July 10, 2020, Seattle, WAI first heard about Lady Antebellum's planned name change after they went public on June 11, 2020, at which point I was shocked and taken aback.
During initial calls with the members of the band – Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood – I hoped that we could reach an agreement that left both sides whole.
Lady Antebellum understood that their use of “Antebellum” was offensive and that their adoption of Lady A harms me, as I have been using the name professionally for over 30 years.Though they recognized their impact, Lady Antebellum has not been receptive to my proposals for correcting their infringement, unfortunately.
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