The Dixie Chicks are now officially going by The Chicks.
While not much has been said about their name change, Natalie Maines, Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Strayer have dropped the "dixie" from their band name with the minimalist comment “We want to meet this moment.”
The change, which was confirmed by a representative to the New York Times, comes on the same day that they released their new song titled "March March." The video features images and footage of current and past protests supporting women’s rights, gay rights, environmental causes and Black Lives Matter.
According to the New York Times, "the pressure had come over its use of the word Dixie, with commentary in the news media pushing the group to change its name just as the country debates issues like removing Confederate monuments."
The band's new name has arrived just weeks before their first album in 14 years, "Gaslighter," is expected to drop.
The Chicks are not the first country act to reconsider their name among the current times. Lady Antebellum made the switch to Lady A on June 11.