People who shared that devotion loved the name, but in retrospect I should have listened harder to other perspectives. The Black Madonna changes her name, now called The Blessed Madonna After a Change.org petition was launched and amassed nearly 1300 signatures, The Black Madonna (real name Marea Stamper) has announced she is changing her DJ name to The Blessed Madonna. In addition to online pressure, the name change stems from a widely shared petition launched by Black Catalogue label founder Monty Luke, who believes The Blessed Madonna's previous name was a form of cultural appropriation. ", "But now I hear loud and clear," she continued. The petition launched by Detroit artist Monty Luke called the name "problematic, offensive" and accused it of "cultural appropriation." ", "In addition, Detroit's Shrine of the Black Madonna has been an important cultural figure to many interested in the idea of Black feminism and self-determination for the past 50 years," the petition continues. — The Blessed Madonna (@blessed_madonna) July 20, 2020 “In retrospect I should have listened harder to other perspectives,” she added. The decision to change her alias comes after Detroit artist Monty Luke launched an online petition over the weekend calling on Stamper to reconsider her original name. The decision comes after an online petition called The Black Madonna: It’s Time to Change the Name was launched by Monty Luke, asking Stamper to change her alias.. Wrote Luke on the petition page, “On June 14 of this year, I emailed Marea Stamper, in an … Marea Stamper the DJ/Producer formerly known as The Black Madonna, amid public pressure has changed their name to The Blessed Madonna. In a post explaining the change, she says the name came from her family’s Catholic views of … On June 20th of this year Marea Stamper changed her name to the "The Blessed Madonna". American DJ and electronic musician The Black Madonna has changed her moniker to The Blessed Madonna, following online pressure, including a Change.org petition.. After the change, The Blessed Madonna (real name Marea Stamper) said "The name was a reflection of my family’s lifelong and profound Catholic devotion to a specific kind of European icon of the Virgin Mary which is due in hue. The Blessed Madonna is not the only music act to change their her name in recent months. We're living in extraordinary times and this is a very small part of a much bigger conversation, but we all have a responsibility to try and affect positive change in any way we can. I have changed my name to The Blessed Madonna. Moving forward, she will create music and perform under the moniker The Blessed Madonna. Other changes have been made to sports teams, food brands, and in the military – last week, the offensive name of a pet dog owned by the Dambusters second world war bomber squadron was removed from its grave by the Royal Air Force. The petition was launched by Detroit DJ and producer Monty Luke.. “On June 14th of this year, I emailed Marea Stamper, in an effort to open a … The Blessed Madonna Powerhouse producer The Black Madonna announced a name change on Monday (July 20). Marea Stamper, formerly known as The Black Madonna, has announced that she's changed her artist name to The Blessed Madonna.. The Blessed Madonna – real name Marea Stamper – announced the change in a post on Twitter. The Blessed Madonna is on Facebook. MGMT [email protected] US/South America bookings: [email protected], [email protected] EU + rest of world bo. Marea Stemper, AKA the Blessed Madonna, performing under her past moniker in London last year. According to Stamper the name was originally devised as a tribute to her mother's favorite Catholic Saint. 20 July 2020 The Black Madonna has changed her name to The Blessed Madonna. In real life, Marea changed her stage name to The Blessed Madonna on July 20, 2020 following a Change.org petition, citing "controversy, confusion, pain and frustration" caused by the previous name. Other musicians have changed their artist names in recent weeks, as a reckoning with racist terminology and imagery continues. On July 19th, 2020, a Change.org petition called for Marea Stamper, formerly known as The Black Madonna, to change her stage name.Shortly after it broke 1,000 signatures, the Chicago DJ and producer officially rebranded as The Blessed Madonna. The decision comes in the wake of a petition calling for the artist, real name Marea Stamper, to change her alias on the grounds that it is a form of cultural appropriation and digital blackface.