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Natalie Maines: Country Music 'Burned My Ears'

Sterling Whitaker — Thu, 16 May 2013 17:11:29 +0000

Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines recently released her first rock solo album, 'Mother.' In a new interview to promote the disc, she reveals that she's more at home in that genre than she ever was in country.

Taste of Country March Bandness 2013 Begins

Billy Dukes — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:03:33 +0000

The battle for the best team in American begins today, not next week. Taste of Country's March Bandness is a fan-voted search for the best country band of all time. Sixteen groups from five decades of country music will square off two at a time in this bracket-style tournament. It's a battle of legends versus modern superstars, outlaws versus pop-country herores and trios versus quartets, quintets or more-tets.

Natalie Maines Says Returning to Country Music Would Be 'Like Going Back to Your Abusive Husband'

Sterling Whitaker — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:20:46 +0000

Dixie Chicks star Natalie Maines has never been one to stand quietly in the corner and keep her opinions to herself. The singer's tell-it-like-it-is style was an important part of the Texas-based trio's enormous success, and was also an important element in their undoing. Now the brash singer is at it again, likening the treatment she's received from country music fans to spousal abuse.

Natalie Maines Says the Dixie Chicks' Future Is Uncertain

Sterling Whitaker — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 13:19:30 +0000

The Dixie Chicks have agreed to a couple of rare live appearances this summer, but that doesn't necessarily mean the Texas-based trio are gearing up for a full-fledged album and tour. In a new interview, singer Natalie Maines expresses uncertainty about the future of the Grammy-winning act.

Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks Completes First Solo Album

Megan Pacella — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 22:33:44 +0000

It's been quite a while since country music fans have heard new material from the Dixie Chicks, but that isn't going to stop the trio's lead singer Natalie Maines from singing. Maines has finished recording her first solo album, which will hit store shelves and digital retailers this spring.

Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines Takes Jab at Jason Aldean

Billy Dukes — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:15:30 +0000

That old saying, “If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all” must have fallen on deaf ears at the Natalie Maines household. The Dixie Chicks vocalist rode a storm of criticism on her own Twitter page after cracking a joke at Jason Aldean‘s expense during the 2012 Grammy Awards on Sunday night.

Taste of Country Counts Down the Top 100 Drinking Songs

Amory Gritta — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:00:41 +0000

Even if you're drinking alone, you'll never be lonely with a good drinking song at your side. Taste of Country recently counted down their pick of the Top 100 drinking songs in country music -- and whether your drink of choice be whiskey or beer, or your preference be the Dixie Chicks over Toby Keith, this list has it all.

The Top 100 drinking songs list tips a hat to seasoned drinkers like Merle Haggard, Dwight Yoakam, and Willie Nelson, but doesn't shut the door to the best of the 'newcomers,' like the rowdy Gretchen Wilson, party animal Kenny Chesney, and lonesome drinker Bradley Gaskin -- whose soon-to-be hit, 'Mr. Bartender,' is just making its rounds now.