Rascal Flatts, Little Big Town & Thompson Square

Hailing from Ohio, Rascal Flatts is a trio of country music singers who are also very good friends. Their first album, self-titled, featured their debut single "Prayin' for Daylight," which reached #1 on the Billboard charts, followed by three more chart toppers and various other hits. In 2002 "I'm Movin' On" won the Academy of Country Music award for Song of the Year. Their second album Melt came out in 2002 and a single from that album, "Bless the Broken Road," spent five consecutive weeks at #1 on the country charts. Hit song "Life Is a Highway" (Tom Cochrane cover) also gained the band notoriety.