The popular country group known as The Dixie Chicks has announced they are changing their name.<br />According to CNN, the trio will now simply be known as "The Chicks".<br />They will be dropping the word "dixie"; a reference to the pre-civil war south.<br />The band announced the news on their website Thursday, with the caption "We want to meet this moment".<br />The news follows Lady Antebellum's decision to alter their name to Lady A, citing the word's association to slavery.
