The country band Lady A -- previously Lady Antebellum -- is opening up about their decision to change their moniker. COUNTRY BAND LADY ANTEBELLUM CHANGES NAME TO LADY A BECAUSE OF SLAVERY REFERENCEScott noted that changing their name "was the first step," however, "you never know how things are going to happen and we never saw that coming." In June, it was revealed on Twitter that the group had changed its name to Lady A. COUNTRY BAND LADY A SUED BY SEATTLE MUSICIAN WHO GOES BY THE SAME NAMEIn the virtual interview with Hall, 50, Haywood further explained the choice for the new name. "We employ several Black people, we spoke to a lot of Black people, in and out of the industry.

Source: Fox News December 22, 2020 00:26 UTC