Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe multiple Grammy Award-winning country music band Lady Antebellum has officially changed its name to Lady A due to the word antebellum’s association with slavery.“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,” the trio of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood said in a statement shared on social media today (see it below). “As musicians, it reminded us of all the music born in the south that influenced us…Southern Rock, Blues, R&B, Gospel and of course Country.“But we are regretful and embarrassed to say that we did not take into account the associations that weigh down this word referring to.
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