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The Dixie Chicks is revealing how they came to pick their new name. The three women who make up the newly dubbed band The Chicks — Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire — appeared onon Thursday and discussed their decision to drop «Dixie» from their name.«It’s because of everything that’s going on in the world.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Grammy-winning country group The Dixie Chicks have dropped the word Dixie from their name, now going by The Chicks.

New York Times reports.A recent opinion article in Variety questioned whether it was finally time for the group to change its name.The author said ‘Dixie’ was the ‘epitome of white America, a celebration of a Southern tradition that is indivisible from Black slaves and those grand plantations where they were forced to toil for free.’The rebrand comes as the band, which formed in 1989, prepare to release their first album in 14 years, Gaslighter, on July 17.The trio has won over a dozen grammy

The Dixie Chicks have become the latest band to undergo a name change due to potentially racist connotations, now going by The Chicks.The band released a short statement on their website regarding the name change.“We want to meet this moment.”As per a press release, the band also said, “A sincere and heartfelt thank you goes out to ‘The Chicks’ of [New Zealand] for their gracious gesture in allowing us to share their name.

Good riddance to their former name, and looking forward to seeing them for the sixth time when they next tour! The word "Dixie" is affectionate slang used to describe the Civil War-era South—a time when slavery was an acceptable and common practice. According to , there are three different theories on where the name Dixie came from.

LOS ANGELES — Country music trio Dixie Chicks on Thursday changed its name to simply The Chicks, the latest move in U.S. pop culture to drop associations with the nation’s racist past.

Grammy-winning country group The Dixie Chicks have dropped the word "dixie" from their name, now going by The Chicks. The word "dixie" is derived from the name Jeremiah Dixon, a surveyor of the Mason-Dixon line, which defined the border between Maryland and Pennsylvania, separating free and slave states subsequent to the Missouri Compromise.

widely ostracized by the country-music community after they spoke out against President George W. Bush upon his decision to lead the US into war with Iraq in 2003.On Thursday, the 13-time Grammy-winning band announced the change with a new music video, titled “March March,” released under the new Chicks moniker.

Dixie Chicks started a new chapter as a group and changed their name to The Chicks following a call for change from fans.“We want to meet this moment,” the trio said in a statement on their website on Thursday, June 25, announcing their new moniker.The country group, made up of Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire, revealed their name change on all social platforms, as well as their personal accounts, alongside the release of their latest single, “March March.”“A sincere and

antebellum from our name and move forward as Lady A, the nickname our fans gave us almost from the start,” they wrote. “We are regretful and embarrassed to say that we did not take into account the associations that weigh down this word referring to the period of history before the Civil War, which includes slavery," the statement continued. "We are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused and for anyone who has felt unsafe, unseen, or unvalued.

The Dixie Chicks have changed their name to The Chicks.