Country band Lady Antebellum announced that it would change its name to Lady A in the wake of protests, saying that the “antebellum” part contains connotations of slavery before the Civil War.
The Grammy-Award winning group wrote on Twitter: “When we set out together almost 14 years ago, we named our band after the southern ‘antebellum’ style home where we took our first photos. As musicians, it reminded us of all the music born in the south that influenced us...southern rock, blues, R&B, gospel and of course country.”
