SHARE ON: |
| |
| |
 |
 |
|
|
Grammy-winning country group The Dixie Chicks have dropped the word Dixie from their name, now going by The Chicks.
The bands social media accounts and website were changed on Thursday to the refer to the new name for the band, which is made up of Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Emily Strayer. The band also recognized that the name was already in use by a band in New Zealand.
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 honoured 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 words association to slavery. A statement on The Chicks website said We want to meet this moment. The term Dixie refers to Southern U.S. states, especially those that belonged to the Confederacy.
The Chicks, who are releasing their first new album in 14 years next month, also released a new video for their new song, March March that features videos and images from the recent Black Lives Matter rallies.
Lady A received criticism with their name switch after a Black singer revealed shed been performing as Lady A for years.
The Chicks are the best selling female group in America with more than 33 million albums sold in the United States, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. Formed originally in Texas as a bluegrass group, the band hit commercial fame with their breakthrough album Wide Open Spaces. The band has won 13 Grammys.
The band was shunned by country radio over an incident in 2003 when lead singer Maines criticized then-President George W. Bush because of the Iraq War. They responded to the backlash with their song Not Ready to Make Nice, and swept the Grammys in 2007 winning three of the top all-genre categories.
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
1 am |
| 23 ℃ |
| CLEAR SKY |
WIND: SE 21 KM/H
GUSTING TO 53 KM/H |
|
|
|
2 am |
| 23 ℃ |
| CLEAR SKY |
WIND: SE 23 KM/H
GUSTING TO 64 KM/H |
|
|
|
3 am |
| 23 ℃ |
| CLEAR SKY |
WIND: SE 24 KM/H
GUSTING TO 63 KM/H |
|
|
|
4 am |
| 22 ℃ |
| CLEAR SKY |
WIND: SSE 14 KM/H
GUSTING TO 22 KM/H |
|
|
|
5 am |
| 20 ℃ |
| CLEAR SKY |
WIND: SSW 12 KM/H
GUSTING TO 14 KM/H |
|
|
 |
6 am |
| 20 ℃ |
| FEW CLOUDS |
WIND: W 13 KM/H
GUSTING TO 25 KM/H |
|
|
 |
7 am |
| 19 ℃ |
| CLEAR SKY |
WIND: W 15 KM/H
GUSTING TO 49 KM/H |
|
|
|
8 am |
| 22 ℃ |
| CLEAR SKY |
WIND: WNW 27 KM/H
GUSTING TO 50 KM/H |
|
|
|
|
TODAY |
HIGH OF 27 ℃
LOW OF 15 ℃ |
| CLEAR SKY |
|
|
 |
MONDAY |
HIGH OF 18 ℃
LOW OF 7 ℃ |
| BROKEN CLOUDS |
|
|
|
TUESDAY |
HIGH OF 23 ℃
LOW OF 9 ℃ |
| CLEAR SKY |
|
|
|
WEDNESDAY |
HIGH OF 25 ℃
LOW OF 14 ℃ |
| OVERCAST CLOUDS |
|
|
 |
THURSDAY |
HIGH OF 28 ℃
LOW OF 15 ℃ |
| LIGHT RAIN |
|
|
|
FRIDAY |
HIGH OF 23 ℃
LOW OF 8 ℃ |
| CLEAR SKY |
|
|
|
SATURDAY |
HIGH OF 29 ℃
LOW OF 11 ℃ |
| BROKEN CLOUDS |
|
|
|
SUNDAY |
HIGH OF 32 ℃
LOW OF 16 ℃ |
| LIGHT RAIN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
ELI YOUNG BAND
HOME IN HOMETOWN
01:56 AM |
|
 |
LAUREN ALAINA
JUST WANNA KNOW THAT YOU LOVE ME
01:53 AM |
|
 |
CHRIS YOUNG
JESUS MOMMA COUNTRY RADIO
01:50 AM |
|
 |
RYAN GRIFFIN
BROKE
01:48 AM |
|
 |
RAELYNN
BOYFRIEND
01:42 AM |
|
 |
SAM GROW
WILD BILL
01:39 AM |
|
 |
WALKER HAYES
GUYS LIKE ME
01:36 AM |
|
 |
BRIAN KELLEY
SPEND SOME TIME THERE
01:33 AM |
|
 |
THE BOOM CHUCKA BOYS
TURN THIS CAR AROUND
01:29 AM |
|
 |
ASHLEY COOKE
MY WORST FEAR
01:26 AM |
|
 
 |
