Blues Singer Anita White Defiantly Responds To Lady A Lawsuit: ‘I Am Not Going To Be Erased’

Margo Price is making her voice heard in the dispute over the musical moniker "Lady A." The name has made headlines following the announcement that the country band Lady Antebellum would now be called Lady A due to the previous name's reference to a pre-abolition South. However, a Black blues singer named Anita White had been using the name for her own music and pushed back against the name change.

Singer-songwriter Lady A has commented on the lawsuit filed against her by the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum. The band claimed in a court filing last week that the singer, real name Anita White, had made an “exorbitant monetary demand” from them after they changed their name to hers.

Chris Willman Music WriterSinger Anita White, also known as Lady A, released a statement over the weekend saying that the country group of the same name — formerly known as Lady Antebellum — “has used their wealth and influence to intimidate and bully me into submission without offering any real recompense for appropriating my name.”Says White, “It is now clear that their apologies, friendly texts, and playing on my love of God were just insincere gestures aimed at quieting me.

(CNN)The singer Lady A is pushing back against a suit from the band Lady A.The country trio formerly known as Lady Antebellum, filed suit on Wednesday against Anita White, a singer/songwriter who also performs as Lady A.White recently told HLN she had been willing to work with the band but is unwilling to share the name with them. "You're saying that you are an ally, but you are not," White 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.

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.

Singer Anita White, who was sued by a country group over the use of the name Lady A, says the group is using their white privilege against her. The band, who had previously been known as Lady Antebellum, filed a lawsuit in federal court on Wednesday seeking a ruling that their use of the trademark “Lady A" does not infringe on White's use of the same name.

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.

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.

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

Lady A‘s name battle with a Seattle-based blues singer has turned nasty with the band suing her for refusing to vacate the moniker.Anita White, who performs as Lady A, attacked the Need You Now hitmakers, formerly known as Lady Antebellum, for grabbing her name after the trio decided the word ‘Antebellum’ was too closely associated with slavery in America’s southern states, but it appeared the two sides had settled the dispute last month (Jun 2020).However, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood, and Hill

Anita “Lady A” White weeks after appearing to have reached an agreement with the artist, who has been using the moniker for years.“Today we are sad to share that our sincere hope to join together with Anita White in unity and common purpose has ended,” the band members of Lady A said in a statement to Us Weekly.

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.

Chris Willman Music WriterThe battle over the use of the name “Lady A” ratcheted up Wednesday with a lawsuit from the country trio formerly known as Lady Antebellum against Anita White, the singer who also goes by Lady A, asking a Tennessee court to declare that both artists can use the moniker going forward.Among the more interesting points of the country act’s suit: The group says it applied for a trademark on “Lady A” in 2010 and was granted it in 2011.

recently changed their name to Lady A due to the former’s racist connotations, and now they’re suing a Black blues singer who also goes by Lady A for using the same name.In a statement via Billboard, the band alleged that Anita ‘Lady A’ White asked for a $10million payment in order for the band to use the name.“Today we are sad to share that our sincere hope to join together with Anita White in unity and common purpose has ended,” the band said in the statement.“She and her team have demanded a