The Chicks Perform 'Not Ready to Make Nice' on Jimmy Kimmel Live for Album Anniversary
The Chicks performed their hit 'Not Ready to Make Nice' on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their Grammy-winning album Taking the Long Way. The 2006 album, which won five Grammys including Album of the Year, was released in the wake of the group being blacklisted after Natalie Maines made controversial comments about President George W. Bush and the Iraq War. The appearance also serves as a preview of a 16-show anniversary tour launching September 30 in Detroit and concluding November 2 in Los Angeles.
The Chicks — Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Strayer — appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday to perform 'Not Ready to Make Nice,' the lead single from their seventh studio album Taking the Long Way, which turns 20 this year. The trio performed dressed in all red, accompanied by a full band and string section, with Maguire contributing her signature fiddle playing. Taking the Long Way was released in 2006 following the group's blacklisting from country radio after Maines publicly criticized President George W. Bush and the Iraq War in 2003. The album went on to win five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year. The Kimmel appearance is part of a broader anniversary celebration that includes a 16-date fall tour playing intimate theater venues, with multiple stops in Chicago, New York, and San Antonio before wrapping up with two nights in Hollywood, California.
How coverage differed
Rolling Stone included an editorial aside about Maines recently calling Donald Trump a 'fugly slut,' adding a political dimension absent from UPI's straightforward event coverage, reflecting Rolling Stone's more politically engaged framing.
What different sources said
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Watch the Chicks Revisit ‘Not Ready to Make Nice’ on ‘Kimmel’
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Watch: The Chicks perform 'Not Ready to Make Nice' on 'Jimmy Kimmel'
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