dixie chicks

Do you agree?

It's a rite of passage!

All 50-plus of 'em.

This divorce is getting messy ...

There were plenty of country stars who didn't like Natalie Maines' anti-George W. Bush comments one bit -- but Gill thought things had gone a little too far.

"Just so you know, we're on the good side with y'all. We do not want this war, this violence, and we're ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas."

Women in country have historically had a lot to say, across a wide spectrum of politics and experiences.

If you're cut from the cloth of those that just don't like country music, we understand -- kind of.

At the 49th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 11, 2007, the Dixie Chicks' 2006 album, 'Taking the Long Way', and its debut single, “Not Ready to Make Nice,” combined to win five trophies, including three cross-genre prizes.

Country music centers so strongly on storytelling, and one of its favorites stories to tell is a love story.