Lady Antebellum Thank Shania Twain

Lady Antebellum (Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood) rack up awards and #1 singles which make them one of the most sucessful groups in country-pop music.
The threesome say they owe  a lot to one of their predecessors, who is currently sharing chart space with them.

The three singer-songwriters believe that Shania, who is back on the radio with her current single, 'Today Is Your Day,' is of the same high caliber as another country music icon.

"There have been a lot of really strong, successful female artists in this genre, but Shania is definitely one that you put up with Reba [McEntire]," Hillary notes. "She's in that category of just giving girls and women the courage to be sexy and to not be ashamed of it. And to be true to who she is. I've been inspired by that. And she represents women. From the 

standpoint of being in a band with two guys, I love that about her."

"Shania [Twain] really helped bust down the doors as far as bringing in a bigger audience, a little more of a contemporary sound. She's one of the first big crossovers," Charles tells CMT. "Obviously with 'Need You Now,' we had a little taste of that. I think Shania definitely opened the doors for that. She makes some of the best records. You look back at those records and they're just phenomenal."

Source: http://www.theboot.com/2011/06/24/lady-antebellum-shania-twain-pop-crossover/