Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty ImagesThe trio now known as Lady A, arriving at the Country Music Awards in April 2019.The country band Lady Antebellum has changed its name to Lady A, saying that its members are"regretful and embarrassed" that they had not previously considered the loaded history of the term.
Lady A's members — Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood — wrote:"We've watched and listened more than ever over 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 every day. Now, blindspots we didn't even know existed have been revealed.
They added:"We can make no excuse for our lateness to this realization. What we can do is acknowledge it, turn from it and take action." The group, which was founded in Nashville in 2006, has achieved crossover success beyond country confines with songs like
They SUCK !
Seriously, they didn’t even consider this association before now? I more than considered it the first time I heard the name.
They have been racist from the beginning. Not one black person in the group.
Irrelevant is another word that comes to mind
Lol
America was sleep walking through its own decay , some out of ignorance others out of malice 🤣🤣
Antebellum: before the war. Specifically the civil war.
I LOVE your music and it just got all the sweeter to my ears. ❤❤
Yooo. Was just thinking this yesterday but was picturing like Lynard Skynard, not these folks 🤣 Was like “wait isn’t there a racist ass band called antebellum?”
Antebellum refers to an architectural style prevalent prior to the Civil War. It has NOTHING to do with slavery. The Civil War was NOT about slavery.
SHAME. How much more are we giving away? You also have the right to FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. We love that unique name. LADY A. means nothing. Stop making happy people that will never stop hating you. That will not change anything.
Another casulty of the mob mentality. savehistory
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Lady Asses ladya
Unbelievable😂😂😂
It’s weird...I thought us history and Latin were both around before BLM. Reminds me of the Krispy Kreme/Panera/Einstein’s donation debacle.
I just can’t. This is somehow important or serious?!
This is beginning to become so boring, snooze
Maybe the A stands for Android. Guess they don't like iPhones :(
Lol.
Idiots
There goes their concert sales. Wow! How stupid of them.
Just keep it we know you not racist . Songs is fire 🔥 tho
i’m so confused
Can I get a pie chart showing the % of Lady Antebellum fans who are black vs white, please?
this is very disturbing
Antebellum means 'before the war,' but it wasn't widely associated with the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865) until after that conflict was over. The word comes from the Latin phrase ante bellum (literally, 'before the war'). Thanks Webster 👍🏼
Lazy AF. just abbreviated what everyone knows it meant. Just change the name altogether if you’re gonna do it
There is already an established artist named Lady A, ladiawhite .
Who gives a shit?
If you have PERSONAL armed security STFU on defunding cops
So rediculous
Ummm so what does the A stand for?
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Did she now singing better?
The cancel culture is the dumbest movement since left wing movement metoo
They are stupid
Waiting... for NWA to change their name
This is terrible news.
What a bunch of sellouts
How could they not have known?
I’ve never heard of Lady Asshole, new band?
By the comments I am reading even when somebody tries to fix a wrong it is not enough. Hatred goes both ways nothing will get done in this country until any kind of hate is gone
Yeah good. I've always wondered about that.
Don't be stupid, I will never buy anything you do from here on out, if you weenie out on this!
Thank You Cancel Culture
Really?! Or did they want to appeal to their followers?
They've just created an 'A-word'. That's not a solution. Re-brand entirely...
I guess the Dixie Chicks are effed up then, aren’t they
In related news the high schools members of the band Lady A attended have revoked their diplomas. Similarly, the band Gun N' Roses have changed their name to Roses not wanted to be associated with gun violence while the band NWA have changed their name to simply WA.
How about Lady Antifa? Much nicer ring.
Good!
Antebellum has nothing to do with slavery. It is a descriptor of an era surrounding the Civil War. Not Conferderate, not Union. Not North, not South. Not slave, not free. Simply an era of TIME. How woke and stupid, and ILL INFORMED.
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So pathetic
Are you kidding me?
I mean. . . they didn’t realize this for over a decade?
We can’t let record sales fall. An of course we will say nothing about black-on-white crime.
And just like that, our collective memory of the American South and its entire history disappeared.
This is the equivalent of covering a turd smell with some Febreze air freshener
it's time D Chicks
I'm very glad to hear that....It should have never been the name at all.....I actually liked their music and thought of them as a great band but I couldn't get with the overt racism of the group's name so I disregarded all of the music. This is a great change and I respect it.
I appreciate the gesture 🙂.. I would have continued listening to them anyway, but this is nice.
BoycottRapMusic It SUCKS!!!!!!
Why is everything under scrutiny these days? Enough. It was a historical time period.
This doesn’t make them woke. It makes them idiots. What did they think “antebellum” was? A type of cheesecake?
And yet, by keeping the A, they really aren’t doing anything, are they? Still clinging to it.
Cow tow.
What does the A stand for? Oh.
Okay, What is the catch? White people are being way too amenable to this.
Kudos Lady A
Mankind has an association with slavery almost everything does this is getting ridiculous now i swear in 20 years from now people will be offended by loud chewing.
they sucked. Their name was the only good part of the band. Cancel culture strikes again
How about Lady Cerebellum?
Antebellum is a historical period... that's all. get over it.
Good move. The term 'Antebellum' has become a glorification of the gracious pre-Civil War period with plantation houses and slaves working the fields. Southerners have Antebellum parties in period dress. Words have meaning beyond the dictionary definition. LadyA
Oh well thank god! We all can sleep a little better at night...
The 'A' stands for Asshole now I don't make the rules 🤷🏻♂️
I get why some might want to drag them for not realizing this earlier, but this one act could cause others in their sphere to stop, think, listen, and learn some more.
So coming to some recognition of assumed meaning isn’t ok b/c it took too long? So coming to realization the we need to change is too late too? Why would anyone even attempt to understand if they get trashed anyway?
Really.... they didn’t research the name before they took it as there own? And they think changing it to a shorter version changes what it means? Nah, nope.
WAKEUP AMERICA Let’s not DEFAME the Civil Rights Movement that had goals to The FAKE BlackLivesMatter Movement that has no clear goals except for Anarchy & defunding the Police Its is EVIL Defunding the Police can lead to the destruction of the US. Is that a good idea?
Insert “Lady G” joke here
And how did they not learn the history before now? Books and internet are available for their research.
They’re all “regretful” and “embarassed” when they get caught. So the A stands for what? A**hole?
Idiots.
This is getting out of hand now...
What’s the difference? If I call a black person “N Word”, will they not still be offended?
Dumb
Seriously people just stop
An in related news, no one has ever heard of them in the first place...
I don’t buy it. I didn’t listen to them because of the name, and I’m certainly not going to start now. They should change their name entirely. How about The Bottom Feeders? ladya
Why wouldn't they change it to Lady Cerebellum? What a wasted opportunity.
Gotta admit it, I didn't know what 'antebellum' meant or stood for - but if I were going to start a band and call it, 'Lady Antebellum' - chances are I'd have a pretty good idea of what 'antebellum' means.
They shouldn't worry too much; we don't expect a lot from Country music stars.
Washington Redskins meanwhile..................crickets.
Another Band taking a knee.......
I've been annoyed at this since I first heard their band name.
Lady Abolitionist is probably available.
I'm going to call my master's degree an M-degree.
qq for ladya - what does the A stand for? 🤔
The word lady is problematic and sexist. The alphabet is colonizing and hegemonic. You get the drift.
I guess better late than never.
LadyA has been the fan's shorthand name for the band for years. Now it's official.
Wow, just unbelievable.
The “A” now stands for appetizer
Hitler Youth changes name to HY...didn’t realize there was a Hitler
oh, please, they knew all along
even in fucking high school US history they teach you this shit.
This is getting way out of hand!
Lady G was taken
Please make it stop.
The word lady is problematic and sexist. The alphabet is colonizing and hegemonic. You get the drift.
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Sounds better than 'Lady G'.
A for Antifa
Now that they realize it’s gonna cost them money.
Hadn't considered? Does that mean they didn't know, or they didn't care?
Ah, yes. From Antebellum to just A. Good ole Racism Lite.
I’ve listen to your music for years and NEVER associated the name to slavery! So do you feel the term “ lady” is unacceptable too? It does put a label on gender roles. You want to be PC , right? Maybe a whole new name?
Yass!!!
Shoulda gone with Lady Antiracism
Pack it in, we did it. Antebellum is a racist word and we killed it. All is right in the world now. Progress
Ridiculous.
LOL! Whats next changing Heart of Dixie to Heart of Safe Spaces?!
We all still know what that A stands for.
Dem lynch mobs solving racism by deleting words, I am sure that will solve black on black crime and poverty
they haven't been relevant in like 4 years though...
Did they not know what the name was? You don't pick a band name for no reason?
Words. Keep banning words.
Sad sad sad
never even heard of them
Professor Clementi reveals how coronavirus today is a hundred times weaker than March. Massimo Clementi is a full Professor of Microbiology and Virology, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy. It's an absolutely macroscopic difference.
Maybe, but the word antebellum means 'before war' not just the Civil War. They didn't call themselves 'Lady Antebellum South.'
Oh for fuck's sake
Is this what we're doing now? moronic Get back to work.
Can someone just tweet me and let me know what “Lady A” stands for cause I can’t the disconnect in the two
Not that I’m a country music follower, but I did wonder why there wasn’t any talk about their name. LadyA
Also, Lady G was taken...
What next people changing their names. Wtf
Oh please, just now they realized this? I have been asking why the hell people follow this band with a name like that. It’s The Antebellum south, assholes, why the music industry ever gave you the time of day with a name like that is beyond me!
I wonder if Lady G feels any sense of competition. Not the same but actually not all that different either hahaha
excuse me, HOW COULD YOU NOT?
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