And they will be hating the pages and pages of publicity from this. Billboard reports: “The Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines is responding to the online controversy surrounding the band’s performance with Beyonce at the CMA Awards on Wednesday night. While the collaboration was by far one of the award show’s most talked about moments, it stirred a backlash on social media due to the Dixie Chicks’ past criticisms of Republican politics and Beyonce’s participation in the Black Lives Matter movement. The singer and guitarist made jokes on Twitter saying that her band and Beyonce had been invited back to co-host the show next year, but she had to decline. She then went on to say she had “used” the CMA Awards to fulfill her dream of singing with Beyonce.
More drama around the performance arose when it was noted that the performance and any mention of it was missing from the show’s website and many accused the organization of folding under the pressure of the backlash. A rep has since issued a statement stating that this was due to Beyonce’s licensing agreement.”
From The King of Juke Joint Swing to Queen Bey. Despite the anxiety of being designated driver for this week, I thoroughly enjoyed unpacking last Monday’s link by Guy Lincoln. The phrase 'nom de plume' had me thinking of Eilleen Regina Edwards. She's the same age as Wayne ‘the train’…
Fourteen years is a long time between albums - but that's exactly the time-span since 'Taking the Long Way' and the new album 'Gaslighter' which'll appear on May 1st. Not that the Dixie Chicks (Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Emily Strayer) have been completely away from music in all that…
Oh well this is exciting albeit brief. 'Gaslighter' is the upcoming first studio album from the Dixie Chicks in 14 years and the trio’s Instagram account has been posting stills from a music video shoot for the LP’s title track. On Sunday night, Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines shared a…
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