The Dixie Chicks Change Their Name, Dropping the 'Dixie'

The Dixie Chicks Change Their Name, Dropping the ‘Dixie’

The platinum-selling country trio will be known as the Chicks, the latest example of sweeping cultural changes brought on by nationwide protests spotlighting racial inequality.
Emily Strayer, left, Natalie Maines and Martie Maguire of the country group the Dixie Chicks, which is changing its name to the Chicks.
Emily Strayer, left, Natalie Maines and Martie Maguire of the country group the Dixie Chicks, which is changing its name to the Chicks.Credit...Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
Ben Sisario


June 25, 2020 Updated 12:08 p.m. ET

The Dixie Chicks are now the Chicks.

The platinum-selling country trio, which in 2003 became pariahs in Nashville for criticizing President George W. Bush on the eve of the American-led invasion of Iraq, has changed its name, apparently in tacit acknowledgment of criticism over its use of the word “Dixie,” a nostalgic nickname for the Civil War-era South.

The group made the change stealthily on Thursday, releasing a new video as the Chicks and adjusting its social media presence. Representatives for the band confirmed the new name.

But the three women of the group — Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire, who have been among the most outspoken figures in the conservative world of country music — made little immediate comment..............................



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