AP: Dixie Chicks Lead Grammys With 5 Awards (PHOTO) [View All]

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The Dixie Chicks from left, Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Emily Robison, accept the award for best country album for 'Taking the Long Way' at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Dixie Chicks lead Grammys with 5 awards

Update: Headline now reads 5 Grammys Mark Dixie Chicks Comeback

By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer
3 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES - The Dixie Chicks completed a defiant comeback on Sunday night, winning five Grammy awards after being shunned by the country music establishment over the group's anti-Bush comments leading up to the Iraq invasion.

The Texas trio won record and song of the year for the no-regrets anthem "Not Ready to Make Nice." They also won best country album — which was especially ironic considering that the group has said they don't consider themselves country artists anymore.

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"That's interesting," Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines crowed from the podium after winning the country award. "Well, to quote the great 'Simpsons' — 'Heh-Heh.' Just kidding," said Maines, adding, "A lot of people just turned their TVs off right now. I'm very sorry for that."

Emily Robison noted, "We wouldn't have done this album without everything we went through, so we have no regrets. I thank everyone who voted for us."

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