Defiant Dixie Chicks fly high at Grammys
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The Dixie Chicks, who stirred up a hornet's nest with a jibe at President Bush, won all five Grammys for which they were nominated on Sunday, including the coveted album of the year.
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R&B singer Alicia Keys edged past  Ray Charles to claim the lead at the midway mark of the Grammy  Awards with four prizes, but leading nominee Kanye West stole  the show shortly after being snubbed in one of the biggest  shocks in the event's recent history.
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British pop singer Amy Winehouse,  whose rapid descent from promising newcomer to emaciated junkie  played out in the full glare of the public eye last year, took  home five Grammy Awards on Sunday.
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Ever since the Dixie  Chicks were boycotted by radio stations for insulting President  George W. Bush in 2003, country music liberals have felt under  siege but that doesn't mean there aren't any in Nashville.
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Amy Winehouse may not be around in person at Sunday night's 50th Grammy Awards, but she may be taking home a number of trophies anyway.
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Music from politically themed films  scored top Oscars on Sunday, while the winners used their  moment of glory to push issues ranging from global warming to  gay marriage.
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In one of the most competitive Grammy categories, two slightly hunched, long-since hip music veterans bested the likes of Mary J. Blige, U2, Nelly Furtado and Timbaland.
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WASHINGTON  - The music industry scored   some brownie points with rising star, U.S. Sen. Barack Obama,   when it handed him its ultimate award on Wednesday, a Grammy   that he won earlier this year for best spoken word album.
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Beyonce and Foo Fighters say they will play at the Grammy Awards amid the threat of protests by striking writers.
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The Dixie Chicks came away with five awards at Sunday night's Grammys, followed by the Red Hot Chili Peppers with four and Mary J. Blige with three
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The Dixie Chicks&#039; Natalie Maines apologized for disrespecting President Bush during a London concert in 2003. But now, she&#039;s taking it back. &quot;I don&#039;t feel that way anymore,&quot; she told Time magazine for its issue hitting newsstands Monday. &quot;I don&#039;t feel he is owed any respect whatsoever.&quot;
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One sentence, a political comment as  bombs rained down on Baghdad in 2003, changed the careers and  the fan base of Texas-based Dixie Chicks, but not their spirit  or their tune.
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Country took its turn in the Grammy week spotlight with LeAnn Rimes, Marty Stuart, Charley Pride and Porter Wagoner among the stars calling attention to efforts to preserve vintage country audio and video performances.
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It has been more than three years since &quot;the incident,&quot; as all three Dixie Chicks still call it: when singer Natalie Maines stood on a London stage and, piqued by news that President Bush was about to launch a war in Iraq, told the audience that she and her bandmates were &quot;ashamed that the president of the United States is from Texas.&quot;
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The Dixie Chicks may be playing to smaller crowds than before the furor over their criticism of President Bush. Yet the trio said Wednesday there's a new sense of loyalty among the fans who do show up.
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The Country Music Association awards  are a three-way showdown between Brad Paisley, Keith Urban and  Kenny Chesney, while the Dixie Chicks were snubbed again with  not a single nomination on Wednesday.
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John Mayer and the Dixie Chicks helped guide Don Henley on a trip through his musical memories that left the singer-songwriter feeling "very strange." They joined Henley's Eagles bandmate Timothy B. Schmit, Sam Moore, Keb Mo, Trisha Yearwood, Michael McDonald, Shawn Colvin and Seal in launching Grammy weekend by honoring the 59-year-old Henley as MusiCares Person of the Year on Friday night.