I think progressive country fans care a lot, and are dismayed the band did something this ill advised and stupid. Anything short of that, and they are equal to slave owners. Peekardee & Lappith (featuring Tumpkin) I doubt its even their management. Our next outward step will be a donation to the equal justice initiative through Ladyaid. A lot of moving parts and entanglements to this issue. 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 . Lady A Dove Shore. Do they honestly believe theyve created a valid remedy by simply shortening it? 11:37 pm. Why not just say that something I said you found offensive? You think they will stop with your name? Before this matter, most of the people calling for their heads now didnt even know who the hell Lady Antebellum was. hey trigger. to hide behind while enslaving the blacks. A name that theyve stated in many interviews over the year that they didnt even know what it meant at first, but it is a really interesting case study of our current times. 4:16 pm. All Rights Reserved. The name change however will change Anita Whites life and career forever. Lady A shouldve trademarked the name. By Drew Weisholtz. The band applied to register Lady A specifically (not just Lady Antebellum) in May of 2010. And no, this has nothing to do with the Highwomen either. But it just seems like they jumped the gun on this. thanks. (BTW the Chicks, another derogatory and degrading name for other reasons; there is no reclaiming of any offensive epithets). 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. In turn, no corner of American society is left untouched by the moment, as political leaders, celebrities, and sports figures must reckon with the ways their conduct has reinforced institutional racism. She said, "This is my life. Maybe they should have just left well enough alone. Sept. 16, 2020 11:03 AM PT. July 9, 2020 @ Delores Streisand 12:04 pm. This is my life, White said at the time. Lady Antebellum is now Lady A. On Thursday, Grammy-winning country band Lady Antebellum formally changed its name to Lady A. Also, this matter is much bigger than the music, with implications of how this current racial reconciliation will continue to unfold. Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott, and Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum attend the 48th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 5, in . 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. Also, when you apply for a trademark, there is an extended waiting period where it is put out in the public domain for anyone to dispute the claim to it. That may be where we disagree. When you change your name from Lady Antebellum to Lady A, the A still stands for antebellum, just like KFC still stands for Kentucky Fried Chicken. Musiccityman 4:55 pm. The change, the group said in a statement, comes after realizing the words association to slavery. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Often such negotiations and legal briefings take months to hammer out, if not longer. But rebranding a band 14 years in has massive ramifications on things like radio play, tour draw, merch, etc. Now they have lost any goodwill they gained from doing that and more. My sides hurt its so funny. Causing pain was never our hearts' intention, but it doesn't change the fact that indeed, it did just that. I do not feel one bit sorry for the country LADY A group. You can never appease a progressive enough. I agree. But from a publicity and optics standpoint, yes, simply changing to Scott, Kelley & Haywood or something similar would have put them much more on the right side of this issue publicly than they are now. Bryan said that Lady A was a "great option" for the band to change their name to, but "now it's tricky. July 11, 2020 @ 11:31 pm. But the optics are terrible here, especially for the former Lady Antebellum, but really for both Lady As. Shane can bitch all he want but they look so awful because they didnt do their due diligence and got themselves backed into a corner. But if Anita White wanted to dispute it, she had an opportunity. ET. Priority goes to the first to use the mark in commerce. Lady Antebellum should change her name to Lady Arrogant! My suggestion is Lady Abolition (or is that a white savior connotation?). I have a registered trademark for the Saving Country Music name. This was a gross mistake by the band and their management. John Baker 9:53 pm, Lyrics: They could have just changed it to Lady Belle (assuming thats available) and gone forth with life.. July 12, 2020 @ Although I think Lady A blues will win, it wont be anywhere near $10 million. Where the name 'Lade Antebellum' came from. It simply means before the war. Lady Antebellum may no longer exist, but the band will play on with a new name, and perhaps even a new mindset that will make it more welcoming and inclusive than it was before. I have, and it says that names cannot be copyrighted..is this something totally different. Lady Antebellum is making a big change. They had one big song Need You Now 11 years ago, and since then have been propped up by radio play. When you see even half as many fluff catchphrases used in any kind of statementyou can be assured that the statement is the worst kind of bullshit. So today, we speak up and make a change. Lady A, Hey Arnold So today, we speak up and make a change. Names cant be copyrighted but they can be trademarked. I think it could very well be that they did a thorough check for any conflicts and Lady A the singer was so much not on the radar that it didnt come up. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, White revealed that Lady Antebellum didn't contact her before announcing their name change, which took her completely by surprise. The world is changing quickly, and the future is unsure. And I probably dont agree with Isbell on most issues. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images). I attempted to upload my single [on independent distribution service DistroKid] and couldnt verify my name, Lady A, for several days. July 9, 2020 @ shared our stories Anyone else tired of hyperbole and clickbait yet? Bro, you cant give into $10M shakedowns. Once you yield to them, its never enough. The Chicks. pic.twitter.com/zQ7TrrL7VJ, Medium Historian At Large (@one0nine) June 11, 2020. The protests that swept the nation in the aftermath of George Floyds death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers have shaken the nation and sparked deep soul searching by many about the countrys racist past. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images). And still and all, this is just behind the scenes bullshit that should stay there. California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information, Lady Antebellum Changes Their Name, Apologizes for Making Anyone Feel 'Unsafe'. And that the genre is getting awful publicity when it should be gaining new, young, progressively minded and BIPOC fans. I find PC culture as irritating as you but I understand it.. January 13, 2023 @ I was thinking the same thing during this whole process. Most people would do the EXACT same thing in her shoes.) Maybe this is an effort by the original Lady A to receive reparations. Shane is being a white woke hypocrite. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, 61-year-old Seattle artist Anita White slammed the Grammy-winning group for adopting the new moniker without consulting her first. In a motion filed Monday in Nashville federal court, both the country trio and Anita White asked a federal judge to dismiss their dueling lawsuits permanently. As musicians, it reminded us of all the music born in the south that influenced usSouthern Rock, Blues, R&B, Gospel and of course Country. Billboard does actively (in some cases very actively) get feedback from the industry on all of its charts. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for CMT/Viacom) The popular country band Lady Antebellum is undergoing a name change. That was their official explanation. They didn't even bother to notify her of their new trademark. With the Fugitive Slave Act in full swing, it was the zenith . July 9, 2020 @ The Grammy-winning vocal group filed the lawsuit Wednesday in federal court after negotiations with Anita White broke down in recent weeks. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much Who really is going to see it? From a legal perspective, not much time has passed in this matter. But, I have mad respect for him because he has lived out the music he wrote and is certainly not one of these white wokes running around Nash and East Nash. Triple 8 never addressed that part of the event. Lady Anti-Antebellum? I hope t Lady Antebellum goes down like the Dixie Chicks. They are racists. We are excited to share we are moving forward with positive solutions and common ground. And I can say that because I lived in the suburbs. I live in PC HELL and deal with this shortsightedness all the time. In a statement, the members of the country group said that representatives for White demanded a $10m [7.79m] payment. There was a band named The Highwomen before The Highwomen formed, for example. The band said the name . Country group the Dixie Chicks announced that they would henceforth be known as the Chicks. In an appearance on PEOPLE (the TV Show! In fact, the Anita White team might have been holding that over the bands head. Lady Antebellum, which formed in 2006, said Thursday that it is changing its name to Lady A, a "nickname" used by fans for years, and admitted being "regretful and embarrassed" that it had failed . The hurt is turning into hope. Funny, when I searched Lady A on Spotify . July 24, 2020 @ Lady Antebellum has made plenty of stupid moves in this situation, including not checking for or with other artists that may have been named Lady A before enacting the change. Blues Lady A saw an opportunity and decided to take advantage of it. Its funny seeing him sequel like a white woke pig. Why Is Country Music Putting on Concerts?. so thanks. OOPS! Ive never done any of those things in my life. Too bad George Carlin isnt still around. In the statement that they posted online, the group explained both the origin of the name, and their decision to change it. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . The idea they have $10 million dollars just laying around because theyre a mainstream band is ludicrous. This has nothing to do with PC BS, selfish, entitled and sanctimonious millennials or woke whatever. This is getting more and more ridiculous by the hour. 12:17 pm, Honestly Summers Eve is as good of a band name as Lady Antebellum, Goey agetter Lets pray we can say is the same thing about America as well. However, in their specific use of A in their new name, it still means Antebellum. Its the sign of the times, Cant believe I didnt think of this sooner. Perception is reality. What do you think of the change? Ghost of Country Past Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. 9:21 pm, Like a feminine hygiene productniceeeee , Lady Antebellum..should have changed their name to..Lady Ayall!, Huh, huh????? And while Americas musical lexicon is getting a millennial makeover, we might wanna renameDire Straits, which could make people feel insecure, andKISS, which may conjure thoughts of sexual harassment. And does Lady A really think that suing a black woman over trying to change your name from a potentially racially-insensitive term is the way to get on the right side of this issue? When they did it was ,as Rhiannon Giddens put it, cringe inducing. They just never read the room right in the first place. That one will be the most fun to watch for me. 9:37 pm. "When we set out together almost 14 years ago . 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. July 12, 2020 @ Way to go July 9, 2020 @ We need to take this moment and ask ourselves what could we have done better and what must we change so we can do better in the future. or redistributed. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images), Netflix Announces Robert De Niro Limited Series Zero Day, The 10 Best Shows Added To Netflix In March 2023, New Series True Lies Is A Spy Story And A Family Drama Infused With Comedy, Explains EP, Netflix Orders Kristen Bell Comedy Series, The 10 Best Movies Added To Netflix In March 2023, Actor Kevin Dias Talks Emily In Paris Season 4 On Netflix And Balancing His Growing Career With Fatherhood, Revealed: Disney's Most Profitable Star Wars Movie, Jay Park Has Something To Say About Love, His Talk Show And More Vision. "There's a lot of funny [stuff] about it. And what I find as irritating as the p.c. LMAO. I was told Boogaloo is being attacked. The trio, more likely their management and publicity team, really screwed up, and this whole thing is going to get uglier. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. On June 11, 2020, Lady Antebellum revealed they had changed their name to Lady A. Get the best of Fox News' entertainment coverage, right in your inbox. Lady A officially changed their name on June 11th. Changing their name before vetting it and clearing it with anyone else who may be using it was irresponsible, and so is suing Lady A preemptively. If everything is racist, nothing is racist. It appears they do want to share it, but they have no obligation. 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. I do not know. 11:10 am, Fuzzy Twoshirts After much personal reflection, band discussion, prayer and many honest conversations with some of our closes 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.. and the Mysterians! In this rush to make things right, intuitive and creative thinking goes out the window and then you get this mess. The Kaiju Preservation Society. I guess it maybe would have better for the band to wait to get sued and then be the respondent? Lady A (left) and Lady A (right). 2. July 11, 2020 @ Or what if shes not really a lady at all? July 9, 2020 @ 4:37 pm. This is what happens when you apologize to a mob of thugs and domestic terrorists. Thank you for reading! Thats the only actual similarity to the Highwomen thing. Of course, these days this is sort of like putting an ad out in the local newspaper for unclaimed property. Lastly, one user posed an interesting question: Now that Lady Antebellums gone the way of the dodo bird, surely Queens of the Stone Age will follow if the period just before the Civil War was rough, I can only imagine how unwoke cavepeople were. What a bunch of self righteous shit stains. So artists, and their fans, should not do stupid crap that reinforces the stereotype. 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. Because I saw the band Lady A at the Bluebird Cafe very early into their forming and have known them interchangeably as Lady Antebellum and Lady A pretty much ever since. Its not a left or right problem, its a stupid problem. Leftist Crystal Ball: CountryKnight 9:39 am. This should be an easy court win for the R&B Lady A. In this case, even in 2010, could Anita White have established that the general public would readily associate her with the term Lady A? The group decided to do this in order to get rid of the antebellum term, which has been associated with slavery . The Scott Borchetta Zoom Calls at Big Machine I imagine have been a scream this week, jacob hatcher Bill Scott from CGHR It specifically describes the period prior to the Civil War, a war fought by southerners to continue to be able to own slaves. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox, A daily briefing on what matters in the music industry. Just a few weeks ago, everything seemed to be hunky dory on the Lady A name change front. Basically, youre starting over, especially in this day and age. 6:52 pm. July 10, 2020 @ Antebellum is an umbrella term for elements of culture that existed in Southern states after the American Revolution, but before the Civil War. 9:25 am. Popular country music group The Dixie Chicks also changed their name in the wake of the protests to The Chicks, dropping "dixie" because of its association with the states belonging to the Confederacy during the Civil War. These controversies ensue on false pretenses and shocking headlines. DeAnna Lorraine (@DeAnna4Congress) June 11, 2020. ), Lady A spoke out about the name change they underwent over a year ago. Otherspraised the band for acknowledging and growing from its past mistakes. Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) June 11, 2020. As many others have pointed out, erasing Antebellum but leaving the A is a little disingenuous since everyone knows what it stands for. 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. As I say explicitly in the article, Lady Antebellum should have checked to make sure there would have been no conflicts by changing to the name Lady A before they did so, and resolved any disputes before making the name public, especially since there was no major pressure to make the change at that time. The road were heading down is going to be very precarious. Then she could be Woman A or Woman ? Or maybe she doesnt believe in binary genders? This whole scenario is a spectacular example how of empty virtue signalling and phony wokeness does far more harm than good. It hasnt even been a month since Lady A announced their name change. June 11, 2020 9:54am. You also must get the issue right. Updated at 4:14 p.m. 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. Sereng3ti On Tuesday, Seattle recording artist . 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. Jack Hardwood Lawyer vewy vewy bad. Yeah, you can always find a red rose on Twitter with an anime avatar whos Internet Mad because the term wristwatch is ableist or some other 14-year-old Tumblr BS, but come on. Congrats on your new name. anna tweedy But, on the other hand, yes, good . (Im watching Margo Price do that on Twitter.) Lady Antebellum changes name in wake of Black Lives Matter movement, The country-pop trio who won Record and Song of the Year Grammys for their 2009 smash "Need You Now" have renounced the . Lady A is my brand, I've used it . Random Notes They are eliminating the South in order to be sensitive. Nobody was clamoring for them to change the name in the first place. Chart-topping US pop group Lady Antebellum have changed their name to Lady A because Antebellum has connotations with the slavery era. They were not responding to some fierce backlash about their name when they made the change. But perhaps most dramatically, the old symbols of the Confederacy, the group of states that seceded from the United States and sparked Americas Civil War, are finally being seen for the racist and incendiary associations they represent to Black Americans. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. In PC think The Chicks can call themselves whatever they want as long as they are not making fun of somebody with less perceived power. (Associated Press photo)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKBT) Grammy . Now theyre the avatars of oppression, only because its what is filling peoples Twitter feeds. July 9, 2020 @ Hey Arnold Photo illustration by Slate. What Im saying is they went through the drastic step of changing their name (which no company, band or business does lightly, you are sure to lose sales) to gain positive PR for their enlightened stance as virtue signallers. Thats whats happening with Lady A the band at this very moment, and its being driven in large part by a false narrative, driven by bad headlines and a lack of full information. 9:07 pm. And if they like Lady A better, more power to them. Both Lady A's filed a joint motion in a Tennessee court on Monday to dismiss dueling lawsuits over the use of the Lady A name. Id offer maybe 1% of that. The change came duringprotests and civil unrest around the worldsparked by the killing of George Floyd. Hey Arnold 6:34 pm. 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. (As two examples, after Kane Brown appeared on the BET Awards, I saw a lot of positive comments about checking out other Black country artists. The story went viral because people thing theyre attacking a black woman. Anita White, aka Lady A, has released multiple albums with the Lady A name, and in fact, has another one coming out next month. Grammy-winning band Lady Antebellum has now changed their name to 'Lady A' to eliminate any reference to pre-Civil War slavery and racial injustice. I write about leadership, politics, inclusion, and social change. Lady A was suing for $0. Thats because to much of the media, including country music media, country music is nothing more than a stereotype. At any rate, it doesnt matter what anyone thinks or says at this point. The country trio, which came together in 2006, came forward on Twitter on June 11, 2020 to announce that it was "deeply sorry" for using a moniker that has its roots in slavery. Noah Berlatsky (@nberlat) June 11 . GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. Read Lady As complete message on Twitter below. Related: Blues singer lambasts Lady Antebellum's name change, says she's been Lady A for 20 years. Thats all Shane McAnally was saying. 9:34 am, Maybe they shouldve gone with Lady _. September 13, 2020 @ Its questionable if Antebellum was problematic in the first place. The desire to change the names appeared to me more about self perception than what anybody else thought. There is nothing wrong with the word antebellum. The group are one of several music industry entities to have changed their name following the recent Black Lives Matter protests. appreciated. The cancel culture must not be fed. At least I respect the F out of Isbell because hes not white woke. All rights reserved. The group announced on Thursday that it will drop the word Antebellum from the name it has used since its formation in 2006 and go by Lady A, a nickname it says fans have long used. I agree that the optics are terrible on this, and realistically they probably werent on anyones radar to be cancelled because of their name. 8:50 am. When Lady A decided to drop Antebellum from their name over the summer, they knew the impact it would have. Even though the band are well-off, ten million dollars is ridiculous. When you give into the mob and have nothing to show for it. 1:15 pm. Two months later, Lady A the singer countersued for trademark-infringement, seeking damages and use of the name; the suit says she has "accrued common law rights in the Lady A trademark" by . I have no issue with them changing their name at all. Gonna need you to take lady out of your name too. Thomas Tuttle Speaking on The Tamron Hall Show on Friday, the . 9:29 am. The terms of the agreement, including who can continue to use what name or if any money changed hands, were not made public. If Lady Antebellum indeed trademarked Lady A in 2010 but DID NOT USE THAT TRADEMARK, she lost the rights to use that (Lady A) name. culture is p.c. Lady Antebellum have changed their name to "Lady A" and issued a statement apologizing for any hurt their original name may have caused. 1:18 pm. *[at fests where their set was before the acts we came to see]. Lady Antebellum has screwed up on numerous points here, including suing Lady A the artist preemptively. They want to share a name they have had copywrited for over a decade with another artist. My God people come aawwnn, EmmmArrrEmmm (@EmmmArrrEmmm) June 11, 2020. Dee Manning 1:05 pm. Yippy Skippy! 10:42 am, thanks it does and i learned something i did not know. It was the the type of area where the Karens called the cops if little black kids rode their bikes in their white neighborhood. Serves them right for trying too hard, and I even like their music. Using A for Antebellum is akin to saying N-word, in that, we know what you mean and what its replacing. Maybe the white woke millennial trio should change their name back to Lady Antebellum. 1:03 pm, Dont tell me what I would profess, Sparky. 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. Nobody is immune from fitting current events into their own established narrative. Anita White has a prior art claim, but moral people would understand their move was a mistake and start over with the name search. "I don't think they were anticipating the aftermath of being called Lady A," he stated. 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