The stars of Lady Antebellum have had a virtual meeting with the original Lady A to help them all move forward following their name change.Blues singer Anita White, who has been performing under the Lady A title for 20 years, was stunned to learn the country trio were shortening their name to Lady A due to racial sensitivities.Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood recently explained the “Antebellum” name had too many links to the American Civil War.
They told fans: “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.”Although White previously criticised the name change, she recently had.
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