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They say they took the name from the architectural style, but are now "deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused". The trio - Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood - made the announcement they were changing their name on Twitter, with a lengthy statement.

In a statement on Twitter , they said their eyes had been opened to "the injustices, inequality and biases black women and men have always faced" and "blindspots we didn't even know existed".

They originally took their name from the antebellum style of home after taking their first band photos in front of one such house almost 14 years ago. Their statement said: "As musicians, it reminded us of all the music born in the South that influenced us. This Lady A — a year-old black woman whose real name is Anita White — has been playing the blues under the name for more than 20 years.

She began singing as a gospel performer at church and started going by Lady A for karaoke nights in the Eighties. If it mattered, it would have mattered to them before. When reached for comment Friday morning, a rep for Lady Antebellum said the band was not aware of the other artist and plans to reach out to her. White has long been an advocate of social change. At issue is the possibility of trademark infringement.

Patent and Trademark office? If she does, she can go ahead and sue Lady Antebellum for infringement. She is first to use the mark in commerce, so that gives her a superior right to the name. Celestin adds that if two artists who work in different genres end up with the same name, they can reach a coexistence agreement that allows both groups to market music under the name by acknowledging the slim chance for confusion. And so our name changing was the first step The band faced criticism following their decision, not only for choosing a name that a veteran blues singer was using for years, but also for waiting until 12 years after their debut album to make the switch.

And I think I am so guilty of I didn't think about it," Kelly explained. I mean why now? You know we're trying to leave the world a little bit better too for our kids and the next generation.

And we want to be a part of change. We knew this was going to be difficult. Search term.