This has been quite a year for hometown country music singing star Kimberly Bramlett Schlapman. The Cornelia native and Habersham Central High School graduate is riding high with her group Little Big Town on the charts and in the hearts of country music fans everywhere.
Last week Schlapman joined LBT onstage at the Country Music Awards to perform the group’s hit single ‘Day Drinking’ and the pop tune ‘Bang Bang’ with guest vocalist Ariana Grande. LBT’s Nov. 5 performance lit up the auditorium in Nasvhille…literally. Their performance featured light-up costumes, drumsticks and other jaw-dropping special effects.
In addition to their over-the-top, crowd pleasing performance, LBT took home the CMA trophy for Vocal Group of the Year.
In accepting the award, band members Karen Fairchild, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet thanked their families, label and fans. Schlapman said, “I don’t know why we’re all the recipients of these blessings coming from heaven; we don’t take it for granted for a second.”
This is LBT’s third straight CMA win. The group was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on Oct. 17.
