UPDATE: They're now suing HER [source]
In light of the #BlackLivesMatter movement, the band Lady Antebellum changed their name to Lady A.
The name Lady Antebellum was criticized for its associations with romanticized ideas of the pre-war, slavery-ridden American South, Rolling Stone reports.
Problem is, a black woman based in Seattle has gone by the name Lady A for 20 years and is outraged. The irony that the band wanted to promote racial equality with their name change while simultaneously stealing from a black woman. SMH.
“This is my life. Lady A is my brand, I’ve used it for over 20 years, and I’m proud of what I’ve done,” the original Lady A says. “This is too much right now. They’re using the name because of a Black Lives Matter incident that, for them, is just a moment in time. If it mattered, it would have mattered to them before. It shouldn’t have taken George Floyd to die for them to realize that their name had a slave reference to it."
She adds: “It’s an opportunity for them to pretend they’re not racist or pretend this means something to them,” she adds. “If it did, they would’ve done some research. And I’m not happy about that. You found me on Spotify easily — why couldn’t they?”
Thoughts, Exhale? Should the band re-think their name and change it? Or is there room for two Lady As?