MU121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Dixie Chicks, Sarah Mclachlan, Domestic Violence
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Asked for female act to perform alongside her instead of males. Promoters said a festival of all women was crazy. All in mid 1990s (after madonna, whitney etc) and was still told females don"t sell. At any given time there would be 60 artists. Showed the music business that there was money in females in music. By 2003, the dixie chicks had sold more albums in the us than any other female band in history. Selling more records than any other country artist combined. Dealt with topics of commitment and domestic abuse. In 2003 said they were ashamed george w bush was from texas. This resulted in their records being dropped from charts and radio. Iced tea sponsorship with lipton iced tea was terminated. Their 1 million donation to red cross was turned away. Sex had nothing with what they said politically. They made a documentary called shut up and sing.
