Blues Singer "Lady A" Contemplating Best Recourse to Lady Antebellum's Attempt to Steal Her Name.

[Towlie]

Lady Antebellum Is Now ‘Lady A.’ But So Is a Blues Singer Who’s Used the Name for 20 Years

“This is my life. They’re using the name because of a Black Lives Matter incident that, for them, is just a moment in time,” says the original Lady A, a 61-year-old black singer who’s released multiple records under the name

[Loki Liesmith]

1. Guys just call yourself Lady Antebellum

It’s fine

[Cirque du So-What]

4. Yes, because the pre-civil war south is so cool

[Loki Liesmith]

5. It's fine

It’s a name.

[Blues Heron]

7. cool story bro

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

2. Seems stupid of Lady Antebellum to take a name that's already used.

If only there was something like Google.

I don't know if performer names are copyrighted, but they should be. Maybe Lady Antebellum could take a name that's not currently in use. How about "Mozart".

[Ilsa]

3. Lady Antebellum said this is the nickname from

their fans, so that's why they went with it.

Their managers and lawyers should have researched it.

[tanyev]

6. That name never made sense for them, anyway.

First time I heard it I assumed it was all women and was surprised when I actually saw them that's it's 2 men, one woman and zero hoop skirts.