Lady Antebellum says it's dropping its name.
The country band has renounced the name that fans have known since Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood, and Hillary Scott joined forces in 2006.\
The trio took to twitter to explain that in the wake of George Floyd’s death in police custody and the Black Lives Matter movement that has intensified since, it is changing its name.
As of Wednesday, call them Lady A.
“As a band, we have strived for our music to be a refuge … inclusive of all,” the tweet reads. “We’ve watched and listened more than ever these last few weeks, and our hearts have been stirred with conviction, our eyes opened wide to the injustices, inequality and biases black women and men have always faced and continue to face everyday ”
“When we set out together almost 14 years ago, we named our band after the Southern ‘Antebellum’ style where we took our first photos … But we are regretful and embarrassed to say that we did not take into account the associations that weigh down this word referring to the period of history before the Civil War, which includes slavery. We are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused.”