Lady A, Formerly Lady Antebellum, Files Lawsuit Against Singer Anita ‘Lady A’ White

Anita White is continuing to speak out about Lady Antebellum’s lawsuit to change their name to Lady A, the moniker she has been using throughout her career. In June, the band -- previously known as Lady Antebellum -- changed their name "after much personal reflection" and conversations with "closest Black friends" because the word "Antebellum" refers to a period of time "which includes slavery," they said.

The Chicks, formerly known as The Dixie Chicks, opened up about the other band who changed their name amid the Black Lives Matter movement: Lady A, formerly known as Lady Antebellum.“I think it was good. It was news to us that they had gotten that trademark, what, six years ago or something,” The Chicks singer Natalie Maines said during the Tuesday, July 21, episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.

Jay-Z has filed a lawsuit against a Mississippi jail over “dire” living conditions.The rapper has teamed up with Yo Gotti, and Team ROC on behalf of 227 inmates at Parchman prison.The lawsuit calls for the Department of Corrections Commissioner Nathan Burl Cain to address allegedly subpar living conditions and a lack of COVID-19 testing protocol including a lack of social distancing and PPE at the penitentiary, reports Pitchfork.“The situation in Parchman is dire,” Yo Gotti said.

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.

Lady A has said she won’t allow the country band of the same name – formerly known as Lady Antebellum – to “obliterate me or my career”.The singer, whose real name is Anita White, has been performing under the moniker for more than 30 years. The band changed their name last month over their original name’s associations with slavery.The band have since filed a lawsuit against White after she asked them to pay her $10million (£7.9m) in order to use the name.

they legit tried to take her musical identity without offering compensation.“I think they always knew what they were gonna do,” White told (via ). “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.”“Five million dollars is nothing, and I’m actually worth more than that, regardless of what they think,” she continued.

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.

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.

Margo Price shared her unfiltered thoughts on the legal name dispute between the band Lady A, formerly known as Lady Antebellum, and the blues singer Anita "Lady A" White," after the first camp filed a lawsuit over the matter."sooooo they changed their name but does the 'A' stand for antebellum or a--hole," Price wrote on Twitter Wednesday (July 8) when the news of the suit first broke.

Lady A, the singer, has responded to Lady A, the band, following their headline-making lawsuit over trademark of the name the two acts now share.

lawsuit recently filed by the country trio formerly known as Lady Antebellum, saying the seven-time Grammy winners are “minimizing my voice.”White spoke in a conversation about the dispute with a Rolling Stone reporter, and her words were published as a lengthy op-ed on the magazine’s website Friday.

they legit tried to take her musical identity without offering compensation."I think they always knew what they were gonna do," White told (via ). "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.""Five million dollars is nothing, and I’m actually worth more than that, regardless of what they think," she continued.

Anita “Lady A” White is speaking out again after the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum announced they’re suing her for use of the name she’s performed under since 1987.

Anita «Lady A» White says she is «not going to be erased» after the country band, formerly known as Lady Antebellum, changed their name to «Lady A» and sued her. White has been performing as Lady A since 1987, and is now embroiled in a lawsuit with the musical trio, composed of Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and David Haywood, over the moniker.«I think they always knew what they were gonna do,» White tells in an interview published Thursday.

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.

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.