The Dixie Chicks have been clucking loudly about their record deal. And it’s apparently ruffled some feathers at Sony. The music label has filed a federal lawsuit against the Grammy-winning pop-country trio, claiming the superstar gals are making “sham” claims about being underpaid in order to break their recording contract. The suit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in New York, seeks to enforce Sony’s current contract with Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Martie Seidel, saying they still owe the label up to four more albums. Sony’s lawsuit also seeks an injunction preventing the Chicks from recording with another label.… Read more »
It’ll probably be a year before a new Dixie Chicks album hits stores, and it could be another year before the country trio goes on tour, Dixie Chick Martie Seidel said. The women, who won the Academy of Country Music’s entertainer of the year award last week, are taking a break. “The more time you take off it is kind of scary because you’re out of the limelight, so to speak, but it gives us the chance to kind of step back and write from the point of view of where we are now,” Seidel told reporters. Lead singer Natalie… Read more »
Can the black private dick, that’s a sex machine to all the chicks, who’s the man that would risk his neck for his brother man, survive in a millennial world?
“Did you know there was an all female music festival back in the 90’s?” My mother asked me this question a few weeks ago as we were getting ready to go out to dinner. Standing side by side in my hall bathroom, making some last minute touches to our hair and outfits, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) blasted from the living room speakers. My mom has always been my go-to when it comes to women in music, exposing me to an endless slew of amazing female artists as I grew up. The conversation started as we praised Taylor Swift for the… Read more »
Country singer Jason Aldean barely concealed his bigotry with the “Try That In A Small Town” single. It’s reassuring to know that these violently evil views are not the norm. Not in music, not in country music, not anywhere.
Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder is bringing back the annual Ohana Festival this fall to Dana Point, CA, and he’s bringing some renowned friends with him this year. Returning to California from Sept. 29-Oct. 1 at Doheny State Beach, the latest installment features Vedder headlining alongside The Killers, Haim, The Chicks, Foo Fighters, and Pretenders. Spread across 3 days this fall, Ohana Festival will also feature performances from Japanese Breakfast, Suki Waterhouse (who recently starred in ‘Daisy Jones and The Six’ as keyboardist Karen Sirko), Amos Lee, and plenty more. Check out the day-by-day lineup breakdown below. Presale tickets will be… Read more »
Go ahead and start booking those plane tickets now, because Guns N’ Roses and Arctic Monkeys are joining Elton John at Glastonbury this year. The UK music festival will take place June 21-25th and is stacked with talented artists. The three headliners will be supported by Lizzo, Lana Del Rey, CHVRCHES, Carly Rae Jepsen, Lil Nas X, and The Chicks (just to name a few). This year the festival is also teaming up with Oxfam, Greenpeace and WaterAid to fight the climate crisis and will have activities set up throughout the weekend. As of now, tickets are sold out. However,… Read more »
Today we talk about Foo Fighters’ new movie, Bonnaroo’s lineup, and Jamie Lynn Spears’ interview with Good Morning America.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about country musicians taking a political stand.
In this remix episode, catch up on whatever’s on our minds, including the latest pop culture trainwrecks (and we know y’all love those).
