105-633: The Long Time Gone Tour was the fourth headlining tour by American country group, Dixie Chicks . The group sparked numerous reunion rumors after they were booked to play several music festivals in Canada , for the summer of 2013. The girls performed at the Craven Country Jamboree , Cavendish Beach Music Festival and the RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest . The festival shows received rave reviews from music critics, prompting
210-531: A Duo or Group with Vocal. The Academy of Country Music also awarded the band as Top Vocal Group and Top New Vocal Duet or Group in 1999; they would win the former again in 2000 and 2001. On August 31, 1999, the Dixie Chicks released their next Monument album, Fly , which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts, selling over 10 million copies and making the Dixie Chicks the only country band and
315-719: A better contract, and an increase in royalty payments , with Sony still responsible for marketing and distribution of albums. During the time that they worked with Sony to reconcile their differences, the Dixie Chicks debuted their quiet, unadorned song "I Believe in Love" on the America: A Tribute to Heroes telethon following the September 11 attacks . The three women found themselves home, in Texas, each happily married, planning families, and writing songs closer to their roots, without
420-519: A chance to branch out, because we loved those kinds of music but felt limited by our instruments." Within the next year, Sony Music Nashville came to Austin to see the revamped band and signed them as the first new artist on the newly revived Monument Records label. Their debut single " I Can Love You Better " was released in October 1997 and reached the Top 10 on Billboard Hot Country Songs , while
525-596: A great artist is". On March 10, 2003, the Dixie Chicks performed at the Shepherd's Bush Empire theater in London, England . Maines told the audience the band did not support the imminent Allied invasion of Iraq and were ashamed that President George W. Bush was from Texas. The remark triggered a backlash in the United States. The Dixie Chicks were blacklisted by thousands of country radio stations, and
630-526: A group of courageous entertainers who were blacklisted for exercising their right of free speech is now itself being blacklisted by corporate America." At a December 2007 rally in Little Rock, Arkansas , Maines expressed support for the West Memphis Three , three men convicted of a 1993 triple murder who many believe innocent. Maines cited a recent defense filing implicating Terry Hobbs,
735-406: A major record label and struggled to expand their fan base beyond Texas and Nashville. Their manager, Simon Renshaw, approached the executive Scott Siman , best known for his work with Tim McGraw , and he signed them to a developmental deal with Sony Music Entertainment 's Nashville division. The deal was finalized with Sony over mid-1995, and Lynch was replaced by Maines. Lynch's departure left
840-485: A more contemporary country sound, as the band used more session musicians , and developed a richer sound with larger and more modern arrangements. Macy and Maguire each wrote two of the album's songs, with Lynch co-writing one song with Maguire. Displeased with the change in sound, Macy left in late 1992 to devote herself to a "purer" bluegrass sound, remaining active in the Dallas and Austin music scenes. During this period,
945-497: A music video directed by Seanne Farmer, in tribute to social justice movements. They also introduced John Silva as their new manager, with publicity by Cindi Berger of R&CPMK. On July 17, 2020, Columbia released the Chicks' first new studio album in 14 years, Gaslighter , produced by Jack Antonoff . The first single, " Gaslighter ", was released on March 4. On August 20, the Chicks performed " The Star-Spangled Banner " at
1050-738: A performance at the New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey . Country singer and guitarist Keith Urban appeared at selected shows. The Dixie Chicks appeared in the 2010 music documentary Sounds Like a Revolution about protest music in America. They sang "You" on the March 2011 release of Rare Bird Alert , a Steve Martin bluegrass album, accompanied by the Steep Canyon Rangers . In March 2011, Maines made
1155-516: A policy barring ads dealing with "public controversy". Ads were rebuffed by the CW as well, but local affiliate stations of all five major broadcasters, including NBC and CW, ran promotional spots for the film in New York and Los Angeles, the two cities where it opened that day. The film's distributor Harvey Weinstein said, "It's a sad commentary about the level of fear in our society that a movie about
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#17327799855771260-965: A radio format in the 1990s brought a number of new country crossovers onto the AC airwaves, including Martina McBride , Wynonna Judd , LeAnn Rimes , Shania Twain, Billy Joel , Lonestar , Mary Chapin Carpenter , and Garth Brooks . More recently, a new wave of country performers has been crossing over to AC, including Tim McGraw , the Dixie Chicks (who topped the AC chart with their cover of Fleetwood Mac 's " Landslide "), Rascal Flatts , Keith Urban , Carrie Underwood , Taylor Swift , Sugarland , Lady Antebellum , Jason Aldean (whose AC success came by way of his duet with Kelly Clarkson, " Don't You Wanna Stay "), The Band Perry , Sam Hunt , and Dan + Shay . Contemporary Christian music has also been relatively successful in crossing over to mainstream radio. In
1365-628: A separate chart for these songs beginning in 1961. The magazine offered an "Easy Listening" programming guide beginning January 9, 1961, which continued until the numbered chart appeared in July. The first No. 1 song on the Billboard Easy Listening chart was " The Boll Weevil Song " by Brook Benton . From 1961 to 1965, this chart was compiled from the Billboard Hot 100 chart by removing songs that were deemed rock and roll by
1470-736: A single week. Among songs which topped both the Easy Listening (renamed Adult Contemporary in 1979) and pop charts in the 1970s were " (They Long to Be) Close to You " and " Please Mr. Postman " by the Carpenters , " Song Sung Blue " by Neil Diamond , " Annie's Song " by John Denver, " You Are the Sunshine of My Life " by Stevie Wonder , " I Honestly Love You " and " Have You Never Been Mellow " by Olivia Newton-John, " Love Will Keep Us Together " by Captain & Tennille , and " You Light Up My Life " by Debby Boone . On August 21, 1982,
1575-624: A solo recording of the Beach Boys hit " God Only Knows " for the final episode of the HBO series Big Love . In July 2011, Strayer and Maguire said that new music involving Maines is in the works. That October, following a series of wildfires destroying homes and businesses throughout Texas, the Dixie Chicks played the Concert for Wildfire Relief in Austin. During the set, Maines stated that there
1680-425: A two-disc release titled Love Rocks , with their song from the album Home "I Believe in Love". On March 16, 2006, the Dixie Chicks released the single " Not Ready to Make Nice " in advance of their upcoming album. Cowritten with Dan Wilson , it addressed the political controversy that had surrounded the group for the previous three years. Strayer said, "The stakes were definitely higher on that song. We knew it
1785-436: A very long death. Or, to optimists, to get a second life." One theory states that many adult contemporary stations play less newer music because they also give ample airtime to hits of the past, so the de-emphasis on new songs slows the progression of the AC chart. Also, certain program directors have asserted that AC is a song-based format, as opposed to other radio formats that are infused with singer-based programming, so there
1890-489: A video portraying the nefarious deed, with actor Dennis Franz playing the murdered husband.) In an interview, Maines commented about Sony worrying about the reference to "mattress dancing" in "Sin Wagon", refusing to discuss it in interviews. She said, "Our manager jokes, 'You can't say mattress dancing, but they love the song about premeditated first degree murder'! She continues, " ... so it's funny to us that "mattress dancing"
1995-577: Is no guarantee that a new single by a certain artist will appeal to the listeners. The record for most time atop the Adult Contemporary chart is 55 non-consecutive weeks, achieved by Miley Cyrus with her 2023 release, " Flowers ". A number of other songs have logged more than 20 weeks apiece at the summit; The 2003, Uncle Kracker 's collaboration with Dobie Gray on Gray's own 1973 hit, Drift Away spent 28 weeks at No. 1. Ed Sheeran's " Shape of You " from 2017 has logged 24 weeks at No. 1 on
2100-402: Is out and murder is in!" After the commercial success of their first two albums, the band became involved in a dispute with their record label, Sony , regarding accounting procedures, alleging that in at least 30 cases Sony had used fraudulent accounting practices, underpaying them at least $ 4 million (£2.7m) in royalties on their albums over the previous three years. Sony held out, and
2205-725: Is published weekly by Billboard magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to Billboard by stations that are members of the Adult Contemporary radio panel. The chart debuted in Billboard magazine on July 17, 1961. Over the years, the chart has undergone a series of name changes, being called Easy Listening (1961–1962; 1965–1979) , Middle-Road Singles (1962–1964) , Pop-Standard Singles (1964–1965) , Hot Adult Contemporary (1984–1996) and Adult Contemporary (1979–1984, 1996–present) . The current number-one song on
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#17327799855772310-427: Is re-released (for example, featured on a current movie soundtrack and given a renewed promotional push from a record label) or a song can take an extended amount of time to climb to position fifteen. Billboard chart managers ultimately make the decision about which songs can remain on the current chart in such cases. These are the songs with 20 or more weeks at number one as of the chart dated August 3, 2024. As of
2415-400: Is the current top group, and fifth overall, with 62 weeks. Elton John also has the most chart-toppers on this survey with 18, while the Carpenters hold the record for the most chart toppers among groups with 15, and Celine Dion has the most #1's among female artists with 11. In 2011, Billboard announced the top 100 performing songs on the AC chart and the top 50 performing artists to celebrate
2520-505: The 2006 Toronto International Film Festival , Cabin Creek Films, the production company of documentarian Barbara Kopple , premiered Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing . The documentary follows the Dixie Chicks over the three years since the 2003 London concert remark and covers aspects of their musical and personal lives in addition to the controversy. An ad for Shut Up and Sing was turned down by NBC on October 27, 2006, because of
2625-492: The 2020 Democratic National Convention . On December 22, 2023, founding bassist Laura Lynch died in a traffic collision near El Paso, Texas , at the age of 65. The Chicks issued a statement saying Lynch was "a bright light" whose "undeniable talents helped propel us beyond busking on street corners to stages all across Texas and the mid-West". Current members Former members Studio albums Headlining Adult Contemporary (chart) The Adult Contemporary chart
2730-612: The Adult Contemporary chart with their 2002 cover of Fleetwood Mac 's " Landslide ". Days before the 2003 invasion of Iraq , Maines told a London audience that the Dixie Chicks did not endorse the war and were ashamed of US President George W. Bush being from Texas. The remarks triggered boycotts in the US and a backlash from fans. After a hiatus, the Dixie Chicks recorded Taking the Long Way in 2006, an album informed by
2835-559: The Billboard Hot 100 chart in the early 1990s, many of the secondary charts began to experience differences as well. Certain songs achieved higher debut positions on the Hot 100 due to the new formulas used to calculate chart positions, and lengthy stays at number one became more common. This trend began to surface on the AC chart in 1993 after Billboard began using data received from Broadcast Data Systems as its measure for calculating
2940-697: The C2C: Country to Country festival held in London and Dublin during March 2014. In June 2015, a European tour was scheduled to commence in Antwerp on April 16, 2016; the DCX MMXVI World Tour initially included dates for Switzerland , The Netherlands , Scandinavia , the UK and Ireland, however in November 2015, the tour was extended into North America, with over forty shows scheduled across
3045-781: The Confederate flag described as "the Dixie Swastika" on social media in June 2020. They were also inspired by the George Floyd protests and the Black Lives Matter movement, saying it "definitely lit a fire in us to be on the right side of history". They received the blessing of the Chicks , a New Zealand duo, to share the name. Alongside the name change, the Chicks released the protest song "March March" with
3150-509: The Grand Ole Opry and Garrison Keillor 's radio show A Prairie Home Companion . The Dixie Chicks began building a fan base, winning the prize for "best band" at the 1990 Telluride Bluegrass Festival and opening for established country music artists, including such names as Garth Brooks , Reba McEntire , and George Strait . In 1992, the Dixie Chicks' next Crystal Clear Sound release, Little Ol' Cowgirl , moved towards
3255-662: The Gulf Coast , with the Dixie Chicks' home state of Texas directly in the wake of the disaster. In September, the Dixie Chicks debuted their song " I Hope " in the telethon Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast . It was released as a download with proceeds to benefit hurricane relief through Habitat For Humanity and the American Federation of Musicians Gulf Coast Relief Fund. In October 2004,
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3360-478: The country charts has also been common on the AC chart since the chart began. Among the country stars who had a number of singles cross over to the AC chart (and the pop chart as well) from the 1960s through the 1980s included Brenda Lee , Ray Price , Patsy Cline , Johnny Cash , Anne Murray , Ronnie Milsap , Barbara Mandrell , Dolly Parton , Kenny Rogers , Eddie Rabbitt , Crystal Gayle , Willie Nelson , and Juice Newton . The huge growth of country music as
3465-559: The 14-track album. Macy co-wrote two of the album's 14 tracks, with Maguire also serving as co-writer for the title track. A Christmas single was released at the end of the year – a 45 RPM vinyl record titled Home on the Radar Range with "Christmas Swing" on one side and the song on the flip side named "The Flip Side". The record titles were significant; during that period of time, the bandmates dressed up as " cowgirls ", and publicity photos reflected this image. They also appeared at
3570-461: The 1960s and early 1970s started moving toward easy listening as they matured ( Neil Sedaka , Paul Anka and the Osmonds being prime examples). Easy Listening radio also began including songs by artists who had begun in other genres, such as rock and roll, R&B , or even country (it was during this time frame that a number of songs charted on the country and easy listening charts, often not on
3675-626: The 1980s, with nine songs accomplishing that feat. Two were by Lionel Richie, " You Are " in 1983 and " Hello " in 1984, which also reached No. 1 on the Hot 100. Other songs reaching the summit on both the AC and pop charts were " Time After Time " by Cyndi Lauper , " I Just Called to Say I Love You " by Stevie Wonder , " Live to Tell " by Madonna , " I Just Can't Stop Loving You " by Michael Jackson (his only No. 1 on both charts), " Seasons Change " by Exposé , " Look Away " by Chicago , " Tell Her About It " by Billy Joel , and " Right Here Waiting " by Richard Marx . With changes in methodology made to
3780-512: The 1990s include Mariah Carey , Michael Bolton , Whitney Houston, and Shania Twain . Newer female singer-songwriters such as Sarah McLachlan , Natalie Merchant , Jewel , Melissa Etheridge , and Sheryl Crow also broke through on the AC chart during this time. A notable pattern that developed during the 2000s has been for certain pop songs to have lengthy runs on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, even after
3885-459: The 2000s decade, such as Beyoncé 's " Irreplaceable ", Fergie 's ballad " Big Girls Don't Cry ", Gnarls Barkley 's " Crazy ", Rihanna 's " Take a Bow ", and Timbaland 's remix of OneRepublic 's " Apologize ". R&B artists who have achieved major success on the AC chart in the past include Dionne Warwick , Aaron Neville , Diana Ross (with her solo career), James Ingram , Lionel Richie , Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey . Crossover from
3990-534: The 2003 controversy. Taking the Long Way debuted at number one on both the U.S. pop albums chart and the U.S. country albums chart , selling 526,000 copies in the first week (the year's second-best such total for any country act) and making it a gold record within its first week. The Dixie Chicks became the first female band in chart history to have three albums debut at No. 1. Neither "Not Ready to Make Nice" or second single " Everybody Knows " reached top 35 on Hot Country Songs. In June 2006, Emily Strayer noted
4095-404: The 50th anniversary on the chart. The top song on the list was " Truly Madly Deeply " by Savage Garden , which hit number one for 11 weeks in 1998, spent a total of 58 weeks in the top 10, and spent 123 weeks on the chart. That chart longevity would only be passed by another one of their songs, " I Knew I Loved You " (which ranked at #21 on that list), from their album Affirmation . Elton John
4200-472: The 5th Dimension , and Glen Campbell . " Love Is Blue " by Paul Mauriat held the top of the Easy Listening chart for 11 weeks in 1968, which remained the longest stay at No. 1 until 1993. The Hot 100 and Easy Listening charts became more similar again toward the end of the 1960s and into the early and mid-1970s, when the texture of much of the music played on Top 40 radio once more began to soften. Contemporary artists who recorded adult-appeal music, such as
4305-452: The AC chart. In addition, Celine Dion's " A New Day Has Come " from 2002 and Kelly Clarkson 's 2004 song " Breakaway ". Both songs spent 21 weeks at No. 1 on the AC chart. Through 2022, Celine Dion has logged 87 weeks atop the AC chart, which is the most for any artist; Adele has moved into second place with 83 weeks, Ed Sheeran holds third place and the most for a solo male artist with 67 weeks, followed by Elton John with 63 weeks. Maroon 5
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4410-432: The Adult Contemporary chart began ranking only airplay. Some of the artists who achieved success on the adult contemporary chart in the 1980s were already established names, such as Elton John , Chicago , Barbra Streisand , Dan Fogelberg , Sheena Easton , Kenny Rogers , and Dionne Warwick , while newer acts such as Whitney Houston , Madonna , Air Supply , Lionel Richie , and Gloria Estefan also made an impact on
4515-483: The Birchmere , Virginia in 1992, Eric Brace of The Washington Post wrote that "record label executives will be kicking themselves soon enough ... These Chicks have what it takes to make the big time, yet no major label has taken the plunge to sign them." Lynch became lead singer on the Dixie Chicks' third Crystal Clear Sound album, Shouldn't a Told You That (1993). They were still unable to attract support from
4620-407: The Carpenters , Barbra Streisand , Barry Manilow , Anne Murray , John Denver , and Helen Reddy began to be played more often on Top 40 radio. Much of the music recorded by singer-songwriters such as James Taylor , Carole King , and Janis Ian got as much, if not more, airplay on this format than on Top 40 stations. A few of the acts that came of age as pop artists targeting younger audiences in
4725-704: The Christian and secular worlds with little disapproval from their fan bases. Many notable classic rock artists have also crossed over to the adult contemporary chart as well by way of releasing power ballads. Artists such as Journey , Foreigner , Pat Benatar , and John Mellencamp among many other artists have had AC chart hits in addition to charting on the Mainstream Rock chart. In addition, newer recordings by established classic rock artists have also gotten some airplay on adult contemporary stations. Heart , Bob Seger , and Elton John are just some of
4830-656: The Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music, and the Dixie Chicks received a number of honors from other sources for their accomplishments. The band headlined their first tour, the Fly Tour , with guest artists including Joe Ely and Ricky Skaggs appearing at each show, and also joined Sarah McLachlan , Sheryl Crow , and other female artists on the all-woman touring Lilith Fair . That November, Maguire divorced Seidel. The source of
4935-530: The Dixie Chicks , which was an acoustic concert primarily composed of the material from Home ; VH1 Divas Las Vegas alongside Cher , Céline Dion , Shakira , Anastacia , Stevie Nicks , Mary J. Blige , Cyndi Lauper , Whitney Houston and host Ellen DeGeneres ; and a CMT three-hour television special, the 40 Greatest Women of Country Music . Ranked No. 13 out of 40, they were "selected by hundreds of artists, music historians, music journalists and music industry professionals—looking at every aspect of what
5040-570: The Dixie Chicks and Toby Keith was eventually abandoned because of scheduling conflicts. In 2010, Maguire and Strayer released their first album as Court Yard Hounds , with Strayer singing lead vocals. Lloyd Maines said that the Dixie Chicks were "definitely still an entity". Beginning on June 8, 2010, the Dixie Chicks joined the Eagles on their stadium-based Eagles 2010 Summer Tour , visiting cities such as Toronto , Boston , Chicago, Philadelphia , Washington , St. Louis and Winnipeg with
5145-466: The Dixie Chicks joined the Vote for Change tour, performing at concerts organized by MoveOn.org in swing states , raising funds for political groups opposing Bush. In 2005, Maguire, Strayer, and Maines joined 31 other recording artists, including Dolly Parton , Christina Aguilera , Yoko Ono , and Mandy Moore supporting relationships of all kinds, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, on
5250-584: The Dixie Chicks moved to Columbia Records for Home (2002). These albums achieved multi-platinum sales in the United States, Canada, and Australia, along with several charting singles on the American Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Their successful US singles were " There's Your Trouble ", " Wide Open Spaces ", " You Were Mine ", " Cowboy Take Me Away ", " Without You ", and a cover of Bruce Robison 's " Travelin' Soldier ". The Dixie Chicks also reached number one on
5355-554: The Dixie Chicks performed again at Shepherd's Bush Empire, site of "The Incident", Maines joked that she wanted to say something the audience had not heard before, but instead said, "Just so y'all know, we're ashamed the President of the United States is from Texas," to much laughter and applause. In 2006, Taking the Long Way was the ninth-best-selling album in the United States. At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2007,
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#17327799855775460-583: The Dixie Chicks' commercial success during this time came from various factors: they wrote or co-wrote about half of the songs on Wide Open Spaces and Fly ; their mixture of bluegrass , mainstream country music , blues , and pop songs appealed to a wide spectrum of record buyers, and where the women had once dressed as "cowgirls" with Lynch, their dress was now more contemporary. "Cowboy Take Me Away" from Fly became another signature song , written by Maguire to celebrate Emily's marriage with country singer Charlie Robison , which took place three months before
5565-496: The Dixie Chicks' manager, Simon Renshaw, retired after having managed them since 1995. They signed with Ian Montone and Rick Yorn at Monotone/LBI Entertainment. On June 25, 2020, the band changed their name to the Chicks, dropping the word " Dixie ". The change followed criticism that the word had connotations of slavery in the United States . The band said they had picked "that stupid name" as teenagers, and had wanted to change it for years. They decided to change it when they saw
5670-477: The Erwin sisters as the two remaining original members. Also in 1995, Maguire married pharmaceutical representative Ted Seidel. Accounts of Lynch's departure vary. At the time, the sisters said she had been considering leaving for over a year as she was weary of touring and hoped to spend more time with her daughter. Lynch offered to stay for the first recordings on the new album, but the sisters thought it would send
5775-404: The Hot 100). The longest stay at No. 1 on the Easy Listening chart in the 1970s was " Time Passages " by Al Stewart , which remained atop the chart for ten weeks. More common, however, was a high turnover rate at the summit of the Easy Listening survey during this decade. Over a three-year period from 1973 through 1975, there were 100 No. 1 songs on this chart, and most remained atop the chart for
5880-522: The Long Way hit No. 8 on the Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the country album charts and "Not Ready to Make Nice" re-entered the charts at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The music video for "Not Ready to Make Nice" was nominated for the 2007 CMT Music Video Awards in the categories of Video of the Year and Group Video of the Year. The group was nominated for the 2007 Country Music Association 's award for Top Vocal Group, but lost to Rascal Flatts . At
5985-489: The Long Way, which received the Grammy Award for Album of the Year , and its single " Not Ready to Make Nice ", which received the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and the Grammy Award for Song of the Year . In addition, the band has received ten Country Music Association awards and eight Academy of Country Music awards. By July 2020, with 33 million certified albums sold and sales of 27.9 million albums in
6090-552: The Texan steel guitarist Lloyd Maines (who had played on both albums) introduced them to his daughter, Natalie , an aspiring singer. He thought his daughter would be a good replacement for Macy, and had passed her demo tape , which had won her a scholarship to the Berklee College of Music , to the Erwin sisters. Her distinctive voice was a match for Maguire's soprano and Strayer's alto harmonies . Reviewing their show
6195-871: The US, the Chicks had become the best-selling all-woman band and best-selling country group since Nielsen SoundScan began recording sales in 1991. The Chicks were founded as the Dixie Chicks in 1989 in Dallas , Texas, an area with country music roots. The original lineup consisted of El Paso native Laura Lynch on upright bass , Californian Robin Lynn Macy on guitar, and the multi-instrumentalist sisters Martie and Emily Erwin , respectively born in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts and raised in Dallas. The Erwin sisters, who were later married and both changed their names twice (Martie to Martie Seidel, then Martie Maguire; Emily to Emily Robison, then Emily Strayer). The band name
6300-619: The United States and Canada. The tour was extended to Australia and New Zealand, and was followed by a live album and video, DCX MMXVI Live . On the 50th anniversary of the Country Music Association Awards on November 2, 2016, the Dixie Chicks performed alongside Beyoncé on her song "Daddy Lessons". A studio version of the performance was released to digital outlets the following day. They also collaborated with Taylor Swift on her song " Soon You'll Get Better " from Swift's 2019 album Lover . On May 3, 2018,
6405-401: The United States. Home also won Grammy awards, and other noteworthy accolades as before, though it fell short of reaching the diamond record status of the first two albums. Natalie Maines said afterward, "I want to check the record books and see how many fathers and daughters have won Grammys together." By 2002, the Dixie Chicks were featured on three television specials: An Evening with
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#17327799855776510-432: The adult contemporary radio stations in the United States chart that have reached recurrent criteria. Descending songs are moved to recurrent status based upon the following three-tiered system: if they rank below the top five after 52 weeks, if they rank below the top 10 after 26 weeks, or if they rank below the top 15 after 20 weeks. Exceptions are sometimes made, usually on a case-by-case basis. Occasionally an older song
6615-431: The album's release. However, a few of their songs brought controversy within their conservative country music fan base, and two songs caused some radio stations to remove the Dixie Chicks from their playlists: " Sin Wagon ", from which the term "mattress dancing" takes on a new twist, and " Goodbye Earl ", a song that uses black comedy in telling the story of the unabashed murderer of an abusive husband. (The band later made
6720-469: The artists to have some of their 21st-century songs played on adult contemporary. In addition, some classic rock artists whose songs did not chart on the adult contemporary chart during their initial heyday have been played on AC stations in recent years: Whitesnake with Here I Go Again , Joan Jett with I Love Rock and Roll , and Def Leppard with Pour Some Sugar on Me among other artists. The Adult Contemporary Recurrent charts ranks airplay from
6825-482: The backlash. " Not Ready to Make Nice " became their biggest crossover single, reaching number four on the Billboard Hot 100 . After a second hiatus, Maguire and Strayer recorded as a duo called Court Yard Hounds . The Dixie Chicks reunited to tour in the 2010s. In 2020, they removed " Dixie " from their name due to negative connotations, and released their first album in 14 years, Gaslighter . The Chicks have won 13 Grammy Awards , including five in 2007 for Taking
6930-482: The band a broader appeal. Renshaw sent staff producer Blake Chancey , best known for his work with Deryl Dodd , to Austin to work with the band. After Maines joined the band, the instrumental lineup was essentially the same, though Maines was not an acoustic bassist. Instead, she played acoustic and electric guitar, and occasionally electric bass guitar or Tacoma Papoose guitar in concert. She sang lead vocals, with Maguire and Strayer singing backing vocals. Strayer
7035-581: The band in 1989, with bassist Laura Lynch and vocalist and guitarist Robin Lynn Macy. They performed bluegrass and country music , busking and touring the bluegrass festival circuits and small venues for six years without attracting a major label . In 1992, Lynch replaced Macy as the lead vocalist. After releasing three independent albums, the Dixie Chicks signed to Monument Records Nashville in 1997, by which point Maines had joined. They achieved success with their albums Wide Open Spaces (1998) and Fly (1999). After Monument closed its Nashville branch,
7140-465: The band members received death threats. Their single " Landslide ", a Fleetwood Mac cover, fell from number 10 to 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 in one week and left the chart a week later. The backlash also damaged sales of their next album and tour. Maines issued an apology, saying her remark had been disrespectful; in 2006 she rescinded the apology, saying she felt Bush deserved no respect. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita battered
7245-615: The band never formally split. Source: The tour received great reviews with its initial shows in Canada. For the concert at the Scotiabank Saddledome, Gerry Krochak ( Calgary Sun ) gave the show four out of five stars. He wrote, "The love and respect that fans have for the Dixie Chicks has been well earned — every step of the non-traditional way. It’s been seven years since the group released anything new, but here’s hoping [...]". In Winnipeg, Elisha Dacey ( Metro News ) gave
7350-569: The band. The Country Music Association awarded them the Horizon Award for new artists in 1998, given to those who have "demonstrated the most significant creative growth and development in overall chart and sales activity, live performance professionalism and critical media recognition". At the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in 1998, the group was nominated for Grammy Award for Best New Artist, while Wide Open Spaces won Best Country Album and "There's Your Trouble" won Best Country Performance by
7455-419: The chart is " Lose Control " by Teddy Swims . The Billboard Easy listening chart, as it was first known, was born of a desire by some radio stations in the late 1950s and early 1960s to continue playing current hit songs but distinguish themselves from being branded as " rock and roll " stations. Billboard had written articles about this trend during the time, and the magazine's editors decided to publish
7560-413: The chart on occasion with their softer or ballad releases, regardless of whether Easy Listening and middle of the road radio stations were actually playing those songs. In 1965, no No. 1 pop hits appeared on the Easy Listening chart. After 1965, differences between the Hot 100 chart and the Easy Listening chart became more pronounced. Better reflecting what middle of the road stations were actually playing,
7665-492: The chart. The amount of crossover between the AC chart and the Hot 100 has varied based on how much the passing pop music trends of the times appealed to adult listeners. Not many disco or new wave songs were particularly successful on the AC chart during the late 1970s and early 1980s, and much of the hip-hop and harder rock music featured on CHR formats later in the decade would have been unacceptable on AC radio. No song spent more than six weeks at No. 1 on this chart during
7770-416: The composition of the chart changed dramatically. As rock music continued to harden, there was much less crossover between the Hot 100 and Easy Listening chart than there had been in the early half of the 1960s. Several No. 1 Easy Listening hits of the late 1960s only "Bubbled Under" on the pop chart (for example, Andy Russell 's 1967 version of "It's Such a Pretty World Today" that peaked at #119), or (as
7875-436: The country music arena alone, setting a record for the best-selling duo or group album in country music history. As of 2003, the 12 million copies sold in the United States of Wide Open Spaces made it a RIAA-certified diamond album. In 1998, the Dixie Chicks sold more CDs than all other country music groups combined. The commercial success of Wide Open Spaces also led to the first of several industry award nominations for
7980-427: The early 1990s, automatic song detection and barcode sales information had begun to be the norm for most of the Billboard charts, although by this time the AC chart was based entirely on radio airplay and no longer incorporated retail sales reports. Currently the Adult Contemporary chart is compiled in much the same way as for other radio formats. The chart was known as the Easy Listening chart until 1962, when it
8085-442: The event. In August, a re-routed tour schedule was scheduled with a greater emphasis on Canadian dates, where Taking the Long Way had gone five-times- platinum . As part of the tour, the Dixie Chicks became the first major band to hire a designated blogger "all-access" to keep up with them in their promotional activities and tour. During the tour, the group members generally refrained from any explicit verbal political comments. When
8190-621: The group slowed no signs of animosity despite their controversial downfall. He went on to say, "Sunday night was a chance to celebrate the past and the present with fans cheering from the band’s arrival all the way to a huge ovation after a 90-minute main set". Dixie Chicks The Chicks (formerly the Dixie Chicks ) are an American country band from Dallas , Texas. The band consists of Natalie Maines (lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar) and sisters Martie Maguire (vocals, fiddle, mandolin , guitar) and Emily Strayer (vocals, guitar, banjo, Dobro ). Maguire and Strayer, both née Erwin, founded
8295-519: The group to launch a tour in the fall of 2013. Announced in August 2013, the tour initially showed ten shows in Canada. Bandmember Emily Robison stated the tour was a way to thank Canadian fans for the warm response. She further stated: "We had such a great time playing for our Canadian fans this summer that we've been inspired to come back for more". Many media outlets reported the outing as a reunion tour. Frontwoman Natalie Maines squashed rumors, saying
8400-474: The group won all five categories for which they were nominated, including the top awards of Song of the Year and Record of the Year , both for "Not Ready to Make Nice", and Album of the Year , for Taking the Long Way . Maines interpreted the wins as being a show of public support for their advocacy of free speech. It had been 14 years since an artist had swept those three awards. After the Grammys, Taking
8505-501: The lack of support from other country music performers: "A lot of artists cashed in on being against what we said or what we stood for because that was promoting their career, which was a horrible thing to do. ... A lot of pandering started going on, and you'd see soldiers and the American flag in every video. It became a sickening display of ultra-patriotism." Maines said, "The entire country may disagree with me, but I don't understand
8610-403: The magazine and re-ranking the remaining songs. ( Record World 's equivalent "non-rock" chart followed the same criteria from 1967 through 1971.) Beginning in 1965, the Easy Listening chart would begin to be compiled by a method similar to the one used for other Billboard singles charts: reported playlists from radio stations airing the format as well as sales data submitted by record stores. By
8715-482: The mid-1980s, the most successful CCM artist at the time, Amy Grant , crossed over into secular music with the 1985 single " Find a Way ", which became a Top Ten AC hit and a No. 1 Christian single simultaneously. In the 1990s and into the 2000s, other artists such as Lifehouse , MercyMe , Natalie Grant , Kathy Troccoli , Sixpence None the Richer , Steven Curtis Chapman , and Michael W. Smith have crossed in between
8820-470: The name of the chart ever since. In 1996, Billboard created a new chart called Adult Top 40 , which reflects radio station programming that exists somewhere between "adult contemporary" music and "pop" music. Although they are sometimes mistaken for each other, the Adult Contemporary chart and the Adult Top 40 chart are separate charts, and songs reaching one chart might not reach the other. In addition,
8925-600: The national fiddle championships held at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas . In 1990, Penny Cook, the daughter of then-Texas senator John Tower , gave the Dixie Chicks $ 10,000 to record an album. Later that year, the Dixie Chicks released their debut studio album Thank Heavens for Dale Evans on a local independent label called Crystal Clear Sound. The album was named after actress and singer-songwriter Dale Evans . The group paid $ 5,000 for
9030-945: The necessity for patriotism. Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country ... I don't see why people care about patriotism." The two singles were more successful in Europe, peaking at Nos. 13 and 11 respectively and remaining on the European Country Charts for more than 20 weeks each. The Accidents & Accusations Tour began in July 2006. Ticket sales were strong in Canada and in some Northeastern markets, but notably weak in other areas. A number of shows were canceled or relocated to smaller venues due to poor sales, and in Houston , Texas, tickets never even went on sale when local radio stations refused to accept advertising for
9135-459: The new lineup recorded the rest of their debut album. Wide Open Spaces was released on January 23, 1998. Over the space of a year, the next three singles from Wide Open Spaces reached first place on Hot Country Songs: " There's Your Trouble ", " You Were Mine ", and the title track . The album added a widespread audience to their original following, entering the top five on both country and pop charts with initial sales of 12 million copies in
9240-796: The number of airplay songs on adult contemporary stations. Two consecutive singles (" The River of Dreams " by Billy Joel and " Said I Loved You...But I Lied " by Michael Bolton ) logged twelve weeks apiece atop the AC chart, surpassing "Love Is Blue"'s previous mark of eleven weeks at number one. As the decade progressed, other songs had even longer stays at number one, including " Change the World " by Eric Clapton (13 weeks, 1996), " Un-Break My Heart " by Toni Braxton (14 weeks, 1997), " Because You Loved Me " by Celine Dion (19 weeks, 1996) and " You'll Be In My Heart " by Phil Collins (19 weeks, 1999). In addition to Collins, who has had significant success on this chart, other artists with multiple number ones in
9345-422: The only female band of any genre to hold the distinction of having two back-to-back RIAA certified diamond albums. Nine singles were released from Fly , including country No. 1s " Cowboy Take Me Away " and " Without You ". Dixie Chicks albums continued to place in the list of the 50 best-selling albums in American history over a half-decade after they were released. Fly again won Grammy awards and honors from
9450-470: The show three and a half out of five stars. She says, "Mayor jokes aside, the show was a stripped-down and laid back retrospective of the Chicks’ past four albums. It took a while before Maine’s voice was truly warmed up and settled down, but she proved her distinctive country voice was more than the warm alto early fans may be used to". For the final show in London, James Reaney ( The London Free Press ) wrote
9555-478: The songs have fallen off the Hot 100. Songs such as " Love Story " and " You Belong with Me " by Taylor Swift , " Waiting on the World to Change " by John Mayer , " Love Song " by Sara Bareilles and " You're Beautiful " by James Blunt have remained on the AC chart for many weeks, in some cases over a year after the song was originally released. An article on MTV 's website by Corey Moss describes this trend: "In other words, AC stations are where pop songs go to die
9660-463: The stepfather of one of the victims, and posted similar comments in a letter on the Dixie Chicks website. In November 2008, Hobbs sued Maines and the Dixie Chicks for defamation as a result of her statements. On December 2, 2009, a U.S. federal judge dismissed the defamation case on the grounds that Hobbs had not shown the statements were made with actual malice . A proposed April 2008 commercial spot to promote Al Gore 's " We Campaign " involving both
9765-474: The term " hot AC " refers to another subgenre of radio programming that is distinct from the Adult Contemporary chart, despite the apparent similarity in name. In the early years of the Easy Listening chart, the top song on the chart was generally always a Top 10 pop hit as well. The method for compiling the chart at that time allowed some rock and roll artists, such as Lesley Gore and the Drifters , to make
9870-461: The text of the opening track and first single, " Long Time Gone ", was a pointed criticism of contemporary country music radio, accusing it of ignoring the soul of the genre as exemplified by Merle Haggard , Johnny Cash , and Hank Williams . "Long Time Gone" became the Dixie Chicks' first Top 10 hit on the U.S. pop singles chart and peaked at No. 2 on the country chart, becoming a major success. Approximately six million copies of Home were sold in
9975-505: The trio walked away, with Sony suing the group for failure to complete their contract. The Dixie Chicks responded with their own $ 4.1-million lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment on August 27, which added clout to claims made by singers Courtney Love , Aimee Mann , and LeAnn Rimes against the recording industry. After months of negotiation, the Dixie Chicks settled their suit privately, and were awarded their own record label imprint, Open Wide Records, which afforded them more control,
10080-474: The usual pressures of the studio technicians from the major labels. The songs they didn't write were solicited from songwriters who wrote with a less commercial emphasis. The result was that Home , independently produced by Lloyd Maines and the Dixie Chicks, was released August 27, 2002. Unlike the Dixie Chicks' two previous records, Home is dominated by up-tempo bluegrass and pensive ballads; and Emmylou Harris added her vocals to "Godspeed". In addition,
10185-425: The wrong message to Sony; they all agreed she would leave before the new album. In a 1996 interview, Lynch said, "It can't really be characterized as a resignation. There are three Dixie Chicks, and I'm only one." In 2003, Lynch said she had no regrets about leaving. With the addition of Maines, the new lineup had a more contemporary sound, as well as a new look, leaving their cowgirl dresses with their past, giving
10290-768: Was "zero hesitation" when the group was asked to do the show. In July 2013, the Court Yard Hounds released their second album, Amelita . That month, the band replaced Lady Antebellum as headliners at Canada's Craven Country Jamboree , and later performed at the Ottawa Bluesfest and the Cavendish Beach Music Festival . In October, the Dixie Chicks resumed touring for the Long Time Gone Tour through various cities across Canada and Europe. The tour incorporated
10395-410: Was nominated the top performing AC artist through that time, and also holds the record for the most No. 1 AC singles, top 10 singles, and singles on the chart. His song " The One " was ranked on No. 53 on the top 100 performing songs on the AC chart. Relatively few urban contemporary and hip-hop artists manage to successfully cross over to AC, although there were a few exceptions in the later part of
10500-399: Was now contributing to the band's sound, adding guitar, accordion , sitar , and papoose to her mastery of the five-string banjo and dobro , while Maguire began adding guitar, viola, and mandolin chops more frequently to her expert fiddle. The sisters welcomed the change; Maguire said, "It's very rootsy, but then Natalie comes in with a rock and blues influence. That gave Emily and [me]
10605-454: Was produced by Rick Rubin who had worked with hard rock acts such as Red Hot Chili Peppers and System of a Down , as well as idiosyncratic singers such as Johnny Cash and Neil Diamond . The band felt they had nothing to lose by a newer approach, and possibly quite a bit to gain. The three Chicks co-wrote every song on the album, alongside various other songwriters, including Neil Finn of Crowded House . The album contains references to
10710-417: Was renamed Middle-Road Singles . In 1964, the name changed again, this time to Pop-Standard Singles . After alternating the name of this chart twice more in less than a year, Easy Listening was again chosen as the chart name in 1965 when the change in compilation occurred. In April 1979, the Easy Listening chart officially became known as Adult Contemporary , and those two words have remained consistent in
10815-453: Was special because it was so autobiographical, and we had to get it right. And once we had that song done, it freed us up to do the rest of the album without that burden." She said writing the song had become their "therapy", since they had to hold in so many stored emotions for so long. Thus, the band considered the album not so much political as very personal. Taking the Long Way was released in stores and online on May 22, 2006. The album
10920-515: Was taken from the album Dixie Chicken by Lowell George of Little Feat . They initially played predominantly bluegrass and a mix of country standards . All four women played and sang, though Maguire and Strayer provided most of the instrumentation while Lynch and Macy shared lead vocal duties. Maguire primarily played fiddle , mandolin , and viola, while Strayer's specialties included five-stringed banjo and resonator guitar . In 1987, Maguire had won second place, and in 1989, third place in
11025-432: Was the case with John Gary 's 1967 hit "Cold") failed even to "Bubble Under." In 1967, only one single reached No. 1 on both charts – " Somethin' Stupid " by Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra . This trend began to reverse by the end of the decade. Notable artists with multiple No. 1 songs on this chart during the 1960s include Elvis Presley , Roy Orbison , Connie Francis , Dean Martin , Andy Williams ,
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