American Country Band Drops Dixie From its Name
2020-06-30
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1The Dixie Chicks changed its name last week, over concerns that it is offensive.
2"We want to meet this moment" read a statement on the country music group's website.
3Now known as The Chicks, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Emily Strayer are the best-selling female band in the United States.
4That information comes the Recording Industry Association of America.
5They have won the Recording Academy's top award - a Grammy -- 13 times.
6Dixie is a traditional name for the southern part of the country, especially the rebel states during the Civil War.
7They fought to defend slavery and states' rights.
8The band said it recognized that the new name was already in use by a band in New Zealand.
9"A sincere and heartfelt thank you goes out to 'The Chicks' of NZ" the newly named Chicks said in a statement.
10"We are honored to co-exist together in the world with these exceptionally talented sisters," the group added.
11Next month, the Chicks are to release Gaslighter, their first new record album in 14 years.
12They just released a music video of their new song, March March.
13It includes video and images from the recent Black Lives Matter demonstrations.
14The name change follows a decision by another group, Lady Antebellum, to change their name earlier this month.
15They are now known as Lady A. The word antebellum means existing before a war and is often used to describe things before the Civil War.
16The former Dixie Chicks formed in Texas in 1989.
17They have sold more than 33 million albums.
18Some radio stations stopped playing their music because of an incident in 2003 when lead singer Natalie Maines criticized then-President George W. Bush for the Iraq War.
19The band was performing overseas at the time.
20They answered the criticism with the song Not Ready to Make Nice and had a big win at the 2007 Grammys, winning three of the top awards.
21I'm Caty Weaver.
1The Dixie Chicks changed its name last week, over concerns that it is offensive. 2"We want to meet this moment" read a statement on the country music group's website. 3Now known as The Chicks, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Emily Strayer are the best-selling female band in the United States. That information comes the Recording Industry Association of America. They have won the Recording Academy's top award - a Grammy -- 13 times. 4Dixie is a traditional name for the southern part of the country, especially the rebel states during the Civil War. They fought to defend slavery and states' rights. 5The band said it recognized that the new name was already in use by a band in New Zealand. 6"A sincere and heartfelt thank you goes out to 'The Chicks' of NZ" the newly named Chicks said in a statement. "We are honored to co-exist together in the world with these exceptionally talented sisters," the group added. 7Next month, the Chicks are to release Gaslighter, their first new record album in 14 years. They just released a music video of their new song, March March. It includes video and images from the recent Black Lives Matter demonstrations. 8The name change follows a decision by another group, Lady Antebellum, to change their name earlier this month. They are now known as Lady A. The word antebellum means existing before a war and is often used to describe things before the Civil War. 9The former Dixie Chicks formed in Texas in 1989. They have sold more than 33 million albums. Some radio stations stopped playing their music because of an incident in 2003 when lead singer Natalie Maines criticized then-President George W. Bush for the Iraq War. The band was performing overseas at the time. They answered the criticism with the song Not Ready to Make Nice and had a big win at the 2007 Grammys, winning three of the top awards. 10I'm Caty Weaver. 11Caty Weaver wrote this report for VOA Learning English. George Grow was the editor. 12________________________________________________________________ 13Words in This Story 14band -n. a usually small group of musicians who play popular music together 15sincere -adj. having or showing true feelings that are expressed in an honest way 16talented -adj. having a special ability to do something well 17We want to hear from you. Write to us in the Comments section, and visit our Facebook page.