Lady A, meet Lady A.
The country trio formerly known as Lady Antebellum connected Monday with blues singer Lady A, who recently called out the new Lady A for adopting the stage name she’s performed under for decades. The original Lady A, also known as Anita White, blasted the band last week for using the moniker without reaching out to her first.
“Today, we connected privately with the artist Lady A,” Lady A (formerly Lady Antebellum) shared Monday on social media, along with a screenshot of a video call with White. “Transparent, honest, and authentic conversations were had. We are excited to share we are moving forward with positive solutions and common ground. The hurt is turning into hope. More to come.”
Though the group did not announce any plans to rebrand again, White told Rolling Stone earlier this month that she was “not about to stop” going by Lady A. White has released multiple albums under the name; her latest, “Lady A: Live in New Orleans,” is scheduled for next month.
“Lady A is my brand, I’ve used it for over 20 years, and I’m proud of what I’ve done,” White said last week. “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.”
