Dixie Chicks could bring political edge to Grammys
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The Grammys could take a rare step  into the political arena on Sunday if the Dixie Chicks win the  coveted album-of-the-year award, as observers of the music  industry's biggest honors are predicting.
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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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Choosing a theme song for a political  campaign may sound fun but can produce plenty of sour notes.
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R&B singer Mary J. Blige led the contenders for the Grammy Awards, picking up eight nominations, organizers said on Thursday.
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By Jesse Leavenworth, The Hartford Courant, Conn.  Jun. 21--Now that U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton has a campaign song, it's time to plan the big show to accompany it.
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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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The Grammys have gone autobiographical. Kanye West raps about religion, his fears and his own greatness. Usher steamed up the charts with songs about sex, affairs and breakups. Alicia Keys sang about aching for love, confiding secrets and imagining a different future for herself.
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The Dixie Chicks may not have been "Ready to Make Nice," but the Recording Academy was nice to the country-pop trio, giving them nominations in the top three categories for the 49th annual Grammy Awards.
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Singer and actress Queen Latifah is to preside over the Grammy Awards ceremony in February.
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The Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines couldn't resist the rich irony &#151; or the chance to rub their success in the face of a country-music establishment that turned its back on them.
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Mary J Blige, James Blunt and Justin Timberlake are among the stars doing battle at the Grammy Awards.
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A change of heart by the State Department wasnât in time for Amy Winehouse, the British singer, to make the trip to Sundayâs Grammy Awards.
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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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R&B singer Mary J. Blige led the  contenders for the Grammy Awards, picking up eight nominations,  organizers said on Thursday.
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Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines has paid $5.6 million for a home in the upscale Los Angeles suburb of Brentwood, the Los Angeles Times reported on Sunday.
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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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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.