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Natalie Maines Solo Album Title, Release Date Revealed

Robyn Beck, AFP

Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines has completed her first solo album. The singer-songwriter tweeted the news earlier this month, writing, "Happy Natalie Maines Finished Her Album Day everybody!" The project, which is titled Mother, is expected out on May 7, 2013.

Earlier this year, the Texas native confirmed via the same social networking site that the new album is rock, rather than country. Several outlets are also reporting that Ben Harper is producing the project. The record will mark Natalie's first full length offering since the 2006 Dixie Chicks album, Taking the Long Way.

It's likely that Mother takes its name from the Pink Floyd tune, which the mother of two performed with Ben Harper at several of his tour dates over the summer. Natalie has already recorded the song for the West of Memphis: Voices of Justice soundtrack, which accompanies the documentary about the men convicted of what has become known as the West Memphis Three murders.

The new project doesn't mean that Natalie won't be performing with Dixie Chicks, though. It was just announced that the trio will replace Lady Antebellum in the lineup for the 2013 Craven Country Jamboree (Hillary Scott's pregnancy has caused Lady A to cancel). The festival takes place July 11-14 in Craven, Canada, with the Chicks headlining on July 13. Get more information here.

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miretemk

She likens it to a abusive husband, what kind of statement is that, what a piece of trash

February 13 2013 at 8:28 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Jerod

She's also featured on the soundtrack for West Of Memphis! It's a film about the Memphis Three - Eddie Vedder and Henry Rollins are also on the album. http://bit.ly/WHVOjd

January 21 2013 at 7:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Donna

I love the Dixie Chicks and always have. Don't care about their Politics maybe because I agree with what they stand for. I will be very sad if thery never record together again...What a mi
Musical loss for all us fans...

January 10 2013 at 11:23 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Evermore

Dixie Chicks were the best female group in the history of country music. Too bad Natalie spoke the truth. The truth hurts. Many country fans can't handle the truth or are merely lemmings. Country's loss. The group was already wealthy. So many small minded people always looking for something or someone to hate.

January 08 2013 at 6:34 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
peekasa

I love it!!! If celebrities CHOOSE to use their popularity to espouse their political opinion, then be prepared to reap or suffer the consequences. In the Dixie Chicks case...suffer. I stopped listening to them the very day I heard them bad mouth our President on foreign soil. You keep our laundry in our "house"! Now she's bad mouthing country music fans, she still hasn't learned. Natalie, AMERICANS STOPPED LISTENING TO YOU...NOT JUST COUNTRY FANS!!! These same Americans will not listen to your rock music either! The BEST of musicians these days time their careers with egg timers...let alone ones like you with "histories". Retire, raise your kids, and collect the royalties of your past. That is your future in AMERICA!

January 08 2013 at 11:02 AM Report abuse -3 rate up rate down Reply
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dwhassoc

Pure BS. They sold more records after this fiasco. Bush was a traitor to our country and to all americans. I am proud of Natalie and I bet her album will go platinum. You cannot ask her to keep our dirty laundry in America when Bush and Cheney were out murdering all those poor people, including our own, in other countries. Bush made the dirty laundry and now we reep the benefits!

January 09 2013 at 6:32 PM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
angel8675

Natalie is a strong woman. I'm sure any negative comments aren't gonna affect her becasue she has heard them all.
Way To Go Nat

Many Blessings

January 05 2013 at 4:01 AM Report abuse +3 rate up rate down Reply
ghelm92160

Regardless of their past I sure miss their music!

December 31 2012 at 6:14 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
cheifs4828

...only place Natalie can get a gig is Canada....Dixie Chicks is now an adverb.
The sisters would do well to stay away from her. Disagree???...what has she done since the London Stage mouthoff?????

December 31 2012 at 6:06 PM Report abuse -4 rate up rate down Reply
ghbootman3

Ms Maines can drop off the edge of the world for all I care. I washed my hands of her damn ass years ago. she hasnt been missed not one iota

December 31 2012 at 12:52 PM Report abuse -4 rate up rate down Reply
devinmcmusters

I like the other two in the Chicks. This one looks like she has hygiene issues.

December 31 2012 at 10:15 AM Report abuse -3 rate up rate down Reply

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