For their Politics?
They swept the Grammy Awards, but apparently the Dixie Chicks are still not in favour with the Academy of Country Music.
Nominations were announced Monday for the annual ACM Awards and there was no mention of the trio despite their five Grammys for Taking the Long Way. The Chicks have won 10 ACMs in their career, including Entertainer of the Year in 2000, but have been shunned by the Nashville establishment since their President Bush-bashing comments in 2003.
While the Academy of Country Music isn't ready to make nice with the Chicks, the organization made sure the usual Nashville-pleasing subjects were accounted for, led by George Straight, Brooks & Dunn and Rascal Flatts.
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