Now known simply as 'The Chicks'
They have also released a new song 'March March' that features a number of famous protests over the years.
Being honest, it'll be hard for me to think of them as anything other than the Dixie Chicks in my head, but it's a good gesture from them and they've always shown themselves to be far more left leaning than you're average country band. It can't be an easy decision to drop the name and brand they've been using for over 30 years.
The platinum-selling country trio, which in 2003 became pariahs in Nashville for criticizing President George W. Bush on the eve of the American-led invasion of Iraq, has changed its name, apparently in tacit acknowledgment of criticism over its use of the word "Dixie," a nostalgic nickname for the Civil War-era South.
It is perhaps the highest-profile example of a musical act rechristening itself over questions of historical and social resonance. This month, the country group Lady Antebellum — which has won five Grammy Awards — announced it would become Lady A, saying, "Our hearts have been stirred with conviction, our eyes opened wide to the injustices, inequality and biases black women and men have always faced and continue to face everyday."
The Dixie Chicks Change Their Name, Dropping the ‘Dixie’ (Published 2020)
The platinum-selling country trio will be known as the Chicks, the latest example of sweeping cultural changes brought on by nationwide protests spotlighting racial inequality.
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They have also released a new song 'March March' that features a number of famous protests over the years.
Being honest, it'll be hard for me to think of them as anything other than the Dixie Chicks in my head, but it's a good gesture from them and they've always shown themselves to be far more left leaning than you're average country band. It can't be an easy decision to drop the name and brand they've been using for over 30 years.