ContactMusic — Country acts Willie Nelson George Strait and the Dixie Chicks raised more than 500000 313000 for victims of the Texas wildfires at a concert on Monday 17Oct11 Christopher Cross the Avett Brothers and Asleep at the Wheel also took the stage to pe... more info

Guardian Music — The absence of Lady Gaga at this year's Brits accidentally opened the door to Mumford & Sons and an Ed Sheeran-fronted new wave of beige popAll pop scenes have their defining moments. Britpop's was the Blur v Oasis chart battle; with punk it was the ... more info

ContactMusic — The Dixie Chicks are reuniting to raise funds for the victims of this summers 11 wildfires in Texas The trio will team up with Willie Nelson Lyle Lovett and Asleep at the Wheel among others for the Fire Relief The Concert for Central Texas event on..... more info

Guardian Music — The men are now free jail but famous names including Peter Jackson want to establish their innocence of scouts' murdersThe men have served their time and walked free. The case is closed. But celebrity supporters of the West Memphis Three, including ... more info

ContactMusic — Dixie Chicks star Natalie Maines took to Twitter. com over the weekend (19-21Aug11) to celebrate the release of the West Memphis Three from an Arkansas prison on Friday (19Aug11). The singer joined family members, friends and supporters of Damien Ech... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Rocker Eddie Vedder and Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines celebrated in court on Friday as the three incarcerated men they've been seeking justice for over the killings of three boy scouts in 1993 were freed from prison. more info

ContactMusic — Rocker Eddie Vedder and Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines celebrated in court on Friday (19Aug11) as the three incarcerated men they've been seeking justice for over the killings of three boy scouts in 1993 were freed from prison. Damien Echols, Jes... more info

The Telegraph — Grammy-winning comedian shows off his banjo skills with help from the Dixie Chicks. more info

Guardian Music — (Sugar Hill Records) This album is subtitled Bluegrass Songs by Robert Hunter and Jim Lauderdale, and it's the input from Hunter that makes it special. He was, after all, the lyricist for the Grateful Dead, and responsible for co-writing their folk a... more info

Perez Hilton — Taylor Swift has been doing a lot of rad covers in concert lately. Earlier this month, she did the Dixie Chicks and Friday night in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she covered Eminem's Lose Yourself and Uncle Kracker's Smile. Loved it when the crowd joined ... more info