[41], The band members have always said that the band's name was chosen arbitrarily, complaining about the difficulty of choosing a name. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. She and her team have demanded a $10 million payment, so reluctantly we have come to the conclusion that we need to ask a court to affirm our right to continue to use the name Lady A, a trademark we have held for many years. The quietest member of Lady Antebellum, Dave Haywood, had quite the unique childhood. "Now we are turning hurt into hope. Scott seemed to come out stronger from her devastating experience. With eight studio albums under its belt as of 2019, Lady Antebellum is worth a pretty penny. Trivia The hit song "Need You Now" spent five weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in late 2009. 8:40 PM EDT, Mon July 13, 2020, Singer calls out country group after lawsuit: Not what an ally does. But beyond the legal framework are symbolic questions that make the band look terrible. What happened to the fourth member of Lady Antebellum? However, they later filed a trademark case against White, claiming she had "demanded a $10m (7.9m) payment" over the name change. She turned her heartbreak into music by releasing an album of hymns called, Love Remains. Ship's cannon fired a 13-gun salute in . [53][54], In October 2021, musician Lilli Lewis's album Americana was temporarily blocked and held for review by the streaming-service Spotify because one of the songs on the album, "A Healing Inside", credited White as "Lady A". Busbee was at the top of his game in both genres, lending his talent to songs for Katy Perry, Florida Georgia Line, Pink, and Maren Morris. Kerri Rawson, the Daughter of Serial Killer BTK: 5 Fast Facts You Need To Know, Hillary Scott, the Leading Lady of Lady A.: 5 Fast Facts You Need To Know, Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Some of these earnings probably went to the upkeep of her own sweet crib. Lady Antebellum released its eighth studio album in 2019, proving the group's enduring appeal. The Antebellum Period in American history is generally considered to be the period before the Civil War and after the War of 1812, although some historians expand it to all the years from the adoption of the Constitution in 1789 to the beginning of the Civil War. The group performed the single on stage on American Idol's result show on May 5, 2011. Lady Antebellum's 2019 album Ocean featured the song "Alright," which the band co-wrote alongside Busbee. A veteran music industry lawyer observed that such name clashes are uncommon due to the existence of the Internet. A post shared by Hillary Scott (@hillaryscottla) on Feb 14, 2020 at 1:40pm PST. In choosing to pick this fight now, the band showed us all the limits of our national moment of reckoning around race. Haywood spoke of his dad to GAC (via The Boot), "In the dental world, he is a rock star. The band has not sued for money, and merely seeks a ruling that affirms the validity of the trademark. 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GettyHillary Scott has two tattoos, both on her right side. On Thursday, Lady A announced that its Request Line tour is on hold until next year while Charles Kelley embarks on "a journey to sobriety.". Web. [26] 50 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and became its second number 1 hit on the charts for the week of November 28, 2009. Soon afterwards, blues singer Anita White, who also goes by the same name, spoke to Rolling Stone and argued that it was pure privilege that the band changed their name without confirming that the name wasn't already being used by another singer. By August 2013, the group had sold more than 12.5 million digital singles and 10 million albums in the United States. While its undeniable that luck plays a big role in breaking into an industry like entertainment, perseverance is always a good idea, too. This is my life," she told the magazine. During the break, Kelley will be working on his solo career. Last summer, the members decided to shorten their Civil War-associated name to Lady A . Its #nationaldaughtersday and I couldnt be more thankful to be these little ladies Mama! It was their first single since "Lookin' For a Good Time" to miss the top 10. The hurt is turning into hope. Scotts mother is Linda Davis, a country music singer who is a three-time-Grammy-award winner in her own right. "[46] Fan response was mixed, with many decrying virtue signaling or even disparaging the protests. She is seeking damages for lost sales and a weakened brand, along with royalties from any income the band receives under the Lady A moniker. In August 2009, the group released its fourth single, "Need You Now", the lead-off single and title track to the second studio album, which was also produced by Worley. And although Lady Antebellum started from humble origins, the band members also share both family connections and big-time links to the music industry. "And then when I was 12, I got my first set of drums, and music became the focus. It won five awards at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year for "Need You Now". Lady A has released six albums for Capitol: Lady Antebellum, Need You Now, Own the Night, Golden, 747, Heart Break, plus one Christmas album (On This Winter's Night), and one for BMLG Records: Ocean. Haywood and his wife, Kelli Cashiola Haywood, will welcome a daughter in December, according to . These are questions for the parties, a court or the marketplace to sort out. Kelley invited Scott to join him and Haywood in the new group, which assumed the name Lady Antebellum. [24], On January 22, 2013, "Downtown", the first single from a new album, was released to country radio. As musicians, it reminded us of all the music born in the south that influenced usSouthern Rock, Blues, R&B, Gospel and of course Country. 50 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and became its second number 1 hit on the charts for the week of November 28, 2009. June 11, 2020 / 2:37 PM / CBS News. White told USA TODAY that the band reached out to her to have "open and honest conversations"and Scott apologized. GettyFrom left to right: Linda Davis, Chris Tyrrell , Hillary Scott and the couples daughter. Interviewed by Rolling Stone, White described the band's token acknowledgement of racism while blithely appropriating an African American artist's name: "They're using the name because of a Black Lives Matter incident that, for them, is just a moment in time. In an interview with Homecoming magazine, Davis said she remembered traveling with a young Scott on tour with Reba McEntire: They signed me to their management company and I began touring with her, singing backup. blues singer Anita White who has been using thatsame name, Blues singer lambasts Lady Antebellum's name change, says she's been Lady A for 20 years, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. [1] The band members stated on social media that, never having previously sought the dictionary definition of the word "antebellum", they now consulted their "closest black friends and colleagues" so that their "eyes opened wide to the injustices, inequality and biases black women and men have always faced and continue to face every day. Do you remember going on tour with one of the most famous country music singers ever? Put another way, plenty of public figures and companies presented themselves as racial progressives in the days during and following the protests. The group broke the news on Instagram in a lengthy joint statement. Given that sometimes a lawsuit isnt just a lawsuit, the solution here was to keep at the negotiating table and come to consensus, saying, as the band does in Things People Say, Can we work this out, baby we can work this out.. Instead, the case sought to assert their rights to the Lady A trademark, which they said they had held since 2011, and used on merchandise. At the start of the year 2013, the members of the group also created the fund called LadyAID, which was created in hopes of bringing awareness to children who suffer and cannot help themselves locally, nationally and around the world. While one of Whites demands was that she not have to share the name with the band, the law allows there to be two Lady As (Ladies A?). The fifteen date Our Kind of Vegas residency began in February 2019.[35]. Hillary Scott at CBS Radio's 'Stars and Strings' Concert in 2017. The main focus of LadyAID is the children in hospitals, mainly in the United States and Canada. If it mattered, it would have mattered to them before. Charles Kelley performing in Last Vegas in March 2022. The first single on Big Machine, "What If I Never Get Over You", was released on May 17, 2019, along with the music video. The band recorded two songs, "I Did With You" and "Falling For You", for the soundtrack of the 2014 romantic drama film The Best of Me. [31] Also during the break, Hillary Scott announced that she and her family (her mother, father, and sister) would work on a gospel album titled Love Remains. It features Dierks Bentley and Eric Paslay. Read about our approach to external linking. Let's giddy-up for the untold truth of Lady Antebellum. At the 2019 Country Music Association Awards on Nov. 13, the entire Lady Antebellum group and their respective spouses showed up serving serious designer looks. While such a sum may seem outrageous, it may not be, for two big reasons. Following the news, all 2022 tour dates were updated with the following message on the hit band's website: "Postponed New date coming soon." [10][11] This song was the lead-off single to the band's debut album. Aug 21, 2017, 12:15 PM EDT. The motion filed in Nashville on Monday asked a judge to dismiss the claims with prejudice - meaning the case cannot be resurrected. Additional information for ticketholders is still forthcoming, but Lady A said it will be released soon. "I feel like there's this pressure that you're just supposed to be able to snap your fingers and continue to walk through life like it never happened," she said. According to their court filing, the band formerly known as Lady Antebellum (Ill just call them TBFKALA for short) has sold 18 million album units and 34 million tracks and been streamed some 5 billion times. Knowing that it's going to have ups and downs." It also topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs, making it the band's fifth number-one single on the chart. Anita White, who has performed as Lady A since the 1980s, previously accused the band of trying to "erase" her. From there, all members agreed that the term antebellum had a nice ring to it and sounded equally "nostalgic"and "had a unique sound to it." But we would not be wrong to view many of these with skepticism. he mused to the mag, adding,"We might not always be able to play Red Rocks, but we'll play the hell out of 3rd & Lindsley.".