News Archive

(June 20, 2022) Due to Natalie's vocal problems that occurred in Indiana last night, The Chicks have had to reschedule some upcoming tour dates.

As a result of strict doctor's orders for vocal rest, The Chicks are forced to postpone the following shows:

The Chicks apologize for the inconvenience and hope to see you all at the new dates.

Fire Drill Fridays

(October 1, 2020) The Chicks will give a performance on Fire Drill Fridays Facebook page on Friday, October 2nd at 2:00 PM ET during an October Virtual Rally. FDF Facebook page

Time 100 : Visions For The Future

(September 23, 2020) The Chicks were interviewed for Time magazine's Time 100 Honorees. The Chicks were on the list in 2006. They also performed "For Her", which was dedicated to Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Interview

"For Her"

CMT Music Awards

(September 23, 2020) The Chicks are nominated for Video of The Year and Group Video at the CMT Music Awards. You can vote for at CMT.com. The awards air on October 21st on CMT, with simulcasting on MTV, MTV2, Logo, Paramount Network, Pop TV and TV Land.

Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums

(September 23, 2020) Fly landed at #224 on Rolling Stone's list of 500 Greatest Albums of all time.

Kimmel Interview and Performance

(September 22, 2020) The Chicks talked about Charles Barkley, who also was a guest on the show, the name change, album and shared an hilarious video from the 90's during their talk with Jimmy Kimmel.

Interview at YouTube

Sleep At Night Performance

Sleep At Night Lands On Billboard Chart

(September 22, 2020) "Sleep At Night" is at number 40 on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs chart. This is the Chicks first appearance on this chart.

Jimmy Kimmel Live

(September 18, 2020) The Chicks are scheduled to appear on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday, September 21st.

Donations For Firefighters

(September 18, 2020) The Eagle Creek Saloon in Eagle Creek, Oregon has been donating meals to firefighters who are battling the nearby wildfires. All of the free meals are possible through donations. The Chicks made a generous donation. Their tour manager is from the area and the band wanted to give back to the community. Story and video here.

Doin' It! Podcast

(August 24, 2020) Natalie was recently interviewed for the Doin'! It Podcast With Danny and Jenny. The hosts are Danny Zuker, executive producer of "Modern Family" and Jenny Johnson, a comedian and "Drunk History" regular. Link to podcast.

Star Spangled Banner

(August 20, 2020) The Chicks performed the Star Spangled Banner at tonight's Democratic National Convention. YouTube link.

We Decide 2020 Event

(August 17, 2020) The Chicks will take part in the virtual We Decide 2020 event with Planned Parenthood members on Tuesday, August 18th. For more info on how to join visit: https://events.bizzabo.com/232793/home

“We Decide: Our Lives. Our Health. Our Vote.” is Planned Parenthood Action Fund’s LIVE virtual membership event during the Democratic National Convention. Artists, leaders, and champions for sexual and reproductive rights will come together with activists and supporters to outline our vision for our communities and our country, and what it will take to win for our communities in November.

Women Take The Stage

(August 14, 2020) On Wednesday, August 26th, The Chicks will appear virtually at the Women Take The Stage concert and rally. Women Take the Stage is a free concert and rally to increase voting by and for women before the November election, airing on YouTube Live, Facebook Live and WomenTaketheStage.org. starting at 9:00 PM ET. The event takes place on the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Democratic National Convention Appearance

(August 14, 2020) The Chicks are scheduled to appear virtually for a performance at the Democratic Convention on Thursday August 20th sometime between the hours of 9-11 PM ET. demconvention.com

Elle Interview

(August 12, 2020) Twenty-five years, 12 albums, a global controversy, and one name change later, The Chicks are back with Gaslighter-- and better than ever. Allow The Chicks to Reintroduce Themselves.

World Cafe

(August 3, 2020) The Chicks will be interviewed World Cafe on Friday, August 7th. Listen To Interview

Sirius/XM Outlaws

(July 30, 2020) The Chicks are making an appearance on Sirius/XM radio's Outlaw Country. The show airs Friday at 3:00 PM ET.

Interview

(July 28, 2020) The Chicks were interviewed by the band Haim for Interview magazine. Read here

People Have the Power Podcast

(July 28, 2020) The Chicks take host Steve Baltin on a journey through their favorite protest songs of all time, from U2 and Nina Simone to Lenny Kravitz and Sting, as well as discuss their new album, 'Gaslighter' and much more. People Have The Power Podcast

At Home With The Chicks

(July 28, 2020) The Chicks talked with Zane Lowe of Apple Music about their personal playlists. Apple Music link

Billboard article about the interview

Gaslighter #1

(July 27, 2020) Gaslighter has debuted at number 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. The album moved 84,000 equivalent album units and is now the fifth number 1 for The Chicks on the County Albums chart. The album also earned number 1 on Billboard's Top Albums chart with 71,000 in physical album sales. It is number 3 on the all genre Billboard 200 chart.

Gaslighter also scored a number 5 debut on the UK Albums Chart, their highest charting album ever. In Australia, the album landed at number 1 on the Country Albums chart and number 2 on the all genre Album chart. The album is also number 1 in Canada on the all genre chart.

The Chicks Interview With Independent UK.

(July 27, 2020) The Chicks: 'If George Floyd's murder hadn't happened, we might've waited a couple of years to change our name

Album Reviews

(July 27, 2020) Popwrapped.com: The Chicks Make A Truly Impressive Return With ‘Gaslighter’

TheMusicalHype.com : The Chicks make a fierce return with a divorce-fueled, comeback album for the ages, Gaslighter

TheRinger.com: The Chicks Show They're Still The Ultimate Country Survivors On 'Gaslighter'

Next Single And Video

(July 13, 2020) "Sleep At Night" will be going for adds on Triple A radio stations starting July 27th. The video will be available this Friday, July 17th.

Music Reviews

(July 13, 2020) Reviews from Entertainment Weekly, Slant Magazine, and Riff Magazine

The Chicks' Gaslighter is all fire and nerve

The Chicks’s Gaslighter Is a Defiant Act of Rebranding

The Chicks pour fuel on the fire with “Gaslighter”

Watch What Happens Live

(July 13, 2020) The Chicks will be appearing on Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens Live next week on Bravo channel. Andy announced it on his twitter account but mentioned no date.

Music Week Magazine

(July 13, 2020) The Chicks are cover girls for UK's Music Week magazine.

From Music Week: The inspirational trio is expanding beyond country for their first album in 14 years, and we join them to hear a tale that takes in platinum-selling success, Grammy wins, performing with Beyoncé and the small matter of what can happen when pop stars air their political views.

In an extensive interview, Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire reflect on writing one of 2020’s most powerful records, teaming up with Jack Anotonoff and how they survived being cancelled. MusicWeek.com

How The Chicks Dropped "Dixie" From Their Name

(July 10, 2020) "It means different things for different people," band member Emily Strayer said. "But if it does make a statement that is derogatory to certain people, us included, we were just like, 'This doesn't feel right anymore.'" Read article

The Chicks’ Voices Ring Loud Again With New Name And Album

(July 10, 2020) The Texas trio of Emily Strayer, Martie Maguire and Natalie Maines have been teasing new music for a year, and “Gaslighter” finally drops on July 17 when the nation is embroiled in divisive politics, cancel culture and reckoning with inequality. The timing is right for their voices to be heard again.

“It just seemed like a good reflection on our times,” said Maines. “In 20 years, we’ll look back at that album cover and title and remember exactly what was going on in the country right then.” Read article

Today Show Virtual Performance

(June 26, 2020) The Chicks will be appearing on the Today Show as part of the 2020 Citi Music Series on July 17th. Today Show schedule

CTMA Cover By Kelly Clarkson

(June 26, 2020) Kelly Clarkson covered "Cowboy Take Me Away in today's episode of "Kellyoke". Watch at YouTube

New Management

(June 26, 2020) Variety is reporting, and Billboard has confirmed, that The Chicks are now being represented by Silva Artist Management. The change comes two years after signing with Monotone/LBI Entertainment. Variety

The Original Chicks

(June 26, 2020) The Chicks received permission from a New Zealand duo who also went by the name The Chicks to use the name. The New Zealand duo had some hits in NZ during the 60's.

The Chicks Interview Haim

(June 26, 2020) Martie, Emily and Natalie recently interviewed the pop rock band Haim for Interview magazine. Interview magazine

New Name

(June 25, 2020) The Chicks have dropped Dixie from their name. Official name is now The Chicks. Article at Billboard

New Single

(June 25, 2020) "March March" is the new single and available on iTunes right now. The song writing credits go to Dan Wilson, Emily Strayer, Ian Kirkpatrick, Jack Antonoff, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Ross Golan. Video at YouTube.

Humpday With Hampshire

(June 24, 2020) Natalie and Martie appeared today on the live-streamed Humpday With Hampshire. They were interviewed by Schitt’s Creek star Emily Hampshire. Watch here.

More Song Titles

(June 18, 2020) "Sleep At Night" is track number 2, "March March" is number 6 and "Set Me Free" is number 12 listed at various music streaming outlets.

Track Number 8

(June 11, 2020) "Tights On My Boat" is now listed as the eighth track on Gaslighter at Amazon and Apple music. The song was written by Martie, Natalie, Emily, Jack Antonoff, and Julia Michaels.

Billboard's Top 50 Songs of 2020

(June 10, 2020) Billboard magazine staff has rated "Gaslighter" at number 10 on their Top 50 list of best songs so far in 2020. List

No Global Pride Event

(June 10, 2020) The Dixie Chicks will not be appearing, as originally announced in Global Pride's press release, for the Global Pride 2020 event at the end of June.

Video Chat With The Chicks

(April 7, 2020) The Dixie Chicks participated in a video chat with The Refuge for DMST.

The Refuge for DMST (Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking) is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has developed The Refuge Ranch, a long-term, residential, therapeutic community for 48 girls, minors through age 19, who have been rescued out of sex trafficking. The Refuge Ranch is the largest long-term, live-in rehabilitation facility for child survivors of sex trafficking in the United States. Refuge website

Link to video chat

Billboard Charts

(March 17, 2020) "Gaslighter" is #1 on Billboard's Country Digital Songs chart for the chart week March 21st, moving up from #2. It also climbed to #20 on Hot Country Songs (up from #31) and #4 on Digital Songs Sales (up from #15). It dropped on Country Airplay to #51 from #36.

The Dixie Chicks also debuted on the Artist 100 chart at #74. From Billboard, "the Artist 100 measures artist activity across key metrics of music consumption, blending album and track sales, radio airplay, streaming and social media fan interaction to provide a weekly multi-dimensional ranking of artist popularity."

Ellen Show Appearance

(March 16, 2020) The Dixie Chicks performed "Gaslighter" and were interviewed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show today. Clips can be seen at ellentube.

New Member Of Touring Band

(March 15, 2020) The Dixie Chicks have hired Erik Deutsch to play keyboards on their planned 2020 tour. Erik appears to be the only new member of the touring band from the MMXVI tour. He replaces John Ginty who is touring with the Allman Betts band. Jambands.com

Colbert Cancelled

(March 12, 2020) The Dixie Chicks appearance on The Late Show With Stephan Colbert has been cancelled. Emily Yahr, the entertainment reporter for the Washington Post tweeted out a statement from their rep "Out of an abundance of caution, it was best for the whole band and crew not to travel."

Chicks Land on Billboard Charts

(March 10, 2020) "Gaslighter" hits Billboard's Country Airplay chart at #36. On the Hot Country Songs chart, which tracks radio airplay, sales data, and steaming data. "Gaslighter is #31. It is #2 on the Country Digital Song Sales.

Allure Magazine Q&A

(March 10, 2020) The Dixie Chicks reveal their biggest beauty regrets, obsessions, and the hair-care products they keep running out of. Allure Q&A.

Gold And Platinum Certifications

(March 9, 2020) Multiple awards for gold and platinum certifications were awarded to the Dixie Chicks by the RIAA on March 5th. The RIAA awards gold for 500,000 Units and Platinum for 1,000,000 Units.

Albums

Wide Open Spaces - now 13 times platinum

Fly - now 11 times platinum

Top Of the World: Live - platinum

Singles

There's Your Trouble - gold

Wide Open Spaces - gold and platinum

You Were Mine - gold

Ready To Run - gold

Goodbye Earl - now platinum

Landslide - now platinum

Travelin' Soldier - gold and platinum

Not Ready To Make Nice - now 2 times platinum

CBS Sunday Morning Interview

(March 8, 2020) The Dixie Chicks interview can be viewed at YouTube.

Late Show With Colbert

(March 6, 2020) The Dixie Chicks are scheduled for an interview and musical performance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The shows airs March 12th at 11:30 PM on CBS.

Allure Magazine Cover Girls

(March 6, 2020) The Dixie Chicks appear on the April cover of Allure magazine along with a feature article. Allure

CBS Sunday Morning

(March 5, 2020)The Dixie Chicks are scheduled to appear on CBS's "Sunday Morning " on March 8th. The show airs starting at 9:00 AM ET

Featured Gaslighter Articles

(March 4, 2020) A few articles about the release of Gaslighter:

Rolling Stone, Vox, NPR, Variety

Gaslighter Hits Top of iTunes Charts

(March 4, 2020) On its first day of release, "Gaslighter" was number one on iTunes all genre and country charts. The song can be downloaded at iTunes, Amazon and streamed at Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube and Soundcloud.

Gaslighter Video

(March 4, 2020) The Gaslighter video can be viewed at youtube. The video is directed by Seanne Farmer.

Gaslighter Single

(February 28, 2020) The Dixie Chicks announced a new single "Gaslighter" will be released on March 4th.

TV Appearance On Ellen

(February 26, 2020) The Dixie Chicks are scheduled to appear on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on March 16th. HeadlinePlanet.com

Gaslighter Album Due Soon

(February 17, 2020) Natalie has been teasing fans on her Instagram account with screenshots and video of what appears to be footage from a "Gaslighter" video. Rolling Stone magazine article

Voices For Justice

(November 4, 2019) The Dixie Chicks will be making a special appearance with Gary Clark Jr. on February 6, 2020 at Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater. The event is a benefit for Proclaim Justice who works to win freedom for victims of wrongful conviction. Natalie is on the board of directors for Proclaim Justice.

Upcoming Appearance In New York City

(October 17,2019) The Dixie Chicks will make an appearance at the 6th annual Ally Coalition Talent Show on December 12th at New York City's Town Hall.

One of the co-founders of The Ally Coalition is Jack Antonoff, the producer of the Chicks' next album. The Ally Coalition provides critical support for organizations dedicated to bettering the lives of LGBTQ youth and raises awareness about the systemic inequalities facing the LGBTQ population. Billboard article

World Tour Movie

(June 27, 2017) The Dixie Chicks: World Tour MMXVI will be shown in theaters one night only on August 7th. Info at FathomEvents.com

Canadian 2017 Tour Dates

(November 7, 2016) The Dixie Chicks added four Canadian tour dates for spring 2017. Cities are Ottawa, Montreal, Hamilton, and London.

Chicks With Queen Bey

(November 3, 2016) The Dixie Chicks made a surprise appearance with Beyoncé at the 50th CMA awards. They teamed up to sing "Daddy Lessons", a Beyoncé single. The Chicks performed this song during their MMCVI tour. A free download of the song featuring the Chicks can be found at Soundcloud.

Australian Dates

(October 16, 2016) The Dixie Chicks have added four more dates to go along with the CMC Rocks Festival. The Chicks will hit Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth as well as visiting New Zealand for the first time in March and April of 2017.

Top Diamond Albums

(September 30, 2016) Billboard has ranked all 92 RIAA certified diamond albums. Diamond albums have sales of 10 million. The Dixie Chicks Wide Open Spaces placed at number 62 and Fly at number 44. Entire list Billboard.com

Chicks To Play CMC Rocks Festival In Australia

(September 28, 2016) The Dixie Chicks will be headlining the CMC Rocks Festival in Willowbank, Ipswich, Australia. The festival dates are March 24 - 26, 2017. More artists will be announced on October 7th. Tickets go on sale October 10th.

More Tour Dates

(May 2, 2016) The Chicks added nine more dates in September to their U.S. DCX MMXVI tour. Edmonton, Saskatoon, and Calgary dates are to be determined. Also announced were the opening acts. Opening will be Anderson East, Augustana, The Heavy, Vintage Trouble, Elle King, Smooth Hound Smith, and Josh Herbert.

Chicks Honor Prince

(April 23, 2016) The Dixie Chicks honored Prince last night during their concert in Horsens, Denmark. The Chicks performed "Nothing Compares To U", which was written by Prince. Performance at YouTube.

Chicks On Vinyl

(March 4, 2016) Columbia/Legacy announced today they will be releasing the four studio albums from the Dixie Chicks on vinyl on April 15th. Wide Open Spaces, Fly, Home, and Taking The Long Way are available for pre-order at amazon.com.

Natalie On The Simpsons

(February 8, 2016) Natalie makes an "appearance" on the February 21st episode of The Simpsons. In "Gal Of Constant Sorrow", Natalie is the homeless women's singing voice. The Simpsons air on Fox.

Natalie Teams With Smooth Hound Smith

(January 7, 2016) Natalie sings background vocals on two songs from the soon to be released album Sweet Tennessee Honey from Smooth Hound Smith. The songs are "Knockin' At My Door" and "The Boots That Got Us There" and will be released on January 15th. http://www.smoothhoundsmith.com

Added Tour Date

(November 30, 2015) The Dixie Chicks have added another show at the Minnesota State Fair. The show will take place on August 28th. Tickets go on sale December 11th.

U.S Tour MMXVI

(November 16, 2015) The Dixie Chicks will headline a tour in the U.S. for the first time in 10 years. Presale tickets for club members go on sale tomorrow with the public sale starting Friday. More info at DixieChicks.com

New Song From Natalie

(September 27, 2015) Natalie is featured on "Who I Want You To Love " on the Bleachers album Terrible Thrills, Vol. 2. The album is a remake of covers from the Bleachers album Strange Desire. Others on the album include Sara Bareilles and Carly Rae Jepsen.

New Song With Don Henley

(September 17, 2015) "She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune", on Don Henley's album Cass County, is available for listening at NPR's First Listen. Martie and Emily provide harmony vocals as well as playing fiddle and banjo on the song. The album is set for release on September 25th. NPR First Listen

Bridge School Benefit

(September 14, 2015) The Dixie Chicks will perform at Neil Young's 29th annual Bridge School benefit on October 24th and 25th at Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mountain View, CA. Tickets go on sale September 18th at livenation.com. Others scheduled to appear include Sheryl Crow and Ryan Adams

Proceeds from the famed annual concerts benefit the Bridge School, which assists children with severe physical impairments and communication problems. The school was founded by Young's ex-wife, Pegi Young. bridgeschool.org

ACL Taping

(September 2, 2015) Martie and Emily appeared at a taping of Austin City Limits on Tuesday. They performed "She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune" with Don Henley during his first appearance on the PBS television show. The show airs October 24th on PBS stations.

Photo 1 by Scott Newton

Photo 2

Natalie With Taylor Swift

(August 25, 2015) Natalie appeared onstage with Taylor Swift last night in Los Angeles, CA at the Staples Center as part of Taylor's tour. Natalie and Taylor teamed up on "Goodbye Earl. Photo

New European Dates

(August 24, 2015) The Dixie Chicks announced more dates for their 2016 European tour. Added were dates in Belgium, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Presales for the new dates will begin at 9 AM local time on Wednesday, August 26th.

Martie And Emily Team Up With Don Henley

(August 8, 2015) Martie and Emily sing harmony vocals on "She Sang Hymns

Out Of Tune" for Don Henley's album Cass County, due for release on

September 25th. Tracklist

West Texas Walk Of Fame Inductions

(June 30, 2015) Natalie, along with Jo Harvey Allen, has been inducted into the West Texas Walk Of Fame, located in Lubbock, Texas. The induction takes place on September 17th. Story with quotes from Natalie.

Natalie In Tribute To Billy Joel

(November 17, 2014) Natalie will be paying tribute along with Tony Bennett, John Melloncamp and Kevin Spacey to Billy Joel when he receives the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize For Popular Song on Wednesday, November 19th at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. The tribute concert will appear on PBS January 2nd. BillyJoel.com

Emily Chat At Tivamo.com

(November 9, 2014) Emily will be doing a chat on Friday, November 14th at 10:00 PM eastern time at Tivamo.com. The chat can be accessed through Tivamo.com or their free app. Access to the chat costs $5 and all proceeds go to the Roy Maas' Youth Alternatives charity.

Natalie To Appear For True Colors Fund

(November 9, 2014) Natalie will perform at Cyndi Lauper's Home For The Holidays concert on December 6th at New York City's Beacon Theatre to benefit the True Colors Fund. Other performers include Patty Griffin and 50 Cent. The True Colors Fund works to raise awareness about, and help bring an end to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth homelessness. truecolorsfund.org

Natalie With Robert Earl Keen

(September 17, 2014) Natalie joins Robert Earl Keen on his album Happy Prisoner: The Bluegrass Sessions. They perform the song "Wayfaring Stranger". The album will be released in February. Nashville Scene

Martie With Zoe Muth

(May 22, 2014) Martie appears on Zoe Muth's CD World Of Strangers. She plays violin and viola on "Annabelle". The CD's release date is May 27th.

www.zoemuth.com

TradHome Magazine

(April 26, 2014) Martie gives TradHome magazine a tour of her favorite spots in Austin, TX. TradHome article.

Natalie With Dan Wilson

(April 15, 2014) Natalie sings background vocals on Dan Wilson's new CD, Love Without Fear. Natalie appears on "Too Much" and Love Without Fear". www.danwilsonmusic.com

Lifetime Of Harmony Award

(January 13, 2014) The Dixie Chicks are scheduled to perform at the Lifetime Of Harmony Award celebration on February 27th at the Beverly Wilshire hotel in Los Angeles. Rick Rubin will receive the award from the David Lynch Foundation.

The David Lynch Foundation began 10 years ago with an aim to provide scholarships to teach Transcendental Meditation to at-risk youth in underserved schools, veterans with post-traumatic stress (PTS), women who are survivors of domestic violence, and homeless and incarcerated individuals.

Cavendish Beach Music Festival

(December 19, 2012) The Dixie Chicks will be playing the Cavendish Beach Music Festival on Prince Edward Island, Canada on July 7th.

Release Date For Natalie's Album

(December 19, 2012) Natalie announced on her twitter account that her solo album has a scheduled release date of May 7, 2012. The name of the album is Mother.

Chicks To Play Summer Date

(December 18, 2012) The Dixie Chicks will be playing at the Craven Country Jamboree in Craven, Saskatchewan, Canada on July 13th. They will be replacing Lady Antebellum who had to cancel due to the pregnancy of their lead singer.

New Song From Natalie

(December 3, 2012) On January 15th, Legacy Recordings will release West of Memphis: Voices For Justice featuring music from Eddie Vedder, Natalie Maines, Patti Smith, Lucinda Williams and more. The purchase of this album will in part directly benefit the West Memphis Three.

Natalie, a staunch backer of the West Memphis Three, performed the Pink Floyd song "Mother" live with Ben Harper in the summer of 2012 and decided to record it for West of Memphis: Voices For Justice. Maines and Harper produced this studio recording of the song, which features Ben on steel lap guitar. --- Press Release

Martie Now Tweeting

(November 20, 2012) Martie has finally joined Twitter. Her account is @martiemaguire.

Emily Welcomes Baby Girl

(September 4, 2012) Emily and Martin Strayer welcomed daughter Violet Isabel Strayer today at at 3:01 AM. Photo from Emily's twitter account.

"Louisiana Blue" Video

(August 21, 2012) Martie appears in Radney Foster's video "Louisiana Blue"

Watch at YouTube

Single From Natalie And Eddie Vedder

(August 17, 2012) Nearly two years ago, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Natalie performed "Golden Gate" at the Voices for Justice: A Rally in Support of the West Memphis 3. Now on the one year anniversary of the release of the WM3, "Golden State" will be available for download starting August 19th on iTunes. Proceeds benefit the WM3 Freedom Fund.

Martie Plays On Radney Foster CD

(July 6, 2012) Martie plays fiddle on 6 of the 11 tracks, mandolin on another and background vocals on "Easier Said Than Done" for Radney Foster's upcoming CD Del Rio, Texas Revisited: Unplugged and Lonesome. The CD comes out August 14th. Photo of Martie in the studio. radneyfoster.com

Natalie On Stage

(July 1, 2012) Natalie performed two songs with Ben Harper at the Santa Barbara Bowl on July 30th. Watch video of "Mother" and "Vein In Vain".

Martie At Beverly Hills Gala

(June 19, 2012) Martie recently attended the 100th anniversary celebration of the Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows supporting the Motion Picture & Television Fund and the American Comedy Fund at the Beverly Hills Hotel on June 15, 2012.

Photos by Jason Merritt #1, #2, #3

Chicks Reunite For Benefit

(June 16, 2012) The Dixie Chicks will be performing with Willie Nelson in Connecticut on June 23rd. The invitation-only concert will benefit the China Care Foundation. source: Greenwich Times

Natalie Releasing Solo Album

(June 14, 2012) After a couple of weeks of speculation from Natalie on Twitter, she officially announced on Howard 100 News that she is recording a solo album. She is working with musician Ben Harper and his band. The album has an expected spring 2013 release. Interview

Natalie Performance At ASCAP Awards

(June 1, 2012) A video of Natalie's performance of Carly Simon's "That's The Way I Always Heard It Should Be" has now been uploaded to youtube. Watch video.

Emily Expecting 4th Child

(May 24, 2012) Emily's boyfriend, CYH lead guitarist Martin Strayer, has confirmed in a tweet the news that they are expecting a baby in early September.

Texas Music Mag Top 50 Texas Songs

(April 25, 2012) Texas Music magazine’s spring issue features what they voted as the most important songs in Texas recorded history. Wide Open Spaces is #48 on the list.

Natalie At ASCAP Awards

(April 19, 2012) Natalie performed "That's The Way I Always Heard It Should Be" as part of a musical tribute to Carly Simon at the 2012 ASCAP Pop Awards in Los Angeles, CA. Watch an interview with Natalie on the red carpet.

The Boot Interviews Emily

(December 8, 2011) Emily recently gave an interview to The Boot. Topics discussed include the Storytellers taping, the Court Yard Hounds and future of the Dixie Chicks. The interview can be read at The Boot.

Storytellers DVD
(October 18, 2011) Dixie Chicks Storytellers will be available for the first time ever on DVD and Blu Ray on Tuesday November 29, 2011. Recorded live in September 2006 at the historic Los Angeles Theater, Dixie Chicks Storytellers was the grand finale in the whirlwind that surrounded the release of the band's 5x Grammy Award winning album Taking the Long Way.

Concert For Central Texas
(October 18, 2011) The University of Texas announced that Fire Relief: The Concert for Central Texas raised $725,000 for wildfire victims. The concert was organized by musicians Ray Benson and Eric Johnson, along with others from the Austin music community. Performers included the Dixie Chicks, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, and George Strait.

50 Documentaries To See
(August 29, 2011) Shut Up & Sing was recently ranked at #22 on Current TV’s special 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die.

Taylor Swift Covers DCX
(August 3, 2011) Taylor Swift gave props to the Dixie Chicks with Martie in the audience at the Prudential Center in New Jersey. Taylor performed a cover of “Cowboy Take Me Away” while Martie and her family looked on. Video can be seen at youtube.

Fans First Coalition

(July 21, 2011) The Dixie Chicks, Court Yard Hounds, Maroon 5 and R.E.M are among more than 30 artists involved in launching the Fans First Coalition. This group of artists, band managers, sporting teams and venues is uniting in an effort to offer fans greater access to reasonably-priced tickets and enhanced protection against scalpers and their deceptive, unscrupulous marketing practices.

Recent Natalie Photos

(May 30, 2011) Natalie recently appeared at the Pirates Of The Caribbean movie premiere and a ceremony for the Gregory Peck commemorative stamp.

Movie premiere photo by J. Strauss

Stamp ceremony photo by S. Granitz

Traditional Home Profile

(May 30, 2011) Emily was recently featured in a profile for the May issue of Traditional Home magazine. Click to read profile.

Every Mother Counts CD

(April 26, 2011) The Dixie Chicks, Sheryl Crow, Madonna and other musician moms have donated songs to the Every Mother Counts CD to raise money to improve maternal health in developing countries. “Lullaby” appears on the CD. The CD is being sold at Starbucks and will benefit CARE.

Texas Music Top 10 Bluegrass Credentials

(April 17, 2011) In its spring issue, Texas Music magazine has named the Dixie Chicks among its top 10 Lone Star contributors to bluegrass music. It also named the Chicks 1991 release, Thank Heavens For Dale Evans, as the number one Texas bluegrass album.

Natalie To Honor Gregory Peck

(April 4, 2011) Natalie, along with actors Laura Dern and Morgan Freeman, will join host Sharon Stone in honoring Oscar-winner Gregory Peck at the First Day of Issue ceremony for the Gregory Peck Commemorative Stamp. Presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in conjunction with the United States Postal Service, the ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 28, 2011, at 11 a.m. at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Admission is free.

Tickets for the First Day of Issue ceremony are free but must be obtained in advance. Tickets are available online at www.oscars.org, by mail, or at the Academy box office (8949 Wilshire Boulevard, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.). Doors open at 10 a.m. Gregory Peck's daughter Cecilia produced and directed the Dixie Chicks documentary "Shut Up & Sing".

God Only Knows

(March 14, 2011) Natalie has recorded the Beach Boys song "God Only Knows" for the series finale of HBO's Big Love. The song can be heard at people.com and can be purchased starting March 15th on iTunes and Amazon.com.

Shut Up & Sing On CMT

(March 14, 2011) CMT will air the Dixie Chicks documentary, Shut Up and Sing, on March 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT as part of its film series, CMT #1 Music & a Movie.

Tweet! Tweet!

(March 1, 2011) Natalie recently confirmed on Howard Stern's Celebrity Superfan Round Table radio show that she has a Twitter account. Her account is @1NatalieMaines

"You" with Steve Martin

(February 7, 2011) The Dixie Chicks appear on Steve Martin's album Rare Bird Alert, which has a March 15th release date. The Dixie Chicks perform a “very emotional, heartbreaking song called ‘You,’” Martin said, adding that they agreed to sing the tune before they’d even heard it.

“I was kind of disappointed because I really wanted them to hear the song first and like it,” he said. “But they did like it and they did a great job.”

Radio Interview

(November 16, 2010) Martie recently gave an interview to Pio McCann on Ireland's Highland Radio. Download interview

Essential Dixie Chicks

(September 25, 2010) Late October will bring the release of the The Essential Dixie Chicks, their first double-CD anthology, covering all four of their studio albums at Sony. In addition to a dozen album tracks and concert favorites, the 30-song set rounds up 18 of their Billboard country chart hits. It arrives at all physical and digital retail outlets on October 26, 2010.

"The Essential Dixie Chicks gave us the opportunity to put together a collection that spans our career so far," says Emily Robison of the Dixie Chicks. "It not only brings together our hit singles to date, but it also represents some of our favorite album tracks, which we still perform in concert. As we move into our second decade with Sony Music, this package is dedicated to all our fans and supporters." --- source: press release

Martie At CCMA Awards

(September 6, 2010) Martie will perform with singer/songwriter Jill Hennessy at the Canadian CMA awards on September 12th. Martie played fiddle on "Holding On', which appears on Jill's album Ghost In My Head.

Voices For Justice Rally on Sirius XM Radio

(September 2, 2010) Tune in for a SIRIUS|XM exclusive presentation of Voices for Justice, a concert and rally in support of the West Memphis Three. This program will air on SIRIUS XM’s The Spectrum (SIRIUS channel 18 and XM channel 45) on Saturday, September 4th at 7:00 ET.

Hear performances from an all-star group of musicians, including Eddie Vedder, Natalie Maines, Patti Smith, Ben Harper, Dhani Harrison, Johnny Depp and others who took the stage in Little Rock, AR. Plus hear commentary from Eddie and Natalie themselves.

Videos From WM3 Event

(August 30, 2010) Performances from the Voices for Justice: A Rally in Support of the West Memphis 3 event have shown up on Youtube.

Natalie - Free Life
Natalie - I Smell a Rat
Natalie - Death's Got A Warrent & If I Had My Way
Natalie and Eddie Vedder - Golden State

Natalie and Eddie - Close Your Eyes
finale: People Have The Power

Martie Talks About Summer Job

(August 25, 2010) NPR's Robert Siegel and Melissa Block hear two summer job stories this week, both about serving food in polyester uniforms. Martie Maguire of the Dixie Chicks talks about scooping ice cream in Dallas when she was a teenager. MP3 clip

Joe Cocker Covers The Chicks

(August 25, 2010) October 2010 sees the long awaited release of Joe Cocker’s first album for the Sony Music label entitled “Hard Knocks“ The album includes nine brand new songs plus Cocker’s version of the Dixie Chicks song “I Hope” produced by Nashville legend Tony Brown. One of his biggest hits, a duet with Jennifer Warnes, is "Up Where We Belong" from the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman. The song earned him a Grammy.

Natalie Joins West Memphis 3 Benefit

(August 21, 2010) Natalie Maines, Eddie Vedder, and special guests will perform acoustic sets in support of Voices for Justice: A Rally in Support of the West Memphis 3. The rally will happen Saturday, August 28th at the Robinson Center Music Hall in Little Rock, Arkansas at 7:30PM.

Martie Co-Writes With Tim O'Brien

(July 29, 2010) Martie has a co-writing credit with bluegrass artist Tim O'Brien on "Mother Mary". The song can be found on his recently released album, Chicken & Egg. The Chicks have covered Tim's song, "More Love', on the Home CD.

Dixie Chicks To Record with Steve Martin

(July 22, 2010) The Texas trio has been tapped by actor-comic-musician Steve Martin to sing on a track for the followup to his Grammy Award-winning 2009 bluegrass album, "The Crow: New Songs For the 5-String Banjo."

The Chicks ended their tour with the Eagles on June 24th with some hijinx courtesy of a stagehand.

Chicks Open In Toronto

(June 10, 2010) The Dixie Chicks opened their mini tour with the Eagles in Toronto Tuesday night. One of the songs they performed was the hit song from Train "Hey, Soul Sister". Another highlight was "Not Ready To Make Nice".

Chicks Make Billboard List

(June 7, 2010) To celebrate country music’s big week (with Billboard's Country Summit and the CMT Music Awards), Billboard.com has combed the Billboard Hot Country Songs and Top Country Albums charts to rank the Top 25 Country Artists of the Last 25 years. http://www.soundslikenashville.com/news/billboards-top-25-country-artists-of-the-past-25-years/

More Cancelled Concerts

(May 21, 2010) The Hershey, PA and Philadelphia, PA concerts with the Eagles have been cancelled.

Eagles/Chicks Washington, DC Concert Cancelled

(April 19, 2010) Fans in the Washington, D.C., area will have to look elsewhere for a chance to experience the Eagles/Dixie Chicks stadium tour. Citing that ol’ concert industry demon known as “scheduling conflicts,” Live Nation says the June 15 date scheduled for Nationals Park, which also included special guest Keith Urban, is no longer on the books.

Ticket and parking refunds are available at point of purchase. Fans who purchased their tickets and parking passes through Tickets.com and by phone will be automatically refunded beginning the week of May 3.

The Very Best of Dixie Chicks

(April 12, 2010) Legacy Recordings is proud to announce the release of Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks, the career-spanning collection of chart-topping hits, classic tracks and personal favorites selected by America's top-selling female group, available everywhere Tuesday, June 1.

Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks provides access to an exclusive Dixie Chicks pdf including an essay, photos and other bonus features once the CD is inserted in a computer drive.

The group will perform songs from Playlist: The Very Best of Dixie Chicks during their stadium tour with the Eagles.

DCX Auction for Earthquake Relief Effort

(April 6, 2010) The Dixie Chicks are teaming up with Maroon 5 and Direct Relief International to auction off a signed DCX bundle for Haiti and Chilean earthquake relief. 100% of the proceeds go to the efforts of Direct Relief International.

Interviews with Natalie and Glenn Frey

(March 20, 2010) Natalie and Glenn Frey of the Eagles gave an interview to Access Hollywood this week promoting the upcoming tour.

Chicks To Tour With Eagles

(March 16, 2010) The Eagles, Dixie Chicks and Keith Urban* will be touring together for the first time when they hit the road on June 8th for a North American stadium concert tour. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning Monday, March 29, 2010 at 10:00 AM.

Martie & Emily As The Court Yard Hounds

(January 15, 2010) With Natalie Maines on an indefinite hiatus, the other two Dixie Chicks — guitarist-banjoist Emily Robison and her sister, fiddler Martie Maguire — have recorded an album on their own, as Court Yard Hounds (a reference to the best-selling novel City of Thieves). “Emily and I had the itch,” Maguire says, “and every time we’d call Natalie and say ‘are you ready?’ she wasn’t ready. She wanted a clear-cut break.” -- source: Rolling Stone

(All further Court Yard Hounds related material will be linked through my CYH pages.)

Defamation Lawsuit Dismissed

(December 2, 2009) A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed against the Dixie Chicks by the stepfather of one of three 8-year-old boys killed in Arkansas 15 years ago.

Terry Hobbs, the stepfather of Stevie Branch, claimed that singer Natalie Maines accused him of being involved in the deaths of his stepson and the two other boys.

U.S. District Judge Brian Miller found Tuesday that Hobbs couldn't establish "actual malice" - that Maines knew the statements she made were false or that she made them with "reckless disregard" of the truth.-- (AP)

Judge's ruling

Home, Sweet, Home

(September 30, 2009) Emily's loft near downtown San Antonio is featured in the November issue of Metropolitan Home magazine.

Emily Added To ACL Event

(September 28, 2009) According to the Twitter of KLRU in Austin, Emily has been added to the Austin City Limits panel discussion.

Martie To Appear At ACL Panel Discussion

(September 23, 2009) The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will officially designate the Austin City Limits studio as a rock and roll landmark with an historic marker unveiling and educational programs at the KLRU-TV's Studio 6A on Thursday, October 1. In celebration of this event KLRU, Austin City Limits and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will sponsor two panel discussions about the historic show on October 2 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

The 1 p.m. will feature artists Alejandro Escovedo, Patty Griffin and Martie Maguire talking about ACL's impact on music in general. This event will be streamed live at austincitylimits.org

Chicks On Twitter

(September 23, 2009) The Dixie Chicks now have a twitter account at http://twitter.com/dixiechicks

Martie Appearance On Flatlanders Album

(March 29, 2009) Martie contributes fiddle on "Sowing On The Mountain" on The Flatlanders new CD, Hills And Valleys. The album was produced by Lloyd Maines. -- The Flatlanders

New Haircut For Natalie

(March 29, 2009) Natalie was recently spotted in Venice, CA with a new haircut. photo by Ginsburg Spaly

Lucky Ones Photos

(March 29, 2009) Pictures of Martie and Emily were captured during the recording of "Lucky Ones" at The Zone Recording Studio outside of Austin, Texas. photo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Special Guests On Martie's Fiddle Album

(January 17, 2009) Some of the players on Martie's solo album are Rob Ickes, Scott Vestal, Alison Krauss and Keith Sewell, who toured with the Chicks. Songs recorded included "Fire on the Mountain".

Ickes said he went down to Texas in November for about 10 days to record for the album. "It was great," said Ickes. -- countrystandardtime.com

Defamation Suit Moves To Federal Court

(January 17, 2009) A defamation lawsuit against the Dixie Chicks has been moved from Pulaski County Circuit Court to federal court in Little Rock. The lawsuit was moved to federal court after attorneys for the Dixie Chicks argued that federal jurisdiction applies because the parties are from different states and the amount of damages being sought will likely exceed $75,000. A federal judge, however, could return the case to state court.

The Dixie Chicks want a trial by jury and right now it's scheduled for February 2010 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Scheduling Order

This PDF file contains the notice of removal to federal court, the court summons to each Chick, the original complaint, and the Chicks' response to the complaint.

Rare Martie Maguire Video Footage

(January 13, 2009) Before the Dixie Chicks took off into stardom, Martie appeared in a karaoke video of the Doobie Brothers "Black Water". A clip of it can be seen in this overview of karaoke videos at youtube. Martie appears at the 3:17 mark.

Country Stars Join 'Rock Band'

(December 9, 2008) Rock Band is going country. The music game is branching out from classic and alt-rock with five country artists: Dixie Chicks "Sin Wagon", Brad Paisley "Mud On The Tires", Brooks & Dunn "Hillbilly Deluxe", Dierks Bentley "Free & Easy", and Miranda Lambert "Gunpowder & Lead". The songs, playable on Rock Band and Rock Band 2, are available on Xbox Live December 16th and Playstation Network December 18th. -- USA Today

Dixie Chicks Sued for Defamation

(December 5, 2008) The Dixie Chicks were hit with a defamation lawsuit Nov. 25, filed by the stepfather of one of three 8-year-old boys murdered in West Memphis, Tenn., in 1993.

The lawsuit names all three Dixie Chicks but focuses on Natalie Maines, who spoke out in support of the three young men convicted in the murders and alleged that the stepfather was instead connected to the slayings.

In the suit, Terry Hobbs, stepfather of Steve Branch, who was killed along with Christopher Byers and Michael Moore, says he suffered loss of income and injury to his reputation, as well as emotional, mental and physical injuries. Hobbs is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.

PDF file of lawsuit

Martie's Solo Album

(November 27, 2008) Martie is currently working on an an instrumental, fiddle-based bluegrass album. The solo project is being produced by Gary Paczosa. Gary previously worked with the Chicks on Home as engineer/mixer.

New Song Coming Soon

(November 25, 2008) Some of the biggest names in music are contributing exclusive songs to RED(WIRE), a new digital music magazine launching on World AIDS Day (December 1st). U2, Coldplay, the Killers, the Dixie Chicks, John Legend, R.E.M. and Bob Dylan are on board for the initiative, all proceeds from which will benefit HIV-infected people in Africa. MSN will host a kick-off party on Dec. 1. "Lucky Ones" is the first new Dixie Chicks song since the group's Grammy sweep in 2007.

Grammy Museum Ad In People

(November 22, 2008) The December 1st issue of People (Sexiest Man Alive cover) features the Dixie Chicks in a full page ad for the Grammy Museum. Grammy Museum ad

Chicks Deck The Halls With Gap

(November 12, 2008) Gap's holiday campaign includes an appearance by the Dixie Chicks. The campaign includes a section of the Gap web site with celebrities in video clips performing remixed versions of classic holiday songs. The Chicks take part in "Jingle Bells" and "Deck The Halls" videos.

screen captures 1, 2

Deck The Halls at YouTube

Jingle Bells at YouTube

Young Literati Toast

(October 28, 2008) Natalie attended the Young Literati's 2nd annual toast at Track 16 Gallery at Bergamot Station on October 23, 2008 in Santa Monica, California.

photo 1 and photo 2 by David Livingston

The Wedding Singer

(October 8, 2008) Natalie sang at radio shock jock Howard Stern's wedding on Friday, October 3rd. She performed as bride Beth Ostrosky and her new groom walked down the aisle as man and wife in New York.

James Taylor Covers Chicks' Hit

(October 8, 2008) James Taylor has released a CD of cover songs titled Covers. James recently performed "Some Days You Gotta Dance" on GMA Weekend.

CMT 100 Greatest Videos

(April 6, 2008) CMT has updated their 100 greatest videos show and the Chicks have three videos on the list. "Without You" is #89, "Not Ready To Make Nice" is #36 and "Goodbye Earl" came in at #7.

Dan Wilson Revisited

(March 30, 2008) Dan Wilson, co-writer of six songs on Taking The Long Way, has disclosed on his blog that he has been writing with Emily and Martie.-- http://www.danwilsonmusic.com/

Chicks Get Simpsonized

(March 19, 2008) The Chicks have recorded a guest spot for the Simpsons that is slated to air on April 13th. The story line involves the return of country singer Lurleen Lumpkin (Beverly D'Angelo), who is reunited with her father. Alas, her father swipes one of Lurleen's songs and sells it to the trio. When the Chicks find out about his scam, well, let's just say they're not ready to play nice.

Natalie Teams Up With Neil Diamond

(March 16, 2008) Natalie has recorded a duet with Neil Diamond titled "Another Day (That Time Forgot)". It will appear on Neil's album Home Before Dark. The album release date is May 6th and was produced by Rick Rubin.

Recent Chicks Appearances

(February 27, 2008) The Chicks recently made appearances at an Oscar party and Las Vegas. Natalie was a guest at the Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar Party on February 24th in Los Angeles and Martie and Emily attended Bette Midler's premiere of her new show, 'The Showgirl Must Go On' at Caesars Palace on February 20th.

Natalie photo by D. Deguire

Martie, Bette, and Emily photo by E. Miller

Grammy Ad In People Magazine

(February 2, 2008) The Grammy ad featuring the Chicks that appeared in USA Today on January 21st is now in the current issue (February 11) of People magazine. Grammy ad

Cash Queens Of Music

(February 2, 2008) Forbes magazine has published its first ever list of top earning female musicians for the time period of June 2006 to June 2007. The Dixie Chicks landed at #9 with $18 million. The totals included revenue from concerts, merchandise, album sales and ancillary businesses, although no taxes, management or agent deductions were included. Forbes magazine

Another Peep on the Way

(January 27, 2008) Martie broke the news to People on the red carpet for the Nobelity Artists & Filmmakers Dinner in Austin Sunday that she is pregnant. She is expecting a girl in late summer. Congrats to Martie and Gareth. People.com

USA Today Grammy Ad

(January 21, 2008) The Dixie Chicks were featured in an advertisement in Monday's USA Today newspaper. The Recording Academy has been running ads in celebration of the Grammys 50th anniversary.

Grammy Compilation CD

(January 5, 2008) Starbucks has released a two-disc CD commemorating the 50th Annual Grammy Awards. The Grammy's -- 50th Anniversary Collection features 30 songs from various genres that have been honored by The Recording Academy in the past 50 years, including hits from Frank Sinatra, John Lennon, Beck, Tony Bennett, Sheryl Crow, Norah Jones, Dixie Chicks and Otis Redding.

2008 Music And Mutts Calender

(December 17, 2007) Emily, along with husband Charlie Robison, and 11 other Texas musicians are featured with their dogs for the 2008 Blue Dog Rescue calender. Natalie's father, Lloyd Maines, is also one of those featured.

Billboard Year End Charts

(December 17, 2007) The Dixie Chicks and Taking The Long Way remain on the year end charts for Billboard magazine. Billboard's chart year goes from issue date December 2, 2006 to November 24, 2007.

Top Billboard 200 Artists - #75
Top Billboard 200 Albums - #82
Top Country Artists - #38
Top Country Artists- Duo/Group - #9
Top Country Album Artists - #18
Top Country Albums - #16

Top Comprehensive Albums - #84

Top Comprehensive Artists - #78

Top 25 Concert Boxscores - #15 Eagles, Dixie Chicks

Natalie In Time Magazine

(December 8, 2007) Natalie's activism with the West Memphis 3 has garnered a mention in the December 17th issue of Time. Time scan

Eagles, Dixie Chicks Gross $9 Million
(November 5, 2007) The $120 million Nokia Theatre has already begun to pay for itself: Last week, officials with L.A. Live developer Anschutz Entertainment Group announced that the 7,100-seat venue adjacent to Staples Center raked in $9,076,420 during its opening six-night run with the Eagles and the Dixie Chicks. Each of the Oct. 18-27 shows sold out, bringing 42,600 fans to the first part of L.A. Live to come online. "Not only were both these groups arena headliners in their own right, the venue served as an amazing backdrop for their immense talents," said Lee Zeidman, general manager of the Nokia Theatre, in a statement. Tickets for the shows ranged form $85 to $265.

Emily Featured In Women In Texas Music Book

(November 4, 2007) Emily is one of 34 women featured in the book, Women in Texas Music: Stories and Songs by Kathleen Hudson. The book is done in interview style and Emily's took place in January 2005. Susan Gibson, writer of "Wide Open Spaces", and Terri Hendrix, co-writer of "Lil' Jack Slade" are also featured. Lloyd Maines provides the forward.

University of Texas Press

Drop In The Bucket Benefit

(November 2, 2007) The Chicks were honorees at the Drop In The Bucket benefit on Friday, October 19th. Details of the event and a new photo of the Chicks can be seen at www.dropinthebucket.org

Drop In The Bucket's main purpose is to provide wells offering disease-free water to people throughout Africa. Money raised from this event will go directly toward purchasing drills (which will allow for deeper drilling) and installing wells at large rural schools, which currently have no access to water or toilets.

Chicks Signed Guitar Strikes Gold In Auction

(October 26, 2007) In a fundraising finale, the guitars that were part of the Austin Guitar Town project were auctioned off to the highest bidder on October 17th. The Gibson guitar that brought in the highest bid is one called "Striking Texas Gold" and was signed by the Dixie Chicks. It fetched more than $55,000. The auction will benefit four local charities: The Health Alliance for Austin Musicians; The Austin Museum of Art; American Youthworks; and the Austin Children's Museum.

Dixie Chicks with guitar

Dan Wilson's Easy Silence

(October 6, 2007) Dan Wilson, co-writer of "Not Ready To Make Nice" and five more songs from Taking the Long Way, has recorded "Easy Silence" for his upcoming album Free Life. The CD was produced by Rick Rubin and will be released on October 16th.

"Of all the songs the Chicks and I wrote together,"Easy Silence" felt the most universal to me and also seemed like the one that I related to most personally. I thought it would be interesting to hear what the song would sound like from a man's perspective. Plus, I wanted an excuse to play more slide guitar on the album." - www.danwilsonmusic.com

Chicks Discuss Infertility

(September 21, 2007) Martie and Emily discuss their struggles with infertility in the fall issue of Conceive magazine.

Canadian Country Music Association Awards

(September 10, 2007) The Chicks have received the award for Top Selling Album at the 2007 Canadian CMA awards. Taking The Long Way was in competition with Like Red on a Rose, Alan Jackson; Me and My Gang, Rascal Flatts; Some Hearts, Carrie Underwood; White Trash With Money, Toby Keith.

CMA Awards

(August 30, 2007) The Dixie Chicks received a nomination for Vocal Group of the Year from the Country Music Association. The Chicks are up against Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, Emerson Drive, Little Big Town, and Rascal Flatts. The awards take place on November 7th.

Chicks' Song Featured In Documentary

(August 17, 2007) - "Silent House", co-written by the Chicks and Neil Finn, will be featured in the documentary There Is a Bridge. The documentary reveals different ways of communicating with those who have dementia and explores how these emotionally profound relationships can change our lives. There Is a Bridge premieres on public television stations nationwide beginning September 1, 2007.

Chicks/Eagles Shows

(August 6, 2007) The Eagles and the Dixie Chicks will be the opening act for the brand new Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on October 18th and 20th.

Natalie Gets Movie Role

(August 3, 2007) Natalie has been cast to play a prison nurse in an indie flick set to begin shooting in September. After seeing Shut Up and Sing, documentary filmmaker Michael Skolnik approached Natalie for Stealing Cars.

"I'm very excited. It's something I've always wanted to do. I've auditioned here and there, but we've always been busy with Dixie Chicks stuff, and with movies you have to be available." - People magazine

TEC Awards

(June 8,2007) The Dixie Chicks received 3 nominations for the Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards. The TEC Awards, sponsored by Mix magazine, is the world’s most prominent forum honoring outstanding achievement in professional audio production and product design. Taking the Long Way garnered a nomination for Record Production/Album and "Not Ready To Make Nice" received a nod for Record Production/Single or Track. The Chicks and Clair Brothers also received a nomination for our Tour Sound Production.

Vanity Fair Magazine

(June 8, 2007) Natalie, along with her sons Slade and Beckett, is one of the artists featured in GAP’s new RED campaign. It will be featured exclusively in Vanity Fair’s Africa issue out in June.

photo from celebrity baby blog

Natalie In Pete Seeger Documentary

(May 8, 2007) Natalie makes an appearance in the documentary, Pete Seeger: The Power Of Song. "He's a living testament to the First Amendment," proclaims the Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines, about the man called the "high priest of folk music." source - Variety magazine

Emily At The Derby

(May 8, 2007) Emily recently attended the Barnstable Brown Gala as part of the pre-Kentucky Derby festivities. The gala event raises millions for the Barnstable Brown Foundation for diabetes research. She, along with husband Charlie Robison, attended the Derby the following day.

photo from Derby by J. McCarthy

Time Top 100

(May 3, 2007) Natalie has written a piece for Time magazine about producer Rick Rubin. Rick has been named to Time's Top 100 Influential People. The Chicks made the list last year. Read Natalie's essay.

Crowded House Records Silent House

(April 27, 2007) Crowded House will be releasing their first studio album since 1993's Together Alone. Time On Earth will be released in July and will include the track "Silent House". Crowded House includes member Neil Finn, who co-write the song with the Chicks. A live version of Neil performing the song can be found at youtube.com.

Chicks Win Juno Award

(April 1, 2007) Taking The Long Way won the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy when it was awarded a Juno award for International Album of The Year. The Chicks were up against Il Divo's Ancora, Justin Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveSounds, Madonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor, and Red Hot Chili Peppers' Stadium Arcadium.

Billboard Money Makers List

(February 26, 2007) The Dixie Chicks landed at #18 on Billboard magazine's Top Money Makers list for 2006. Album sales and digital downloads together with a percentage of ticket sales generated $46,921,290.15. Billboard uses 85% of the ticket sales for its rankings due to industry-standard assumption that 15% of ticket sales go to promotors and venues.

Natalie At The Oscars

(February 26, 2007) Natalie attended the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday. From a SFGate.com blog: Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks gave proper responses to the weighty questions she was asked. What's the best of the evening? "Talking to you." What inspired your hairstyle? "It's a cross between a Grecian Goddess and Minnie Mouse."

Photo by G. Daguire

Photo with Keith Urban by E. Charbonneau

Chicks On A Grammy Roll

(February 22, 2007) Taking the Long Way shot up the Billboard 200 album chart from #72 to #8 following the group's five wins at the Grammys. This is the biggest-ever Grammy-related jump into the top 10. The Chicks also return to #1 on the country album chart. The CD saw a 714% gain last week with 103,407 copies sold. Taking The Long Way has now sold 2,004,936 copies. "Not Ready To Make Nice" is the #4 song on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

Shut Up & Sing Special Edition DVD

(February 15, 2007) According to an interview Entertainment Weekly's Chris Willman had with producer Cecelia Peck at the Grammys, there will be a two-disc special edition of Shut Up & Sing. It will include not only outtakes from the documentary footage but the entirety of the first night of the band's most recent arena tour. No release date has been set. Note on August 10th: This is still in the works.

CD Sees Grammy Bump

(February 15, 2007) Sales of Taking The Long Way received an early bump after the success at the Grammys. The CD saw an increase of 108% with 12,708 copies sold, bringing the total to 1,901,529. These numbers are through Sunday, February 11th.

Chicks Make Grammy History

(February 15, 2007) The Dixie Chicks became the first female group ever to take home the big three top Grammy honors: Song Of The Year (for "Not Ready To Make Nice"), Record Of The Year (for "Not Ready To Make Nice") and Album Of The Year (for Taking The Long Way).

The Dixie Chicks achieved another Grammy milestone on Sunday when Taking The Long Way became the first Best Country Album ever to also win the coveted Album Of The Year trophy.

With four Best Country Album Grammys -- 1999: Wide Open Spaces; 2000: Fly; 2003: Home; 2007: Taking The Long Way -- to their credit, the Dixie Chicks are the only group or artist to have won more than once in that category and are the only group or artist to have won in that category for every studio album they've recorded.

Grammy red carpet photo by K. Mazur

Performance photo by M. Caulfield

Accepting award photo by M. Caulfield

MusiCares Gala

(February 15, 2007) As a part of Grammy week, the Dixie Chicks appeared at the 2007 MusiCares Gala honoring Don Henley. The Chicks performed "Desperado".

Red carpet photo by R. Wolfson

Emily photo by R. Wolfson

Martie photo by J. Squires

Natalie photo by R. Diamond

A Chicks Sweep

(February 11, 2007) The Dixie Chicks won all 5 Grammys in which they were nominated. The Chicks were awarded Album and Country Album of the year. They also take home the award for Record, Song, and Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for "Not Ready To Make Nice". The Chicks now have 13 Grammys.

MusiCares Event Appearance

(February 8, 2007) The Dixie Chicks will be performing a Don Henley song at the MusiCares Person Of The Year event on Friday, February 9th. Don Henley is this year's honoree. The Chicks performed at last year's event honoring James Taylor. That appearance is available on DVD.

TV Guide Q&A With Martie

(February 1, 2007) Martie recently answered some question about the upcoming Grammys for TV Guide. Q&A

CMT Music Awards

(February 1, 2007) The Dixie Chicks are first-round nominees for the 2007 CMT Music Awards. "Not Ready To Make Nice" received nominations for Video of the Year, Group Video, and director Sophie Muller received a nod for Video Director. The Chicks also appeared in Johnny Cash's "God's Gonna Cut You Down" video which received a nomination for Wide Open Video.

Country Music Critics' Poll

(January 25, 2007) The Dixie Chicks dominated Nashville Scene's 7th annual Country Music Critics' Poll. The poll previously was published by Country Music magazine, now out of print. The Chicks landed top honors for Best Album, Best Single ("Not Ready To Make Nice"), Best Groups And Duos, and Best Overall Act. They placed runner up to Kenny Chesney for Best Live Act. Emily was #10 in the Best Instrumentalist category, the only female to earn a spot. Natalie placed fourth in Best Female Vocalist. This is the 2nd time the Chicks have received Best Album and Best Single in the same year.

Austin City Limits

(January 18,2007) The Dixie Chicks episode of Austin City Limits will be airing on PBS stations starting January 20th. Check your local listings for times.

Shut Up & Sing DVD

(January 18, 2007) The DVD release of Shut Up & Sing is scheduled for release on February 20th.

CMT.com Loaded Awards

(January 11, 2007) The Dixie Chicks received a nomination for the first-ever CMT.com Loaded Awards. The CMT.com Loaded Awards will award content with the most online traffic during 2006 at CMT.com and its broadband channel, CMT Loaded. Each winner will be presented with the CMT.com Loaded Mouse Award, a unique hand-painted gold computer mouse mounted inside a genuine Mason jar.

The Chicks nomination is for No. 1 Digitally Active Group / Duo (Loaded, CMT.com, Mobile, Shop). The Chicks are up against Little Big Town, Montgomery Gentry, Rascal Flatts, and Sugarland.

Chicks Set For Grammys

(January 11, 2007) The Dixie Chicks will be performers on the 49th annual Grammy Awards telecast. The music industry's premiere event will take place live on Sunday, February 11, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network at 8 PM ET. The show also will be supported on radio via Westwood One worldwide, and covered online at Grammy.yahoo.com.

Eight-time Grammy winners, the Dixie Chicks are nominated for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for "Not Ready To Make Nice," and Album Of The Year and Best Country Album for Taking The Long Way.

Another Double Platinum For The Chicks

(January 11, 2007) Taking The Long Way has been certified double platinum by the RIAA. This is the Dixie Chicks fourth double platinum album.

Top Album Sales For 2006

(January 4, 2007) Taking The Long Way finished at #9 in album sales for 2006. This is the third time the Chicks have finished the year in the Top 10. Wide Open Spaces was #10 in 1999 and Home was #4 in 2002.

1. High School Musical: 3.72 million
2. Rascal Flatts/Me and My Gang: 3.48 million
3. Carrie Underwood/Some Hearts: 3.02 million
4. Nickelback/All the Right Reasons: 2.69 million
5. Justin Timberlake/Futuresex/Lovesounds: 2.38 million
6. James Blunt/Back to Bedlam: 2.14 million
7. Beyonce/B'day: 2.01 million
8. Hannah Montana: 1.99 million
9. Dixie Chicks/Taking the Long Way: 1.86 million
10. Hinder/Extreme Behavior: 1.82 million

Amazon Women

(January 4, 2007) The Dixie Chicks have landed at #8 on Amazon.com's 10 top-selling artists of all time list. The Chicks are in good company with the Beatles, U2, and Johnny Cash. Amazon.com's Top 10 Sellers.

CD Sales See Post Holiday Drop

(January 4, 2007) CD sales saw the usual after Christmas slide. Taking The Long Way dropped 68% with sales totaling 13,199 for the week ending 12/31/06. The total is now at 1,856,284.

2006 Top North American Tours

(December 30, 2006) The Accidents & Accusations tour was among the top-grossing tours in North America in 2006. The Dixie Chicks rounded out the list at #25, generating $27.1 million in gross receipts. (note: These figures do not include Australian dates and receipts.)

USA TODAY Critics Praise the Chicks

(December 30, 2006) The Critics for USA Today have named Taking the Long Way as the best album of 2006. In the year end review, the critics wrote "It was a calculated risk that paid off. Having alienated much of their country constituency with an ill-timed jibe at President Bush, the Chicks declined to beg for forgiveness, defiantly forging ahead with a forthright description of their situation and attitude, "Not Ready to Make Nice", and releasing it as the album's lead-off single. That alienated even more of the country base, but throngs of new fans — and the majority of USA TODAY's critics — were enthralled by the stance and, more important, the rich, textured, genre-transcendent music the trio and producer Rick Rubin cooked up.

SoundScan Numbers Through 12/24/06

(December 30, 2006) Taking The Long Way saw a 25% increase with sales of 41,123 copies and the total is now at 1,843,085.

Taking the Long Way Passes 1.8 Million

(December 21, 2006) Taking The Long Way saw a 52% increase this week with sales of 32,795. The total is now at 1,801,962 copies.

Time's Top Letter Getters

(December 21, 2006) Time magazine has issued the list of cover stories in 2006 that generated the most letters to the editor. The May 29th issue, which featured the Dixie Chicks, finished 2nd on the list behind a Hillary Clinton cover from August.

Chicks Strike Texas Gold

(December 19, 2006) The Dixie Chicks recently joined the impressive and growing list of celebrities who are lending their name in support of the Austin GuitarTown project. Recently in town for an Austin City Limits show, the ladies signed a ten- foot guitar titled "Striking Texas Gold" by visual artist, Dianne Sonnenberg.

The unique guitar sculptures have been artistically designed by local and talented visual artists and will be placed throughout Austin in front of the city's landmarks and businesses through the Fall of 2007. Many of them depict favorite Texas scenes or artistic musical themes. Each is a one of a kind piece of art. The sculptures will then be auctioned off and will benefit four local charities: The Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM); The Austin Museum of Art (AMOA); American Youthworks; and the Austin Children's Museum.

photo by Dustin Downing

Billboard's Year End Charts

(December 19, 2006) The Dixie Chicks and Taking The Long Way made the year end charts for Billboard magazine. Billboard's chart year goes from December 3, 2005 to November 25,2006.

Top Billboard 200 Artists - #16
Top Billboard 200 Albums - #16
Top Billboard 200 Artists - Duo/Group - #5
Top Internet Artists - #1
Top Internet Albums - #1
Top Digital Albums Artists -#6
Top Digital Albums - #6
Top Country Artists - #18
Top Country Artists- Duo/Group - #5
Top Country Album Artists - #6
Top Country Albums - #5

The 2006 Billboard Critics' Choice poll voted Taking The Long Way at #8 in a tie With Red Hot Chili Peppers CD.

Rolling Stone Names TTLW in Top 50 of 2006

(December 19, 2006) Rolling Stone magazine named Taking The Long Way as one of the year's essential albums, finishing at #19 on the list. Rolling Stone said "There is also a whole lot of craft -- Long Way is a widescreen pop record with gorgeous country rock, killer power ballads and fierce honky-tonk."

Time's 10 Best Albums

(December 19, 2006) Time magazine has named Taking the Long Way as one of the year's best albums. From Time: "The Incident, as they call it, took a commercial toll, but musically the Chicks have never been stronger. The instrumentation on their fourth album keeps a toe in country, yet the songs are the best kind of pop--smart, instantly memorable and fussed over until they sound effortless. "Not Ready to Make Nice" broadcasts their grievances, but "Bitter End" and "So Hard" (a sing-along about infertility) prove that complicated songwriting for the masses still flourishes."

CD Sales See a Bump

(December 14, 2006) Taking The Long Way saw a 36% increase this week. The CD sold 21,560 copies and the total now stands at 1,769,167.

Top 40 of 2006

(December 14, 2006) VH1 will be premiering their countdown of the top 40 videos of the year on December 16th. VH1's site lists the Chicks as one of the featured artists. VH1 bases its choices on hard data like record sales, downloads, radio air play and time spent on VH1's weekly Top 20 Video Countdown. "Not Ready To Make Nice" set the record on VH1 for most consecutive weeks at #1 with 13.

ACLU of Southern CA Honors Chicks

(December 14, 2006) The ACLU of Southern California honored defenders of freedom in music, movies and the military at its annual Bill of Rights Awards on Monday, December 11th. The Dixie Chicks were one of those taking home an award. Natalie was on hand to accept the award for the Chicks.

The ACLU supports the rights of individuals to take strong stands in defense of liberty,” said ACLU/SC Executive Director Ramona Ripston. “Our honorees understand that carelessly discarding our rights will not make us safer.”

Best 100 Songs

(December 12, 2006) Rolling Stone magazine has come out with its list of the Best 100 Songs of 2006. "The Long Way Around" made the list at #20. Rolling Stone has called it "A heart-tugging guitar anthem for small-town girls with big dreams -- and the best ersatz Springsteen song in a year that was packed with them."

Critics Choice Awards

(December 12, 2006) The Broadcast Film Critics Association announced its nominations for the 12th annual Critics Choice Awards and the Dixie Chicks are involved with 2 of them. "The Neighbor", which appears in Shut Up & Sing, was nominated for best song. Shut Up & Sing received a nomination for best documentary.

Grammy Nominations

(December 7, 2006) The Dixie Chicks received 5 nominations for the 49th Grammy Awards. Taking The Long Way received nominations for Album Of The Year and Best Country Album. "Not Ready To Make Nice" was nominated for Record and Song Of The Year. The single also helped the Chicks get a nomination for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal. The Chicks are the only artist with nominations in the all-genre Album, Record and Song categories. The Grammy awards air on CBS on February 11th.

Chicks Popular At Amazon.com

(December 7, 2006) In 2006, Amazon.com's music customers just couldn't get enough of Taking The Long Way. The Dixie Chicks album heads the list of top sellers for 2006.

CD Sales

(December 7, 2006) Taking The Long Way saw a small dip in sales this past week with 15,851 bringing the total to 1,747,607.

Music And Mutts Calender

(December 3, 2006) Natalie and 11 other Texas musicians are featured with their dogs for the 2007 Blue Dog Rescue calender. Among the other musicians are Susan Gibson, Terri Hendrix, and Patty Griffin. All the musicians donated their time and images to the dogs of Blue Dog Rescue.

AustinWoman Magazine

(December 3, 2006) The December issue of AustinWoman magazine featured Natalie on the cover and in an interview. An interview with the directors of Shut Up & Sing, Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck, is also contained in this issue.

CD Sees Another Bump

(November 29, 2006) Taking The Long Way saw a 21% jump this week with sales of 16,656 copies. The total now stands at 1,731,756.

CD Sales Rise Again

(November 22, 2006) For the third time in four weeks, sales of Taking The Long Way saw an increase. Sales increased 17% this week with 13,726 copies sold bringing the total to 1,715,100.

CD Passes 1.7 Million

(November 17, 2006) Taking The Long Way sold 11,753 copies this past week to bring the total to 1,701,374 sold.

SU&S An Oscar Contender

(November 15, 2006) Shut Up & Sing is one of 15 finalists up for Documentary Feature at the 79th Academy Awards. The list has been narrowed down from 81 eligible documentaries. The final five nominees will be announced on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. EST.

Billboard Music Awards

(November 12, 2006) The Chicks are finalists for two awards at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards. The Chicks contend in the Duo/Group Country Artist category and Taking The Long Way is a contender for Internet Album of the year. The awards air on Fox December 4th at 8:00 PM ET.

Documentary Update
(November 9, 2006) Shut Up & Sing continues in movie theaters in Los Angeles and New York City. It opens in Dallas on November 10th, and will now open November 17th in additional major U.S. cities including: Boston, Washington, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Seattle, Phoenix, Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Nashville, Austin, Denver, San Diego, Indianapolis, San Antonio, Knoxville, Tampa, Salt Lake City, Kansas City, Portland, Cleveland and Las Vegas.

Chicks In Playboy Poll

(November 9, 2006) Taking the Long Way is up for Best Country album in Playboy's annual music poll.

CD Sales Rise Again

(November 9, 2006) Taking The Long Way saw a gain in sales for the second consecutive week. It went up 15% with sales of 12,261. The total now stands at 1,689,621 sold.

Chicks Unscripted

(November 8, 2006) The Dixie Chicks take you inside the making of Shut Up & Sing in an interview for Moviefone's Unscripted. YouTube video

Cash Tribute Video

(November 8, 2006) The Chicks along with many other artists pay tribute to Johnny Cash in the new video, "God's Gonna Cut You Down", from his American V: A Hundred Highways album.

Musical Golfers

(November 2, 2006) Golf Digest has come out with its first rankings of the top 100 musician golfers. Natalie came in at #97.

Playboy Interview

(November 2, 2006) The Chicks talked about their clash with the President, their feuds with country radio and what it's like to be the best-selling female group in history in the December issue of Playboy magazine.

CD Promotional Bump

(November 2, 2006) Appearing for all those interviews last week helped Taking The Long Way get a bump in sales. The sales jumped 39% to 10,666. The total now stands at 1,677,360, the year's 7th best selling album.

CI Video

(November 2, 2006) The Chicks are showing a video from Conservation International at all the remaining concerts on their tour. Watch the video

Solid Debut For SU&S

(October 29, 2006) The Dixie Chicks documentary Shut Up & Sing debuted solidly in limited release, taking in $50,798 in four theaters. It opens nationwide on November 17th.

"The Neighbor" video

(October 26, 2006) The new song from the Shut Up & Sing documentary was performed live in concert in Melbourne, Australia. A fan recorded this performance and put it up on youtube. "The Neighbor"

People Country Special

(October 26, 2006) The Chicks are one of the Hot 25 featured artists in a People magazine special edition featuring country performers.

New Song in Documentary

(October 24, 2006) A previously unreleased track will appear in Shut Up & Sing. "The Neighbor" was written by all three Chicks, Pete Yorn and Gary Louris. The movie opens October 27th in NYC and LA and November 17th everywhere.

VH1 Box Set

(October 24, 2006) VH1 has exclusive interview clips and video of "Not Ready To Make Nice" from the upcoming VH1 Storytellers episode.

Exclusive Video At Amazon.com

(October 24, 2006) A performance of "Lubbock Or Leave It" is available at Amazon. The video intersperses footage from their June 15th Shepherd's Bush concert and rehearsal.

CD/DVD Edition of Taking The Long Way

(October 12, 2006) An expanded edition of Taking The Long Way is scheduled for release on November 14th. It will include a 24 page booklet, a bonus DVD featuring interviews with the Chicks and producer Rick Rubin, live performances from the Chicks' AOL Sessions, and the "Not Ready To Make Nice" video.

CD Sales for Week Ending 10/08

(October 12, 2006) In its 20th week, Taking The Long Way sold 10,124 copies to bring the total to 1,650,268.

Top Twenty Women Who Rock

(October 6, 2006) The Chicks made AOL's Twenty Women Who Rock...Right Now list. They came in at #8.

CD Sales for Week ending 10/01

(October 6, 2006) In its 19th week, Taking The Long Way sold 13,185 copies to bring the total to 1,640,144.

Shut Up & Sing Trailer

(October 6, 2006) The video trailer for Shut Up & Sing can be viewed at IMDB.com. The documentary is scheduled for an October 27th limited release and a November 17th expanded release. Movie poster

Billboard Chart Alert

(October 6, 2006) "Not Ready to Make Nice" completes a long climb to the Hot AC/Adult Top 40 radio list, as it debuts at No. 40 six months after reaching the AC/Adult Contemporary and Hot Country Songs charts. It's the trio's second Hot AC/Adult Top 40 hit, following the No. 2 "Landslide" in 2003. By comparison, that track crossed over to AC and Hot AC after only a two-month head start at Country.

James Taylor Tribute DVD

(September 28, 2006) A DVD of the MusiCares Person Of The Year tribute to James Taylor will be released October 3rd. The Chicks performed Shower The People at this event. The net proceeds from the sale and distribution of this DVD will benefit MusiCares’ health and human service and addiction recovery programs for music people in times of crisis. A PBS special of this event is also scheduled for Wednesday, November 29th.

CD Sees Sales Increase

(September 28, 2006) Taking the Long Way saw a 7% increase during the past week with sales of 15,935 to bring its total to 1,626,959.

CD Breaks 1.6 Million Mark

(September 22, 2006) Taking The Long Way sold 14,915 copies during the past week, bringing the total to 1,611,024 sold.

Chicks Go Carbon Neutral

(September 20, 2006) The Chicks have teamed up with Conservation International to offset the carbon associated with their tour. The Chicks have chosen to help protect 832,000 acres of the Makira tropical rain forest in Madagascar.

"We want to set an example for our fans and for other bands," the group said in a statement. "Reducing your carbon footprint is something everyone can do. Together, we can make a difference and help restore and preserve one of the world’s unique ecosystems."

MSN Videos

(September 15, 2006) Video interview clips can now be found at MSN. The Chicks discuss things such as touring, kids, blogging and songwriting.

More Opening Acts

(September 15, 2006) The Damnwells will open for the Chicks from October 27-29, Bob Schneider from November 4-19, and Pete Yorn from November 24- December 5. As previously mentioned, Pete Yorn will open the Australian dates.

Toronto Press Conference

(September 15, 2006) Dixie Chicks: Shut Up & Sing opened to rave reviews at the Toronto Film Festival on September 12th. The Chicks took part in a press conference the day after the premiere.

CD Sales Total To Date

(September 15, 2006) Taking The Long Way sold 19,466 this past week to bring its total to 1,596,109 sold.

Sales Total

(September 8, 2006) Taking The Long Way saw a 4% increase in sales this week with 20,504. The CD has now sold 1,576,643 copies in its 15 weeks.

VH1 Top 20 Countdown

(September 2, 2006) Not Ready To Make Nice broke the record for the most consecutive weeks at #1 on the VH1's Top 20 Countdown. They're now at 11 weeks, breaking the old record of Rob Thomas/Santana "Smooth".

Opening Act Down Under

(August 25,2006) Pete Yorn will be the opening act for the Chicks for their Australian dates in October. Pete is one of the co-writers on Baby Hold On. He is scheduled to appear on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Wednesday, August 30th.

Documentary Gets Distribution Deal
(August 22, 2006) The producers of an upcoming documentary titled Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing have reached a worldwide distribution deal with the Weinstein Company. The film will likely be widely released around the time of the November elections in the U.S..

The documentary from Barbara Kopple's Cabin Creek Films still is being completed, but is set to be a Gala Presentation at next month's Toronto International Film Festival. In addition to chronicling the lives of Maines and bandmates Martie Maguire and Emily Robison, Kopple said the documentary features clips from 15 of the Dixie Chicks songs and a new one written especially for the film, though no soundtrack is planned. "You definitely feel like you're in the front row of a Dixie Chicks concert," producer Cecilia Peck said.

CD Cracks 1.5 Million

(August 17, 2006) Taking The Long Way Sold 26,732 copies this past week. It has now sold 1,513,512 copies.

Songs Of Summer '06

(August 14, 2006) Not Ready To Make Nice is one of the featured songs on AOL Music's top 11 hottest tracks of the summer.

CD Sales

(August 12, 2006) Taking The Long Way sold 32,012 copies to bring the total to 1,486,780 copies sold in 11 weeks.

Ten Week Total

(August 6, 2006) Taking The Long Way sold 37,336 copies to bring the total to 1,454,768 copies sold.

Revised Tour Schedule

(August 3, 2006) AEG Live has just announced some changes to the routing of the Dixie Chicks’ “Accidents & Accusations” tour. There are still the same number of North American tour dates as originally announced, but some of the late summer/early fall dates have been moved to later in the fall, and a few dates have been cancelled. Dates not yet on sale should go on sale in September. Tickets purchased for shows that have been moved to a later date will be good on the new show date. Ticket holders for any shows no longer on the itinerary should contact their original point of purchase for refunds and information on other Dixie Chicks concerts in the region.

Taking The Long Way Breaks 1.4M Barrier

(July 27, 2006) Taking The Long Way sold 44,364 copies this past week to bring the total to 1,417,432. It moved up two spots on the Billboard 200 chart to #9.

Party Time For the Chicks

(July 27, 2006) On Monday,July 31st, InStyle and MSN host an intimate fete for the Chicks at the Koi Lounge in New York, celebrating their Manhattan concert at Madison Square Garden.

Collectible iTunes Gift Card

(July 27, 2006) Special limited edition iTunes Gift Cards featuring popular bands and artists are now being sold at participating Target stores. Collectible cards featuring Jewel, Kanye West, James Blunt, Mariah Carey, Hoobastank, Dixie Chicks, and Panic at the Disco have custom artwork and provide access to exclusive bonus material on the iTunes Music Store. Each card is redeemable for $15 worth of iTunes merchandise.

Shut Up And Sing

(July 27, 2006) A documentary that follows the Dixie Chicks in the aftermath of lead singer Natalie Maines' infamous, anti-Bush remark at a London concert three years ago will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.

Dixie Chicks - Shut Up and Sing is directed and produced by Cecilia Peck and two-time Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple.The film shows how the hot-selling, politically outspoken country trio from Texas dealt with Maines' disparaging remark about U.S. President George W. Bush onstage at a concert in London in 2003. It chronicles the Chicks' lives in the years after the incident, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the writing and recording of an album.

TTLW Becomes 7th Best Seller

(July 21, 2006) Taking the Long Way sold 47,069 copies during the past week bringing total sales to 1,373,068. The Dixie Chicks now have the 7th best selling album of the year.

Tour Commercials

(July 12, 2006) Radio and TV commercials for the Accidents & Accusations tour can be viewed at Tourdesign Creative Services. A version for Adult Contemporary radio features Landslide over Not Ready To Make Nice.

Johnny Cash Tops the Chicks

(July 12, 2006) Taking The Long Way sold 57,293 copies which now has a total of 1,325,999 in sales. This was not enough to keep the #1 spot on Billboard's country album chart as the debut of Johnny Cash's American V: Hundred Highways overtakes the Chicks with 88,336 copies. Taking The Long Way remains at #4 on Billboard 200 chart.

Six Weeks For the Chicks

(July 5, 2006) Taking The Long Way sold 78,452 copies last week and remains number 1 on Billboard's country album chart for the sixth consecutive week. The total sold is now at 1,268,706.

New CD A Global Smash

(July 5, 2006) Four weeks after its release on May 23, Taking The Long Way has achieved a platinum certification by the RIAA for sales topping 1 million units.

The U.S. success has been echoed in similar chart-topping sales figures around the world. Taking The Long Way debuted at #1 (and remained in the top slot for four weeks) in Canada, where it is already 2x platinum, and at #2 in Australia, where it's certified platinum. The album debuted at #8 in New Zealand, where it's been certified gold. Released in Europe on June 12, Taking The Long Way has already crossed the two million mark in sales worldwide with the album hitting the Top 10 in Sweden (peaked at #1), Australia (#2), Germany (#5), Europe (#6) Switzerland (#6), Ireland (#7, gold), Norway (#7), Austria (#8), and the UK Top 75 (#10, gold). The album is a new entry on the charts in Finland (#17), Denmark (#37), Holland (#42), and Belgium (#61). In every market in which it's charted, with the exception of New Zealand and Ireland, Taking The Long Way has the highest-charting debut numbers of any album in the Dixie Chicks' career.

Opening Acts

(June 29, 2006) According to their websites, Anna Nalick and Bob Schneider will be opening some shows during the Accidents & Accusations tour. Nalick will be opening shows from July 21st to July 28th while Schneider will be with the Chicks from July 29th through August 20th. Pete Yorn is also scheduled to open shows in Sacramento and Oakland. Pete is a co-writer of "Baby Hold On".

Still Atop The Country Chart

(June 29, 2006) Taking The Long Way sold 86,811 copies during the last week to remain at #1 on Billboard's country album chart. This brings the total to 1,190,254 sold. In its first 5 weeks, Taking The Long Way has become the 8th best selling album of the year.

Chicks Go Platinum

(June 21, 2006) Taking The Long Way sold a little over 130,000 copies this week and stays at the top of the country album chart and #2 in the all-genre chart. SoundScan now records 1,103,443 copies sold, enough to earn the Chicks another tattoo. A #1 congratulations ad from the studio the Chicks used to record their CD appeared in the June 24th issue of Billboard magazine.

Appearance On German TV

(June 21, 2006) The Chicks made an appearance Monday on a German TV show called TV Total. They talked, sang "Not Ready To Make Nice" and Martie played a game with the host called Blind Kick. TV Total site.

Chicks Featured In L.A. Magazine

(June 17, 2006) Emily and Natalie recently gave an interview to the June issue of Venice magazine, a Los Angeles Arts & Entertainment magazine .

Americana Music Awards

(June 16, 2006) "Not Ready to Make Nice" received a nomination from the Americana Music Association for song of the year. The awards will be held on September 22nd in Nashville, TN.

In the song category, which is presented to the songwriter, the Chicks are joined by Rosanne Cash's "Black Cadillac," Rodney Crowell's "Don't Get Me Started" and James McMurtry's "We Can't Make It Here." The Chicks co-wrote "Not Ready to Make Nice" with Dan Wilson.

Chicks Take To The Radio

(June 16, 2006) Emily and Natalie gave separate interviews with radio stations this week. Emily talked to 96.5 The Buzz in Kansas City and Natalie spoke with Star 98.7 in Los Angeles.

Taking The Long Way Drops One Spot

(June 16, 2006) After holding down number 1 for two weeks straight, Taking the Long Way falls to number 2 with 174,738 copies sold. This brings the three week total to 973,201.

More New Music From The Chicks

(June 13, 2006) The Dixie Chicks will be guesting on Tony Bennett's future release.

They are featured on the track, "Lullaby Of Broadway" on Tony Bennett: Duets/An American Classic, coming September 26.

60 Seconds with Emily

(June 13, 2006) Emily gave an interview with a newspaper in the UK. Read It here.

AOL Music Sessions

(June 8, 2006) The Dixie Chicks give an acoustic performance for AOL Sessions. Martie plays guitar on "Voice Inside My Head" and the Chicks offer up more songs from their new CD along with "Wide Open Spaces" and "Truth No. 2". Also included are Q & A video clips.

Chicks Remain At Top Of Album Charts

(June 6, 2006) Taking The Long Way sold approximately 271,000 in its second week to remain at #1 on the country and all-genre charts.

Taking The Long Way #1

(May 30, 2006) Taking The Long Way has sold over 525,000 copies in its first week, more than enough to earn the top spot on Billboard's all-genre and country albums charts. The Dixie Chicks are the first female group in chart history to have three albums debut at #1, breaking their own record.

Best Rock Tattoos

(May 10, 2006) The Chicks are featured on AOL Music's Best Rock Tattoos.

Chicks Have A Gala Of A Time

(May 9, 2006) The Dixie Chicks appeared at Time magazine's celebration for their 100 Most Infuential People at Lincoln Center, May 8, 2006 in New York City. The Chicks performed along with being honored as one of the 100 Most Influential. photo by Dimitrios Kambouris

On The Road With The Chicks

(May 4, 2006) Junichi P. Semitsu, a professor at the University of San Diego School of Law, a blogger for Poplicks.com, and a freelance writer will be traveling for the next few months with the Dixie Chicks and writing about the experience of being on the road them and their entourage.

Time's 100 Most Influential People

(April 30, 2006) The Dixie Chicks were named as one of Time magazine's most influential people in the May 8th issue. Link to profile.

Chicks In Florida

(April 18, 2006) The Dixie Chicks made an appearance at the Sony BMG Global Management Meeting in Key Biscayne, Florida. Photo

Video and Single News

(March 9, 2006) Sophie Muller, who directed the Top Of the World video, has been booked to direct the Dixie Chicks first single off their Taking The Long Way CD. Sophie will direct a stylized performance clip for album track Not Ready To Make Nice. Not Ready To Make Nice hits mainstream and hot adult contemporary radio on March 20th.

CD Title and Due Date

(March 9, 2006) According to the USA Today and Rolling Stone magazine, The Dixie Chicks album is due May 23rd and will be called Taking The Long Way.

The first track, which Emily Robison calls "autobiographical," is called Not Ready to Make Nice. Other songs on the Rick Rubin-produced album address issues such as Alzheimer's disease (Silent House) and infertility (It's So Hard When It Doesn't Come Easy). John Mayer plays guitar on the acoustic rocker Baby Hold On.

New Songs

(February 19, 2006) Songs that are expected to be on the Dixie Chicks new album appeared on a website for rating country songs. Five song clips were in rotation at countryhitsongs.com, the music industry's leading song testing company. (The songs are no longer on the site) The songs are "Bitter End", "Everybody Knows", "Not Ready To Make Nice", "I Like It", and "Taking The Long Way Around".

MusiCares Tribute

(February 7, 2006) The Dixie Chicks were one of many artists who performed at the 2006 MusiCares Person of The Year benefit to honor James Taylor. The evening was a fundraiser for MusicCares, a nonprofit organization that provides assistance to those in need in the music industry. Others paying musical tributes to Taylor included Bruce Springsteen, Sheryl Crow, Bonnie Raitt, Sting, Carole King, Paul Simon, Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Dr. John and Taj Mahal. The Chicks performed Shower The People.

photo #1 - Chicks with James Taylor

photo #2 - Rehearsing

photo #3 - On The Red Carpet

EW.com interview with Natalie

(January 29, 2006) Natalie recently gave a revealing and exclusive interview to Entertainment Weekly.

Chicks Working With Tony Bennett

(January 18,2006) When Tony Bennett asked some younger singers if they'd help him cut an album of duets to mark his 80th birthday, most had two questions: Where? And when?

Bono, Sting, Elton John, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, Diana Krall, Michael Buble and the Dixie Chicks are getting in line to help the legend rework some of the songs he's recorded on almost 100 albums. The album has a scheduled release date of September 26th.

Natalie Guests On Yellowcard Album

(December 16,2005) Natalie appears on the track "How I Go" on Yellowcard CD Lights and Sounds.

Summer Tour For The Chicks

(December 9,2005) Sources say a Dixie Chicks North American tour is set to begin in late June. The tour will play all arenas and work with various promoters. The Chicks last toured in 2003, grossing $62.2 million and drawing more than a million fans to 73 shows. -- Billboard

Violet magazine

(November 15,2005) The Winter 2005 issue of Violet magazine features a Q & A session and photo with Natalie. Natalie talks about taking her kids on the road, activism and her commitment to curing autism. One of the items Natalie discloses is that they hope to have the next CD out by April.

Lubbock Lights

(November 15, 2005) The DVD, "Lubbock Lights", explores the unique sounds of the Texas panhandle. Natalie and father Lloyd Maines make an appearance in this documentary.

Chicks Team Up For Good Cause

(November 7, 2005) The Dixie Chicks sang the National Anthem at the Thoughtful House All Star Classic on Sunday, November 6th at Dell Diamond in Austin, Texas. The Classic is a celebrity softball game that benefited the Thoughtful House Center for Children. The Chicks also took part in the game. Emily is a Thoughtful House board member and Martie, along with husband Gareth, acts as an advisor.

Rednecks and Bluenecks

(November 1, 2005) The New Press has released Rednecks & Bluenecks: The Politics of Country Music, a new book from Entertainment Weekly senior writer Chris Willman that looks at America’s culture war through the prism of country artists, executives, and fans. Among the revelations awaiting “Rednecks’” readers, serious or amusing:

--What the behind-the-scenes mood was when the Dixie Chicks’ Natalie Maines wore an "FUTK" T-shirt at an awards show… and what Toby Keith’s reaction was.

--How Tim McGraw gingerly came out as a Democrat.

--Why Travis Tritt publicly derided the Dixie Chicks but then solicited liberal gadfly John Mellencamp for a let’s-all-get-along duet. cover photo

Chicks' Magazine Cover Makes Greatest List

(October 17, 2005) The 40 greatest magazine covers of the last 40 years were unveiled today at the American Magazine Conference 2005 by Mark Whitaker, President of American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) and Editor of Newsweek magazine, and AMC Chairman Evan Smith, Editor of Texas Monthly.

The Dixie Chicks May 2, 2003 Entertainment Weekly cover in which they posed nude with names branded on their bodies made the list at #27.

Thoughtful Chicks

(September 25, 2005) The Dixie Chicks made a non-musical appearance at a benefit in Los Angeles on September 22nd for the Thoughtful House Center For Children, located in Austin, Texas. Thoughtful House is fighting for the recovery of children with developmental disorders through the unique combination of medical care, education, and research.

The Sound of the Next CD

(September 10, 2005) In the September 22nd issue of Rolling Stone magazine, an interview with producer Rick Rubin gives a hint as to what the next CD will be like. "Instead of making a country album that had a rock side," he says, "we wanted to do a rock album that leaned country, like Petty or Gram Parsons."

Sesame Street DVD

(August 21, 2005) A Dixie Chicks appearance on Sesame Street from 2002 is now available on DVD. Sesame Street All Star Alphabet brings fun to phonics in a way that captivates kids and encourages early literacy skills. Classic Sesame Street footage includes the Dixie Chicks harmonizing on There's No Letter Better Than "B" with Big Bird. Available in VHS format.

Writing for The Next CD

(August 21, 2005) Dan Wilson has finished a third writing session with the Dixie Chicks, wrapping up their seventh song together. Several of these have been tracked for the upcoming Chicks album, we'll see which ones make the cut.

"We've written 7 songs together and it's been extremely satisfying and fun. I think Sean and Sara from Nickel Creek softened me up for fiddle and fingerpicking and now the Chicks are ruling me." -- www.danwilsonmusic.com

Marketing The Next CD

(August 2, 2005) Although no release date has been set, Sony Music Nashville president John Grady says he expects the Nashville division to be more involved than it was on 2002's "Home," which has sold 5.8 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, and was released on Columbia via the group's Open Wide imprint. "The business of the Dixie Chicks had transferred to New York before I got here and I believe the Chicks will use all arms of the company [this time]," he says. -- source: Billboard

Chicks Make Amazon.com's HOF

(July 11, 2005) Based on sales at Amazon.com, the Dixie Chicks have been ranked #14 on the newly formed Amazon.com Hall Of Fame. This list compiles sales from the past decade to celebrate Amazon.com's 10th anniversary.

Unseen FLY CD Photos

(June 19, 2005) Pictures from the Fly CD photo sessions can be found at a site run by two members of the "Glam Squad", Melanie Shelley and Renee (Fowler) Layher. The "Glam Squad" was the nickname the Chicks gave to the women who did their hair and makeup and their stylist.

Photo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Chicks To Appear On Pete Yorn Album

(May 12, 2005) Pete Yorn's next album will feature a guest appearance from the Dixie Chicks. According to Yorn's official Web site, Natalie Maines sings on two songs, while bandmates Emily Robison and Martie Maguire play banjo and fiddle,respectively. No release date has been set.

20 Sexiest Women

(November 14, 2004) Emily has been ranked #11 on CMT's 20 Sexiest Women.

Chicks Play to Rave Reviews

(October 12, 2004) "One of the coolest concerts of the year"

"Taylor and the Chicks showered the people with sweet harmonies."

"The Chicks and Taylor together? Musically, how sweet it was."

"Isn't it time this group was fully forgiven by upset fans and the country-radio industry? There's just no denying Maines' spirited voice and Martie Maguire's sizzling fiddle."

Check out the critic's reviews from the Vote For Change tour.

Chicks on CMT Insider

(October 4, 2004) Politics and celebrities always find a way to mix, and this election year is no exception. The Dixie Chicks returned to the concert stage to continue the Vote for Change concert tour with James Taylor. CMT Insider followed the show to Cleveland, Ohio, and will give fans a front row seat to the event. Check the TV Appearances page for scheduled times.

Vote for Change Documentary

(September 24, 2004) The Sundance Channel announced that the network has licensed the rights to broadcast a television special, National Anthem: Inside the "Vote for Change" Concert Tour. The special is a documentary film consisting of behind-the-scenes footage from the tour and live performances from the final "Vote for Change" concert in Washington D.C. on October 11. National Anthem will air on Monday, October 11, 2004 from 6:30pm to 11:30pm ET/PT.

Among the artists to be featured in National Anthem are Bonnie Raitt, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Dave Matthews Band, the Dixie Chicks, Jackson Browne, James Taylor, John Fogerty, John Mellencamp, Jurassic 5, Keb'Mo', Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Pearl Jam, and R.E.M.

Travelin' Soldier On Fahrenheit 9/11 CD

(September 24t, 2004) Epic/Sony Music Soundtrax will release Songs and Artists That Inspired Fahrenheit 9/11. The Dixie Chicks version of "Travelin' Soldier" along with songs from Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Pearl Jam, John Fogerty, Steve Earle, Black Eyed Peas featuring Justin Timberlake, and Nanci Griffith will be released October 5th. Everything on the record was selected by Michael Moore based on the songs and the artists that he listened to as he created his documentary.

Sony BMG Music is donating one half of its net profits from U.S. sales of this CD to the Fallen Patriot Fund, the charity selected by Michael Moore. The Fallen Patriot Fund of the Mark Cuban Foundation was established to help families of U.S. military personnel who have been killed or seriously injured in the current Iraqi conflict. All funds raised go directly to the families.

Comments From Charlie Robison

(August 31, 2004) Regarding the Dixie Chicks controversy born out of Natalie Maine's comments about the President and the subsequent career fallout, Robison admits it was a very rough time for all of the Chicks to go through. When asked Charlie if he thought the Chicks might aim their next album away from country and more towards pop or the European markets, Robison says their next album will likely be more like what they did with HOME. "Just really good music whatever it turns out to be, like they did with Home," he says.

HOW'S GUS DOING? Charlie tells that his child, Gus, is doing great. "He's 21 months old now, and he pretty much owns us all," he says. Little Gus is extra special, because the couple went through so much to conceive him. When asked what finally worked, Charlie quipped, "My dad finally got around to explaining the birds and the bees to me!" He says that he and Emily are working on having more children. -- gactv.com

New Song Due October 5th

(August 21, 2004t) The Dixie Chicks have contributed their version of Kermit the Frog's "Rainbow Connection" to the upcoming CD Mary Had A Little Amp, due to be released October 5th. It will also feature R.E.M., Roseanne Cash, Dave Matthews, and others. Proceeds from the album will benefit Project Kid Smart and Start Smart America.

"This CD is the result of the efforts of many artists and activists. We asked the Dixie Chicks to help us make preschool education a national priority and they stepped up to the plate. The Dixie Chicks' involvement in this project was enormously important to our outreach to other artists," says Project Kid Smart Director Julie Burton, explaining the origin of this unique CD compilation.

"Maybe the most miraculous thing about being a mother is seeing the incredible capacity a young child has to learn. Imagine if all children in our country had the chance to go to a good school early on and soak up the kind of skills and knowledge that a quality preschool education provides? We were thrilled to help with this exciting project," say the Dixie Chicks

Chicks Concert Dates

(August 4, 2004) MoveOn PAC is presenting a truly historic cultural event: the Vote for Change Tour, featuring Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Dave Matthews Band, Pearl Jam, R.E.M., the Dixie Chicks, John Mellencamp, Babyface, Death Cab for Cutie, Bright Eyes, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Jurassic 5, and John Fogerty. All proceeds will benefit America Coming Together.

The Chicks will be appearing with James Taylor

Friday, Oct. 1 Pittsburgh
Saturday, Oct. 2 Cleveland
Sunday, Oct. 3 Detroit
*Tuesday, Oct. 5 Iowa City
Wednesday, Oct. 6 St. Louis
Friday, Oct. 8 Tampa Bay

Natalie In Upcoming Movie

(July 30, 2004) Natalie Maines and George Strait team up with Rodeo luminaries Steven Bland, Roy Cooper, Tommy Guy, Tuff Hedeman and Larry Mahan in the new family film titled Grand Champion.

Set in Texas, the film's plot centers around a 12-year-old boy's devotion to his family by selling a prize steer for $775,000. The film stars Cache Williams, Jacob Fisher, Joey Lauren Adams and Emma Roberts, who is Julia Roberts' niece, along with cameo appearances by Strait, Maines, rodeo legend Larry Mahan and others. Grand Champion was filmed three years ago in Snyder, Texas. Although the film premiered in Snyder and Austin, Texas, in 2002, it was not released nationally. The soundtrack includes music from Strait, the Dixie Chicks, Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel.

The film is set for an August 27 release in various cities around the U.S.

Texas Music Project

(July 26, 2004) The first release of the Texas Music Project, "Don't Mess With Texas Music", which brought together Texas musicians like founding chair Willie Nelson, Clint Black. Erykah Badu, and the Dixie Chicks, generated more than $500,000 in publicity for music education and will contribute more than $125,000 to music education programs beginning September 2004. The CD, released September 2003, has become the best-selling Texas compilation CD in history. The Dixie Chicks contributed "Some Days You Gotta Dance' to the CD.

The primary mission of TMP is to help strengthen and restore rigorous music education to Texas schools and raise awareness of the positive impact music education has on students, and promote Texas music.

Official Birth Announcement

(July 22, 2004) Natalie, hubby Adrian Pasdar and big brother Slade, age 3, are proud to announce the latest addition to their family. Beckett Finn Pasdar arrived on July 14th, weighing 7lbs, 7oz. Mother and baby are doing fine.

Chicks To Appear On Bluegrass CD

(July 22, 2004) A four-CD set of bluegrass music, titled Can't You Hear Me Callin', will be issued by Columbia Legacy on Sept. 21st. The collection features first-generation players such as Bill Monroe and Flatt & Scruggs, through modern masters Ricky Skaggs and the Del McCoury Band. Original versions of "Blue Moon of Kentucky," "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" and "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow" are also included, along with music from the Dixie Chicks, Patty Loveless and Rhonda Vincent.

Natalie and Charlie Team Up Again

(July 7, 2004) Natalie sings on Charlie Robison's upcoming CD Good Times. The song is "El Cerrito Place" and the CD will hit record stores September 21st. Natalie and Charlie previously teamed up on "The Wedding Song" on Charlie's Step Right Up album.

CTMA Greatest Love Song

(June 10, 2004) "Cowboy Take Me Away" has been ranked as the 67th greatest country love song by CMT. The episode with "Cowboy Take Me Away" in the countdown can be seen starting Sunday, June 13th. Check the TV Appearances page for scheduled airdates.

Dixie Chicks Rock the Vote
(June 6, 2004) The Dixie Chicks are among the artists participating in a five-month, 50-city bus tour to promote voter registration in advance of the November 2 election, organizers announced Friday. The incentive is supported by Rock the Vote, a non-partisan, non-profit organization. Other tour participants include Alanis Morissette, Jason Mraz, Michelle Branch, the Donnas and Hoobastank. The tour will be a mix of concerts and appearances at college campuses and major political conventions. The extent of the Dixie Chicks' participation is not yet known.

*During Martie's Yahoo Chat in March, she announced that the Chicks are planning a concert for the fall as part of the Rock The Vote campaign. Nothing has been finalized on that though.

Chat Live with Natalie on June 14th, 2004
(May 18, 2004) On June 14th at 8 PM Eastern Time, Dixie Chicks Club Members will have the opportunity to chat with Natalie LIVE in the 2nd installment of the Dixie Chicks Chats at dixiechicks.com.

Natalie Appears in ACLU Ad

(May 14, 2004) An American Civil Liberties Union's advertising campaign features renowned actors, authors, musicians and directors speaking out in their own words in support of fundamental civil liberties and the ACLU's role in defending those liberties.

Pictured with the provocative headline, "I Am Not An American Who", each celebrity featured in a "Scrapbook for Freedom" advertisement describes a civil rights issue that defines American identity and cites the ACLU's commitment to defend those rights. The black-and-white print advertisements feature specially commissioned documentary-style photographs of each celebrity, designed as up close and personal portraits of the real people behind the public faces.

Natalie's ACLU Ad

Martie's Twins Are Here!!!

(May 3, 2004) Just in time for Mother's Day, Martie and her hubby Gareth are overjoyed to announce the birth of their twin girls on April 27th.

Eva Ruth 8:05 am , 5 lb 13 oz, 19 inches long (right)
Kathleen Emilie 8:08 am , 6 lbs. 1 oz, 19 inches long (left)

Photo of the Twins

Martie has designated Families of SMA for charitable contributions in lieu of gifts as a way of honoring the birth of her twins. Donations can be sent to:

  Families of SMA
  P.O. Box 196
  Libertyville, IL 60048.

Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy is a volunteer driven non-profit organization founded in 1984 by parents of children with SMA. FSMA is the largest international organization dedicated solely to eradicating SMA. SMA is the #1 genetic killer of children under the age of 2 and there are more than 7 million carriers in the USA alone.

Martie chose Families of SMA after meeting a family and hearing of the loss of their beautiful son Andrew, who was only 6 months old when he lost his battle to SMA. As a keepsake Martie will be receiving a list of donors and their donations from the charity.

For more information on SMA , visit www.curesma.com

The Greatest Chicks' Videos

(April 4, 2004) Three Chicks' videos made it onto CMT's 100 Greatest. Wide Open Spaces is #32, Ready To Run is #26 and the controversial Goodbye Earl finished at #6.

Chicks In Sesame Street Video

(April 1, 2004) In the Sony Wonder April 6th home video release "What's the Name of That Song?", "Sesame Street" favorites Grover, Big Bird and Elmo try to find one song that the whole world can sing. The 50-minute video, which features appearances by the Dixie Chicks, Gloria Estefan, Diana Krall and Patti LaBelle, also includes a sing-along book.

Chicks Future Plans

(March 10, 2004) Martie announced in a live chat with members of the official artist club that the Chicks have started writing for the next album and will go into the studio in the fall, probably September and October. She also announced they are planning a concert for the fall as part of the Rock The Vote campaign. Nothing has been finalized on that though.

Chicks FLY To The Top

(March 4, 2004) Country Weekly magazines 10th anniversary issue features their list of the 100 greatest albums from the last 10 years. The Chicks 3 albums made it into the top 25.

#1 Fly - Fly embodies the independent spirit and confident defiance that made the Chicks heroines to a generation of young women. Songs like "Ready to Run," "Sin Wagon," "Hole in My Head" and "Let Him Fly" gleefully dance all over the notion that a woman requires a man's approval - and the Chicks' own success made them leaders by example. Of all the music made in the past 10 years, none came close to matching its buzz.

#16 Wide Open Spaces - The sweep and confidence of their major label debut made it seem that this Texas trio was destined to speak to a mass audience. Five Top 10 hits and 12 million copies later, they were doing just that.

#25 Home - In one of country history's gutsiest U-turns -- following two blockbuster mainstream albums, the Chicks set up camp in Texas and emerged with a daring, delicate, dazzling acoustic masterpiece.

Richest Rock Stars List

(February 29, 2004) Rolling Stone magazine came out with their annual Richest Rock Stars list in the March 18th issue. The Chicks landed at number 4 with $39.8 million. Finishing in front of the Chicks were the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and the Eagles.

Chicks Take Top Honors in Critic's Poll

(February 12, 2004) The Dixie Chicks pleased the critics in the 2003 Country Music Critics Poll. The Country Music Critics poll began in 2000 in Country Music magazine. The poll found a new home at Nashville Scene this year when the magazine ceased publication last year.

The Chicks won Best Artist, Best Live Act, and Best Duo, Trio or Group. “Travelin' Soldier” finished at #4 for Best Single while the Top of the World Tour Live album finished at #13 for Best Album. Natalie finished at #10 for Best Female vocalist.

In 2000, the Chicks won Best Artist, Best Group and Best Live Act and placed four singles in the top 15. In 2002, the Chicks won Best Album, Best Single, Best Live Act, Best Group and Best Artist.

Chicks Receive RTV Award

(February 9, 2004) The Dixie Chicks were presented with the Patrick Lippert Award -- named for Rock the Vote's first executive director -- in part for the Texas trio's "Chicks Rock, Chicks Vote" campaign, which began with a $100,000 donation from the band and has led to 150,000 voters registering through the program's site.

In accepting the award, banjo player Emily Robison touched on the inadvertent start to the Chicks' activism, with a crack at the expense of singer Natalie Maines. "We probably wouldn't have been here if you hadn't stuck your big ol' foot in your big ol' mouth," said Robison, referring to Maines' on-stage comment in London last year in which the singer said she was "ashamed" that President George W. Bush was a fellow Texan. The subsequent uproar led to many radio stations dropping the Chicks from their play lists, threats against the band and Dixie Chicks CD destroying parties, all of which was somewhat mitigated by the fact that the group played a long string of sold-out dates following the furor.

"The bottom line is every vote does count," added Maines. "Last year we learned the importance of not taking any of our rights for granted."

Natalie Is Pregnant!!!

(January 28, 2004) Natalie announced today that she is pregnant. No date was mentioned as to when the newest chicklet will arrive.

Alan Jackson Speaks About The Chicks

(January 23, 2004) "I'm a big fan of their music," he tells the Miami Herald's Howard Cohen. "Their political views are not a concern of mine. Whether I support those views or not doesn't matter," Jackson says. "Natalie Maines may have been better off had she not been outspoken but that was her own call and doesn't offend me."

He goes on to say, "I may have an opinion but I'm not sure I'm educated enough or know all the facts. I won't stick my neck out unless I've done some studying. I'm a fan of Toby's too, but he's outspoken, too."

Martie's Having Twin Girls!!!!

(January 20, 2004) Martie announced through the Dixie Chicks website diary that she is expecting twin girls. "We found out that we are having two wee girls. Gareth and I were thrilled with that news. We know that one of them will be named "Kathleen" after his younger sister who sadly passed away in a car accident 7 years ago. As for the other little girl, we are playing around with all kinds of names, especially the Irish ones." The twins are due May 17th.

Chicks to Receive Rock the Vote Honor

(January 16, 2004) The Dixie Chicks will receive the Patrick Lippert Award during the 11th annual Rock the Vote Awards. Presented by MTV and Rock the Vote, the Feb. 7 awards presentation will be at the Hollywood Palladium. The Chicks are being honored for their "commitment to preserving and protecting freedom of expression." The award is named for Rock the Vote's first executive director who died of complications from AIDS in July 1993. -- CMT.com

Chicks Go Gold and Platinum

(December 16, 2003) The Top Of the World live CD and DVD have received certifications from the RIAA. The CD has gone gold with the DVD earning a platinum certification.

Dixie Chicks Dominate Billboard Award Nominations

(November 23, 2003) The Dixie Chicks are up for four awards, including Country Artist of the Year, where they'll compete against Toby Keith, Shania Twain and Tim McGraw. They're also nominated in three non-country categories -- Duo/Group Artist; Hot 100 Duo/Group Artist; and Album of the Year. The Billboard Awards will be broadcast live next Wednesday, December 10th at 8 p.m. Eastern.

Calendar Girls

(November 23, 2003) The Chicks are one of 12 acts featured in the 2004 Country Music Hall Of Fame calendar.

Big Quote Of 2003

(November 23, 2003) Natalie Maines was the winner of the Big Quote of 2003 trophy at VH1's Big in '03 Awards, held Thursday in Universal City, Calif. The honor saluted Natalie's now-famous negative comment about President George W. Bush. Watch the telecast November 30th at 9 p.m. ET. -- CountryNow.com

In Touch With The Chicks

(November 18, 2003) In Touch Weekly, the weekly entertainment magazine, announced the Top 50 Stars of 2003, which will be featured in the November 24th issue of the magazine. The Dixie Chicks made the list at #36.

The "Top 50 Stars of the Year" were chosen by In Touch Weekly's editorial staff, influenced by outstanding displays from stars over all aspects of entertainment including music, television, and film, fashion, and lifestyle.

Release Date Moved

(November 18,2003) In response to overwhelming popular demand and in a move to thwart internet piracy, Columbia Records is pushing the release date for Top Of The World Tour Live, the eagerly-awaited double CD set and DVD chronicles of the Dixie Chicks record-shattering 2003 "Top Of The World" tour, to Friday, November 21. The DVD and CD editions of Top Of The World Tour Live were originally scheduled to be in stores on Tuesday, November 25.

Double Duty On The Today Show

(November 17, 2003) The Dixie Chicks will be making two appearances on upcoming Today Shows. A new interview will air on Friday, November 21st. On Monday the 24th, the Chicks will be giving a live performance. The Today Show airs on NBC from 7:00 to 10 AM ET.

Amazon Chicks

(November 12, 2003) The Dixie Chicks are part of a marketing campaign at Amazon.com during the holiday season. They will be featured on November 20th as Amazon.com's Holiday A-List Star of the Day. Amazon will be featuring the Chicks throughout the day and users will be able to watch "White Trash Wedding" and "Lil' Jack Slade" from the Chicks' soon to be released "Top of the World Tour" DVD.

Chicks Receive International CMA Award

(November 10, 2003) The Dixie Chicks have been honored with the CMA's International Artist Achievement Award. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the awareness and development of country music outside North America -- in this case, the Dixie Chicks' highly successful overseas tour. Previous recipients of the award include Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood and Shania Twain.

Fashionable Long Time Gone

(November 9, 2003)The video for Long Time Gone made CMT's 20 Greatest Fashion and Hair Video Countdown. It made the list at #11.

Chicks Make A Fashion Statement

(November 7, 2003) The Dixie Chicks' fashion statements through the past few years were enough to get them on CMT's 40 Greatest Fashion Statements twice. Natalie's FUTK shirt made the list at #31 and the Chicks distinctive style made it to #16.

Landslide Receives BMI Award

(November 4, 2003) -- "Landslide" earned songwriter Stevie Nicks of Fleetwood Mac the 35th Robert J. Burton Award as Most Performed Country Song of the Year. This distinction is given to the song tallying the most feature US broadcast performances during the eligibility period. Nicks is also publisher of the song, through her company Welsh Witch Music. Included on the Dixie Chicks' platinum Monument album Home, "Landslide" was a Country, Adult Top 40, Hot 100 and AC Billboard charts smash.

Travelin' Soldier, penned by Bruce Robison, received a BMI Citation of Achievement award. Citation of Achievement awards are given annually in recognition of popularity in the field of country music, as measured by feature broadcast performances on American radio and television; the 2003 Country Awards eligibility period ran April 1, 2002 through March 31, 2003.

Martie Is Pregnant!!!!

(November 3, 2003) In a statement released to Dixie Chicks fans, Martie announced she is expecting not one, but two babies next spring. Congratulations to Martie and Gareth.

Dear Fans,

I have some exciting news that I have been dying to tell you and I wanted you to hear it from me first. After two and a half long (but very fun) years of trying to get pregnant, Gareth and I have finally succeeded. Yes, we are delighted to inform y'all that I am expecting not one, but two little chicklets. TWINS! As of yet we are unsure of the sexes, as I am only just over my first trimester.

DVD Track Listing

(October 11, 2003) The Top Of The World DVD has the following tracks: Goodbye Earl, Some Days You Gotta Dance, There's Your Trouble, Long Time Gone, Tortured, Tangled Hearts, Travelin' Soldier, Hello Mr. Heartache, Cold Day In July, White Trash Wedding, Lil' Jack Slade, A Home, If I Fall You're Going Down With Me, Cowboy Take Me Away, Godspeed (Sweat Dreams), Landslide, Ready To Run, Wide Open Spaces, Sin Wagon

The 4 songs not making the cut are Am I The Only One, Truth No. 2, Mississippi, and Top Of The World. The Top Of The World video will be included on the DVD which will be available on November 25th, along with the live double CD, which includes all 22 songs performed during the tour.

Chicks Contribute To Pop-Up Book

(October 8, 2003) The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum's staff has created The Country Music Pop-Up Book, which will be released in November. The book features a 3-D interpretation of the Ryman Auditorium, as well as country music-related costumes, vintage posters, photos, songbooks and instruments. Hatch Show Print designed the cover, and the Dixie Chicks, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Kathy Mattea and others contributed essays to the book.

The Numbers Are In: Chicks Rule!

(August 16, 2003) Throughout the last three months, the Chicks have played to over 1 million people and pulled in $61 million in ticket sales making them the top grossing Country tour of the year. Pollstar's recent mid-year review placed the Chicks third in overall concert sales, just behind the Rolling Stones and the pairing of Elton John and Billy Joel. The Top of the World Tour kicked off on May 1st in Greenville, SC and continued for a total of 63 performances, with an average attendance of 15,753 grossing roughly $976,000 paid attendance for each show. 57 of the dates were complete sellouts.

The Chicks will take a few weeks off before resuming the overseas leg of the Top of the World Tour. The tour will make stops in Europe and Australia throughout September and October. Shows in Stockholm, Manchester and London are already sold out.

Chicks Set Another Record

(August 16, 2003) The Alltel Arena in Little Rock Arkansas had its largest audience ever when the Chicks played on August 1st. 17,065 attended the concert.

Americana Awards

(July 31, 2003) Truth #2 has earned the Chicks a nomination for an American Music Award. It will compete in the Song of the Year category with Johnny Cash "Hurt", Rhonda Vincent "You Can't Take It With You When You Go" and Lucinda Williams "Righteously". The awards will be held on September 19th.

How Well Do You Know Your Bandmates?

(July 24, 2020) The Chicks join Billboard to play How Well Do You Know Your Bandmates?

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