Country trio Lady A’s recent name change from original moniker Lady Antebellum was orchestrated to erase the tinge of racism associated with the word “antebellum” and its associations with slavery and the Confederacy.
However, the band’s quick name change apparently wasn’t accompanied by enough due diligence. As a result, it was only after the name change that they discovered Seattle-based blues singer Anita White has called herself Lady A for years, and even recorded several albums under that name.
The end result is the awkward scenario of an all-white group suing a Black woman over a name that she’s used for more than 20 years.
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