Country group Lady Antebellum changes name to Lady A

Country stars continue to be at odds over Chase Rice’s recent Tennessee concert.

Chase Rice is determined to finish what he started — whether you like it or not!

Country singer Chase Rice has assured fans and critics alike he’ll be taking the health and safety of concertgoers a lot more seriously after coming under fire for footage he posted online from a Saturday night show.

Chase Rice is feeling the criticism from fellow country music stars after the unfortunate and arguably dangerous decision to play a concert Saturday night out in Petros, Tennessee!

cases of COVID-19. After he posted a video on his Instagram Story showing of hundreds of people singing along to his recent hit "Eyes On You," captioning it "We back" and adding a smiley face sunglasses emoji, fans, peers and other bold-faced Nashville names including Kelsea Ballerini, Bobby Bones, Maren Morris and Mickey Guyton publicly criticized Chase and the venue, the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros, Tennessee, which is a former prison-turned-event center."Imagine being

Chase Rice caught backlash on social media after sharing a video of people flocking to his most recent concert with seemingly no regard for social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chase Rice has defied a new coronavirus spike in the US to play a show for thousands of fans in Tennessee, with some appearing to ignore social distancing guidelines. Rice performed for fans on Saturday night (June 27) at the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary, a former prison which has been converted into an event centre.Despite social distancing guidelines being in place, videos posted on Rice’s Instagram story showed fans packed tightly into the venue, without wearing face masks.

So much for social distancing, y’all…

Kelsea Ballerini took to Twitter on Sunday, June 28, to criticize fellow country singer Chase Rice for performing at a packed concert in Tennessee amid the coronavirus pandemic.The “Love Me Like You Mean It” singer, 26, was among several people slamming Rice, 34, for sharing video on Instagram from his outdoor concert on Saturday, June 27, that showed people standing shoulder-to-shoulder without face masks or adhering to social distancing rules.The “Eyes on You” singer posted a clip from his

Chris Willman Music WriterCountry singer Chase Rice is taking heat after sharing video footage of a concerts he played in east Tennessee Saturday night, with footage showing large, packed outdoor crowds rocking out shoulder-to-shoulder with no sign of social distancing or masks.Rice posted the video of his riled-up audience in east Tennessee, taken from the stage, as part of an Instagram post with the caption: “We back.” The post was deleted after controversy began to flare up Sunday, but the

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Grammy-winning country group The Dixie Chicks have dropped the word Dixie from their name, now going by The Chicks.

Country music trio Dixie Chicks has changed their name. Across the band's social media pages, the women now go by The Chicks.

Country stars Carly Pearce and Michael Ray have split after less than a year of marriage.

Country stars Carly Pearce and Michael Ray have split after less than a year of marriage.The 30 year old wed Ray in Nashville, Tennessee in October during a ceremony officiated by country music DJ Bill Cody, 10 months after becoming engaged.“Knowing without a shadow of a doubt that I didn’t settle for something less than truly the person that I think was made for me is something that I am thankful for,” Carly said after accepting Michael’s proposal.“No matter what, I have her in my corner,” Ray

The stars of Lady Antebellum have had a virtual meeting with the original Lady A to help them all move forward following their name change.Blues singer Anita White, who has been performing under the Lady A title for 20 years, was stunned to learn the country trio were shortening their name to Lady A due to racial sensitivities.Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood recently explained the “Antebellum” name had too many links to the American Civil War.

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

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).

Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott joined forces in 2006.The trio broke down on Twitter just why — in the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody and the Black Lives Matter movement that has intensified in its wake — they are changing their name.They will now be known as Lady A.“As a band, we have strived for our music to be a refuge … inclusive of all,” the tweet reads.

Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood — will now be known as Lady A, which is what many fans have been calling the group for more than a decade. "As a band, we have strived for our music to be a refuge…inclusive of all. We've watched and listened more than ever these last few weeks, and our hearts have been stirred with conviction, our eyes opened wide to the injustices, inequality and biases Black women and men have always faced and continue to face everyday.