Lady Antebellum change their name to Lady A

Following the recent Black Lives matter protest ,Country star Lady Antebellum announced they will change their name to Lady A. The Grammy award-winning country group;Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood said in a statement;

‘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,’ they said.

‘When we set out together almost 14 years ago, we named our band after the Southern ‘Antebellum’ style home where we took our first photos.

‘But we are regretful and embarrassed to say that we did not take into account the associations that weigh down this word referring to the period of history before the Civil War, which includes slavery.’

‘We are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused and for anyone who has felt unsafe, unseen, or unvalued.’

‘we can make no excuse for our lateness to this realization. What we can do is acknowledge it, turn from it and take action.’

‘We will continue to educate ourselves, have hard conversations and search the parts of our hearts that need pruning – to grow into better humans, better neighbors,’ they added.

‘Our next outward step will be a donation to the equal justice initiative through Ladyaid. Our prayer is that if we lead by example…with humility, love, empathy and action.’

‘We can be better allies to those suffering from spoken and unspoken injustices, while influencing our children and generations to come.’

According to them they had no idea ,the name had such history.

According to reports; ‘antebellum south’ refers to the pre-Civil War period in the Southern United States between 1830-1860 when slavery was practiced. It was known as a time of economic growth in the region, largely due to its heavy reliance on slaves.

The problem now is, Lady A belongs to a singer ,Anita Whit, 61 for over 20 years now. White really furious,discussed with Rolling stones ;

‘This is my life. They’re using the name because of a Black Lives Matter incident that, for them, is just a moment in time.’

‘This is too much right now. They’re using the name because of a Black Lives Matter incident that, for them, is just a moment in time.’

‘If it mattered, it would have mattered to them before. It shouldn’t have taken George Floyd to die for them to realize that their name had a slave reference to it.’

‘It’s an opportunity for them to pretend they’re not racist or pretend this means something to them. If it did, they would’ve done some research. And I’m not happy about that. You found me on Spotify easily – why couldn’t they?’

‘I don’t know if [the new Lady A] are going to give me a cease-and-desist. I don’t know how they’d react. But I’m not about to stop using my name,’ she says. ‘For them to not even reach out is pure privilege. I’m not going to lay down and let this happen to me.’

Lady Antebellum just found out about Anita and i guess they would have to reach out before the do anything. To be honest i had no idea who she was until now as well. This is really tough. I just hope they could work something out. Better yet,Lady Antebellum could rebrand as Lady Ante or Lady Bellum.