Lady Antebellum Change Group’s Name Due to Association With Slavery
Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood said in a statement via Instagram on Thursday, June 11.“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,” they added.Scott, 34, Kelley, 38, and Haywood, 37, explained that they chose the name in 2006 after their first photo shoot at a “southern ‘antebellum’ style home” that reminded them of the music they listened to growing up.“We are regretful and embarrassed to say that we did not take into account the associations that weigh down this word referring to the