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Dixie Chicks Cancel Des Moines Concert Des Moines, August 3, 2006 - First they were coming, now they have decided not to visit the Hawkeye state. Today the country music trio, Dixie Chicks announced they will not be performing at Wells Fargo Arena. The concert was slated for August 24th. No reason was given for the cancellation, but the group released a statement that said "This is a year where we weren't sure what to expect. We were prepared for a lot of things as we figure out this new phase of our career. What we weren't prepared for, however,...

Country star Reba McEntire has weighed in against the Dixie Chicks again, after they criticized fans of her music. The pair first came to blows after the group criticized President George W. Bush's -- a close friend of Republican McEntire -- decision to go to war in Iraq. Although they later apologised, singer Martie Maguire recently took back the apology and claimed the furore had helped them connect with their audience, adding an attack on McEntire: "I'd rather have a small following of really cool people who get it, who will grow with us as we grow and are fans...

Even when she's perfecting her tan, Sheryl Crow can't get George Bush off her mind. Last weekend, the folks at Ritz-Carlton hired the Grammy winner to perform at the opening of their 60th hotel, on Grand Cayman. You may recall that Sen. John Kerry blamed the island — where Enron hid its massive debts — for America's tax-evasion problem. Though she campaigned for Kerry, Crow wasn't about to knock her host country, especially since the Ritz-Carlton had treated her to a week of scuba-diving and pina coladas.

ON THE WEEK before Christmas, I was excited to take my family to go to our great Verizon Wireless Arena to see James Taylor in concert. I paid a little extra for closer seats. Like any big entertainment venue these days, it is not cheap, but I was happy thinking this would be a fun and memorable family moment. Old James T. is quite a musical talent. He has a long list of hits that folks from 10 to 90 years old can enjoy, songs ranging from "Sweet Baby James" to "Fire and Rain." The Verizon had a great crowd...

Context is required to understand Kanye West's latest outburst -- criticizing President Bush on national TV during telethon Kanye West's outspoken criticism of President Bush's response to Hurricane Katrina has become one of the most controversial statements by a popular musician since Sinead O'Connor tore up a picture of the pope on "Saturday Night Live" in 1992. Like that incident, in which the Irish singer actually was making a complicated critique of the Catholic Church based on the teachings of the Rastafarian religion, the Chicago-born rapper's unscripted comments on live TV were no ill-considered outburst -- and they can't be...

KANYE WEST some rapper punk or whoever was just on trying to get people to donate money to the red cross. He was on with Mike Myers (Wayne's World). Mike Myers asked people to donate...then Kanye West went on a tirade about Iraq, Mike Myers said something else, and then Kanye says "GEORGE BUSH DOESN'T CARE ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE!"WHAT A FREAKING OUTRAGE!!!!!!!!!