I hear Alabama (the band) is considering changing its name to avoid any unintended association with Alabama (the state). 7:55 am, Atomic Zombie Redneck When you give into the mob and have nothing to show for it. Groveling to the BLM mob for a freakin non-offensive word. Again, the lesson many will take from this issue is, Dont change your name at all. They werent wood, like many of us learned in school. Neither side immediately returned requests for comment on the end of the case. Only 3 directions, North, East, West. Who is being selfish. make something special and beautiful out of this moment She said, "This is my life. 4:55 pm. 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We are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused, Lady A say of the term Antebellum.. Anyone else tired of hyperbole and clickbait yet? I live in PC HELL and deal with this shortsightedness all the time. would like to know what you think. The US country group Lady A - known until recently as Lady Antebellum, before changing their name to shed its slavery-era connotations - is suing . Change their name to Lady Reconstruction. From left: Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley of Lady A attend the 55th annual Country Music Association awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 10, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. Once somebody explained it and the mob caught on to what antebellum signifies, theyd have been all over the group. In this rush to make things right, intuitive and creative thinking goes out the window and then you get this mess. White, a black woman, called the bands adoption of her long-standing name an example of pure privilege., The band sued White in 2020 after she rebuffed early requests for a settlement that both groups could use the name. I doubt its even their management. February 15, 2021 @ You also must get the issue right. You have to properly gauge the intent of individuals and zoom out to see the bigger picture. July 9, 2020 @ The Chicks did and worked it before hand. Trigger, your comments on trademark law arent entirely accurate. I totally agree with this, and I think we agree on this point in general. I agree, there was no mob clamoring for a name change from Lady A. 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.. Its not just enough to be on the right side of an issue. Trigger My point is this: Perception Is Reality. Also, this matter is much bigger than the music, with implications of how this current racial reconciliation will continue to unfold. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. The road were heading down is going to be very precarious. 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. Also on this extortion question: Again, I think its a strong word and one I would not use. Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. 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 . Lady Antebellum had received absolutely zero heat or controversy over their name and, in my opinion, was doing nothing more than seeking publicity and attempting to garner favor by creating an issue of something that had been a non-issue up until that point. Fueled by social media, everybody wants to point an ugly finger at others for being morally inferior to themselves, often to hide from their own mistakes and shortcomings. July 10, 2020 @ Love their music, hate their childish guilt over a term that is in no way associated with slavery. Videos by American Songwriter Videos by American Songwriter Originally named Lady . Natty Bumpo You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! 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. It doesnt hurt the new Lady A at all and the original Lady A gets a little cash and free publicity. If they really believe that black lives matter, theyll stop performing permanently to show solidarity. October 4, 2021 @ Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. 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. 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. Country band Lady Antebellum, which recently changed its name to Lady A, met with blues singer Lady A on Monday after news broke that there already was an artist with that name . 9:34 am, Maybe they shouldve gone with Lady _. I agree that the optics are terrible on this, and realistically they probably werent on anyones radar to be cancelled because of their name. 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We hope you will dig in and join us., The change comes after, they wrote, a period of personal reflection, band discussion, prayer and many honest conversations with some of our closest black friends and colleagues., Weve watched and listened more than ever these last few weeks, and our hears 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, they wrote. Just one problem: White said she had used the exact same name since the 1980s, performing as Lady A thousands of times at concerts and festivals across the country. loudmouth soup 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. His mic isnt on and they have a guitar player behind him. The group could change their name to Lady Antifa. At any rate, it doesnt matter what anyone thinks or says at this point. 11:57 pm. It is difficult to keep up on everything that gets cancelled in culture. Weve recognized since at least Shakespeares time that lawyers are parasites on society. Listeners will now be served a set of songs by someone known as "Lady A.". Suing Anita White first is an exceptional move. 11:37 pm. You know this more than anyone. Any time a single artist or entity in country music does something stupid, the ENTIRE GENRE gets blamed. 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, is one stanza from when Vulture first address the Lady A name change. leaning into supporting and empowering our youth . Relevancy in 2020 for The Group Fornerly Known as Lady Antebellum and Now Wanting To Be Known as Lady A is taking the name of an African-American singer because they want to remove the racial injustice connotations of their past name. Thats next level white woke.. Thats why they did it. In June, the country trio formerly known as Lady Antebellum . With search engines, URLs, social media algorhythms, programmatic learning, and the way touring guarantees are specifically pegged to previous earnings, youre basically starting back from zero. July 9, 2020 @ That was their official explanation. Legal Statement. The band Lady A concluded their statement with a commitment to educating ourselves, our children and doing our part to fight for the racial justice so desperately needed in our country and around the world. Published on December 21, 2020 05:20 PM. The poor guy on the left looks like he has had his head stuck in a glass pickle jar since 2008 and a fine steward of the earth just relieved him from his misery right before the picture was taken. The Grammy-winning vocal group filed the lawsuit Wednesday in federal court after negotiations with Anita White broke down in recent weeks. She said she felt the bands actions had branded her as an angry black woman. 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. To me, the name change smacks of virtue signalling, which often comes with its own consequencesfrom both sides. Priority goes to the first to use the mark in commerce. The trio now known as Lady A Hillary Scott, Charles . Choosing the term themselves gets seen as reclaiming language and self-empowering if anybody bothers to think about it at all. The Scott Borchetta Zoom Calls at Big Machine I imagine have been a scream this week, jacob hatcher And frankly, once the Mob succeeds in erasing the word from our lexicon it has essentially erased our past. As for Lady A, formerly Lady Antebellum you are a complete disgrace to bow to this WOKE CRAP. The group are one of several music industry entities to have changed their name following the recent Black Lives Matter protests. All rights reserved. Seriously the term white privilege is such a dumb and divisive term I cant help but feel that it only exists to turn society into a perpetual race warfare. 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. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. July 9, 2020 @ With that, this mess seems to typify the knee jerk reactions being applied to real problems. 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. [Insert smiley face here.]. If anyone attempts to appropriate it, you must dispute it. Complete Disgrace, docweasel The Chicks. It simply means before the war. Country group Lady A, which dropped the word "Antebellum" from its name because of the word's ties to slavery, has filed a lawsuit against a Black singer who has performed as Lady A for years. But the lesson many may and arguably should take from this is to not give into the demand mob in the first place. Dont piss on my leg and tell me its raining. I doubt 5% of either group could spell antebellum. The multiple-Grammy\-winning country music band Lady Antebellum has changed its name to Lady A due to the word . Delores Streisand Not a fan of country A at all, and think they made some dumb moves and Im kind of laughing at them about this. This has nothing to do with them being millennials and everything to do with their record label and management company being equally freaked out they would get labeled by social media as being racist, while also trying to score some free, positive publicity. Lady A shouldve trademarked the name. Thats the story. We hope you will dig in and join us.". On Thursday, Grammy-winning country band Lady Antebellum formally changed its name to Lady A. Dove Shore*. Just a few weeks ago, everything seemed to be hunky dory on the Lady A name change front. The movement to take down statutes of Confederate war heroes, which has long been debated in the U.S., is accelerating exponentially. But clearly the lawyers working for Anita White believe they have the advantage in the situation because if Lady A the band does anything less than give into their demands, they will be couched as racist in public. I love it when liberal idiots eat their own. so thanks. In failing to do so, the United States has failed to truly accept responsibility for its long-troubled track record with respect to race. July 10, 2020 @ (Or in the modern parlance, dont gaslight me.) Youre spot-on in calling out those fluff catchphrases. Theyre so cringey. Lady Antebellum has changed its name to Lady A. docweasel 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. Noah Berlatsky (@nberlat) June 11 . Its not letting me reply further down in the thread, to your point: Its not just enough to be on the right side of an issue. July 9, 2020 @ People who dont give a shit about the random celeb arent going to then really change the artists sales, streaming, etc afterwards if they didnt care about them in the first place. You have to actively use your trademark, and you must issue cease and desist actions on others who are infringing on your trademark. ", LADY A SPEAKS OUT ABOUT BAND FORMERLY KNOWN AS LADY ANTEBELLUM FILING LAWSUIT TO SECURE NAME. 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. And inevitably win the civil dispute on appeal. Dee Manning Clueless, innocent, and sheltered maybe. 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., The group, which is made up of musicians Hillary Scott, Dave Haywood and Charles Kelley, added that they are, are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused and for anyone who has felt unsafe, unseen or unvalued., Causing pain was never our hearts intention, but it doesnt change the fact that indeed, it did just that, they wrote. So artists, and their fans, should not do stupid crap that reinforces the stereotype. 1:51 pm. 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. 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! Get the best of Fox News' entertainment coverage, right in your inbox. You may opt-out by. You can never appease a progressive enough. (Associated Press photo)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKBT) Grammy . A millennial White privilege sh^%y country group suing the poor black woman . Copyright 2023 RedState.com/Salem Media. WHY IS HE IN THE GROUP? 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 cant express to you how difficult it would be for any band to just rebrand to a completely different name. 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. British indie label One Little Indian changed its name to One Little Indie, and electronic label Whities is now AD 93. Also, its important to point out that Lady Antebellum is not saying the trademark is theirs. This is 100% a shitshow. 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. I dont think country Lady A meant any harm by the name change, but this whole thing just CLEARLY shows they didnt put time and effort into a decision like they say they did. Dee, what Im trying to say is that if the majority of the people who are upset werent even invested in them to begin with, what impact would this have on them from a career aspect besides maybe radio AirPlay? Luckyoldsun That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls "an animal rights organization.". Lady Antebellum had no reason to change their name or apologize, but once you go grovelling on your knees, hat in hand, youre finished. Luckyoldsun 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. Were still committed to educating ourselves, our children and doing our part to fight for the racial justice so desperately needed in our country and around the world. I also dont quite agree that they were trying to do the right thing. Come on. Perception is reality, trigger. that cant go unrecognized. They got what they got, and if they didnt expect it, then the members truly are clueless. I hate to laugh at them but LOL. 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. 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? Theyre using the name because of a Black Lives Matter incident that, for them, is just a moment in time. What we can do is acknowledge it, turn from it and take action. Instead, we shared our stories, listened to each other, prayed and spent hours on the phone and text writing a song about this experience together. July 9, 2020 @ In this case, even in 2010, could Anita White have established that the general public would readily associate her with the term Lady A? Andrew Brown (@AndrewB66636244) June 11, 2020, So now were all suddenly offended by an ADJECTIVE?? Related: Blues singer lambasts Lady Antebellum's name change, says she's been Lady A for 20 years. By Alexander Kacala. 8:33 am. 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. They already had the name Lady A trademarked and it was in common parlance. Their management team royally fucked up by not checking more thoroughly before changing the name. The "American Idol" judge offered an example, explaining that he'd ask for "the Lady A guys" when he was on the phone. In an 85-minute show that covered 20 songs, Lady Antebellum included every one of its 14 Top 10 songs, although some in shortened form. You often cannot copyright a name because as a simple expression, and its not fair to take that out of circulation for general use by anyone. And if they like Lady A better, more power to them. They added that with White they had shared our stories, listened to each other, prayed and spent hours on the phone and text writing a song about this experience together. Its not worth the trouble. So I hope you dont mind Frankly, Lady A should fire their management team today for not pushing back on this idea from the start (if it did start from the artists). However good their music is, it was never a good title. Its not a perfect solution, but its addressing the concern. Funny, when I searched Lady A on Spotify . Bands are going to make these decisions based on their business and branding interests. Her loss. Thats all Shane McAnally was saying. Serves them right for trying too hard, and I even like their music. Perception is reality, trigger. But it just seems like they jumped the gun on this. You cant give in to the woke cancel-culture mob. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. A mixture of grift and hysteria is greasing the slippery slope. The Lady Antebellum story went viral specifically due to the implications of the title, which did not tell the whole story. trevistrat The law of unintended consequences whiplashed back around on them and has now smacked them in the back of the head ten fold. That meant the entire show was packed with good songs. 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. When the trio first announced the name change in June out of respect for black Americans, it appeared that they were unaware that Anita White had been performing as Lady A for 20 years. Lady A is my brand, I've used it . jacob hatcher I copyright my respective articles, so if theyre stolen (which happens more than you know), I have legal recourse. I feel sorry for the threesome. Of course, these days this is sort of like putting an ad out in the local newspaper for unclaimed property. How about not being a pussy. 9:49 am. True hypocrites, who do they think theyre fooling? It might have beenas Lady A somewhat alludes to in the lawsuitit was a necessity due to how the Anita White team were negotiating in bad faith, using the give us what we want, or were calling you racist and will smear your reputation card over their heads. When Lady A decided to drop Antebellum from their name over the summer, they knew the impact it would have. (also, lets be honest. Gonna need you to take lady out of your name too. 11:50 am. Im disappointed in the headline that Billboard and other news outlets are using as click bait, when the article clearly states that the band is only responding to a 10M $ extortion demand. Once again the online mobespecially on Twitteris reacting to a drive-by, 260-character notion of the story instead of the actual situation with all the details. As I started off yesterdays article about the PPP loans with, We live in the age of shame. Lady Antebellum decided to change their name in June after the death of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests (the word antebellum is used to refer to the period and architecture in the US . Sports leagues like NASCAR are banning the Confederate flag at its events. It could even make it worse. This is the signal being sent to all bands and brands with names some may deem problematic at the moment. The case you are making doesnt actually make any sense because you dont. However, I think we all should zoom out and look at the bigger picture, especially on a matter as complicated as this one. The dumb and dumber still do not even know where the stupid Racism Then you volleyball offers back and forth for six months while the lawyers charge $300/hour until you come to settlement. But it could have just been a negotiating platform. None of this is present in band name changes or society in general. Regardless, this is screwy. A century and a half after the end of the Civil War and the reunification of the United States, America is perhaps just now, finally, grappling with the unfinished work of bridging and healing a nation divided by race. 6:34 pm. How about Lady AC? June 11, 2020 9:54am. Lady A Country Group and Blues Singer Agree to Drop Lawsuit Over Shared Name. Trust me, this writer is not very sympathetic to Lady Antebellum. 1:49. The idea they have $10 million dollars just laying around because theyre a mainstream band is ludicrous. February 27, 2023 @ My sides hurt its so funny. 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? We are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused and for anyone who has felt unsafe, unseen or unvalued. People come to a new genre in various indirect ways. How about changing it to Person A that way people dont assume her gender? Koury Angelo . Of course, they couldnt play clubs cause the liquor sales would be dismal living out the calling, educating ourselves, our children Its questionable if Antebellum was problematic in the first place. 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). On Thursday, the band announced on social media it would . shared our stories July 11, 2020 @ Way to go Country singer Luke Bryan has called the drama surrounding Lady Antebellum's name change 'a mess.' The Lady Antebellum band started about 14 years ago. Updated at 4:14 p.m. You guys are the Karens of country music. Meanwhile, focusing on names when actual actions that demean and downgrade black performers in country like when The Highwomen disinvited Mickey Guyton from a video shoot last minute go unreported. There was also a band named The Highwaymen before the famous The Highwaymen were formed. the real lady a 6:13 pm, You are correct. 10:04 am. We hope you will dig in and join us.", The members ofLady A Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood pledged to continue educating themselves and to "search the parts of our hearts that need pruning to grow into better humans.". July 9, 2020 @ Dee Manning Whether you think changing it was the right thing or not, its what they thought was the right thing. Her lawyer, again if competent, knows theyre going to lose the dec action and this will bring them into a more realistic negotiation point. 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