Country trio formerly known as Lady Antebellum and Anita White end lawsuits over ‘Lady A’ name

Country trio formerly known as Lady Antebellum and Anita White file to dismiss their dueling lawsuits over ‘Lady A’ name

By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.Com

Published: 16:30 EST, 3 February 2022 | Updated: 16:43 EST, 3 February 2022

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The Nashville country band formerly known as Lady Antebellum and blues/soul songstress Anita White filed to dismiss their dueling lawsuits over the ‘Lady A’ name permanently on January 31.

They reached a confidential settlement, and it was not made public whether money was involved but it’s safe to assume both musical acts will continue using the name – according to legal documents obtained by Billboard.

However, the 63-year-old Seattle native – who’s been performing as Lady A for over 20 years – posted a quote ‘if you don’t like being a doormat then get off the floor’ with the hashtag #TheTruthIsLoud on January 30.  

Legal war is over: The Nashville country band formerly known as Lady Antebellum (L) and blues/soul songstress Anita White (R) filed to dismiss their dueling lawsuits over the ‘Lady A’ name permanently on January 31

‘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 didn’t want to do that,’ Anita told Vulture in July 2020.

‘Five million dollars is nothing, and I’m actually worth more than that, regardless of what they think. But here we go again with another white person trying to take something from a black person, even though they say they’re trying to help.

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‘If you want to be an advocate or an ally, you help those who you’re oppressing. And that might require you to give up something because I am not going to be erased.’

Negotiations broke down in July 2020 when White ‘demanded a $10M payment’ from the five-time Grammy winners, which lead them to ‘reluctantly’ file a trademark lawsuit against her with no monetary damages. 

2020 Zoom discussion: They reached a confidential settlement, and it was not made public whether money was involved but it’s safe to assume both acts will continue using the name

‘#TheTruthIsLoud’: However, the 63-year-old Seattle native – who’s been performing as Lady A for over 20 years – posted a quote ‘if you don’t like being a doormat then get off the floor’ on January 30

‘I am not going to be erased’: Negotiations broke down in July 2020 when Anita ‘demanded a $10M payment’ from the five-time Grammy winners, which lead them to ‘reluctantly’ file a trademark lawsuit against her with no monetary damages

Slavery reference: A month earlier, Lady Antebellum announced their name change (after 14 years) just as the Black Lives Matter movement gained global momentum following protests of the Minneapolis Police killing of George Floyd 

A month earlier, Lady Antebellum announced their name change (after 14 years) just as the Black Lives Matter movement gained global momentum following protests of the Minneapolis Police killing of George Floyd.

The ‘antebellum south’ describes a period in Southern United States history between 1830-1860, when African-Americans were enslaved by aristocrats.

Lady A band members Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley, and Dave Haywood boast 17.9M social media followers while the original Lady A only has 57K social media followers – so there was certainly an impact on her career.

Lady A the band dropped their ninth studio album What A Song Can Do on October 22. 

They have 17.9M social media followers: Lady A band members Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott, and Charles Kelley dropped their ninth studio album What A Song Can Do on October 22

Next gig: The Like a Lady stars are next scheduled to perform February 14 at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo in Texas (pictured December 31)

The Like a Lady stars are next scheduled to perform February 14 at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo in Texas.

The original Lady A dropped her sixth studio album Satisfyin’ on October 21.

The My Name is All I Got belter – who hosts NWCZ radio show Gumbo n Gospel every Sunday – will next perform February 12 at Egan’s Ballard Jam House in Seattle.

She only has 57K social media followers: The original Lady A dropped her sixth studio album Satisfyin’ on October 21

Next gig: The My Name is All I Got belter – who hosts NWCZ radio show Gumbo n Gospel every Sunday – will next perform February 12 at Egan’s Ballard Jam House in Seattle (pictured January 15)

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