Feeds
Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines is the target of a defamation lawsuit by the stepfather of one of three 8-year-old boys slain in 1993.
Martie Maguire of the Dixie Chicks and her husband, Gareth, have welcomed another addition to their all-girl brood: daughter Harper Rosie Maguire.
Martie Maguire of the Dixie Chicks and her husband, Gareth, are expecting a third daughter.
It was more than a love of their music that was behind the Dixie Chicks' victory lap at the Grammy Awards Sunday.
The Dixie Chicks completed a defiant comeback on Sunday night, capturing five Grammy awards after being shunned by the country music establishment over the group's anti-Bush comments leading up to the Iraq invasion.
The Dixie Chicks are again at the center of a controversy over the limits of opinionated talk. A film company said Friday that NBC wouldn't accept an advertisement for "Shut Up & Sing," a movie about the fuss created by Dixie Chick Natalie Maines' comment that she was ashamed President Bush was a fellow Texan. The network suggested the complaint may be a publicity stunt.
The Dixie Chicks appear to be more popular than the president these days. President Bush's approval rating has plummeted, but the Chicks are on top of the pop and country charts with their first album since publicly criticizing Bush three years ago.
One of the more innocuous explanations given to the Dixie Chicks as to why country radio hasn't been playing their new single, "Not Ready to Make Nice," is because the defiant song doesn't fit in with everything else that's playing on the dial.
The Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines apologized for disrespecting President Bush during a London concert in 2003. But now, she's taking it back. "I don't feel that way anymore," she told Time magazine for its issue hitting newsstands Monday. "I don't feel he is owed any respect whatsoever."
Country radio may be ready to make nice with the Dixie Chicks.
Hannity: Obama 'Harbors Deep Resentment' Of America, Just Like Dixie Chicks Hannity: Obama 'Harbors Deep Resentment' Of America, Just Like Dixie Chicks On Friday, President Obama told a town hall audience in Strasbourg, France, that America's tendency to dismiss Europe — as well as Europe's tendency to blame America for every problem — ha …
Dixie Chicks Sued for DefamationGood - I hope they lose this one. I have not been a big fan of theirs ever since they started talking bad about our country and the President.
The Chick just Cannot Keep Her Mouth ShutThe 'West Memphis Three' were given a fair trial by jury and found guilty for their total disregard for the human lives of Branch, Byers and Moore. The Arkansas Supreme Court even upheld the conviction.
U2, Coldplay, Killers Help Launch Digital Magazine Some of the biggest names in music are contributing exclusive songs to RED(WIRE), a digital music magazine that launches on World AIDS Day (December 1).
As we all remember, the Dixie Chicks took a shot at the President overseas in front of a foreign crowd and got lots of support there. We all also remember the response that got here in America.
Facing a draft, Nugent bravely wet his pantsSo Ted Nugent roams a concert stage while toting automatic weapons, calls Barack Obama "a piece of -----" and says he told Obama to suck on one of his machine-guns. He also calls Hillary Clinton a "worthless @!$%#" and Dianne Feinstein a "worthless whore."
Dixie Chicks - We won't be silenced "Just so you know, we're ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas." Natalie Maines, onstage at Shepherds Bush Empire theatre, London, 2003.
The first movie discussion was on Jesus Camp. The discussion was here and the review was here. This movie, the Dixie Chicks movie, is the second one.
The Future of The Dixie Chicks: An Exclusive Interview With Emily RobisonMy interest in the Dixie Chicks has grown as those upset by them has grown. I'm not sure if I can name more than four of their songs but I like that they stand up for what they believe in.
Beyond 'Respect': Women spell out r-e-v-e-n-g-e in songs, videosYears ago, when female vocalists across genres tapped into lost love or unfaithful men, they usually crooned over broken hearts and the inability to move on. Billie Holiday. Dolly Parton. Trisha Yearwood. Mariah Carey.
In an Instant, Country Stars Dixie Chicks Became Political CasualtiesThis documentary about the Dixie Chicks offers a revealing case study of the relationship between politics, celebrity and the media in today's polarized social climate.
dixie_chicks_to_kick_off_2007_spring_rendering_tour_associated_content - Associated ContentHow unusual that after their Grammy sweep the Dixie Chicks have been under the radar. Given their dust-up with the Bush administration and the administration's view on terror, some have speculated that said "chicks" have been rendered by the CIA.
Why so-called "Alternative Media" is Booming Media scholar Neil Postman once postulated that the single most glaring error in our collective entertainment consciousness is the inherent desire to frame escapist tendencies as factual evidence.
Bush pisses off a musician! Again!Is Ricky Martin's recent anti-Bush finger waving the result of trying to seem relevant, or is the singer trying to correct the course of the Administration he sent spiraling out of control six years ago?
Do The Dixie Chicks Deserve Grammy'sCommentary on the if the Dixie Chicks deserved 5 grammies.
Grammy Sweep by Dixie Chicks Is Seen as a Vindication - New York TimesThe Dixie Chicks' big win at the Grammy Awards on Sunday exposed ideological tensions between the music industry's Nashville establishment and the broader, more diverse membership of the Recording Academy, which chooses the Grammy winners, according to voters and music execut …
We're not ready to make nice. While troops are busting their behinds fighting for a cause they believe in, the left wing of the music industry has stuck it to 'em again. Liberals are the main source of division in this country we call the United States of America.
Dixie Chicks at the Grammys? : Rinsem's RinkLast night at the Grammy Awards it appears as though the Dixie Chicks cleaned up with five awards including three of the biggest including awards for best album, song and record in addition to country album and duo/ group awards.
Is Bush Ready To Make Nice?humor, politics, cartoons, comics, webcomics, dixie chicks, grammys, grammy awards
Blockbuster "Exclusive" Rentals ExplainedYou've seen the commercials boasting "exclusive" rentals of certain movies at Blockbuster. Why? Blockbuster inked a deal with The Weinstein Company to have exclusive rental rights for their movies.
2006: The Worst Year For Hit Albums Since 1990It's January, so it's time to start updating the death-of-the-blockbuster stats. Here's my favorite, the precipitous decline in gold, platinum, multiplatinum albums (that's 500,000, 1,000,00 and 1-10 million units sold).
Dixie Chicks lead Grammy nods So much for "eliminating their fan base". I hate to say I told you so, but....
Shut Up and Sing: The Sexist Backlash Against the Dixie ChicksThe story of what happened to the band after lead vocalist Natalie Maines' fateful comment -- "just so you know, we're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas" -- is the subject of Shut Up and Sing, the latest documentary from Barbara Kopple and co-director …
Dixie Chicks say they've been on a 'hate list' The Dixie Chicks sit down with Chris Matthews on Hardball......
Log In | Register
