I gather there is an American folk singer that uses/used that stage name. I'd be interested to know the circumstance of the Britpop act's...binym?...given how other disputes have been resolved. Two acts sharing the name "The Beat" agreed to both change their names (Paul Collins' Beat and The English Beat resulting, though the latter only went by such for American appearances). Patrick Campbell-Lyons of Nirvana (formed in the '60s in the UK) sued the Seattle band over name use and reportedly a settlement was reached that allowed both acts to continue to release and perform without changing their names. The former even covered the latter's work.
