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. Since then, the band has filed a lawsuit to secure rights to the name, which they claim has been a nickname of theirs throughout their career. If everything is racist, nothing is racist. I agree with much of what you said.. Its white woke gone wild. Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood Shutterstock. There is a connection between Antifa and the Black Lives Matter organization. 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. Just Jimmy First published on Thu 9 Jul 2020 05.47 EDT. You do not NEED to register a trademark. The desire to change the names appeared to me more about self perception than what anybody else thought.. Lady A certainly led by example, as the Dixie Chicks Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire announced their name change to The Chicks two weeks later on June 25. These controversies ensue on false pretenses and shocking headlines. It's really something. Some criticized the decision, accusing the trioof "pandering" and "apologizing" unnecessarily. 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. This week, the Grammy-winning trio announced it will change its name due to in the . Billboard does actively (in some cases very actively) get feedback from the industry on all of its charts. That may be where we disagree. The Nashville trio have won five Grammys and had seven US top . None of this is telling of anything *but* that because nobody really cared if they changed the names or not in the first place. Seems the original Lady A was using it first and could likely have the new Lady As mark expunged. 8:55 am. Jack Hardwood I am in no way defending Lady Antebellum. Im waiting to hear what the band has to say next about this whole thing. Blues singer Lady A is fighting back months after country band Lady A sued her in an ongoing dispute over their shared moniker. Cant believe I didnt think of this sooner. (Or in the modern parlance, dont gaslight me.) Youre spot-on in calling out those fluff catchphrases. Theyre so cringey. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google. Dee Manning Its not worth the trouble. The album covers and such havent been switched, but their actual name for everything else is changed to just Lady A. It doesnt hurt the new Lady A at all and the original Lady A gets a little cash and free publicity. 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. 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. 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. On Tuesday, Seattle recording artist . A trademark means that youre taking something and making sure nobody else can use it for marketing purposes so theres no confusion. You seem to see these kerfuffles and as existential threats to county music. We hope you will dig in and join us.". Chart-topping US pop group Lady Antebellum have changed their name to Lady A because Antebellum has connotations with the slavery era. Lady A, formerly Lady Antebellum, is clashing over the name with Seattle-based blues singer Lady A. Im not saying that the word antebellum has racist connotations or not, I agree thats debatable. At least two users explained what the word means: Antebellum means the time before the war. In June, the country trio formerly known as Lady Antebellum . I just saw a new compass. I do find it kind of humorous how articles make the Anita Lady A out to be some revolutionary well known artist in her area when her monthly Spotify listeners before this was less than twenty, and before this went down she genuinely was getting about five or less likes on her Twitter posts. Way to go 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. July 9, 2020 @ It keeps them recognizable while eliminating a word some deem problematic. In a statement, the members of the country group said that representatives for White demanded a $10m [7.79m] payment. Sports leagues like NASCAR are banning the Confederate flag at its events. More to come. However we didnt hear anything more about the situation, until Wednesday (7/8) when the country Lady A announced they are preemptively suing the R&B Lady A after negotiations broke down on how to move forward with both artists using the Lady A name. Fast forward to today, you have this fake white wokeness to mask their racist origins. None of this is present in band name changes or society in general. 11:59 AM EDT, Thu June 11, 2020. 4:13 pm. 7:55 am, Atomic Zombie Redneck It finally went through and now Im just waiting until my July release to see if my single will be buried.. They have the worst legal and PR team ever. That was their official explanation. Mikey (Hates Veggies AND Fascists) Alexander (@mikeyhatesit) June 11, 2020. 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. especially : existing before the American Civil War. July 9, 2020 @ According to country Lady A, R&B Lady A wanted $10 million to relinquish her claims to the name. living out the calling, educating ourselves, our children I doubt its even their management. But although the . 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. They still havent figured out the JEWS were Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood of Lady A are not racists. In fact, the Anita White team might have been holding that over the bands head. This is what happens when you apologize to a mob of thugs and domestic terrorists. 9:12 pm, Saving Bro Country Music Landon The law of unintended consequences whiplashed back around on them and has now smacked them in the back of the head ten fold. The group originally began their career as 'Lady Antebellum'. I love it when liberal idiots eat their own. I hate how certain people and/or publications find a way to blame country music for this decision. Lady A officially changed their name on June 11th. As for Lady A, formerly Lady Antebellum you are a complete disgrace to bow to this WOKE CRAP. 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. Lady A the band did not dispute Lady A the artist about her name at any point after registering the trademark. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. CountryKnight The Grammy-winning vocal group filed the lawsuit Wednesday in federal court after negotiations with Anita White broke down in recent weeks. Bless there hearts. 7:40 am, white privilege at its finestdoes not matter who is driving this lawsuitthe band members could shut it down, but again they are white, and from the south, which means not ready to let go of the racist art of stealing from black folks. It shouldnt have taken George Floyd to die for them to realize that their name had a slave reference to it. The term Antebellum is derived from the Antebellum Era in the American South when slavery was still legal. Anita White will go straight to Don Lemon and say the white woke millennial trio and Big Machine are a bunch of hypocritical racists. Begging and simultaneously squealing racism. She said, "This is my life. True solutions require thought, due diligence and sensitivity. We are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused, Lady A say of the term Antebellum.. Period. Feeling like Anita White would likely sue them, the band chose to take the preemptive step to sue her first. Ive never done any of those things in my life. July 9, 2020 @ July 9, 2020 @ Its certainly not Lady Antebellum. It appears they do want to share it, but they have no obligation. She and her team have demanded a $10 million payment, so reluctantly we have come to the conclusion that we need to ask a court to affirm our right to continue to use the name Lady A, a trademark we have held for many years. We are sad to share that our sincere hope to join together with Anita White in unity and common purpose has ended, the group said in a statement. People come to a new genre in various indirect ways. 9:13 am. Yippy Skippy! It was the the type of area where the Karens called the cops if little black kids rode their bikes in their white neighborhood. Their sales and streams are in line with Americana and independent country acts like Jason Isbell now. The story went viral because people thing theyre attacking a black woman. It means before the war and comes from the latin ante bellum. The band dropped 'Antebellum' over racist connotations, but a black singer said she'd already used 'Lady A' for decades. I also dont quite agree that they were trying to do the right thing. Just ask Louis XVI and Nicholas II.They appeased the Jacobins and Bolsheviks and they were entered into the grave. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images). The answer: Antebellum means "before a war," and the term has been widely associated with the pre-Civil War period in the United States. From a legal perspective, not much time has passed in this matter. Just call it Charlie and whats her name. Lady Antebellum tried to do the right thing and are now being destroyed for it. If you want to be an advocate or an ally, you help those who youre oppressing. But, on the other hand, yes, good . Lady A started by changing their name to erase what some considered the racist connotations of "Antebellum" and to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Causing pain was never our hearts' intention, but it doesn't change the fact that indeed, it did just that. 2. Its not a perfect solution, but its addressing the concern. Fox News Flash top entertainment and celebrity headlines are here. Country group Lady Antebellum announced that they have changed their name to Lady A. The band said the name had not been intended as racist, but that they had had their eyes opened by recent events. His use of the word extortion meets all 4 standards of a defamatory statement (libel or slander). We are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused and for anyone who has felt unsafe, unseen or unvalued, the band wrote. But I do know that when somebody challenges your right to use a nameeven in a private letterit behooves you to go to court quickly to resolve the matter, lest they sue you first and allege that your breach was willful and that youve waived certain defenses. Or, when you give into the mob and still lose money, you might be a bleeding heart irrational pop country band. Lady Antebellum switched to Lady A in June 2020 in the wake of protests against racism and police violence, citing criticism that the name glorified the slavery-era South. Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood (from left to right) of Lady A. Getty Images. July 9, 2020 @ LMAO. 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). You cant give in to the woke cancel-culture mob. thanks. 7:31 am. 10:32 am. On Thursday, the Grammy award-winning country group formerly known as Lady Antebellum announced they would be changing their name . The movement to take down statutes of Confederate war heroes, which has long been debated in the U.S., is accelerating exponentially. Some on social media seemed opposed to the more modern moniker: Your move, @dixiechicks #WeHaveLostOurDamnMinds, John Ziegler (@Zigmanfreud) June 11, 2020. shawn tackett The road were heading down is going to be very precarious. Ive looked into it, and it would be nothing short of catastrophic. Their music has been extremely popular since they started up in 2006 and many a wedding and party has featured at least one of their . The name Lady A is not well known yet, they should have quit when they found out she was using it and just come up with another A word or something similar. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Culture. Now, if youre a band like Lady A, perhaps you can reassemble some of those pieces better than a band starting out. But, ultimately, this is becoming another case of people not letting facts and logic get in the way of a good Tweet. @collin I actually have seen them in concert (admittedly cause I was bored and tix to their Vegas residency were really cheap. 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. (Im a genius.yes, I know), T-grondo Blues Lady A saw an opportunity and decided to take advantage of it. 6. But it could have just been a negotiating platform. Chase Rice really did take a selfie with a large crowd of unmasked fans, and did post the we back vid to make it look packed as possible. 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. ". "I don't think they were anticipating the aftermath of being called Lady A," he stated. Were disappointed that we wont be able to work together with Anita for that greater purpose. Required fields are marked *, Notify me of follow-up comments via e-mail. enforcers who deny that it exists and call people assholes for objecting to it. Thats because to much of the media, including country music media, country music is nothing more than a stereotype. id rather have money than the opportunity to collaborate on some shitty song about the experience too. 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