Trio formerly recognized as Woman Antebellum fulfills with Girl A to examine identify adjust

The transfer followed their on-line meeting to go over the band’s current choice to improve its title to the same one particular the singer, Anita White, has been undertaking under for a lot more than two many years.

They were being joined in their video clip conference by blues artist Dexter Allen and gospel singer John Oliver III.

The pop-state trio comprising Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley announced very last 7 days their choice to proceed as Woman A, dropping Antebellum. The expression, which means “just before a war,” has been widely linked with the pre-Civil War period of time in the United States when slavery was practiced.

The band customers explained they were regretful and humiliated for not using into consideration the word’s associations with slavery.

In an job interview with Rolling Stone journal last week, White discovered that the group hadn’t reached out to her before making the transform. White, who holds a company trademark as Lady A, has experienced many releases with the identify, including the album Woman A: Live in New Orleans coming out in July.

The joint information issued by both events this week suggests some resolution, but no exact details ended up presented.    

“Clear, genuine, and genuine discussions ended up experienced. We are excited to share we are relocating ahead with optimistic methods and popular ground,” the two the band and the singer stated.