Lady A file lawsuit against blues singer

The Chicks had a lot on their minds on Tuesday night (July 21) when they Zoomed in to join Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live. They talked about their new album, Gaslighter, but also dished on the Lady A naming lawsuit and — believe it or not — inviting Michael Jackson over for what turned out to be his final Halloween party.

Steven Severin has been a staple in the Seattle music industry for more than 20 years.

The Chicks had a lot on their minds on Tuesday night (July 21) when they Zoom'd in to join Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live.

There is only one Beatles for a reason. Acts rarely, if ever, share a name. And although Seattle-based blues singer Anita White

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

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.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country group Lady A, which dropped the word “Antebellum,” from their name because of the word's ties to slavery, has filed a lawsuit against a Black singer who has performed as Lady A for years.

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.

July 10, 2020, Seattle, WAI first heard about Lady Antebellum's planned name change after they went public on June 11, 2020, at which point I was shocked and taken aback. During initial calls with the members of the band – Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood – I hoped that we could reach an agreement that left both sides whole.

Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood confirmed that they would be taking the country group in a new direction after acknowledging the dangerous history of the word “antebellum” amid nationwide Black Lives Matter protests.“As a band, we have strived for our music to be a refuge … inclusive of all,” the Grammy winners declared via a lengthy Instagram statement on June 11.

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

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

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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.

John Lewis announced on Thursday morning it is planning to close eight of its UK stores.Around 1,300 jobs are thought to be at risk as a result of the store closures.In a statement the company said: "Prior to the pandemic, the eight shops identified were already financially challenged and the pandemic has accelerated the switch from shopping in-store to online."Before the virus struck, 40 percent of John Lewis sales were online.