Legendary country music star Willie Nelson insists the Dixie Chicks "got a raw deal" from a disapproving public following their criticism of US President George W Bush.

The Dixie Chicks will broadcast their comeback concert in London on Thursday live on their website - and they promise not to mention US President George W Bush.

Country trio the Dixie Chicks are desperate to be asked to perform for US troops in Iraq in an effort to prove once and for all they're not unpatriotic.

The members of country trio the Dixie Chicks faced their most terrifying show in Dallas, Texas in 2003 - after an extremist threatened to kill singer Natalie Maines onstage.

Pop star Britney Spears’ spur-of-the-moment wedding to a childhood friend has been annulled, her lawyer said tonight.

A media frenzy has broken out over the "joke" marriage between Britney Spears and childhood friend Jason Alexander.

Britney Spears’ whirlwind marriage looked destined to end as suddenly as it began, with claims tonight that her “joke” wedding vows were being annulled.

Dixie Chicks singer Natalie Maines, whose criticism of President George Bush last year led to death threats and boycotts of the group’s music, has reaffirmed her anti-war stance in a TV interview.

Bootylicious chart star Beyonce Knowles was named the biggest star of the year at a glitzy awards bash last night.

The two most successful artists at the Academy of Country Music Awards continued their winning ways, with Alan Jackson capturing album of the year for Drive, as well as a video honour, and Brooks & Dunn being named top vocal duo.

COUNTRY music band the Dixie Chicks, who sparked controversy when they denounced President George W Bush, yesterday hit back at critics through a nude appearance on the cover of a US magazine.

A member of Texas-based band Dixie Chicks said she received death threats after the group spoke out against the Iraq war and US President George Bush.

PERHAPS the most surprising moment during Sunday’s drab Oscar ceremony was not Michael Moore’s dramatic denunciation of President Bush and his ‘fictitious’ war on Iraq, but the audience’s reaction to it.

Country band the Dixie Chicks have been criticised by US music fans for remarks singer Natalie Maines made about President George Bush during a recent performance in London.

Coldplay have crowned a triumphant year with two prizes at the Grammy awards in New York.