The Chicks' touring arm is suing Lloyd's of London for $6.6m, alleging breach of contract for failing to pay out a claim over the band's canceled 2020 tour.
Dixie Brewing Company will be officially known as Faubourg Brewing Company
Gayle Benson, owner of 114-year-old brand, changed name in November
Benson is also the owner of New Orleans pro sports teams Saints and Pelicans
Decision to drop Dixie was made in wake of killing of George Floyd last May Dixie is nickname for Southern states where slavery was legal before Civil War Faubourg is French word that means neighborhood or suburb
On Wednesday, workers painted over Dixie Beer sign on brewery tower
Like everything else in 2020, country music was full of unexpected moments many of them painful. Even before the coronavirus pandemic started spreading wide in the U.S. and forcing shutdowns, Nashville, Tennessee country music’s epicenter was fighting its own share of battles. A tornado whipped through The Music City the first week of March, causing severe damage to the East Nashville neighborhood, where many country artists live and work. Even when engulfed by damage and sickness, the country community rallied. Even when they lost some of the greatest among them, like John Prine, Kenny Rogers and Charley Pride, country musicians found the strength to stay engaged with fans (if only through livestreams), fight for much-needed change and share some truly stellar records in the process.