‘Lady A’: Group Sues Singer for Right to Share Name, Says Lawyers Demanded $10 Million

Dolly Parton delighted fans on Monday as she shared a vintage photo of herself alongside husband of 55 years, Carl Thomas Dean.MORE: Dolly Parton's astonishing childhood home - and why she made a replicaThe singer posted the loved-up photo in honour of Valentine's Day, and sweetly captioned it: "Happy Valentine's Day y'all! Remember to squeeze your loved ones a little tighter today and tell them you love 'em!"WATCH: Country superstars Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton release first track togetherThe picture, which she first shared on her website back in 2016, sees Carl giving her a kiss on the cheek whilst Dolly smiles at the camera.RELATED: Dolly Parton reveals exciting new role in Netflix series - and fans will be thrilledREAD: Dolly Parton shares extremely rare photo of her 'supportive' husband Carl DeanFans rushed to comment on the rare throwback picture, with many hailing Dolly as "the best person on the planet".Happy Valentine’s Day y’all! Remember to squeeze your loved ones a little tighter today and tell them you love ‘em! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Oxm7UcdHN9Carl could be seen kissing Dolly in the cheek in the sweet vintage picture"I've heard it said the success of a man in a marriage is how HAPPY he makes his wife. You must have ONE HECK of a Man there, Dolly! God bless you! What an awesome Lady you are!" one wrote, whilst another added: "Happy Valentine's Dolly! You, I believe, have to be the best person on this planet right now.

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Margo Price addressed the recent Lady A name dispute during her televised performance on “The Grand Ole Opry” Saturday.

Margo Price is making her voice heard in the dispute over the musical moniker "Lady A." The name has made headlines following the announcement that the country band Lady Antebellum would now be called Lady A due to the previous name's reference to a pre-abolition South. However, a Black blues singer named Anita White had been using the name for her own music and pushed back against the name change.

Chris Willman Music WriterIn a televised live appearance on “The Grand Ole Opry” Saturday night, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Margo Price offered an unexpected bit of advocacy between songs, name-checking the group formerly known as Lady Antebellum before suggesting that the show should book Anita White, whom she called “the real Lady A.”Price made the suggestion immediately after performing a cover of “Skip a Rope,” a No.

Singer-songwriter Lady A has commented on the lawsuit filed against her by the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum. The band claimed in a court filing last week that the singer, real name Anita White, had made an “exorbitant monetary demand” from them after they changed their name to hers.

Chris Willman Music WriterSinger Anita White, also known as Lady A, released a statement over the weekend saying that the country group of the same name — formerly known as Lady Antebellum — “has used their wealth and influence to intimidate and bully me into submission without offering any real recompense for appropriating my name.”Says White, “It is now clear that their apologies, friendly texts, and playing on my love of God were just insincere gestures aimed at quieting me.

(CNN)The singer Lady A is pushing back against a suit from the band Lady A.The country trio formerly known as Lady Antebellum, filed suit on Wednesday against Anita White, a singer/songwriter who also performs as Lady A.White recently told HLN she had been willing to work with the band but is unwilling to share the name with them. "You're saying that you are an ally, but you are not," White said.

The legal battle between Lady A and Lady Antebellum is heating up, but the former wants to tell her side of the story. Entertainment Weekly says that the Seattle artist, Lady A, has been using the name for approximately 30 years, and she plans on keeping it that way.

Lady A has said she won’t allow the country band of the same name – formerly known as Lady Antebellum – to “obliterate me or my career”.The singer, whose real name is Anita White, has been performing under the moniker for more than 30 years. The band changed their name last month over their original name’s associations with slavery.The band have since filed a lawsuit against White after she asked them to pay her $10million (£7.9m) in order to use the name.

When country music trio Lady Antebellum announced last month that they were changing their name to Lady A due to the word “antebellum” being tied to slavery, it was a big surprise to blues singer Anita White, who has been performing in Seattle as Lady A for more than 20 years. According to People magazine, both Lady Antebellum and Lady A had a discussion about “continued coexistence” where both musical acts could perform under the moniker Lady A.

changing their name to Lady A in a gesture of support to the Black Lives Matter movement, news broke that they were suing a blues singer, Anita White, who has been using the stage name Lady A for years.We asked Kurt Dahl, an entertainment lawyer and partner at Vancouver’s Murphy & Company firm — who also plays drums and blogs about the intersection of the two at LawyerDrummer.com — to take us inside the case.“I see a fair amount of artist name disputes come across my desk, but they rarely go to trial,” Dahl said. “There needs to be an incredible amount of money at stake in order for these matters to approach litigation, which of course there is here.

Lady A, the singer, has responded to Lady A, the band, following their headline-making lawsuit over trademark of the name the two acts now share.

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.

Chris Willman Music WriterIn a new interview with Vulture, Anita White, aka Lady A, the Seattle singer who was sued this week by the country group that is also calling itself Lady A, says she now believes the band was not acting in good faith during what initially seemed like positive and fruitful negotiations in June.“I think they always knew what they were gonna do,” White tells the website.The group formerly known as Lady Antebellum contends in the suit that it has the legal trademark on the name, and that it is seeking no damages from her but is merely asking the Tennessee court to establish that both artists can share the moniker.

Lady A‘s name battle with a Seattle-based blues singer has turned nasty with the band suing her for refusing to vacate the moniker.Anita White, who performs as Lady A, attacked the Need You Now hitmakers, formerly known as Lady Antebellum, for grabbing her name after the trio decided the word ‘Antebellum’ was too closely associated with slavery in America’s southern states, but it appeared the two sides had settled the dispute last month (Jun 2020).However, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood, and Hillary Scott have now filed suit at the U.S.

Anita “Lady A” White weeks after appearing to have reached an agreement with the artist, who has been using the moniker for years.“Today we are sad to share that our sincere hope to join together with Anita White in unity and common purpose has ended,” the band members of Lady A said in a statement to Us Weekly. “She and her team have demanded a $10 million payment, so reluctantly we have come to the conclusion that we need to ask a court to affirm our right to continue to use the name Lady A, a trademark we have held for many years.”The statement concluded, “We hope Anita and the advisers she is now listening to will change their minds about their approach.

also on June 16 that the band jumped the gun by putting out the statement. “I’m not happy about [it] yet again after talking in good faith…Their camp is trying to erase me and I’ll have more to say tomorrow.

Okay, now things are getting REALLY messy. 

recently changed their name to Lady A due to the former’s racist connotations, and now they’re suing a Black blues singer who also goes by Lady A for using the same name.In a statement via Billboard, the band alleged that Anita ‘Lady A’ White asked for a $10million payment in order for the band to use the name.“Today we are sad to share that our sincere hope to join together with Anita White in unity and common purpose has ended,” the band said in the statement.“She and her team have demanded a $10 million payment, so reluctantly we have come to the conclusion that we need to ask a court to affirm our right to continue to use the name Lady A, a trademark we have held for many years.”The band also made it clear that they had no problem with

Country band Lady A has filed a lawsuit over trademark rights against a blues singer who uses the same name. In June, the band -- previously known as Lady Antebellum -- changed their name "after much personal reflection" and conversations with "closest Black friends" because the word "Antebellum" refers to a period of time "which includes slavery," they said.

Lady A recently changed the band’s moniker from the original Lady Antebellum due to the word’s roots in the Confederacy.

formerly known as Lady Antebellum, has filed a lawsuit against blues singer Anita White, who also goes by the name Lady A.According to the suit filed in a Nashville, Tennessee, court Wednesday, the case stems from White’s “attempt to enforce purported trademarks rights in a mark that Plaintiffs have held for more than a decade,” according to Billboard.The suit also claims that the solo singer’s counsel “delivered a draft settlement agreement that included an exorbitant monetary demand” after conversations with the band and their respective attorneys.

Also Read: Movie Theater Chains Sue New Jersey for 'Unconstitutional' Closures Due to CoronavirusThe band, which is comprised of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and David Heywood, said in a statement via Billboard that though it had tried to come to terms with White over the name, White’s team demanded a payment of $10 million for the trademark.“Today we are sad to share that our sincere hope to join together with Anita White in unity and common purpose has ended. She and her team have demanded a $10 million payment, so reluctantly we have come to the conclusion that we need to ask a court to affirm our right to continue to use the name Lady A, a trademark we have held for many years,” the band said.

Country trio Lady A’s name battle with a Seattle-based blues singer has turned nasty with the band suing her for refusing to vacate the moniker.

Lady A, the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum, is filing a lawsuit against Anita White, also known as Lady A.

Attorneys for Lady A, formerly known as Lady Antebellum, have filed a suit against blues singer Anita White who goes by the name Lady A. According to the suit, filed Wednesday (July 8) in Nashville’s U.S. District C