The Dixie Chicks were big winners at the Grammy’s this year as they walked away with all five awards that they were nominated for, the main three that they won was the Album of the year ‘Taking the Long Way’, and song and record of the year was for ‘Not Ready to Make Nice’ and the other two awards were for the best country performance by a group or duo with vocal and lastly best county album also for ‘Taking the Long Way’.
Other main winners at the Grammy Awards were Mary J. Blige, winning three out of her eight nominations these were for R&B performance, R&B song and R&B album, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers won four Grammy’s these were for best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal, best rock song, best limited edition package and best rock album.
Carrie Underwood scored two awards one for best new artist and also best female country performance, another American Idol winner ‘Kelly Clarkson’ also took home two Grammy’s
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I’m not crazy about the dixie chicks’ music, but I am completely embarrassed about how the country reacted to the singer’s statements. There’s a great film documentary about the whole mess, called “Protesting the Dixie Chicks”:
http://www.protestingthedixiechicks.com
http://www.myspace.com/protestingthedixiechicks
Comment by jason — February 12, 2007 @ 10:14 pm
The awards given to the Dixie Chicks were simply one thing….sending a message.
As you know, these awards were not given by the people. This was not the People’s Music Awards, rather less than 11,000 members of professionals in the music industry. One writer brought up the idea that the vote for the various catagories was so split, that the largest chunk of votes left were the politically active members who had the opportunity to “make a statement” with what amounts to a lackluster album and a really boring song.
First of all, there’s no way a song like that would take song of the year at the Grammys unless it had help, through collusion or other means, or jury nullification, just like the O.J. trial. And for them to win 5 awards if just not only improbable, but impossible! It looks like the Grammys jumped the shark last night, allowing politics to influence the outcome of not one but 5 awards and I personally could never look at them in any kind of positive light again, though that’s been coming for a long time now.
I’ve been a professional musician for over 35 years, a session player on albums and a touring sideman. I’m hearing nothing, and I repeat nothing, but disbelief at what happened last night. Some are asking for an investigation to see if there was indeed any wrong doing in the “winning” of these awards. And all along, Natalie and the world still actually think that they really won those awards.
Sad. Hope they never realize what really happened. They were used!
Comment by Rockerr — February 13, 2007 @ 12:50 am