Unattributed quoted Major Labels by Kelefa Sanneh
(In 2019, Taylor Swift said that she had thought of the Dixie Chicks’ fate when she decided not to endorse Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign. She said, “The number one thing they absolutely drill into you as a country artist, and you can ask any other country artist this, is ‘Don’t be like the Dixie Chicks!’ ”)
— Major Labels by Kelefa Sanneh (Page 200)
This is what has become of the country music scene. The downfall of the Dixie Chicks is still being used to try to keep artists in line today. This is sickening. I wonder how many other segments of the music industry suffer from similar treatment of artists.