After Lady Antebellum, Is It Time for the Dixie Chicks to Rethink Their Name? (Guest Column)

K.J. Yossman Ukrainian director Stanislav Kapralov (“Let It Snow”) was in the middle of pre-production for a new film — a Hollywood project with U.S. actors and a U.S.

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Hollyoaks actress Jennifer Metcalfe has lit up screens in her role as Mercedes McQueen since 2008.The 38-year-old's long run has established her as a much loved soap legend and one of the most familiar faces in the village. Having been involved in some of the show's most dramatic storylines, viewers might be surprised to hear that Jennifer's own life has been equally action packed. From shock splits to becoming a single Mum following a traumatic birth, let's take a look at Jennifer's life off screen...

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Naman Ramachandran The world of soccer has responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine with marquee event UEFA Men’s Champions League final moved from Saint Petersburg to Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Paris. The UEFA Executive Committee held an extraordinary meeting on Friday, “following the grave escalation of the security situation in Europe,” the UEFA said in a statement.

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Mitski has requested that fans stop filming “entire songs or whole sets” at her shows in a statement on social media.The Japanese-American artist is currently out on the road in the US in support of her acclaimed sixth album ‘Laurel Hell’, which came out on February 4. She played in Houston, Texas last night (February 24) and is due to perform in Dallas this evening (25).Ahead of resuming her headline tour, Mitski took to Twitter yesterday to post a “note” in which she asked audience members to be considerate about their mobile phone habits at gigs.“Hello! I wanted to speak with you about phones at shows,” she began.

Rosalía has shared another striking preview of her forthcoming third album, ‘Motomami’: a simple, yet infectious and punchy dancehall tune titled ‘Chicken Teriyaki’.Over a thumping beat and rhythm shaped around modulated vocal samples, Rosalía quips about her extravagant lifestyle, jetting to New York to stock up on jewellery – specifically “a chain that will make [her] go broken like Naomi [Campbell] in the ‘90s” – and sending roses to her suitress.The track arrives alongside a video primed for TikTok dances – fitting, as the single was initially teased on Rosalía’s personal account. In the clip, Rosalía is joined by a group of professional dancers, who she leads in a series of choreographed routines.Take a look at the ‘Chicken Teriyaki’ video below:‘Chicken Teriyaki’ comes as the third song shared from ‘Motomami’, following ‘La Fama’ (featuring The Weeknd) last November and ‘Saoko’ earlier this month.

New York Times reports.A recent opinion article in Variety questioned whether it was finally time for the group to change its name.The author said ‘Dixie’ was the ‘epitome of white America, a celebration of a Southern tradition that is indivisible from Black slaves and those grand plantations where they were forced to toil for free.’The rebrand comes as the band, which formed in 1989, prepare to release their first album in 14 years, Gaslighter, on July 17.The trio has won over a dozen grammy awards and famously criticised President George W.

Less than a month before the Chicks’ first album in 14 years arrives, the trio has changed artist management.

Grammy-winning country group The Dixie Chicks have dropped the word "dixie" from their name, now going by The Chicks. The word "dixie" is derived from the name Jeremiah Dixon, a surveyor of the Mason-Dixon line, which defined the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania, separating free and slave states subsequent to the Missouri Compromise.

Dixie Chicks started a new chapter as a group and changed their name to The Chicks following a call for change from fans.“We want to meet this moment,” the trio said in a statement on their website on Thursday, June 25, announcing their new moniker.The country group, made up of Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire, revealed their name change on all social platforms, as well as their personal accounts, alongside the release of their latest single, “March March.”“A sincere and heartfelt thank you goes out to ‘The Chicks’ of NZ for their gracious gesture in allowing us to share their name,” an additional statement obtained by Variety read.

The Dixie Chicks have changed their name to The Chicks.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorCall them the Artists Former Formerly Known as Dixie Chicks. The veteran multiplatinum country act said today that the band has dropped the Confederate-era part of their name and henceforth will be known as The Chicks.The group also released a new protest song today called “March March” — watch the video below.Natalie Maines and sisters Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire, who formed their group in 1989, are following the lead of fellow country trio Lady A, which two weeks changed its name from Lady Antebellum amid nationwide protests against systemic racism in the United States and the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.

Country music trio Dixie Chicks has changed their name. Across the band's social media pages, the women now go by The Chicks.

The Dixie Chicks have changed their band name.

Dixie Chicks‘ name, saying it’s “the epitome of white America.”Jeremy Helligar has asked whether it’s right for the country band, who are set to release their comeback record ‘Gaslighter’ on July 17, to keep using the name – particularly in the current context of the fight for racial justice.Helligar argued in a guest column for Variety that the band should rethink their name because “regardless of its origin, for many Black people, it conjures a time and a place of bondage.”He continued: “‘Dixie,’ for the record, is the epitome of white America, a celebration of a Southern tradition that is indivisible from Black slaves and those grand plantations where they were forced to toil for free.“The origin of the word, though, is unclear.