Dixie Chicks News Archives
December
1999
The
Dixie Chicks were names one of the top
entertainers of the year standing at #11 by
Entertainment Weekly. More information can be
found in the current issue out on newstands.
EW claims "With their sophomore
hit, country's high-flyin' Chicks didn't just
prove they could do it again--they proved
they could do it better" 12/30/99
The
DIXIE CHICKS say, sorry, no more flesh, at
least yours. They’ve stopped
autographing skin when they realized some
fans had Chicks signatures tattooed on their
body parts. 12/19/99 (WIRE) Katy Bee's
Nashville Newsline
Billboard
announced it's top acts this past week in
"Billboard 1999: The Year in
Music." The Dixie Chicks came in #8 for
"Wide Open Spaces" #52 for
"Fly" in Billboard's Top 200 albums
of the year. They came in # 3 for
"WOS" and #5 for "Fly"
for Top Country Albums and were named the Top
Country Artist. Lycos also announced the Most
Wanted People of 1999 as well as the Ones to
watch 2000. The Dixie Chicks are one of the
bands to watch in 2000, so look forward to
their tour coming to a city near you in the
summer. 12/19/99
The Chicks are
still planning their first headlining tour
for the summer of 2000. MJI reports they're
planning to do something a little different
regarding opening acts that are usually
up-and-coming artists. To quote Emily
Robison: "As far as opening acts and the
bill that we want to put together, we want to
do something different there, and maybe
incorporate more veteran acts that need to be
put back in the spotlight, as opposed to
having some up-and-comers." 12/14/99 NEIL
HAISLOP'S NASHVILLE UPDATE http://www.countryforever.com/cstars/
Last night at
the Billboard Music Awards, The Dixie
Chicks picked up awardsfor Best Country
Artist, Best Country Album and Best Country
Group. For more information on other awards
won, go to Awards Page. 12/9/99
The Dixie
Chicks were nominted for 2 AMA awards.
Favorite Band/Duo/Group and Favorite Album.
Other nominees in the Band/Duo/Group category
are Brooks and Dunn and Diamond Rio. For
favorite album are George Strait and Garth
Brooks. The 27th Annual American
Music Awards will air Monday, January 17,
2000, 8-11pm ET/Pacific. On
the topics of award shows, http://www.teen.com
is also having
its teen.com entertainment awards. You can
vote for the Dixie Chicks who were nominated
for "Best Group" at http://www.teen.com/awards/1999/awards99.html
12/6/99
The People's
Choice Awards were announced on December 1st.
The Dixie Chicks were nominated for favorite
musical group or band. Other nominees in that
category are Alabama and The Backstreet Boys.
Voting for the awards show begins December
6th and can be accessed at http://www.cbs.com
Voting will
continue all the way up to the night of the
awards show which will take place Sunday,
January 9, 2000 at 9-11pm ET and at the same
time Pacific due to tape delay. 12/5/99
November
1999
Sheryl Crow and
Friends/Live in Central Park CD will be
released on December 7th in stores. The
actual event was on September 14th and
broadcast live on FOX, later that week on FX
along with radio stations nationwide. The CD
features many duets with artists such as
Stevie Nicks, Eric Clapton, Sarah McLachlan
and the Dixie Chicks. 11/25/99 http://www.prnewswire.com
The video for
"Cowboy Take Me Away" will be
premiering tomorrow, November 24th on CMT's
Delivery Room at 10am, 3pm, and 10pm eastern
time. 11/23/99
The Dixie
Chicks are finalists in the Country Artists
category at the 1999 Billboard Music Awards.
Other finalists include Martina McBride, Tim
McGraw, and George Strait. The Award show
will be broadcasted on FOX Television on
December 8th. Also, at the 1999 Billboard
Music Awards held last week, the Dixie Chicks
took home Best Clip of the Year for
"Ready To Run."11/20/99 http://www.billboard.com
The Official
2000 Calendar of the Country Music Hall of
Fame and Museum features photographs of a
many of country music's most popular stars
including Vince Gill, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill,
Trisha Yearwood, Alan Jackson, Shania Twain,
Garth Brooks, George Strait, Martina McBride,
Brooks and Dunn, and LeAnn Rimes, and of
course the Dixie Chicks. The calendar can be
ordered by mail or phone directly from the
hall of fame. Mail orders are $10.95 plus
$2.50 for shipping and handling. Outside of
the US is $4.25 per calender for shipping and
handling. When ordering, be sure to specify
Country Music: The Official 2000 Calendar.
Checks or money order can be made payable to
"Country Music Hall of Fame" Mail
your orders to:
Country Music Hall of Fame
4 Music Square East
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203
-----Tennessee residents add
8.25% sales tax. To order by phone with Visa,
American Express, -----Mastercard or Discover credit
card, please call 615/256-1639 or 800/852-6437.
11/20/99 ------http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com
It has been
reported that Martie Seidel filed for divorce
from her husband Ted Seidel. The two have
been married for five years. More on it when
more information comes in. 11/15/99
You can see
some of the favorite country albums of the
Dixie Chicks in the December issue of
Seventeen along with US magazine. Also,
change with the TV Guide issue. Word has it
that it might not be until late
November/December. 11/13/99
The Dixie
Chicks will be on the cover of the November
13th issue of TV Guide. 11/4/99
October
1999
The Chicks for
picked up awards for"Country Song of the
Year" and "Country Artsits of the
Year" at the 1st Annual WB Radio Music
Awards held on October 28th. 10/30/99
"Wide Open
Spaces" has sold 8 million copies and
was certified to have gone 8 times platinum
on October 21. "Fly continues to hold
steady on the charts and for the 8th week in
a row clings to the #1 spot on the Top 20
Country Albums. 10/28/99
- New
single for the Chicks? Well, it has already
been released to a handful of radio stations.
"Cowboy Take Me Away" is the next
single rather than "Goodbye Earl."
The video for the song has already been
taped. Call up your local radio stations and
request the song. 10/20/99 countrycool.com
Still don't own
a copy of "Fly?" Teen Magazine is
giving away 20 Dixie Chicks CDs as seen in
the October 1999 issue. (Sorry to post this
so late!) There's no purchase necessary to
win. To enter, hand-print your complete name,
age, address, home phone number, and
birthdate on a plain piece of 3X5 paper. Each
entry must be a handprinted orginal. Send it
to:
"Dixie Chicks CD
Giveaway"
Teen
P.O. Box 48990
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Limit
One entry per envelope, all entries must be
received by 10/29/99. Sweepstakes is open to
female residents of the US and Canada between
the ages of 13-19. 10/19/99
- The
Dixie Chicks along with many other country
and rock acts are slated to perform at the
iBash99, a one day festival to be hald at the
MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas on October 29.
The event starts at 2pm with country stars
that includeChely Wright, LeAnn Rimes, and
Faith Hill. Tickets for this show along with
The Who are $10 each. Other performers
playing for free include the Offspring and
Kiss. Sales from the tickets will go to
several youth charities. The event is being
sponsored by Pixelon Corp. and for those not
able to attend, the concert will be broadcast
live at http://www.pixelon.com.
10/18/99 Reuters/Variety
- Look
for the Chicks in the November issue of Cosmopolitan.
They will also be on the cover of
TV GUIDE sometime next
month. 10/17/99
- HAPPY
BIRTHDAY to chick Natalie Maines who turns 25
today. "Fly" has been certified
double platinum as of 10/5/99. 2 million in
less than 2 months and counting... 10/14/99 Billboard
- HAPPY
BIRTHDAY to Martie Seidel who turned 30
today. 10/12/99
- The Dixie
Chicks have been nominated for best
"Clip of the Year" in the country
category for "Ready To Run" by
Billboard in their 1999 Music Video Awards
which will take place November 12, 1999.
10/11/99 Billboard
- The Dixie
Chicks just announced a plan to take part in
the campaign for "Parnership for a Drug
Free America." Look for them to be
appearing in screen ads soon. 10/5/99
September
1999
- The Dixie
Chicks' new release remained No. 1 on the
U.S. pop album chart for a second week, while
the Backstreet Boys moved up a notch to No.
2, swapping places with teen star Christina
Aguilera, their labels said Wednesday.
``Fly,'' the distaff country trio's second
major-label release, sold about 204,000
copies in the week ended Sept. 12, according
to Sony Nashville. Its two-week total stands
at about 545,000 units sold. 9/15/99 Reuters/Variety
- Congratulations
to the Dixie Chicks for receiving the honor
for top-selling album for their debut release
"Wide Open Spaces" at the Canadian
Country Music Awards. 9/14/99
- The Dixie
Chicks have been invited by Sheryl Crow to
perform at her free concert in New
York’s Central Park next week. The show
is designed to promote the new
“Blue” American Express Card and
raise money for the Elizabeth Glaser
Pediatric AIDS Foundation. You can catch
"Central Park in Blue" live on
Fox-TV at 9/8pm central 9/10/99 WUSN-US99
- The Dixie
Chicks VH-1 special "Behind the
Music" has been set to air sometime in
October. Details will be posted here as soon
as I get them! 9/9/99
- Here are
the dates and times that you can check out
the Dixie Chicks on CMT Showcase: Fridays,
Sept. 3, 10, 17, and 24 11:30 p.m. -Midnight,
ET (10:30p.m. central, 8:30 pacific); repeats
are on Saturdays at 12:30 - 1 p.m., ET;
Sundays at 7:30 - 8 p.m. ET; and Tuesdays at
10 - 10:30 a.m. ET and 10 - 10:30 p.m. ET.
9/2/99
- Check out
a few Dixie Chicks articles in the following
magazines: The September 7th issue of Country
Weekly and September 3rd issue of
Entertainment Weekly. Both magazines have
feature articles on The Dixie Chicks. Country
Weekly features them on the cover. They're
also featured in Rolling Stone and US. 9/1/99
August
1999
- "Fly"
hit stores today, August 31st, go out and
grab a copy of it if you haven't! I would
highly recommend it! Can't rush out to the
store? Get your copy from cdnow.com 8/31/99
- The Dixie
Chicks' second album Fly doesn't officially
hit stores until August 31, but the cd cover
art is already raising some eyebrows. No,
it's not because these three beautiful
blondes, well-known for their
expect-the-unexpected style, have gone and
done something, well, unexpected. The
abstract lettering in the title is not the
work of a painter, nor is it
computer-generated; instead, the artwork is
made up of one of the most amazing works of
nature. All of the letters in F-L-Y are
actually photographs of real butterfly wings
taken by renowned nature photographer Kjell
B. Sandved. His published collection of
letters and numerals are included in
"The Butterfly Alphabet," and all
of the insects were photographed without
being caught or killed. 8/25/99 http://www.prnewswire.com SOURCE:
Sony Music Nashville
- The
Official Dixie Chicks Website will be open
and running this Tuesday, August 31st so
check it out at http://www.dixiechicks.com
- The Dixie
Chicks are gearing up for the release of
their new album Fly next Tuesday. Next month,
the Chicks have a full schedule with
appearances on David Letterman, Rosie
O’Donnell, The Today Show, PBS’s
Sessions at 54th, VH-1’s Behind The
Music and as CMT’s Showcase Artist of
the Month. You can also find the Dixie Chicks
in the August 31st issue of The
Star, and the September
issue of Ladies Home
Journal. 8/25/99 WUSN-US99 Chicago
- The Dixie
Chicks will be having a live chat on AOL
September 8 starting at 7pm Eastern. You must
be an AOL member in order to access the chat.
Go to Keyword: AOL
Live to find out more
information on the upcoming event. 8/25/99
- Congratulations
to The Chicks for yet more nominations. This
time they are nominated for Song of the Year
Country/Young Country and Artist of the Year
Country/Young Country at the WB Radio Music
Awards. The award show will be broadcast live
on WB-Network October 28 at 8pm ET. 8/20/99 countrycool.com
- Ready to
Run is at #1 on GAC's Top 15 Videos. Don't
forget to continue voting for them. On
CMT's Top 12 Countdown, they are at #7.
8/20/99
Houston-based
Intermallamerica.com ( http://www.intermallamerica.com )
announced today its sponsorship of a
nationwide radio concert next week by country
music sensations, the Dixie Chicks. The
award-winning all female group will be
performing live for a 90-minute radio program
to promote the international debut of their
new album "Fly". The live show will
be broadcast on country radio stations from
coast to coast on August 24 starting at 11pm
eastern. Approximately 600,000 listeners from
over 100 stations are expected to tune in to
hear the Dixie Chicks in concert. Tune in if
you can! 8/18/99
Here's a list of the
tracks on the upcoming album, Fly due out
August 31st. 8/17/99 Launch
Online
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1. |
Ready To Run |
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2. |
If I Fall You're Going Down With
Me |
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3. |
Cowboy Take Me Away |
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4. |
Cold Day In July |
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5. |
Goodbye Earl |
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6. |
Hello Mr. Heartache |
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7. |
Don't Waste Your Heart |
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8. |
Sin Wagon |
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9. |
Without You |
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10. |
Some Days You Gotta Dance |
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11. |
Hole In My Head |
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12. |
Heartbreak Town |
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13. |
Let Him Fly |
Lilith Fair is soon
coming to an end, the Chicks will finish the
tour dates; tour Europe in October, and then
tour Australia, where "Wide Open
Spaces" just went platinum until the end
of the year. Then they'll take a hiatus until
next June, when they will headline their own
North American Tour. 8/17/99 Billboard
The Dixie Chicks
will be CMT's September's Showcase artists of
the month! Tune in to CMT and here for more
details! Would you like a listing of upcoming
appearances? Check
out Appearances. 8/16/99
The Dixie Chicks new
cd "Fly" is set to hit stores on
August 31st, order an advance copy here!
"Ready to
Run" is #14 this week (August 13) on
GAC's Top 15 Videos (You can vote for them here),
and it is #11 on CMTs Top 12 Countdown.
8/14/99
The Dixie Chicks are
reportedly working on a deal to make a
network special. Their manager is rumored to
be currently working on negotiations. 8/10/99
The Dixie Chicks
have just been nominated for four CMA awards
for Entertainer of the Year, Vocal Group of
the Year, Single of the Year for "Wide
Open Spaces", and Music Video of the
Year also for "Wide Open Spaces."
You can catch the award show on September 22
on CBS at 8pm (EDT).
Check out the video
for the new single "Ready To Run"
On CMT! Or
if you don't have CMT, but have GAC, then
click here!
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