The Chicks Sing National Anthem at the 2024 Democratic National Convention

The Chicks tapped into this year’s Democratic theme of patriotism at the closing night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

The country music group — consisting of Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer — performed a moving rendition of the national anthem ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris’ speech on Thursday, Aug. 22, in Chicago.

Huddled around the microphone, the trio sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” a capella. When the song ended, the packed United Center erupted, chanting “USA” on repeat.

The Chicks sing the national anthem at the DNC in Chicago on August 22, 2024.

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Maren Morris sings ‘America, We’re Better than This’ during powerful DNC performance

The Chicks’ performance at the DNC is significant given that their musical career was previously marred by their political beliefs.

Back in March 2003, Maines famously spoke out against former President George W. Bush.

“Just so you know, we’re ashamed that the president of the United States is from Texas,” the Texan told the crowd.

The band quickly faced backlash. Their music was boycotted, record sales plummeted, and they received death threats (Maines later apologized for her comments, calling them “disrespectful,” but retracted her apology years later.)

In 2006, the band returned with a Grammy with their album response On a long way.

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The Chicks, with singer Natalie Maines in the middle, sing the national anthem on the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 22, 2024.

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Stevie Wonder, John Legend and Sheila E. cover Prince’s ‘Let’s Go Crazy’ at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

On Wednesday night, the DNC featured a performance by John Legend, who was joined by Prince collaborator Sheila E. and Stevie Wonder for a high-energy rendition of Prince and the Revolution’s 1984 classic “Let’s Go Crazy” from Purple rainaccording to a recording from KSDK News.

The gathering was a warm welcome for Minnesota’s Tim Walz, who accepted the nomination for vice president.

Maren Morris also took the stage to support Vice President Harris by singing her 2020 protest song, “Better Than We Found It,” which was released after the killing of George Floyd to express her support for the Black Lives Matter movement.

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