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Martie On Calder Allen Album

(March 28, 2026) Martie appears on two songs from Calder Allen’s new album Fault Lines. She plays fiddle on both "Carry On" and "Howl". She also sings background vocals on "Howl". The Howl video featuring Martie can be seen at YouTube - Howl video

Illinois State Fair Concert
(March 24, 2026) The Chicks have added another concert date this summer. They will be playing at the Illinois State Fair on Saturday, August 22nd at the state fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois. Illinois State Fair

Martie Inducted Into CPMHOF
(March 24, 2026) Martie has been inducted in the 2026 class of the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall of Fame. Martie was born in York, PA.

Halifax Music Fest
(March 18, 2026) The Chicks will be headlining the Halifax Music Fest in Nova Scotia on June 26th. Halifax Music Fest

The Chicks Reunite With Tim McGraw
(February 3, 2026) The Chicks are playing 3 dates on Tim McGraw's Pawn Shop Guitar Tour. The Chicks opened for Tim during his A Place In The Sun Tour in 1999. The dates are in Hershey, PA, Boston, MA and Minneapolis, MN. Tickets go on sale this Friday. Ticketmaster

Two New Concert Dates
(January 26, 2026) The Chicks have added two concerts in California in June. The concerts are at the Yaamava’ Theater at the Yaamava’ Resort & Casino in Highland, CA and The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, CA.

Girls Just Wanna Weekend
(January 26, 2026) The Chicks recently played at Brandi Carlile's music festival in Mexico with Brandi joining the Chicks onstage for "Not Ready To Make Nice" and "Goodbye Earl". The Chicks covered Sabrina Carpenter's "Manchild".
Not Ready To Make Nice
Manchild

Emily's New Business
(November 21. 2025) Emily will be opening SOAP Laundry Lounge, a laundromat and coffee bar in San Antonio, Texas on December 4th.


“SOAP was born from the idea that everyday tasks can be enjoyable,” Emily Strayer says in a release. “I wanted to create a space that’s not just functional but inspiring, a place that brings people together and helps elevate how we live, even in the simplest moments, like laundry.”

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Zootown Festival
(November 18, 2025) The Chicks have added another music festival to their schedule in 2026. The Chicks will play the Zootown Festival in Missoula, Montana on Saturday, June 20th.
www.zootownfestival.com

Boots And Hearts Music Festival
(November 17, 2025) The Chicks will be playing at the Boots and Hearts Music Festival on Saturday, August 8th at the Burl's Creek Events Grounds in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada.
www.bootsandhearts.com

 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century

(October 23, 2025) The Chicks have one song on Rolling Stone’s 250 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century So Far. "Long Time Gone" came in at #168. Rolling Stone List

The Chicks Make Surprise Appearance
(October 12, 2025) The Chicks were guests of Sabrina Carpenter during her appearance last night at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. The Chicks and Sabrina sang "Wide Open Spaces" and her hit single "Please Please Please".
YouTube video

Girls Just Wanna Weekend
(September 18, 2025) The Chicks announced today they will be playing at Brandi Carlile's 7th annual Girls Just Wanna Weekend. The event takes place in Riviera Maya, Mexico at the Barcela Maya Resort January 15-19, 2026.
www.girlsjustwannaweekend.com

Jukebox Musical "Goodbye Earl"

 (May 15, 2025) The Chicks are set to be executive producers for a musical based on their discography. Bestselling novelist Taylor Jenkins Reid—known for The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six—disclosed in a Time profile that she and childhood friend Ashley Rodger have written a jukebox musical titled Goodbye Earl featuring the music of The Chicks.

Time profile

Billboard's 100 Greatest Country Songs Of All Time
(May 11, 2025) Billboard's editorial staff has chosen "Wide Open Spaces" and "Goodbye Earl" for their recent list of Greatest Country Songs. "Goodbye Earl" is at #92 and "Wide Open Spaces" landed at #27. Best Country Songs of All Time

Billboard’s Top 100 Women Artists of the 21st Century

(March 19,2025) The Chicks are at number 34 on Billboard’s Top Women Artists of the 21st Century chart. This chart ranks the best performing acts from January 2000 through December 2024 based on activity on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 charts.

Billboard's Top 100 Women Artists Of The 21st Century

Top Billboard 200 Albums of the 21st Century

(January 11, 2025) Home is ranked at 89th on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart of this century. Billboard’s Top Billboard 200 Albums of the 21st Century chart reflects performance on weekly Billboard 200 charts dated Jan. 1, 2000, through Dec. 28, 2024. (Titles released prior to mid-1999 are excluded.) Billboard Top 200 Albums of the 21st Century

Billboard's 100 Greatest Country Artists
(November 25, 2024) Billboard magazine recently published its list of all time greatest country artists. The Chicks came in at number 25. Billboard list.

 
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