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Rose McMackin
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writer & country music anthropologist
bylines in Texas Monthly, Austin Monthly, The Barbed Wire & more
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Suppressing content makes you look like the bad guy no matter how good your moral justification is — so now, instead of fixing anything, you've just added a branding problem to your list of worries.
January 7, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Reposted by Rose McMackin
For decades, to cover or reference The Chicks was to make a quasi-political statement. Not anymore. Superstars like Lainey Wilson, Megan Maroney, and Lauren Alaina are reclaiming them — even if Nashville won’t.

thebarbedwire.com/2025/01/06/t...
The Chicks Are Everywhere in Country Music. Except Its Hall of Fame. - The Barbed Wire
The main character of “Wild Is Her Favorite Color,” the opening track on Jenna Paulette’s 2024 country album Horseback, is a familiar figure. She likes to drink tequila. She has an open heart like a d...
thebarbedwire.com
January 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM