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TheGoldenEel posted...

again, this singer being known as Lady A for twenty years is misleading as fuck. She is a complete no name who released her first album in 2010 (AFTER Lady Antebellum is claiming they had been using the name Lady A). Her top song on Spotify has around 2000 plays and the rest have less than 1000 (and theres no way to know how many of those plays came after this controversy got her name out there). There is no way anyone can argue that this woman was a notable name outside of local musician circles in Seattle.

She has a stage name, a recording label, and a radio show all with the Lady A name that she's been using for years.

Lady Antebellum is arguing they have had Lady A as a nickname and have specific examples of like....three times? Literally their whole career and notoriety has been based on the Antebellum name.

As for what they said about trying to share it and everything? We have no clue what the contract says. At all. It's she-said/they-said at this point.

But looking at the optics?

It's a woman who, regardless of how well known she is outside of Washington, has made a career and business in the music industry with the Lady A moniker for the past two decades.

Lady Antebellum suddenly realizes their name is fucked up because of the BLM protests and changes it to Lady A (which is still just shortening the already insensitive name in the first place). When a black woman refuses to share the name, they decide to sue her.

I'm taking everything the Lady Antebellum camp says with a grain of salt.

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