June 11, 2020 / 2:37 PM / CBS News. Regardless, the band issued a letter to fans making known their regret for not fixing things sooner. Even the notion that theyre suing her is misleading without sufficient qualification, as it suggests that theyre looking to stop her from using the name or seek monetary damage (as many inflammatory Tweets have been suggesting). The 3 artists that form the band have a net worth of approximately 25 million dollars EACH, so I dont believe that the 10 million dollar lawsuit is excessive. How about changing it to Person A that way people dont assume her gender? Hes true to his origins. But I think this is an even greater indictment of the mob. July 9, 2020 @ 9:48 pm, And the Grammy collaboration of the year goes to. The term wasnt under fire until the band decided to make an issue of it. This could be a whole new market for the band to explore.! But really though this cancel mob may seem like an on-line majority but in the real world I find these people to largely be cowards on the issues when asked directly about them in a nuanced way/, PennCentral They have completely mismanaged this disaster and should cut their losses immediately, all sympathy is going to be with this blues singer. Luke Bryan has addressed the name change of the country band Lady A -- formerly known as Lady Antebellum. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for CMT/Viacom) The popular country band Lady Antebellum is undergoing a name change. But according to Anita White, Lady As concessions were not satisfactory. Thats why they did it. They already had the name Lady A trademarked and it was in common parlance. It became widely associated with the U.S. Civil War after it was over, and now . Heres a suggestion How about changing your name to Lady A-hole . OOPS! 9:49 am. However good their music is, it was never a good title. All rights reserved. Classic example of virtue signaling and white woke blowing up in your face. White said: It said that we would coexist and that they would use their best efforts to assist me on social media platforms, Amazon, iTunes, all that. 10:41 am. But here we go again with another white person trying to take something from a black person, even though they say theyre trying to help. Theyre going out of their way to say they want to share it with the artist Lady A, and that she has every right to continue to use it. If anyone attempts to appropriate it, you must dispute it. This feels like a classic matter where lawyers on both sides got involved, started seeing dollar signs, and they will be the ones who will make out like bandits as the two parties get dragged through litigation. Thats next level white woke.. This is a classic example of virtual signaling and wokeness blowing up in their woke faces and Im laughing way too hard at this than I should. We will continue to educate ourselves, have hard conversations, and search the parts of our hearts that need pruning, The band also said theyll be making a donation to the Equal Justice Initiative, which according to the organizationswebsite is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society., Moreover, Lady A wants to be better allies to those suffering from spoken and unspoken injustices. A trademark is for a business name, a band name, and emblem, a slogan. As many others have pointed out, erasing Antebellum but leaving the A is a little disingenuous since everyone knows what it stands for. On the other hand, the media is stirring up the outrage with the way its covering the story. This is a lawyer who is solely focused on the legal ramifications who somehow convinced everyone else, We must sue now or were screwed! and for some reason believes fighting it out in the country of public opinion is also smart. In a lengthy statement explaining the change, the band members acknowledged they . The group, known best for 2009 crossover hit Need You Now, as well as more recent No. Or in my case, I wasnt into country except for Johnny Cash, until one of my all time faves, Gwen Stefani, started to date Blake Shelton so I checked him out and moved forth from there. Dude you miss the key fact. Ive had people suggest (and sometimes demand) I change the name of this site over the years. Causing pain was never our hearts intention, but it doesnt change the fact that indeed, it did just that. They could change their name to Lady Dixie and really send the left over the edge. Weve only taken the first small steps and will prioritize racial equality as a key pillar of the work of LadyAID, specifically leaning into supporting and empowering our youth. 9:29 am. Alysse GafkjenFrom left: Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum photographed on Oct. 18, 2019 at the Fairlane Hotel in Nashville.From now on, the country act will officially be known . When country band Lady Antebellum changed its name to Lady A last week, it may have caught some fans off guard. The casual Person looking at this and especially the vermin in the media is that a white privileged millennial country trio back by a mega country label is suing a poor black woman. 10:34 am. It was the the type of area where the Karens called the cops if little black kids rode their bikes in their white neighborhood. Country group Lady Antebellum is making a huge change to their band - they are changing its name. 12:17 pm, Honestly Summers Eve is as good of a band name as Lady Antebellum, Goey agetter Nobody was clamoring for them to change the name in the first place. While CMA & Music Row operate independently of Billboard, they are not exactly siloed off from each other either. Nobody gave a crap about their name other than people who would never be caught dead listening to any Country music. If I were Big Machine I would quickly pay out the $10 Million to prevent Don Lemon making his waves through Music row shaking down the big labels because they arent black enough. Its not a perfect solution, but its addressing the concern. Also, its important to point out that Lady Antebellum is not saying the trademark is theirs. UPDATE: July 9, 2020 The band formerly known as Lady Antebellum is now suing Anita White, the 61-year-old Black blues singer who has been using their new name, Lady A, for many years, filing a . She also noted the . ET. [Insert smiley face here.]. At any rate, it doesnt matter what anyone thinks or says at this point. Antebellum is an umbrella term for elements of culture that existed in Southern states after the American Revolution, but before the Civil War. This is my life, White said at the time. Heres a bit of what the Lady had to say: [O]ur hearts have been stirred with conviction, our eyes opened wide to the injustices, inequality and biases black women and men have always faced and continue to face every day. 1:52 pm. The concern was a murmur at best. Chase Rice and Chris Janson played shows. But both antebellum and dixie as terms have become more anodyne because they are more generic. The legal fight for "Lady A" began roughly a year-and-a-half ago, after amicable talks between the artists stalled following Lady A dropping "Antebellum" from its long-standing stage name. this whole thing just seems confusing. "I can say that for years, everyone in the country music community has really referred to them as Lady A. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. The reality is that they NEVER should have switched to a name any other artist was already using, let alone a smaller independent artist, let alone a black artist in context. They werent wood, like many of us learned in school. The multiple-Grammy\-winning country music band Lady Antebellum has changed its name to Lady A due to the word . Lady A. Lets say the real Lady A loses this case in an all white setting in Nashville. The band's new name is receiving push back from a Seattle blues singer who says she's been going by the name "Lady A" for more than 20 years, according to Rolling Stone. July 10, 2020 @ Sorry, but not being discriminated based on the color of your skin is not a privilege, its a fundamental human right, and no amount of gaslighting by the Robin DiAngelos lunatics will change that. And she's super irritated with the band Lady Antebellum. Bands are going to make these decisions based on their business and branding interests. Its not worth the trouble. But whats done is done. Introducing, Lady A. Anita White will go straight to Don Lemon and say the white woke millennial trio and Big Machine are a bunch of hypocritical racists. Bless his heart. All rights reserved. Or non-binary people. The way many of the headlines read, Lady A the band is trying to take Lady A the artist for everything shes worth, and that is what is resulting in the rage. That said, theyre asking $0, have had the trademark on the name for over 10 years, and are simply asking the court to recognize they have a legal right to use it, which they do. shawn tackett The desire to change the names appeared to me more about self perception than what anybody else thought.. Id offer maybe 1% of that. The explanation being, Because A was already taken, B and C could stand for words demeaning to women, and were not sure about the rest.., This has been a PAGOCK! I do not feel one bit sorry for the country LADY A group. Decisions have consequences. But what does that mean? Thats not to say what theyre doing is right or that theres any optical lens through which it would look acceptable in todays times. Its questionable if Antebellum was problematic in the first place. The US country group Lady A known until recently as Lady Antebellum, before changing their name to shed its slavery-era connotations is suing the blues and gospel artist Lady A over use of the name. Trying to trash the poor black woman. However, a blues singer by the name of Anita White had been using the name Lady A for several decades. Heck, not even George Washington is safe from the self-righteous cancel hordes. Especially given that the Dixie Chicks are all in their late 40s or older by now, the word comes off as an ironic or humorous assertion that theyre still young and sexy. A court is being asked to determine the band's right to the name. But it definitely wont help them get new fans. Perception is reality. Do you know when Greenpeace or a similar group shows a picture of some poor bear or raccoon who has had his head stuck in a discarded bottle? I have read that even the term master bedroom is now off limits. Hopefully cooler heads will prevail and this will get resolved quickly. You Americans have the most dysfunctional and disgusting way of dealing with racism any country has. Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood (from left to right) of Lady A. (also, lets be honest. In an interview with Vulture published yesterday, White said she is seeking $10m (7.8m) in order to use half to rebrand and market herself, with the other half to be donated to charities including those that support independent black artists. Still, the give into the mob thing is totally overwrought. But although the . Blues singer Lady A is fighting back months after country band Lady A sued her in an ongoing dispute over their shared moniker. But if country music avoids being banned over the terms link to ideas of untoward nationalism, radio stations will no longer be playing music by hit group Lady Antebellum. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. The road were heading down is going to be very precarious. Thats because to much of the media, including country music media, country music is nothing more than a stereotype. By Alexander Kacala. In an appearance on PEOPLE (the TV Show! Why in the hell would you have cringed at Antebellum? Im probably not being fair laughing at Lady Whatevers problem because I dont like them. Lady Antebellum is changing its name. October 4, 2021 @ And frankly, once the Mob succeeds in erasing the word from our lexicon it has essentially erased our past. True. Carrie America (@carrieksada) June 11, 2020. I agree with much of what you said.. Its white woke gone wild. Lady A was suing for $0. July 9, 2020 @ Its like if NWA decides from henceforth that stood for Ns With Attitudes. They should have remained silent, and if anyone came after them over the name (which likely would have never happened), simply explained how they came up with it and left it at that. I have no issue with them changing their name at all. But thats OK too. On the one hand, so much of this outrage is coming from the fact that people arent reading the actual articles. You do not NEED to register a trademark. September 13, 2020 @ I doubt its even their management. Its the sign of the times, The mob came for them after the change was made. 1:05 pm. My sides hurt its so funny. 2:31 pm. And the Nash white wokes like Shane McAnally is refusing too see the story here.. just the schematics. 9:08 am. So today, we speak up and make a change. Andrew Brown (@AndrewB66636244) June 11, 2020, So now were all suddenly offended by an ADJECTIVE?? Agenda began. Bro, you cant give into $10M shakedowns. In this case it caused them a massive legal headache and much larger PR problem. Musiccityman After much personal reflection, band discussion, prayer and many honest conversations with some of our closest Black friends and colleagues, we have decided to drop the word antebellum from our name and move forward as Lady A, the nickname our fans gave us almost from the start, the band, made up of Dave Haywood, Charles Kelley and Hillary Scott, said in a statement. 9:07 pm. Maybe Hillary and the Muppets should just be known as Summers Eve because of the giant douches they have become. They got what they got, and if they didnt expect it, then the members truly are clueless. "I first heard about Lady Antebellum's planned name change after they went public on June 11, 2020, at which point I was shocked and taken aback. Lawyer vewy vewy bad. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. I know the area. 10:32 am. @ Trigger With the Fugitive Slave Act in full swing, it was the zenith . The band said the name had not been intended as racist, but that they had had their eyes opened by recent events. Hey Arnold Lady A Dove Shore. I think Lady Anodyne would probably fit them the best because they strive to sound like inoffensive, new age pablum. This lady has now aligned herself with BLM, so expect rioting and violence before their concerts or album signings. According to their suit, Lady A do have legal claim to the Lady A name that precede the official name change. But that is not how theyve been portrayed in the matter. Even though Im not a fan of their music, I believe they are decent human beings who go caught up in a moment, maybe took some bad advice, and now its turned into a huge mess. I understand that its ironic that they were attempting to be conscientious of African Americans and how their name may make them feel and end up choosing a name used by an African American artist, but if the same scenario arose between two white artists, would the optics be as bad? It would be starting over from scratch. Once you yield to them, its never enough. July 9, 2020 @ Now that action has resulted in them publicly suing a well-respected black member of the music community and receiving a massive backlash for it. Clueless, innocent, and sheltered maybe. It doesnt make you too PC. As for Lady A, formerly Lady Antebellum you are a complete disgrace to bow to this WOKE CRAP. Typical bullshit from your type. And if they did, she could have claimed and proven use of the name well before the trademark application. The Nashville trio have won five Grammys and had seven US top . Compelling people to read beyond a title and get the facts before judging is sage advice for any scenario, especially today when so many are looking to be outraged to fulfill their own desires for self-importance and moral superiority. The cancel culture must not be fed. Regardless, this is screwy. Our next outward step will be a donation to the equal justice initiative through Ladyaid. July 12, 2020 @ The trio now known as Lady A Hillary Scott, Charles . But by focusing on the inequities of others, you avoid addressing your own.. Bill Scott from CGHR Anita White never challenged the Lady A name until the band officially shortened their name to it. The group could change their name to Lady Antifa. The country band Lady Antebellum has changed its name to Lady A, saying that its members are "regretful and embarrassed" that they had not previously considered the loaded . You win the comments section. 2023 Cable News Network. Any time a single artist or entity in country music does something stupid, the ENTIRE GENRE gets blamed. But if "country" music avoids being banned over the term's link to ideas of untoward nationalism, radio stations will no longer be playing music by hit group Lady Antebellum. As most any civil lawyer will tell you, when trying to settle with a party, the first offer you float is always twice as much as you think the top end of what you might get is. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. $5m is nothing, and Im actually worth more than that, regardless of what they think. Ill attempt to be diplomatic about your other examples- Im not entirely certain that more details actually change the nature of the stories. And how can you go and post a photo with everybodys management, say we are working and making a deal, then sue them weeks later?? I think these political arguments are healthy and necessary. Ill put it plain and simple Lady Antebellum was just a dopey name to begin with; there are more effective ways of conveying modern Southern sensibilities with deeply rooted music traditions. that cant go unrecognized. 9:30 am, In this [country] industry, the air is so thick and putrid with racism, both current and residual, that everyone is awash in it, their eyes so caked with hate that theyve been glued shut. Its okay to acknowledge our founding fathers did some really crappy things. July 9, 2020 @ Dee Manning Musiccityman "As a band, we have strived for our music to be a refugeinclusive of all," the band told its fans. In American history, the "antebellum" era (literally, "before the war") refers to the period of the 19th century before the Civil War. Those instances never got this out of hand. For them, that could easily be their share of money or more from a tour after everyone else gets paid. Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood formed Lady Antebellum in 2006, and say that they faced no opposition, including from White, when they registered Lady A as a trademark in 2010. Its certainly not Lady Antebellum. I think progressive country fans care a lot, and are dismayed the band did something this ill advised and stupid. Begging and simultaneously squealing racism. Lady Antebellum have changed their name to "Lady A" and issued a statement apologizing for any hurt their original name may have caused. "When we set out together almost 14 years ago . It's really something. People like getting fired up about something but everyone moves on in a matter of days or weeks. July 9, 2020 @ Just a few weeks ago, everything seemed to be hunky dory on the Lady A name change front. There will not be a better comment on this story, period. July 9, 2020 @ So the punchline is, if new fans who are discovering country think of them as those creepy people who sued that poor blues singer it will not be a plus. July 10, 2020 @ Extortion is an extremely strong word, and not one I have or would use. Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood Shutterstock. So today, we speak up and make a change. Now theyre the avatars of oppression, only because its what is filling peoples Twitter feeds. And that the genre is getting awful publicity when it should be gaining new, young, progressively minded and BIPOC fans. July 9, 2020 @ Not a fan of country A at all, and think they made some dumb moves and Im kind of laughing at them about this. They had one big song Need You Now 11 years ago, and since then have been propped up by radio play. But it just seems like they jumped the gun on this. Now, before they sink any money or time into publicizing Lady A change it to Lady Abolition or whatever and get on with their lives. I hate to laugh at them but LOL. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. 10:20 am, Johnny Bravo I think the threat comes from avoiding the discussion and trying to make everything inoffensive and innocuous instead. The word is used to refer to the period and architecture in the US South before the Civil War. By Drew Weisholtz. 12/21/2020. Im waiting to hear what the band has to say next about this whole thing. 10:18 am, I just hope they get so much bad press they go away for good. When they did it was ,as Rhiannon Giddens put it, cringe inducing. They just never read the room right in the first place. Get the best of Fox News' entertainment coverage, right in your inbox. The Chicks spoke with Stephen Colbert about the name change, explaining that they'd wanted to do so for a while, and made sure they had their "ducks in a row legally" before announcing the change. Somebody, somewhere screwed up. Lady Antebellum is a group of incredibly selfish individuals. They were trying to be forward thinking, understanding, and pragmatic. July 9, 2020 @ You have to actively use your trademark, and you must issue cease and desist actions on others who are infringing on your trademark. They did this because Antebellum has connotations with the slavery era. I hate how certain people and/or publications find a way to blame country music for this decision. Like Ozzy Osbourne said once during the height of the PMRC debacle, whenever I hear of a teenager getting arrested for a horrible crime, I think please dont be wearing an Ozzy tshirt, please dont be wearing an Ozzy tshirt.. ). That A has to stand for something. I havent gone on Spotify or iTunes, but do their old albums still have Antebellum on them or have they been redone with the shortened name? July 9, 2020 @ Lady A is my brand, Ive used it for over 20 years, and Im proud of what Ive done. I hope the end game of the BLM movement is not intended to be black people cant ever get sued. Because to me the optics of altering ones behavior based on race/color is what we are fighting for in the first place. The movement to take down statutes of Confederate war heroes, which has long been debated in the U.S., is accelerating exponentially. Our prayer is that if we lead by examplewith humility, love, empathy and actionwe can be better allies to those suffering from spoken and unspoken injustices, while influencing our children and generations to come.. Priority goes to the first to use the mark in commerce. Or to be told that we may not use handicaps metaphorically, as in blind to reality. Or that a childrens picture book based on the brilliant ancient Indian parable of The Blind Men and the Elephant must now be treated as contraband, akin to pornography. What a bunch of self righteous shit stains. But if Anita White wanted to dispute it, she had an opportunity. Lady Antebellum was trying to do the right thing with the name change.. Charles Kelley, who shares the vocal spotlight with Hillary Scott, says, "The first week was kind of . However, as Lady A the band explained when they made the name change, they had already been using the Lady A name for many years, which as someone who covers country music, I can vouch for. Clueless, innocent, and sheltered maybe They grew up in very white neighborhood. We hope you will dig in and join us.". Despite the Civil Rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s, and the continuing efforts to achieve racial justice since then, the United States has never fully grappled with the institutional racism embedded in its society and encapsulated by so much of its culture. Lets pray we can say is the same thing about America as well. Lady Antebellum announced it had changed its name to Lady A on June 11 as part of its commitment to "examining our individual and collective impact and marking the necessary changes to practice antiracism." Antebellum refers to an era in the American south before the civil war when black people were held as slaves. stookyvookyosis And no, this has nothing to do with the Highwomen either. Way to go Discovery Company. Some on social media seemed opposed to the more modern moniker: Your move, @dixiechicks #WeHaveLostOurDamnMinds, John Ziegler (@Zigmanfreud) June 11, 2020. I was excited to go to your show this year and now youve lost a fan for life. Anita White, a 61-year-old . They could have just changed it to Lady Belle (assuming thats available) and gone forth with life. The dumb and dumber still do not even know where the stupid Racism Most people would do the EXACT same thing in her shoes.) The country band argued it had used the abbreviation as a nickname for years, and simply wish that the parties continue to coexist., White quickly fired back with a countersuit accusing the band of trademark infringement, claiming it the name change had been undertaken with willful disregard for Ms. Whites rights., The effect of the name change on Ms. Whites ability to distinguish her music in the marketplace was overwhelming, White wrote. I feel sorry for the threesome. Its also not inclusive of transgender people. The band dropped 'Antebellum' over racist connotations, but a black singer said she'd already used 'Lady A' for decades. If in fact Lady A was registered as a trademark by the former Lady Antebellum, and Lady A the artist didnt make any effort to secure or dispute the name, this gives all rights and protections to Lady Antebellum. 8:55 am. They say they took the name from the architectural style, but are now "deeply sorry for the hurt . 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