July 10, 2020 @ Youve managed to be politically correct and kneel to your masters there. Nobody was clamoring for them to change the name in the first place. It would be starting over from scratch. 9:53 pm, Lyrics: Dude you miss the key fact. And frankly, I think if more details about that event were brought to light, people would be even more outraged. Make a counter offer for $25,000 and everyone goes off happy. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. And I probably dont agree with Isbell on most issues. That would be much more fitting. Musiccityman As an actual lawyer, while I dont appreciate the generalizations as we arent all blood-sucking parasites, I do think this Lady Antebellums legal team playing hardball as a reaction to a $10m demand. 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. How about changing it to Person A that way people dont assume her gender? 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. I am talking about the organization, not the cause, but the cause has been hijacked by the collaboration., Ron_Jeff The Lady A trio going on the offense might be the best legal move, but its an absolutely terrible move from a publicity standpoint. Copyright 2023 RedState.com/Salem Media. Leftist Crystal Ball: According to country Lady A, R&B Lady A wanted $10 million to relinquish her claims to the name. 10:34 am. 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 . Once somebody explained it and the mob caught on to what antebellum signifies, theyd have been all over the group. 11:57 pm. Its the sign of the times, You Americans have the most dysfunctional and disgusting way of dealing with racism any country has. The $10 million demand by Anita White and her lawyers is ludicrous and completely unfounded, especially if as the lawsuit claims, Lady Antebellum has owned the Lady A trademark for a decade without dispute. A Warner Bros. The group are one of several music industry entities to have changed their name following the recent Black Lives Matter protests. The name change however will change Anita Whites life and career forever. 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. My suggestion is Lady Abolition (or is that a white savior connotation?). The Lady Antebellum band started about 14 years ago. enforcers who deny that it exists and call people assholes for objecting to it. July 9, 2020 @ The Scott Borchetta Zoom Calls at Big Machine I imagine have been a scream this week, jacob hatcher They still havent figured out the JEWS were 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. 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. Im not saying TAFKALA isnt within their rights. In fact I think there were two of them. To be fair, George Washington ripped out his living slaves teeth to make his dentures. By clicking Accept all you agree that Yahoo and our partners will process your personal information, and use technologies such as cookies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights, and product development. Speaking on The Tamron Hall Show on Friday, the . 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 . And if they like Lady A better, more power to them. Still, the give into the mob thing is totally overwrought. I live in PC HELL and deal with this shortsightedness all the time. So today, we speak up and make a change. Hes true to his origins. The Real Reason Lady Antebellum Is Changing Its Name. But what does that mean? 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.". Thats the story. We hope you will dig in and join us.. I cant express to you how difficult it would be for any band to just rebrand to a completely different name. July 9, 2020 @ We are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused and for anyone who has felt unsafe, unseen or unvalued. July 9, 2020 @ I hope t Lady Antebellum goes down like the Dixie Chicks. 1:51 pm. 8:55 am. I do not feel one bit sorry for the country LADY A group. stookyvookyosis The country trio has promised to donate to the Equal Justice Initiative and to be better allies to those suffering from injustice. Anyone else tired of hyperbole and clickbait yet? ", LADY A SPEAKS OUT ABOUT BAND FORMERLY KNOWN AS LADY ANTEBELLUM FILING LAWSUIT TO SECURE NAME. Its not just enough to be on the right side of an issue. 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. To me, the name change smacks of virtue signalling, which often comes with its own consequencesfrom both sides. This is my life, White said at the time. 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 said elsewhere, $10 million is a joke. After the band participated in a Zoom call with the other Lady A, Anita White, they said, Today, we connected privately with the artist Lady A. Transparent, honest, and authentic conversations were had. She also noted the . July 9, 2020 @ Lady A apologizes to those who felt 'unsafe' and 'unvalued'. 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. July 13, 2020. Regardless, this is screwy. Dan in GA 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. Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) June 11, 2020. 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. As for Lady A, formerly Lady Antebellum you are a complete disgrace to bow to this WOKE CRAP. 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. September 13, 2020 @ Information about your device and internet connection, like your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Yahoo websites and apps. Rickie Jon Connors None of this is present in band name changes or society in general. Although I think Lady A blues will win, it wont be anywhere near $10 million. Im not commenting on my personal opinion, but there are definitely a number of younger progressive country fans who are saying that Anita is getting a little ridiculous with her whole ten million dollar desires and that people need to read more than headlines before jumping the gun. July 9, 2020 @ But the fact that they have owned the trademark on Lady A specifically for 10 years, and Anita Carter is asking $10 million to resolve the dispute, and that theyre suing her for NOTHING aside for asking for fair, dual use of a trademark they already own, are definitely important points to underscore. And now, in the wake of George Floyds death, the nation is having its mirror moment, where each and every one of use are looking at a reflection of who we are, and how we could be better. Blind spots we didnt even know existed have been revealed, Lady As statement said. They should have changed their name to Lady Avacado. Military bases named for Confederate generals are under consideration to be renamed. Lets say the real Lady A loses this case in an all white setting in Nashville. 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, Lady A continued. In a surprising, but heartfelt gesture, band membersHillary Scott, Dave Haywood, and Charles Kelley expressed regret and embarrassment for not previously taking into consideration the association the word antebellum has with slavery. I dont think thats extortion, but it is the kind of bad faith platform that might compel the Lady Antebellum team to make the exceptional move of suing first, so they can set the narrative, choose the venue, etc. I have also actively led trademark protection claims. People like getting fired up about something but everyone moves on in a matter of days or weeks. The change came duringprotests and civil unrest around the worldsparked by the killing of George Floyd. 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? Thats why they did it. thegentile Its okay to acknowledge our founding fathers did some really crappy things. Their management team royally fucked up by not checking more thoroughly before changing the name. Names cant be copyrighted but they can be trademarked. Random Notes 1:18 pm. Dove Shore*. You have to properly gauge the intent of individuals and zoom out to see the bigger picture. Business, Economics, and Finance. Or non-binary people. That is, until Jamie makes a delivery to an old acquaintance, Tom, who works at what he calls "an animal rights organization.". (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for CMT/Viacom) The popular country band Lady Antebellum is undergoing a name change. The lesson of this story is that if you choose a new band name make sure nobody else is using it first. And that the genre is getting awful publicity when it should be gaining new, young, progressively minded and BIPOC fans. July 9, 2020 @ In a lengthy statement explaining the change, the band members acknowledged they didnt fully appreciate the pain felt by those who, correctly, associatethe term with Americas pre-Civil War history of slavery. 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. 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. this whole thing just seems confusing. Lady Antebellum has changed its name to Lady A. As I started off yesterdays article about the PPP loans with, We live in the age of shame. 6. Notice how the Dixie Chicks came out unscathed from their name change, even though Chicks is deemed just as problematic if not more as Dixie in established PC dialogue? ", Country band Lady Antebellum is in the throes of a lawsuit over the name Lady A, which they now go by after reconsidering their previous name's reference to the pre-abolition South. Its also not inclusive of transgender people. While CMA & Music Row operate independently of Billboard, they are not exactly siloed off from each other either. 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. People come to a new genre in various indirect ways. Lady Antebellum should change her name to Lady Arrogant! How about Lady AC? Triple 8 never addressed that part of the event. Delores Streisand Change Your Name 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. I have, and it says that names cannot be copyrighted..is this something totally different. Not pictured: the real Lady A. It keeps them recognizable while eliminating a word some deem problematic. 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). I hate to laugh at them but LOL. 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. It specifically describes the period prior to the Civil War, a war fought by southerners to continue to be able to own slaves. 2. Not a fan of country A at all, and think they made some dumb moves and Im kind of laughing at them about this. My sides hurt its so funny. I think Lady Anodyne would probably fit them the best because they strive to sound like inoffensive, new age pablum. Actually sounds pretty awesome!!! Wait, so the band who copied a song (without credit) from The Alan Parsons Project now wants to protect something of theirs? Heres a suggestion How about changing your name to Lady A-hole . And frankly, I think if more details about that event were brought to light, people would be even more outraged.. Im OK with the former, but you cant make me do the latter. The desire to change the names appeared to me more about self perception than what anybody else thought. It appears they do want to share it, but they have no obligation. Hey Arnold Wow because you are really targeting your audience there. It became widely associated with the U.S. Civil War after it was over, and now . Perception is reality. 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. Lady A Dove Shore. There are bigger fish to fry. And if they did, she could have claimed and proven use of the name well before the trademark application. (REUTERS/Mike Blake), "Who knows what they'll have to figure out, but, God, what a mess in the aftermath of removing 'antebellum.'". 9:37 pm. jacob hatcher January 13, 2023 @ But lets remember, this is a band that a few years ago basically broke up because nobody was paying attention to them. I was told Boogaloo is being attacked. 4:50 am. John R Baker Classic example of virtue signaling and white woke blowing up in your face. 4:47 pm. What do you think of the change? Nobody is immune from fitting current events into their own established narrative. July 12, 2020 @ Listeners will now be served a set of songs by someone known as "Lady A.". They were not responding to some fierce backlash about their name when they made the change. They were trying to be forward thinking, understanding, and pragmatic. I would say that the word antebellum (before the war) at least has a racial connotation in the American context as it is typically associated with The South before the Civil War. 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. 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 Nashville, Tennessee. or NYT Stylebooks, you had better make sure to capitalize Black person and to lower case white personor youre a filthy racist, presumably. We are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused and for anyone who has felt unsafe, unseen or unvalued. Maybe Hillary and the Muppets should just be known as Summers Eve because of the giant douches they have become. Those instances never got this out of hand. The mob came for them after the change was made. culture is real, and a lot of Americans do not want to put up with it. This week, the Grammy-winning trio announced it will change its name due to in the . The group is not seeking financial damages from White, nor that she change her stage name, but is instead suing her for recognition of a trademark it claims we have held for many years and to avoid further litigation. 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 . Lady Antebellum is now Lady A. July 9, 2020 @ If I Change Your Name, they should do a cover of Destinys Child Say My Name and donate the proceeds to the out of work tour crew, Apparently private individuals making decisions that are right for them separate from the state is too much for so called conservatives, a stirring in our hearts and reflection on our own blindspots go look up current copyright laws. 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. Whiskey_Pete I hate how certain people and/or publications find a way to blame country music for this decision. Im also laughing at the idea of $10 million to an unknown artist, having anything to do with justice.. The highest-grossing movie of Tarantino's career, Django Unchained was a refreshing Revisionist Western that explored the horrific racism and atrocities of the Antebellum South without holding . Causing pain was never our hearts' intention, but it doesn't change the fact that indeed, it did just that. Lady Antebellum's name has been criticized more than once since it comes from the Antebellum period that came right before the Civil War, when slavery was still legal and the country had not yet been divided along the lines that would seek to tear it apart. They sang backup on his version of Wagon Wheel. You cant give in to the woke cancel-culture mob. 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. Somebody screwed it up. British indie label One Little Indian changed its name to One Little Indie, and electronic label Whities is now AD 93. Name change to Lady Magnolia Because the whites being offended for blacks are now going to battle against the name of a genre of Latino music. (BTW the Chicks, another derogatory and degrading name for other reasons; there is no reclaiming of any offensive epithets). Unlikely. The group said it would be donating to Equal Justice Initiative via LADYAID, a nonprofit . The band said the name had not been intended as racist, but that they had had their eyes opened by recent events. 1:05 pm. docweasel and the Mysterians! 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. Ive looked into it, and it would be nothing short of catastrophic. If anyone attempts to appropriate it, you must dispute it. This lady has now aligned herself with BLM, so expect rioting and violence before their concerts or album signings. July 9, 2020 @ Yes, this is how the media outside country music perceive this situation involving the dulcet and sanguine Lady A. This whole scenario is a spectacular example how of empty virtue signalling and phony wokeness does far more harm than good. July 12, 2020 @ Regardless, the band issued a letter to fans making known their regret for not fixing things sooner. to hide behind while enslaving the blacks. I imagine theyll settle this eventually, unless Anita Whites counsel is entirely incompetent. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. The big change attracted mixed reactions on Twitter. July 9, 2020 @ Making decisions based upon warm and fuzzy is rarely rational. I doubt its even their management. Theyve owned the trademark on Lady A for 10 years. 9:07 pm. Lady As change comes as our nation comes to terms with some of the most dramatic and rapid shifts in Americans attitude towards race in the nations history. It was a stirring in our hearts and reflection on our own blindspots that led us to announce a few weeks ago that we were dropping the word Antebellum from our name and moving forward using only the name so many of our fans already knew us by. The case you are making doesnt actually make any sense because you dont. And no, trademarks are not an element of privilege. They are there in part to protect individuals like Anita White from getting taken advantage of from larger entities. On June 11, 2020, Lady Antebellum revealed they had changed their name to Lady A. 618creekrat 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. I hope they lose all their money in court costs and never record music again. 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. But thats OK too. The term wasnt under fire until the band decided to make an issue of it. This is what happens when you apologize to a mob of thugs and domestic terrorists. Jack Hardwood Bryan said that Lady A was a "great option" for the band to change their name to, but "now it's tricky. You know this more than anyone. Some criticized the decision, accusing the trioof "pandering" and "apologizing" unnecessarily. All they did was shorten their name!! Does Anita White really believe that sharing a name with a country band is worth $10 million, as is accused in the lawsuit? 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. Because I should have to think out how every word in a statement may or may not offend someone. And still and all, this is just behind the scenes bullshit that should stay there. July 10, 2020 @ You cant just trademark something and then sit on it for years. 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. This is getting more and more ridiculous by the hour. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. 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. 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. And now Im a fan of a lot of different country artists.). 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