The Lady A trio going on the offense might be the best legal move, but its an absolutely terrible move from a publicity standpoint. Or non-binary people. In failing to do so, the United States has failed to truly accept responsibility for its long-troubled track record with respect to race. Ive been on both sides in copyright claims and licensing disputes. I think it would be fitting and well deserved. Sorry, but not being discriminated based on the color of your skin is not a privilege, its a fundamental human right, and no amount of gaslighting by the Robin DiAngelos lunatics will change that. Again, the lesson many will take from this issue is, Dont change your name at all. Its okay to acknowledge our founding fathers did some really crappy things. Trust me, this writer is not very sympathetic to Lady Antebellum. Military bases named for Confederate generals are under consideration to be renamed. The headline from Rolling Stone was, quote, The Pandemic Is Still Killing People. Gonna need you to take lady out of your name too. Dee Manning Now that action has resulted in them publicly suing a well-respected black member of the music community and receiving a massive backlash for it. I copyright my respective articles, so if theyre stolen (which happens more than you know), I have legal recourse. Ghost of Country Past I agree, there was no mob clamoring for a name change from Lady A. July 9, 2020 @ They did this because Antebellum has connotations with the slavery era. The Grammy-winning vocal group filed the lawsuit Wednesday in federal court after negotiations with Anita White broke down in recent weeks. We are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused, Lady A say of the term Antebellum.. To be fair, George Washington ripped out his living slaves teeth to make his dentures. Please sound off in the Comments section below. From a legal perspective, not much time has passed in this matter. You must use your trademark for it to remain valid, and you cant selectively enforce it. What Im saying is they went through the drastic step of changing their name (which no company, band or business does lightly, you are sure to lose sales) to gain positive PR for their enlightened stance as virtue signallers. In this [country] industry, the air is so thick and putrid with racism, both current and residual, that everyone is awash in it, their eyes so caked with hate that theyve been glued shut, is one stanza from when Vulture first address the Lady A name change. Most people would do the EXACT same thing in her shoes.) This is the reason B.J. And the burden of proof is NOT on the R&B Lady A to do a legal search to find that someone else has trademarked a name that the R&B Lady A has been ACTIVELY using. Fast forward to today, you have this fake white wokeness to mask their racist origins. 10:39 am. The $10 million demand by Anita White and her lawyers is ludicrous and completely unfounded, especially if as the lawsuit claims, Lady Antebellum has owned the Lady A trademark for a decade without dispute. Just call it Charlie and whats her name. That one will be the most fun to watch for me. Lady A Dove Shore. However good their music is, it was never a good title. When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. Koury Angelo . Big Machine has no interest in doing so. The Chicks. They are racists. Bill Scott from CGHR thegentile Share to Linkedin. The band said the name . My point is this: Perception Is Reality. So today, we speak up and make a change. They should have just changed their name to a new name once they found out this lady was already using it. The country trio has promised to donate to the Equal Justice Initiative and to be better allies to those suffering from injustice. culture is real, and a lot of Americans do not want to put up with it. Anita White, a 61-year-old . Yes, we have. This has nothing to do with PC BS, selfish, entitled and sanctimonious millennials or woke whatever. 2023 Cable News Network. Photos by Ethan Miller/Getty Images and Lady A. Graham Allen (@GrahamAllen_1) June 11, 2020. I hope they lose all their money in court costs and never record music again. writing a song about this experience together The trio now known as Lady A Hillary Scott, Charles . 9:12 pm, Saving Bro Country Music From left: Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley of Lady A attend the 55th annual Country Music Association awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 10, 2021 in Nashville, Tennessee. (BTW the Chicks, another derogatory and degrading name for other reasons; there is no reclaiming of any offensive epithets). Seriously the term white privilege is such a dumb and divisive term I cant help but feel that it only exists to turn society into a perpetual race warfare. Click Manage settings for more information and to manage your choices. But both antebellum and dixie as terms have become more anodyne because they are more generic. Country band Lady Antebellum, which recently changed its name to Lady A, met with blues singer Lady A on Monday after news broke that there already was an artist with that name . go look up current copyright laws. As for Lady A, formerly Lady Antebellum you are a complete disgrace to bow to this WOKE CRAP. Everything thing they do from how they dress to their actual music seems like it goes through a marketing review before it gets the ok. 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But whats done is done. First off, let me not mince any words. We can do so much more together than in this dispute. Yeah Thomas, Im with you. Shane can bitch all he want but they look so awful because they didnt do their due diligence and got themselves backed into a corner. Dont they have people who are supposed to do all this for them? The Nashville trio have won five Grammys and had seven US top . The legal fight for "Lady A" began roughly a year-and-a-half ago, after amicable talks between the artists stalled following Lady A dropping "Antebellum" from its long-standing stage name. This is a classic example of virtual signaling and wokeness blowing up in their woke faces and Im laughing way too hard at this than I should. And how can you go and post a photo with everybodys management, say we are working and making a deal, then sue them weeks later?? In a motion filed Monday in Nashville federal court, both the country trio and Anita White asked a federal judge to dismiss their dueling lawsuits permanently. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 9:25 am. Billboard does actively (in some cases very actively) get feedback from the industry on all of its charts. Mostly Metal . And if they did, she could have claimed and proven use of the name well before the trademark application. I am thinking of those stupid #isover parties on twitter where people get the hashtag trending. Another problem for Lady Antebellum: Lady A is not only a performer, she is a performer with a sense of activism . Except for Need You Now which is a great song.) But what I do think Shane said best was that most everyone on Twitter was reacting to a headline, which is exactly what we see with controversy after controversy these days, whether its big artists taking PPP money that is actually going to their workers, Chase Rice playing a Normal show to an enormous and a full audience of 4,000 people when it was less than 1/4 of that, or saying that Country music kicked Lil Nas X out of the genre when it was simply Billboard removing him from their charts with no input from the country community who ended up giving him a CMA Award. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper. Alternately, they could have recognized the $10 mil as an opening salvo, countered with $2 and let the lawyers fight it out. Any time a single artist or entity in country music does something stupid, the ENTIRE GENRE gets blamed. Her loss. Visit Billboard Pro for music business news, Raphy Pina no puede evitar condena por armas en apelacin, Por qu Miley Cyrus no necesita darle crdito en Flowers a Bruno Mars, Dentro de la fea demanda que enfrenta a Anuel AA contra su exmanager. Of course, they couldnt play clubs cause the liquor sales would be dismal Even though the band are well-off, ten million dollars is ridiculous. This has nothing to do with them being millennials and everything to do with their record label and management company being equally freaked out they would get labeled by social media as being racist, while also trying to score some free, positive publicity. She and her team have demanded a $10 million payment, so reluctantly we have come to the conclusion that we need to ask a court to affirm our right to continue to use the name Lady A, a trademark we have held for many years. They had one big song Need You Now 11 years ago, and since then have been propped up by radio play. Nobody is immune from fitting current events into their own established narrative. How was Lady A ever a solution of any kind? Luckyoldsun 9:49 am. "When we set out together almost 14 years ago . Perception is reality, trigger. At least two users explained what the word means: Antebellum means the time before the war. John R Baker The cancel culture must not be fed. Lady Antebellum switched to Lady A in June 2020 in the wake of protests against racism and police violence, citing criticism that the name glorified the slavery-era South. And still and all, this is just behind the scenes bullshit that should stay there. Getty Images. According to country Lady A, R&B Lady A wanted $10 million to relinquish her claims to the name. Dont piss on my leg and tell me its raining. On the one hand, so much of this outrage is coming from the fact that people arent reading the actual articles. 6:52 pm. It means before the war and comes from the latin ante bellum. Lady Antebellum was trying to do the right thing with the name change.. My sides hurt its so funny. If I were Big Machine I would quickly pay out the $10 Million to prevent Don Lemon making his waves through Music row shaking down the big labels because they arent black enough. Natty Bumpo (Jason Kempin/Getty Images for CMT/Viacom) The popular country band Lady Antebellum is undergoing a name change. We are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused and for anyone who has felt unsafe, unseen or unvalued, the band wrote. This whole scenario is a spectacular example how of empty virtue signalling and phony wokeness does far more harm than good. These were catastrophic, and irresponsible moves, both morally and from a publicity standpoint. June 11, 2020 / 2:37 PM / CBS News. The band applied to register Lady A specifically (not just Lady Antebellum) in May of 2010. I think progressive country fans care a lot, and are dismayed the band did something this ill advised and stupid. Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott, and Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum attend the 48th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 5, in . When you see even half as many fluff catchphrases used in any kind of statementyou can be assured that the statement is the worst kind of bullshit. But really though this cancel mob may seem like an on-line majority but in the real world I find these people to largely be cowards on the issues when asked directly about them in a nuanced way/, PennCentral This lady has now aligned herself with BLM, so expect rioting and violence before their concerts or album signings. Dee Manning Lady Antebellum is making a big change. Also, this matter is much bigger than the music, with implications of how this current racial reconciliation will continue to unfold. We need to take this moment and ask ourselves what could we have done better and what must we change so we can do better in the future. They just dont want to have to continue to be ridiculed and challenged by her for using the name. Lady As change comes as our nation comes to terms with some of the most dramatic and rapid shifts in Americans attitude towards race in the nations history. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . Lady A is my brand, Ive used it for over 20 years, and Im proud of what Ive done. Lady Antebellum had received absolutely zero heat or controversy over their name and, in my opinion, was doing nothing more than seeking publicity and attempting to garner favor by creating an issue of something that had been a non-issue up until that point. Thomas Tuttle The road were heading down is going to be very precarious. I have read that even the term master bedroom is now off limits. It's really something. Lady A officially changed their name on June 11th. Lady A certainly led by example, as the Dixie Chicks Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire announced their name change to The Chicks two weeks later on June 25. Hopefully cooler heads will prevail and this will get resolved quickly. That meant the entire show was packed with good songs. PAGOCK! Songwriter and producer Shane McAnally said it best. Even the notion that theyre suing her is misleading without sufficient qualification, as it suggests that theyre looking to stop her from using the name or seek monetary damage (as many inflammatory Tweets have been suggesting). 2023 Billboard Media, LLC. sodcutterjones Groveling to the BLM mob for a freakin non-offensive word. Anita White will go straight to Don Lemon and say the white woke millennial trio and Big Machine are a bunch of hypocritical racists. "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. You cant just trademark something and then sit on it for years. We are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused and for anyone who has felt unsafe, unseen or unvalued. especially : existing before the American Civil War. The word is used to refer to the period and architecture in the US South before the Civil War. Chase Rice really did take a selfie with a large crowd of unmasked fans, and did post the we back vid to make it look packed as possible. July 9, 2020 @ A trademark is for a business name, a band name, and emblem, a slogan. 4:40 pm. In the statement that they posted online, the group explained both the origin of the name, and their decision to change it. He didnt get the issue right. We will continue to educate ourselves, have hard conversations, and search the parts of our hearts that need pruning, The band also said theyll be making a donation to the Equal Justice Initiative, which according to the organizationswebsite is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society., Moreover, Lady A wants to be better allies to those suffering from spoken and unspoken injustices. Lady Antebellum decided to change their name in June after the death of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests (the word antebellum is used to refer to the period and architecture in the US . They say they took the name from the architectural style, but are now "deeply sorry for the hurt . living out the calling, educating ourselves, our children Unlikely. All that old merchandise with the old name will still be out there. *[at fests where their set was before the acts we came to see]. A copyright is for a written work, a photo, an idea, a song, a movie. But it just seems like they jumped the gun on this. That number is a joke, and even though Lady Antebellum did this to themselves by virtue signalling and trying to prove how woke they are, they dont deserve to be ruined over this (but likely will be). We hope you will dig in and join us.", The members ofLady A Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood pledged to continue educating themselves and to "search the parts of our hearts that need pruning to grow into better humans.". The desire to change the names appeared to me more about self perception than what anybody else thought. But a lot of the anger flowing towards the former Lady Antebellum over this issue is missing the forest for the trees, fueled once again by misleading headlines, and the mob not checking or reading the details. Ill attempt to be diplomatic about your other examples- Im not entirely certain that more details actually change the nature of the stories. Maybe the white woke millennial trio should change their name back to Lady Antebellum. Blues singer Lady A is fighting back months after country band Lady A sued her in an ongoing dispute over their shared moniker. They could have just changed it to Lady Belle (assuming thats available) and gone forth with life. Just ask Louis XVI and Nicholas II.They appeased the Jacobins and Bolsheviks and they were entered into the grave. All Rights Reserved. I was thinking the same thing during this whole process. July 9, 2020 @ The band's new name is receiving push back from a Seattle blues singer who says she's been going by the name "Lady A" for more than 20 years, according to Rolling Stone. King Honky Of Crackershire Market data provided by Factset. Sports leagues like NASCAR are banning the Confederate flag at its events. July 11, 2020 @ Maybe this is an effort by the original Lady A to receive reparations. Their music is straight up adult contemporary anyway. no one wants to be associated with racism anymore, not even country musicians. And the Nash white wokes like Shane McAnally is refusing too see the story here.. just the schematics. This is the height of politically correct absurdity. We, Yahoo, are part of the Yahoo family of brands. They got what they got, and if they didnt expect it, then the members truly are clueless. So the punchline is, if new fans who are discovering country think of them as those creepy people who sued that poor blues singer it will not be a plus. Names cant be copyrighted but they can be trademarked. 11:31 pm. this whole thing just seems confusing. But if Anita White wanted to dispute it, she had an opportunity. You have to properly gauge the intent of individuals and zoom out to see the bigger picture. Jake Cutter In an 85-minute show that covered 20 songs, Lady Antebellum included every one of its 14 Top 10 songs, although some in shortened form. And if youre the party paying out, your first offer is at least half as much as you think you owe. Lady Antebellum's name-change blunder was easily avoidable, but they made this embarrassing misstep for the same reason they performed under an oppressive stage name for 14 years: a white . Make a counter offer for $25,000 and everyone goes off happy. Haha I love this! 12:10 pm. The optics are horrible though, which the snazzy Nashville counsel likely was too ivory towerd up to think about. When country band Lady Antebellum changed its name to Lady A last week, it may have caught some fans off guard. I agree with much of what you said.. Its white woke gone wild. Heres a bit of what the Lady had to say: [O]ur 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 every day. Sept. 16, 2020 11:03 AM PT. I agree. The band dropped 'Antebellum' over racist connotations, but a black singer said she'd already used 'Lady A' for decades. Also on this extortion question: Again, I think its a strong word and one I would not use. Love their music, hate their childish guilt over a term that is in no way associated with slavery. July 9, 2020 @ As most any civil lawyer will tell you, when trying to settle with a party, the first offer you float is always twice as much as you think the top end of what you might get is. [reminds self that goofy Pontoon song belongs to sound-alike band Little Big Town]. July 11, 2020 @ At any rate, it doesnt matter what anyone thinks or says at this point. 9:08 am. Luckyoldsun It was a have your cake and eat it too half measure. Discovery Company. I think the threat comes from avoiding the discussion and trying to make everything inoffensive and innocuous instead. You seem to see these kerfuffles and as existential threats to county music. Lady A was suing for $0. I had suggested on the Zoom call that they go by the Band Lady A, or Lady A the Band, and I could be Lady A the Artist, but they didnt want to do that., She said she had already felt the repercussions of the Grammy-winning country group adopting the name Lady A. Lets face it many of these suburban areas have a racial undertone. The biggest issue I have with this is that country Lady A seemed to rush into this and not think at all about their name change, which is the exact OPPOSITE of why they said they were changing their name in the first place. You may opt-out by. Listeners will now be served a set of songs by someone known as "Lady A.". But we are regretful and embarrassed to say that we did not take into account the associations that weigh down this word referring to the period of history before The Civil War, which includes slavery. That may be where we disagree. Thats because to much of the media, including country music media, country music is nothing more than a stereotype. (also, lets be honest. So today, we speak up and make a change., NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 16: (L-R) Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood of Lady [+] Antebellum perform onstage during the 2019 CMT Artists of the Year at Schermerhorn Symphony Center on October 16, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. 6:13 pm, You are correct. Causing pain was never our hearts intention, but it doesnt change the fact that indeed, it did just that. Sports leagues such as the NFL and NASCAR are addressing past policies that were seen to prejudice Black people, and even leading media publications have been forced to apologize for their past actions. Yes, this is how the media outside country music perceive this situation involving the dulcet and sanguine Lady A. antebellum was a problem name to begin withplenty of money already, but never enough for the richchange the band name to something else, dismiss the lawsuit already, apologize for being bigots, donate some $ to a traditional black college, and be done alreadyshow real change & enlightenment with action! What about Darius? July 9, 2020 @ Sydney Watson (@SydneyLWatson) June 11, 2020, MemphisFromZero (@MemphisFromZero) June 11, 2020. 144 Comments. Also, when you apply for a trademark, there is an extended waiting period where it is put out in the public domain for anyone to dispute the claim to it. Suing Anita White first is an exceptional move. The group formerly known as Lady Antebellum, from left, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott, changed their moniker to Lady A. July 9, 2020 @ Instead, we shared our stories, listened to each other, prayed and spent hours on the phone and text writing a song about this experience together. The group decided to do this in order to get rid of the antebellum term, which has been associated with slavery . So today, we speak up and make a change. Whites demand for an exorbitant payment in exchange for continued coexistence, notwithstanding the previous absence of discussion of any payment (other than reimbursement of nominal attorneys fees), gives rise to imminent controversy, demonstrating a course of action from which a threat of suit could be inferred based on Whites charge of infringement, the lawsuit says. A lot of moving parts and entanglements to this issue. I cant express to you how difficult it would be for any band to just rebrand to a completely different name. Or what if shes not really a lady at all? Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. This is a BETA experience. , All Im saying is: in trying to get people to read past the headline, Shane gave out some very bad information (extortion) & you could say thats pretty similar to a bad headline. Lady Antebellum is a group of incredibly selfish individuals. But when you call someone out for playing a concert, and claim there were 4,000 people there and it was a normal show like The Washington Post did initially, and half a dozen other outlets did (The Daily Mail STILL has not updated the TITLE of their article https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8468633/Country-singer-Chase-Rice-hosts-concert-4-000-fans-Tennessee.html), which then inspires a sitting US Congressman and THOUSANDS of others to tweet out this incorrect information, when people find out the truth, it erodes your entire argument. Were still committed to educating ourselves, our children and doing our part to fight for the racial justice so desperately needed in our country and around the world. anna tweedy July 9, 2020 @ True hypocrites, who do they think theyre fooling? 11:59 AM EDT, Thu June 11, 2020. Weve recognized since at least Shakespeares time that lawyers are parasites on society. The album covers and such havent been switched, but their actual name for everything else is changed to just Lady A. I agree that a deeper discussion of whether that is the case or not is warranted. The Scott Borchetta Zoom Calls at Big Machine I imagine have been a scream this week, jacob hatcher Bless there hearts. Come on. 4:50 am. July 9, 2020 @ But on June 11, the Grammy-winning band decided to drop 'Antebellum' from their name amid the ongoing Black Lives Matter and George Floyd protests on account of the potentially racist connotations the name may have had. Lady A. did not and now they are screwed. You Americans have the most dysfunctional and disgusting way of dealing with racism any country has. Their sales and streams are in line with Americana and independent country acts like Jason Isbell now. Causing pain was never our hearts intention, but it doesnt change the fact that indeed, it did just that. A millennial White privilege sh^%y country group suing the poor black woman . So much for good faith. They tie things to power dynamics and related historical grievances. This is my life, White said at the time. Or what used to be considered adult contemporary before Lizzo was considered adult contemporary. The term 'ante bellum' is Latin for 'before war'. This may feel unfair to Lady A the artist, but that is what these mechanisms are for, to protect artists from this very scenario. Most of the time when people complain about everything being too PC these days, theyre just mad about getting called out for making racist jokes or mocking someone for being gay. 2:31 pm. Videos by American Songwriter Videos by American Songwriter Originally named Lady . You also must get the issue right. Good intentions gone awry. The term wasnt under fire until the band decided to make an issue of it. In an appearance on PEOPLE (the TV Show! CountryKnight @ Trigger June 16, 2020 / 7:20 PM / CBS News. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. 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 band said in the statement. Nobody was clamoring for them to change the name in the first place. They can all quickly get high stakes, messy, and in some cases, personal. Antebellum is an umbrella term for elements of culture that existed in Southern states after the American Revolution, but before the Civil War. October 4, 2021 @ There are bigger fish to fry. The multiple-Grammy\-winning country music band Lady Antebellum has changed its name to Lady A due to the word . But perhaps most dramatically, the old symbols of the Confederacy, the group of states that seceded from the United States and sparked Americas Civil War, are finally being seen for the racist and incendiary associations they represent to Black Americans. The members revealed that they decided to name their bands after the Southern Antebellum-style . There was a perception out there in the public that Antebellum had racist connotations. Anita White has a prior art claim, but moral people would understand their move was a mistake and start over with the name search. Legal Statement. Shortly after the announcement, two parties shared an image of a Zoom call and said they were moving forward with positive solutions and common ground. For anyone who has felt unsafe, unseen or unvalued off guard a band name and. 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