The Dixie Chicks had a career slump after lead singer Natalie Maines criticized President Bush on the eve of the war in Iraq and upset many of the group's fans. Their defiant comeback album "Taking the Long Way" was named album of the year and best country album and the song "Not Ready to Make Nice" earned Grammys for record of the year, song of the year, and best country performance by a duo or group.
南方小鸡乐队主唱Natalie Maines 在伊拉克战争前夜指责总统布什,引起许多歌迷的不满,使的乐队事业一度陷入低靡.他们不羁的复出专集"Taking the Long Way"获得年度专集和最佳乡村专集,歌曲"Not Ready to Make Nice"获得格莱美年度最佳唱片,年度最佳单曲,以及最佳乡村表演和最佳二人组合奖.

After nearly four years of criticism, and some country radio stations refusing to play their music, band member Marty Maguire told reporters the win feels good. She said the album told a story.
在近4年的批评和许多国家广播电台拒绝播放他们的音乐之后,乐队成员Marty Maguire 告诉记者获奖的感觉很好.她说专集讲述了一个故事.

"Great music comes from inspiration and what happened to us really drove us to make an album that said a lot, and I think people kind of linked into that because it was a story and it was something beyond the music. It wasn’t just songs."
好的音乐来自于灵感,真实发生在我们身上的事使我们去制作一张拥有内涵的专集,并且我想人们会把这些联系起来,因为它是一个故事,超越了音乐,不仅仅是一首歌.

The Red Hot Chili Peppers earned four Grammys, including best rock album for "Stadium Arcadium," and best rock song, and best rock vocal by a duo or group, for the song "Dani California."
红椒乐队获得4项格莱美奖,包括最佳摇滚专集"Stadium Arcadium",最佳摇滚单曲,凭借"Dani California"获得最佳摇滚说唱二人组合.

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