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| Sugarland "Brings It" With Entertainer Nod | |
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| twain2country | Sep 13 2008, 06:35 AM Post #1 |
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When the Dixie Chicks were summarily dropped from country music’s mainstream, their absence created a void for females among the finalists in the Country Music Association’s most prestigious award, Entertainer of the Year. That empty space has finally been filled for the first time in a whopping seven years, thanks to Sugarland’s nomination for the honor this week. "Obviously there are wonderful, wonderful female entertainers who are out there," Jennifer Nettles told The Tennessean, "but you really have to bring it. You can't strut across the stage in a short skirt and high heels and expect to compete with Kenny Chesney, who is flying around the stage on a high wire. I love [this nomination] as a nod to that, that hopefully I am bringing it." The Chicks made regular appearances among the Entertainer nominees for three straight years, 1999-2001, prior to their drop from prominence, the result of an offhand remark by Natalie Maines about the president that brought immediate retribution from fans. Nevertheless, the trio is one of the female acts that has pocketed a CMA Entertainer trophy, earned in 2000. The other women who’ve taken home the honor are Loretta Lynn (1972), Dolly Parton (1978), Barbara Mandrell (1980-81), Reba McEntire (1986) and Shania Twain (1999). http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headline...37711_,00.html |
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