But it could have just been a negotiating platform. They should have remained silent, and if anyone came after them over the name (which likely would have never happened), simply explained how they came up with it and left it at that. There was a perception out there in the public that Antebellum had racist connotations. In fact I think there were two of them. You do not NEED to register a trademark. or redistributed. John R Baker 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 . Change their name to Lady Reconstruction. With search engines, URLs, social media algorhythms, programmatic learning, and the way touring guarantees are specifically pegged to previous earnings, youre basically starting back from zero. They had one big song Need You Now 11 years ago, and since then have been propped up by radio play. 2023 Cable News Network. 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. (REUTERS/Mike Blake), "Who knows what they'll have to figure out, but, God, what a mess in the aftermath of removing 'antebellum.'". We felt we had been brought together for a reason and saw this as living out the calling that brought us to make this change in the first place. In reality, they just want a judge to say they can use the name too. Typical bullshit from your type. It wasnt even associated with the Civil War or ANYTHING to do with slavery until much later on and had been used for centuries. The Anita White team was betting that public ignorance on the matter and the negative perception of a white group suing a black woman would twist the arm of Lady Antebellum and resort in an exorbitant payment. Like Ozzy Osbourne said once during the height of the PMRC debacle, whenever I hear of a teenager getting arrested for a horrible crime, I think please dont be wearing an Ozzy tshirt, please dont be wearing an Ozzy tshirt.. ). July 9, 2020 @ 6:18 pm. Mikey (Hates Veggies AND Fascists) Alexander (@mikeyhatesit) June 11, 2020. The Real Reason Lady Antebellum Is Changing Its Name. These controversies ensue on false pretenses and shocking headlines. Can we just put an asterisk next to all band names created pre-2020 and move on with our day? Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. (Photo by Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images). Then you volleyball offers back and forth for six months while the lawyers charge $300/hour until you come to settlement. But the lesson many may and arguably should take from this is to not give into the demand mob in the first place. 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. 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 desire to change the names appeared to me more about self perception than what anybody else thought. The band said the name . 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 . The explanation being, Because A was already taken, B and C could stand for words demeaning to women, and were not sure about the rest.., This has been a PAGOCK! Like how does your team not look into if they are other artists named that??? Just ask Louis XVI and Nicholas II.They appeased the Jacobins and Bolsheviks and they were entered into the grave. As I said elsewhere, $10 million is a joke. We start rooting for whose music we like the best, or even who we align with more culturally or politically as opposed to letting the facts and circumstances dictate our opinions, were doing a disservice to both parties. 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. This band has always struck me as something contrived by the music industry to make money. New Lady A is in the wrong on this one. 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. (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for CMT/Viacom) The popular country band Lady Antebellum is undergoing a name change. Now, if youre a band like Lady A, perhaps you can reassemble some of those pieces better than a band starting out. I was excited to go to your show this year and now youve lost a fan for life. Trademark rights are based on use, not registration. 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 . July 9, 2020 @ (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images). February 27, 2023 @ Maybe they could get their fans to come up with a totally new name for the band, and the winner wins a prize! Its not worth the trouble. Speaking on The Tamron Hall Show on Friday, the . Its a negotiation between two parties. The casual Person looking at this and especially the vermin in the media is that a white privileged millennial country trio back by a mega country label is suing a poor black woman. 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. But according to Anita White, Lady As concessions were not satisfactory. What Im saying is they went through the drastic step of changing their name (which no company, band or business does lightly, you are sure to lose sales) to gain positive PR for their enlightened stance as virtue signallers. 1:26 pm. Country singer Luke Bryan has called the drama surrounding Lady Antebellum's name change 'a mess.' But as I see it neither this nor the Highwomen issue you are concerned about are really indicative of any larger issue. this whole thing just seems confusing. By Marina Watts On 6/11/20 at 12:24 PM EDT. heartfelt message to social media on Thursday (June 11), explaining its realization that Antebellum is a reference to slavery in America. I just saw a new compass. That was their official explanation. July 9, 2020 @ For them, that could easily be their share of money or more from a tour after everyone else gets paid. Cant believe I didnt think of this sooner. Lady Antebellum has changed its name to Lady A. Peekardee & Lappith (featuring Tumpkin) July 9, 2020 @ A name that theyve stated in many interviews over the year that they didnt even know what it meant at first, but it is a really interesting case study of our current times. A lot of moving parts and entanglements to this issue. As if the racism in country music is to blame for this. 2:35 pm. 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. Copyrights and trademarks are two separate things. 4:55 pm. Bless his heart. February 15, 2021 @ She said she felt the bands actions had branded her as an angry black woman. Youre spot-on in calling out those fluff catchphrases. Theyre so cringey. Carrie America (@carrieksada) June 11, 2020. The conflict between the country band Lady A, formerly known as Lady Antebellum, and Seattle blues singer Anita White, who also goes by Lady A, has apparently been settled. Furthermore, everyone knows what the A stands for. Fueled by social media, everybody wants to point an ugly finger at others for being morally inferior to themselves, often to hide from their own mistakes and shortcomings. The trio wrote: "When we set out together almost 14 years ago, we named our band after the southern 'antebellum' style home where we took our first photos. Even the notion that theyre suing her is misleading without sufficient qualification, as it suggests that theyre looking to stop her from using the name or seek monetary damage (as many inflammatory Tweets have been suggesting). You think they will stop with your name? Now, blindspots we didnt even know existed have been revealed., The band vowed that their name change is just the first of many steps they will take in a commitment to practice antiracism., We will continue to educate ourselves, have hard conversations and search the parts of our hearts that need pruning to grow into better humans, better neighbors, they wrote. :) Thats because to much of the media, including country music media, country music is nothing more than a stereotype. By Drew Weisholtz. I see your point. Before this matter, most of the people calling for their heads now didnt even know who the hell Lady Antebellum was. They sang backup on his version of Wagon Wheel. We are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused, Lady A say of the term Antebellum.. But, I have mad respect for him because he has lived out the music he wrote and is certainly not one of these white wokes running around Nash and East Nash. It simply means before the war. Lady Antebellum has changed its name to Lady A. Getty Images. It began with the radical JEW Leon Trotsky in late 1800s as a device The protests that swept the nation in the aftermath of George Floyds death at the hands of Minneapolis police officers have shaken the nation and sparked deep soul searching by many about the countrys racist past. 9:37 pm. His mic isnt on and they have a guitar player behind him. 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. I urge everyone to actually READ [the] article. Lady A, (the country band) could join forces with Lady A, (the blues singer) and become. or NYT Stylebooks, you had better make sure to capitalize Black person and to lower case white personor youre a filthy racist, presumably. , All Im saying is: in trying to get people to read past the headline, Shane gave out some very bad information (extortion) & you could say thats pretty similar to a bad headline. When you change your name from Lady Antebellum to Lady A, the A still stands for antebellum, just like KFC still stands for Kentucky Fried Chicken. "I don't think they were anticipating the aftermath of being called Lady A," he stated. When youre Goliath, suing David just looks awful, and I dont think they are coming back from this. 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? Luckyoldsun You must use your trademark for it to remain valid, and you cant selectively enforce it. Im not saying that the word antebellum has racist connotations or not, I agree thats debatable. Grammy-winning band Lady Antebellum has now changed their name to 'Lady A' to eliminate any reference to pre-Civil War slavery and racial injustice. July 10, 2020 @ On Thursday, the country band formerly known as Lady Antebellum announced on Instagram that they changed their name in . I think it could very well be that they did a thorough check for any conflicts and Lady A the singer was so much not on the radar that it didnt come up. The Grammy-winning vocal group filed the lawsuit Wednesday in federal court after negotiations with Anita White broke down in recent weeks. The band formerly known as Lady Antebellum and blues singer Anita White have settled their trademark dispute over the name . Their camp is trying to erase me, White claimed to Newsday on June 16th. 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 dont think Lady Antebellum tried to do the right thing. Nothing about the word antebellum is racist. Basically, youre starting over, especially in this day and age. July 9, 2020 @ Sydney Watson (@SydneyLWatson) June 11, 2020, MemphisFromZero (@MemphisFromZero) June 11, 2020. June 16, 2020 / 7:20 PM / CBS News. The Scott Borchetta Zoom Calls at Big Machine I imagine have been a scream this week, jacob hatcher You guys are the Karens of country music. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, 61-year-old Seattle artist Anita White slammed the Grammy-winning group for adopting the new moniker without consulting her first. July 9, 2020 @ Related: Blues singer lambasts Lady Antebellum's name change, says she's been Lady A for 20 years. 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. Now, before they sink any money or time into publicizing Lady A change it to Lady Abolition or whatever and get on with their lives. Trying to trash the poor black woman. But this apparent good deed towards the Black Lives Matter movement didnt go unpunished for long. And of course, to be fired for saying Everyones live matters. (That actually happened to a respected nursing school dean in Massachusetts last week. Somebody, somewhere screwed up. Blues Lady A saw an opportunity and decided to take advantage of it. (Im a genius.yes, I know), T-grondo LMAO. If in fact Lady A was registered as a trademark by the former Lady Antebellum, and Lady A the artist didnt make any effort to secure or dispute the name, this gives all rights and protections to Lady Antebellum. But perhaps most dramatically, the old symbols of the Confederacy, the group of states that seceded from the United States and sparked Americas Civil War, are finally being seen for the racist and incendiary associations they represent to Black Americans. Time for Big Machine to pay out the big bucks or I will personally label them racists. Until the organization refutes its alliance with Antifa they have zero credibility in my book. "When we set out together almost 14 years ago . I am in no way defending Lady Antebellum. 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. Its not letting me reply further down in the thread, to your point: Its not just enough to be on the right side of an issue. But thats OK too. Causing pain was never our hearts intention, but it doesnt change the fact that indeed, it did just that. sodcutterjones Lady Antebellum is a group of incredibly selfish individuals. 9:30 am, In this [country] industry, the air is so thick and putrid with racism, both current and residual, that everyone is awash in it, their eyes so caked with hate that theyve been glued shut. 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. That one will be the most fun to watch for me. Lady A, Hey Arnold Alternately, they could have recognized the $10 mil as an opening salvo, countered with $2 and let the lawyers fight it out. Rickie Jon Connors docweasel If you want to be an advocate or an ally, you help those who youre oppressing. I understand that its ironic that they were attempting to be conscientious of African Americans and how their name may make them feel and end up choosing a name used by an African American artist, but if the same scenario arose between two white artists, would the optics be as bad? shawn tackett 1 country ballad What If I Never Get Over You, shared a lengthy apology with fans. First off, let me not mince any words. After much personal reflection, band discussion, prayer and many honest conversations with some of our closes 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.. In this case, even in 2010, could Anita White have established that the general public would readily associate her with the term Lady A? 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. Anita White has a prior art claim, but moral people would understand their move was a mistake and start over with the name search. This could be a whole new market for the band to explore.! The band continue to explain that while it realizes changing its name is just one step, there is more to be done. make something special and beautiful out of this moment In June, the country trio formerly known as Lady Antebellum . Country trio Lady Antebellum . Now, country superstar Luke Bryan has voiced his opinion on the matter during a virtual chat with Andy Cohen. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. However good their music is, it was never a good title. By Alexander Kacala. The change, the group said in a statement, comes after realizing the words association to slavery. The band has also apparently been making good faith efforts to resolve this issue with Anita White in a way that could elevate her music and career moving forward as opposed to overshadowing her. It's really something. I feel sad but my principles come first. Those instances never got this out of hand. A Seattle based R&B singer also named Lady A (real name Anita White) came out the next day angry that her name had been co-opted without any regard or communication from the pop country trio. Dont they have people who are supposed to do all this for them? 4:40 pm. 2023 Billboard Media, LLC. It might have beenas Lady A somewhat alludes to in the lawsuitit was a necessity due to how the Anita White team were negotiating in bad faith, using the give us what we want, or were calling you racist and will smear your reputation card over their heads. The band dropped 'Antebellum' over racist connotations, but a black singer said she'd already used 'Lady A' for decades. Blues singer Lady A is fighting back months after country band Lady A sued her in an ongoing dispute over their shared moniker. It is difficult to keep up on everything that gets cancelled in culture. Lady Antebellum changes name to Lady A, is 'regretful and embarrassed' about the name's association with slavery era By Emily Yahr June 11, 2020 at 1:04 p.m. EDT 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. Lady A, formerly Lady Antebellum, is clashing over the name with Seattle-based blues singer Lady A. In fact, the Anita White team might have been holding that over the bands head. Heres a suggestion How about changing your name to Lady A-hole . 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