On Tuesday, the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum filed a lawsuit against the Blues singer Lady A, asking a Nashville court to grant them the trademark of the name ‘Lady A’.\n
with White and to document the whole process, so they had proof to show they were committed to “unity.”
However, some of the damage had already been done. White says that even in the few weeks since the band’s announcement, her name has becometo find on both search engines and music streaming platforms—even making it difficult for her to upload a recent single to an independent distribution service. The very act of Lady Antebellum changing their name without first making any efforts to reach out to Anita White was an attempt to erase her.
“I was quiet for two weeks because I was trying to believe that it was going to be okay and that they would realize that it would be easier to just change their name, or pay me for my name,” White says. “Five million dollars is nothing, and I’m actually worth more than that, regardless of what they think. But here we go again with another white person trying to take something from a Black person, even though they say they’re trying to help.
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