Lady A

The singer known as Lady A is speaking out about her legal dispute with the country group formerly known as Lady Antebellum. The group announced they were changing their Civil War-inspired name to “Lady A” out of respect for the Black community. But Anita White, a Black blues singer, has been using that name for decades.

The singer Lady A says she is feeling “dismissed” by the band of the same name and does not want to give up her name in the ongoing legal dispute with the Grammy-winning country music group formerly known as Lady Antebellum. Lady A, a 62-year-old blues singer from Seattle, spoke with Sheinelle Jones on the 3rd hour of TODAY Wednesday…

Singer Anita White says a lawsuit filed against her by a country group over the use of the name Lady A is an example of white privilege being used against her.

Country group Lady A, which dropped the word “Antebellum” from their name because of the word’s ties to slavery, has filed a lawsuit against a Black singer who has performed as Lady A for years.