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Country radio nixes Dixie ChicksAs I had commented in my last post concerning the Dixie Chicks, their fan-base isn't forgetting what went down in 2003. I guess the Dixie Chicks will have to crank out another album full of indignation....NASHVILLLE, Tenn., May 22 (UPI) -- It appears the war U.S. country radio stations mounted against the politically outspoken Dixie Chicks has not abated in the least.
The band is promoting "Taking the Long Way," its first album since Natalie Maines told a London audience in 2003 she was ashamed to be from the same state as U.S. President George Bush. The comment sparked a radio boycott of the group's music.
Although the album hits stores Tuesday, the first two singles from the album are not getting widespread airplay, Billboard.com reported Monday.
The first single, "Not Ready to Make Nice," only peaked at No. 36 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and the second single, "Everybody Knows," is moving downward after its peak at No. 48.
WKIS FM in Miami reported it pulled "Not Ready to Make Nice" due to listener complaints after only one week.
The program director at KUBL/KKAT in Salt Lake City told Billboard he was angered by its "self-indulgent and selfish lyrics."
Neither the Chicks or their label, Columbia Records, would speak to Billboard for its article.
UPDATE: It would appear that the lack of airplay is starting to make a dent in their resolve: their website has a page dedicated to get fans to request airplay; radio stations that would play their stuff are listed by state on the page and some include phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
I think that while the Dixie Chicks aren't 'ready to make nice', they are ready to 'hedge their bets'.....
Well, I equate that to a buddy of mine who used to LOVE judas priest. I mean, he thought their mu
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Davey said:
If you ask me, they brought it on themselves. They said something hey thought would get them a c
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nunya said:
you know how I feel about this whole thing but at least I recognize that with the freedom of spee
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you know how I feel about this whole thing but at least I recognize that with the freedom of speech also comes the consequences. nobody ever said that these freedoms are without responsibility. Hats of to those girls if they can accept the consequences of what they say (this is why you dont see a whole lot of entertainers getting involved in political activism)
|| Posted by nunya, May 24, 2006 05:03 AM ||If you ask me, they brought it on themselves. They said something hey thought would get them a cheap pop in England and that no one in the US would ever hear, and they paid the price for it. Fans don't have to listen to people they don't want to listen to. They don't.
|| Posted by Davey, May 24, 2006 06:35 AM ||Well, I equate that to a buddy of mine who used to LOVE judas priest. I mean, he thought their music was it and nothing else existed. Then, Rob Halford, their lead singer came out of che closet. My friend being a very big homophobe, then couldn' stand Judas Priest. His loss.
And it is these fans' loss who like the Chicks music but want to be stubborn just because they may not like what political ideals they may have.
Personally, I am not a fan of their music, but I am a fan of their bluntness to call out the worst Administration and President in the history of this nation.
|| Posted by nunya, May 24, 2006 08:28 AM ||