Country icon Dolly Parton shares support for Black Lives Matter in Billboard interview
In a recent interview with Billboard, country music icon Dolly Parton shared her support for the Black Lives Matter movement and protesters against police brutality and white supremacy. I understand people having to make themselves known and felt and seen, she said in an interview with Billboard. Theres such a thing as innocent ignorance, and so many of us are guilty of that, Parton said in the interview with Billboard. The Dixie Chicks also removed the word Dixie from their band name. The band is now known as Lady A.RELATED: The Dixie Chicks officially change their name to The ChicksFor the full Dolly Parton interview with Billboard, click here.
Dixie Chicks Change Name to The Chicks in Order to 'Meet This Moment'
The Dixie Chicks are going by a new name. On Thursday, the country trio announced that they're dropping the word "Dixie" from their name and will thus be known as The Chicks. Along with the name change, The Chicks also released a timely new song and music video. Aptly titled "March March," the music video begins with the quote, "If your voice held no power, they wouldn't try to silence you." The Chicks' name change came after fellow country group Lady Antebellum amended its name to Lady A.
Dixie Chicks are finally back with a new song
If you look up the definition of โgaslightโ in the dictionary, it will tell you โto cause a person to doubt his or her sanity through the use of psychological manipulation,โ and thatโs what the Dixie Chicksโ new song, โGaslighter," is exactly about. Itโs hard to believe, but itโs been 14 years since weโve been blessed with a new album from these country queens, and it seems like theyโre picking up right where they left off after the success of their hit song โNot Ready To Make Nice.โThe Dixie Chicks have never been afraid to say what they think. Who can forget when they made those comments about President George W. Bush? The Dixie Chicks donโt hold anything back, and Maines has never sounded better ripping through the verses of the song. The album โGaslighterโ officially drops May 1, and until then, you can play the song โGaslighterโ over and over and over again.