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Yahoo! News Thu, Mar 20, 2003
Dixie Chicks See Airplay Slide After Bashing Bush
Wed Mar 19, 5:10 PM ET Add Entertainment - Reuters to My Yahoo!
By Jon Herskovitz
DALLAS (Reuters) - Music superstars the Dixie Chicks (news - web sites) have been hit hard with a nearly 30 percent drop in airplay of their songs on country music stations after criticizing President Bush (news - web sites)'s war plans in Iraq (news - web sites).
The Texas-trio have been lambasted in events where their CDs have been burned, smashed and even run over by a tractor in an event organized by a Louisiana country station.
Most importantly, radio stations across the country dropped the Chicks from their playlists after receiving a flood of protests from irate listeners who did not appreciate the Chicks speaking ill of Bush, who claims Texas as his home.
Radio monitoring service Mediabase 24/7 said that airplay for the Dixie Chicks slid on all U.S. radio stations by about 20 percent in the seven-day period ended on Monday. This came after reports circulated last week that lead singer Natalie Maines (news) said in a concert in London she was "ashamed the president of the United States is from Texas."
Airplay on country radio stations was off 29 percent, it said. "Radio generally reflects the mood of the country,' said Rich Meyer, the president of Mediabase. "If radio perceives that its listeners are upset with the Dixie Chicks, they will respond accordingly."
Separately, the Chicks single "Travelin' Soldier" briefly fell from the No. 1 position on the Billboard charts during the fray, but the song has climbed back to the top spot. Their album "Home" did not budge from the top spot in the country charts.
Meyer said Maines may have repaired some of the damage with a public apology issued last Friday.
"As a concerned American citizen, I apologize to President Bush because my remark was disrespectful. I feel that whoever holds that office should be treated with the utmost respect," Maines said in a statement.
"I just want to see every possible alternative exhausted before children and American soldiers' lives are lost. I love my country. I am a proud American," she said.
The group, which got its start in Texas, was one of the darlings of this year's Grammy Awards. The three-women band that blends blue grass and pop hooks has spawned legions of fans who embrace the ideals of strong women celebrated in some of the trio's songs.
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