Grammy-winning country trio Lady A is postponing its tour this year as band member Charles Kelley focuses on sobriety.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Grammy-winning country group The Dixie Chicks have dropped the word dixie from their name, now going by The Chicks. A sincere and heartfelt thank you goes out to The Chicks of NZ for their gracious gesture in allowing us to share their name. We are honored to co-exist together in the world with these exceptionally talented sisters, the band said in a statement. The move follows a decision by country group Lady Antebellum to change to Lady A after acknowledging the word's association to slavery. Lady A received criticism with their name switch after a Black singer revealed shed been performing as Lady A for years.

In a major sign that public opinion on racial history is shifting in America, the country music group Lady Antebellum is changing its name to Lady A. They said in a statement that they decided to drop Antebellum from their name after realizing the word's association to slavery. Antebellum refers to the period of American history before the Civil War when slavery was still legal. The change to Lady A comes amid a renewed national discourse on race following the police killing of George Floyd. Part of that debate has been a wave of businesses disavowing any tributes to confederate romanticism, including NASCAR banning the confederate flag.