when your brain kicks in and tells your heart 'good things are worth waiting for.

'"[24] Tyrrell proposed to Scott on July 2, 2011, during a family vacation in east Tennessee,[25] and the couple wed in upstate New York on January 7, 2012.

[28][29] In an interview with Broadway's Electric Barnyard, Scott said that the baby's heartbeat might be heard in the group's latest album, Golden.

[32] Scott's and Tyrrell's twin daughters, Betsy Mack and Emory JoAnn, were born on January 29, 2018.

Scott (in silver dress) performing with Lady A in 2008
Scott in 2010