Dixie Chicks Stun The Grammy Awards With Big Five
12 February 2007
The Dixie Chicks stunned America at the Grammy Awards last night (11FEB07) by claiming five big prizes, including Album of The Year, Record of The Year and Song of The Year.
Just four years after the trio was ostracised for making anti-President GEORGE W. Bush comments onstage during a London concert, they were celebrated for hit song NOT READY TO MAKE NICE and album TAKING THE LONG WAY.
In accepting the Best Song prize, newly-brunette singer Natalie Maines - who made the infamous comments onstage in 2003 - personally thanked her bandmates MARTIE MAGUIRE and Emily Robison for supporting her during the controversy.
She joked, "I told you I'd take you to the Grammys, stick with me."
The 49th Grammys also served up a night to remember for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who claimed four top honours with wins for Best Rock Album and Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition Packaging for STADIUM ARCADIUM and Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for DANI CALIFORNIA.
Meanwhile, American Idol winner-turned country sensation Carrie Underwood and Mary J Blige claimed three awards apiece. It was a bitter sweet night for Blige, who entered the Grammys leading the pack of nominees with eight nods.
Composer John Williams, Justin Timberlake, John Mayer, Tony Bennett, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Ludacris, jazz great CHICK COREA and Gnarls Barkley were among the double Grammy winners.
The full list of winners is:
Record of the Year
NOT READY TO MAKE NICE - DIXIE CHICKS
Album of the Year
TAKING THE LONG WAY - DIXIE CHICKS
Song of the Year
NOT READY TO MAKE NICE - DIXIE CHICKS
Best Rock Album
STADIUM ARCADIUM - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
Best New Artist
CARRIE UNDERWOOD
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
AIN'T NO OTHER MAN - CHRISTINA AGUILERA
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
WAITING ON THE WORLD TO CHANGE - JOHN MAYER
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
MY HUMPS - THE BLACK EYED PEAS
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE - TONY BENNETT + Stevie Wonder
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
MORNIN' - George Benson
Just four years after the trio was ostracised for making anti-President GEORGE W. Bush comments onstage during a London concert, they were celebrated for hit song NOT READY TO MAKE NICE and album TAKING THE LONG WAY.
In accepting the Best Song prize, newly-brunette singer Natalie Maines - who made the infamous comments onstage in 2003 - personally thanked her bandmates MARTIE MAGUIRE and Emily Robison for supporting her during the controversy.
She joked, "I told you I'd take you to the Grammys, stick with me."
The 49th Grammys also served up a night to remember for the Red Hot Chili Peppers, who claimed four top honours with wins for Best Rock Album and Best Boxed/Special Limited Edition Packaging for STADIUM ARCADIUM and Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song for DANI CALIFORNIA.
Meanwhile, American Idol winner-turned country sensation Carrie Underwood and Mary J Blige claimed three awards apiece. It was a bitter sweet night for Blige, who entered the Grammys leading the pack of nominees with eight nods.
Composer John Williams, Justin Timberlake, John Mayer, Tony Bennett, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Ludacris, jazz great CHICK COREA and Gnarls Barkley were among the double Grammy winners.
The full list of winners is:
Record of the Year
NOT READY TO MAKE NICE - DIXIE CHICKS
Album of the Year
TAKING THE LONG WAY - DIXIE CHICKS
Song of the Year
NOT READY TO MAKE NICE - DIXIE CHICKS
Best Rock Album
STADIUM ARCADIUM - RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS
Best New Artist
CARRIE UNDERWOOD
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
AIN'T NO OTHER MAN - CHRISTINA AGUILERA
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
WAITING ON THE WORLD TO CHANGE - JOHN MAYER
Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal
MY HUMPS - THE BLACK EYED PEAS
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals
FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE - TONY BENNETT + Stevie Wonder
Best Pop Instrumental Performance
MORNIN' - George Benson
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