Lady A recently changed the band’s moniker from the original Lady Antebellum due to the word’s roots in the Confederacy. While the decision was heralded for its racial sensitivity during this fraught time, the name change did not go over well with Anita White, a Black blues singer who has been calling herself Lady A for more than 20 years, even recording multiple albums as Lady A.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, she accused the band of not doing its research before absconding with her name. “You found me on Spotify easily,” she told the RS writer, “why couldn’t they?” RELATED: Lady Antebellum Confirm Name Change Amid ‘Black Lives Matter’ Protests The band members and White reportedly met via Zoom in hopes of hammering out some sort of
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