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Trouble finds Tim McGraw at Washington state show
6/25/2008, AP
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — If Tim McGraw isn't looking for trouble, it must've been looking for him. Fan video shot Tuesday in Auburn, Wash., shows the country singer help...
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Tim McGraw Lays Down the Law
6/25/2008, E! Online
Don't mess with Tim McGraw. Sure, stopping a concert and asking someone to give back the ring they just pulled off your finger seemed kinda hard-core at the time. But...
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McGraw back on his own for summer tour
1/31/2008, Reuters
Tim McGraw will return to the road
this summer as a solo headliner after two years co-headlining
with his wife, Faith Hill.
The Live Your Voice outing begins May 9 in...
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Tim McGraw to appear in `4 Christmases'
1/17/2008, AP
Tim McGraw and Dwight Yoakam have never sung together, but they'll act together in the romantic comedy "Four Christmases."
McGraw began filming this week in Los Angeles,...
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Faith Hill on Bended Knee
1/16/2008, E! Online
Faith Hill is bowed but not broken.
The country superstar had to take a brief timeout from recording her upcoming Christmas album to have knee surgery, but it...
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Bobby Brown and Dee Snider going country for CMT
10/19/2007, Reuters
Bobby Brown ... country
superstar?
The R&B singer is one of several celebrities set to compete
in a new CMT series designed to give one of them a chance to
break out as the...
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McGraw's Grabby Fans Strike Again
8/3/2007, E! Online
Turns out Tim McGraw's family jewels got hijacked twice in one night. Though the second time around, the bauble was literal in nature.
During a concert Saturday in...
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Summer tour season heats up
5/31/2007, AP
As flip-flops hit the pavement and barbecue grills ignite, some of the biggest artists are packing their bags to get the summer concert season started.
This year, everyone...
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Curtains falling on some amphitheaters
5/31/2007, AP
It doesn't take a second for David Kells to recall the first concert he ever saw: Aerosmith with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Starwood Amphitheater, 1990.
Over the next...
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Strait Ahead for George and Carrie at ACM's
5/15/2007, E! Online
The Academy of Country Music was just giving it away to Carrie Underwood and George Strait tonight.
A newcomer no longer, Carrie Underwood took home a leading three...
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Joe, Monkeys Can't Touch Avril's Thing
5/2/2007, E! Online
For Avril Lavigne, the best just got better.
Avril Lavigne's The Best Damn Thing spent a second week atop the album charts, easily outselling new releases from R&B...
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U.S. album sales down, digital sales up
4/19/2007, AP
U.S. album sales are down 17 percent so far this year, a downward spiral caused in part by a surge in online music purchases and fewer big-name albums being released in the...
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"Now" Wows McGraw, McBride, Duff
4/11/2007, E! Online
Nasvhille's big Macs couldn't serve up enough customers to keep the latest installment of Now That's What I Call Music! from the top of the food chain.
For the...
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Gore's climate concert finds home in New Jersey
4/10/2007, Reuters
Rebuffed in Washington, former Vice
President Al Gore is taking his "Live Earth" rock concert to
New Jersey.
The concert to raise awareness about global warming will...
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McGraw Outdraws All Comers
4/6/2007, E! Online
And the guy with the biggest hat wins.
After a slow start to the year, album sales are finally ticking up with the arrival of more major releases and tougher competition...
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Tim McGraw grows and looks beyond music
3/23/2007, AP
Tim McGraw once sang about all the things he planned to do later in life. In "My Next 30 Years," he vowed to cry a little less, laugh a little more, raise a little family...
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Hill and McGraw rev up for '07 tour
3/7/2007, AP
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw will return this summer for another go-round of their hugely successful Soul2Soul tour. "This is why we get into this business," McGraw said...
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Academy of Country Music Awards nominees
3/5/2007, AP
Following is the list of nominees for the 42nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards announced Monday in Nashville. The awards will be presented May 15 in Las...
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Gore announces climate-change concerts
2/15/2007, AP
Al Gore announced on Thursday a series of worldwide concerts to focus on the threat of climate change, with a powerhouse lineup from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Snoop Dogg...
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All-star global concerts come to aid of climate
2/15/2007, Reuters
Environmental activists led by
former U.S. Vice President Al Gore announced plans on Thursday
for a worldwide string of pop concerts in July featuring Sheryl Crow, Red Hot...
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Burglars hit L.A. home of Faith Hill, Tim McGraw
2/14/2007, Reuters
Thieves broke into the Hollywood
Hills home of country music stars Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
over the weekend and stole an unknown amount of money, police
said on...
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Burglars hit country singers' L.A. home
2/13/2007, AP
The Hollywood Hills mansion of Tim McGraw and Faith Hill was burglarized over the weekend, police said Tuesday.
The home was broken into between Friday and Monday when no...
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McGraw and Hill Sing the Burglary Blues
2/13/2007, E! Online
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw's latest duet involves filling out a police report.
The country superstars fell victim to a burglary over the weekend when their Los Angeles home...
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End in Sight for Dion's New Day
1/5/2007, E! Online
The sun will finally set on A New Day... in December.
Producers have announced that Celine Dion's hit Las Vegas concert spectacle will close Dec. 15 after nearly...
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Urban, Paisley, Waters set to hit road in 2007
12/31/2006, Reuters
We know that the Rolling Stones,
Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw/Faith Hill and Dave Matthews Band
will sell the heck out of tickets in 2007.
But there is always a dark horse...
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Stones, Streisand among top 2006 tours
12/28/2006, AP
Concert tours by the Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand and country duo Tim McGraw and Faith Hill were among the top-grossing tours in North America in 2006, helping drive...
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Mariah Carey snubbed at another awards show
11/21/2006, Reuters
Pop diva Mariah Carey, whose
commercial success has not translated into awards show acclaim,
was snubbed at the American Music Awards on Tuesday, despite
scoring three...
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CMAs "Believe" in Brooks & Dunn
11/7/2006, E! Online
It's hard to believe how many times Brooks & Dunn have won Duo of the Year at the Country Music Association Awards.
The Hillbilly Deluxe artists, who also hosted the...
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Faith Hill says camera caught her joking, not angry
11/7/2006, Reuters
Recording star Faith Hill insisted
on Tuesday she was just clowning around backstage at the
Country Music Association Awards when cameras caught her
apparently reacting with...
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People Choose Johnny, Jen, Vince
11/7/2006, E! Online
The people have spoken. Unfortunately, they seem to be repeating themselves.
Despite the potentially dramatic pairing of Isaiah Washington and recently outed Neil Patrick...
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Tim McGraw gets a Hollywood star
10/17/2006, AP
Tim McGraw, the country entertainer whose many hats include recording star, concert performer and movie actor, was enshrined in concrete Tuesday with a star along the...
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Multiple Music Award nods for many
9/19/2006, AP
For more than a dozen artists, nominations for the American Music Awards came in twos and threes.
Mariah Carey, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Eyed Peas and...
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40th annual Country Music Award nominees
8/30/2006, AP
Nominees for the 40th annual Country Music Association Awards, to be held Nov. 6 in Nashville, Tenn:
Entertainer of the year: Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley,...
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Brooks & Dunn, Paisley Lead CMA Noms
8/30/2006, E! Online
Stick a fork in the CMA Award nominations--they're Dunn.
Brooks & Dunn and solo crooner Brad Paisley racked up six
nominations apiece for the Country Music Association...
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Billboard album reviews: Bob Dylan, Sam Moore
8/28/2006, Reuters
You may have seen the recent photos
of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his
44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936
classic about...
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Struggling New Orleans musicians look ahead
8/27/2006, Reuters
Before Hurricane Katrina hit, Tanio
Hingle lived in a house in the Treme section of New Orleans
with his wife and three kids, gigging around town with the New
Birth Brass...
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Long lost listener has to relearn Top 40
8/7/2006, AP
Once upon a time, if you named any song in the Top 40, I could hum a few bars. So it was startling to scan Billboard's Top 40 recently and realize the extent of my...
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Faith Hill, Tim McGraw to resume tour
7/5/2006, AP
After a bout with bronchitis, Tim McGraw took the stage Wednesday with wife Faith Hill, resuming their summer concert tour in the Big Easy with all proceeds going to...
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Soul2Soul with country music's reigning couple
7/2/2006, Reuters
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
-- arguably the king and queen of country music -- are
backstage at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pa.,
on June 21.
They joke around...
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McGraw & Hill serve up crowd-pleasing night of hits
6/26/2006, Reuters
Someone should really
introduce Tim McGraw and Faith Hill to each other.
At least that's the impression one got Friday night at New
York's Madison Square Garden, where the...
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Country Stampede takes over
6/21/2006, AP
From the street, the headquarters of the Country Stampede looks like a mom-and-pop shop, squished between two restaurants in an out-of-the-way strip mall.
And the...
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Tony Bennett recruits for b'day album
6/14/2006, AP
Tony Bennett has recruited more than a dozen music heavyweights, including Bono, Paul McCartney and Barbra Streisand, to sing on his new album, "Tony Bennett: Duets/An...
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Dixie Chicks return to No. 1 on charts
5/31/2006, AP
The Dixie Chicks appear to be more popular than the president these days. President Bush's approval rating has plummeted, but the Chicks are on top of the pop and country...
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Charts: Rascal Flatts Says Not "Now"
4/26/2006, E! Online
Rascal Flatts' Gang keeps banging away on the competition.
For the third straight week, the county band's Me & My
Gang ruled the Billboard 200, this time holding off...
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Rascal Flatts Won't Be (White) Trashed
4/19/2006, E! Online
In a country shootout for the top of the charts, Toby Keith
got flat-out Flatt-ened.
Fresh off a year-best
debut, Rascal Flatts' Me & My Gang held at number one despite...
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Tim McGraw, Faith Hill Concert Canceled
4/13/2006, AP
The Tim McGraw and Faith Hill concert scheduled for April 23 at the University of Tennessee has been canceled because of safety issues.
The Soul2Soul II concert was...
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Rascal's "Gang" Flattens T.I.'s "King"
4/12/2006, E! Online
Their name might be Flatts, but this country trio spiked right to
the top of the charts.
One week after T.I. set the yea's
single-week sales record with King, Rascal...
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Keith, Carrie Nab CMTs
4/11/2006, E! Online
Nicole's man done good.
Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood and
Brad Paisley were among the big winners of the CMT Awards Monday night,
with the American Idol alum managing...
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T.I.'s "King" Crowned
4/5/2006, E! Online
T.I., the self-proclaimed King of the South, can't get any further
north. The rapper's King landed the year's biggest opening week,
selling nearly 522,000 copies last week,...
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Tim McGraw Has Lots in the Works
3/30/2006, AP
Tim McGraw asks a lot of his fans. Onstage, the country singer encourages them to live, love, dance, care, grab it all. Offstage, he urges them to vote, give blood, donate...
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CMT Awards Have Faith, Keith
3/16/2006, E! Online
CMT voters gotta have Faith. And Carrie. And, uh, Reese?
Faith Hill nabbed a leading four nominations for the 2006 CMT
Awards, the country music video kudosfest voted on...
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McGraw, Hill Blast Katrina Cleanup Efforts
3/10/2006, AP
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill met with reporters to talk about their upcoming tour, but ended up venting their frustration with the cleanup efforts along the Gulf Coast in the...
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Paisley, Underwood Nab ACM Nods
3/8/2006, E! Online
Brad Paisley would like to thank the Academy. The other one.
The Time Well Wasted singer received a leading six
nominations for the Academy of Country Music Awards,...
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Correction: Feb. 8-9 Grammy Vignettes Story
2/10/2006, AP
In stories Feb. 8 and Feb. 9 about "Desperate Housewives" star Teri Hatcher at the Grammys, The Associated Press misspelled the first name of the designer of her dress. He...
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Singer Tim McGraw Eyes Politics
1/13/2006, AP
Country singer Tim McGraw says he wants to run for office someday in his adopted home state of Tennessee — perhaps for governor or U.S. senator — and he's getting...
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Tim McGraw, Faith Hill To Tour Together Again
1/9/2006, USRN
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are planning to hit the road together again beginning this spring, according to Billboard. The couple last toured together in 2000 on the Soul II...
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AMAs Reward Destiny's Child, McGraw
11/22/2005, E! Online
The members of Destiny's Child may have gone their separate ways,
but that didn't stop the band from picking up a pair of awards at
Tuesday's American Music Awards.
The...
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Spotlight on Womack, Paisley at CMAs
11/15/2005, AP
Although the CMA Awards' first soiree in New York will be peppered with cameos by Elton John, Billy Joel, Donald Trump, James Gandolfini and Bon Jovi, don't expect...
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LIFEbeat to Honor World AIDS Day
11/15/2005, AP
LIFEbeat — the Music Industry Fights AIDS will honor World AIDS Day on Dec. 1 with an Internet auction featuring some 1,000 items from stars in music, film, theater and...
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McGraw Hit Named Song of the Year at CMAs
11/10/2005, AP
Tim McGraw's hit "Live Like You Were Dying" was named song of the year Thursday during the 11th annual Inspirational County Music Awards Show.
Written by Tim Nichols and...
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Lohan, Duff, Crow Added to AMAs
11/1/2005, AP
Lindsay Lohan, Hilary Duff and Sheryl Crow have been added to the lineup of performers for the "2005 American Music Awards."
The 33rd annual special will air live from the...
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'Gold Digger' mines another week on top
10/20/2005, Reuters
For the seventh week straight, Kanye
West's "Gold Digger" featuring Jamie Foxx is in the top spot on
the Billboard Hot 100.
Chris Brown's "Run It!" is heating up the Hot...
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ASCAP fete honors country songwriters, publishers
10/18/2005, Reuters
ASCAP honored its top country
songwriters and publishers at its annual awards gala Monday
night at Nashville's famed Ryman Auditorium. Kenny Chesney,
Craig Wiseman, John...
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Chesney, Wiseman, Rich Win ASCAP Awards
10/18/2005, AP
Performer Kenny Chesney won the ASCAP Voice of Music Award at the agency's annual country music awards show. Chesney, the current Country Music Association entertainer of...
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Allaire Studios Lure Top-Notch Musicians
9/28/2005, AP
Allaire Studios sit at the end of a slithering mountain road. Airy rooms offer skytop views of the Catskill Mountains.
Norah Jones, Tim McGraw and David Bowie are among...
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Mariah Carey Tops AMA Noms
9/20/2005, E! Online
Apparently Mariah Carey and American Music Award nominations
belong together.
The R&B diva led the AMA field with
four nominations in all, including nods for Best...
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Paisley, Womack Lead CMA Noms
9/7/2005, E! Online
A tip of the ten-gallon hat to Brad Paisley and Lee Ann Womack.
The country crooners wrangled themselves six nominations
apiece to lead this year's contenders for the...
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Stars Pledge Help for Katrina Victims
9/2/2005, AP
Celebrities including Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Leno, Master P and Dave Matthews are contributing star power to relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina.
DeGeneres, a...
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Kanye West Rips Bush During NBC Concert
9/2/2005, AP
It began, fittingly enough, with jazz from New Orleans natives Harry Connick Jr. and Wynton Marsalis. But "A Concert for Hurricane Relief," a heartfelt and dignified benefit...
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Fats Domino MIA in New Orleans
9/1/2005, E! Online
One of rock 'n' roll's chief architects is missing in the rubble
of New Orleans.
Fats Domino and his family were
unaccounted for Thursday, presumed lost in his home...
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Connick Says New Orleans Will Rebuild
9/1/2005, AP
Harry Connick Jr., who grew up in New Orleans, says the city will rebuild and that its residents are "freakishly strong."
In an interview Thursday on NBC's "Today" show,...
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TV Telethons Announced for Katrina Victims
9/1/2005, AP
Hurricane Katrina telethons reminiscent of benefits for tsunami and 9/11 victims will feature artists including Wynton Marsalis and Green Day, while Jerry Lewis' annual...
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NBC, MTV to air concerts for Katrina victims
8/31/2005, Reuters
Three Louisiana-born stars -- Harry Connick Jr., Wynton Marsalis and Tim McGraw -- will headline a
televised charity concert to air live on Friday for victims of
Hurricane...
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Faith Hill Embraces Simpler Country Sound
8/12/2005, AP
For a down-home "Mississippi Girl," Faith Hill sure cleans up well — from magazine covers and a Hollywood film to a celebrity marriage with country star Tim McGraw. But...
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Faith Hill Embraces Simpler Country Sound
8/12/2005, AP
For a down-home "Mississippi Girl," Faith Hill sure cleans up well — from magazine covers and a Hollywood film to a celebrity marriage with country star Tim...
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'Monday Night Football' to Use McGraw Song
8/12/2005, AP
"Monday Night Football" has a season-long partnership with Grammy-winning singer Tim McGraw for special musical halftime highlights throughout the 36th season of the ABC...
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Faith Fires Up the Charts
8/10/2005, E! Online
There's definitely no King of the Hill on this week's chart!
With her new album Fireflies, country crossover star
Faith Hill scored her third consecutive number one on...
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Bowie, Stefani among Fashion Rocks performers
8/9/2005, Reuters
David Bowie, Destiny's Child, Duran
Duran, Gwen Stefani, Nelly and Tim McGraw lead the lineup for
the Fashion Rocks concert, which will be held Sept. 8 at New
York's Radio...
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A Look Back at Live 8
7/5/2005, E! Online
Three days after the Live 8 concerts were heard around the world,
their impact continues to reverberate.
The musical
extravaganza which took place in nine venues...
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Best Live 8 Viewing to Be Found Online
7/2/2005, AP
In Berlin, Green Day proclaimed its majesty with a cover of Queen's "We Are the Champions" as R.E.M. performed "Man on the Moon" in London. And R.E.M. hadn't left the stage...
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Country's John Rich gets big -- and richer
7/1/2005, Reuters
In addition to his better-known gig
as half of hot country duo Big & Rich, John Rich has quietly
become Nashville's new "it" producer and one of its most
sought-after...
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Lineups for Rest of Live 8 Concerts
7/1/2005, AP
The lineup for Live 8 in Berlin includes A-ha, Audioslave, Brian Wilson, Chris De Burgh, Green Day and Roxy Music, along with a number of German acts.
The lineup for Live...
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Moscow Joins Live 8 Lineup
6/28/2005, E! Online
Those West End Boys are headed east end on a mission of hope.
The Pet Shop Boys have been tapped to headline the newly added
Moscow installment of Saturday's Live 8...
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Live 8 Live in Your Living Room
6/23/2005, E! Online
All you who missed out the ticket lottery or can't swing that
last-minute fare to London to see the anticipated Pink Floyd reunion,
fear not--Live 8 is going to be live in...
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New Faith Hill album set for August
6/21/2005, Reuters
Faith Hill's "Fireflies," her first
studio album since 2002's "Cry," will arrive Aug. 2 via Warner
Bros. First single "Mississippi Girl," which was co-written by
Big &...
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Tim McGraw Named Spokesperson For Red Cross Blood Drive
4/5/2005, USRN
Tim McGraw is teaming up with the State Farm insurance company and the American Red Cross to challenge citizens across the country to give blood. The Neighbors Give Life...
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Nominees for CMT Awards for Videos
3/16/2005, AP
The nominees for the 2005 CMT Music Awards, which will be broadcast live 8 p.m. Eastern time April 11:
Male video: Keith Urban, "Days Go By"; Kenny Chesney, "I Go Back";...
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Big & Rich, Wilson Lead CMT Nominees
3/16/2005, AP
Music videos by newcomers Big & Rich and Gretchen Wilson were among the leading nominees for the 2005 CMT Music Awards announced Wednesday.
The video for Big & Rich's song...
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Nelly Nominated For Two Country Music Television Awards
2/28/2005, USRN
Rapper Nelly already has three Grammy Awards on his mantle, but the rapper is hoping to add a Country Music Television Award or two to his collection. Allhiphop.com reports...
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On the Go with Mario
12/18/2004, Reuters
The third chart entry proves to
be the charm for Mario, who rises to a new career peak on the
Billboard Hot 100 with "Let Me Love You" (3rd Street/J). The
single moves 3-2,...
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Snoop Posts Third 'Hot' Week Atop Singles Chart
12/16/2004, Reuters
Snoop Dogg was too hot to drop
from the top of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday as
his hit tune "Drop It Like It's Hot" featuring Pharrell logged
a third week at...
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Tim McGraw Raises $1 Million For FSU
11/29/2004, USRN
Tim McGraw played a show last week to benefit Florida State University, and it was a roaring success--to the tune of $1 million-plus. The monies raised will go toward...
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Exec Says Country Acts Not Reaching Beyond Borders
11/26/2004, Reuters
Country artists need to try harder
when it comes to international markets, according to talent
executive Bruce Allen.
During a recent keynote speech at the Country Music...
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Tim McGraw Makes Music History With Nelly
11/1/2004, USRN
Nelly's new single, "Over And Over," featuring Tim McGraw, has helped the country superstar earn some more space in the music history books. The track debuts at Number 67 on...
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Usher, Linkin Park Win Radio Music Awards
10/26/2004, AP
Usher won Hip-Hop Artist of the Year and Hip-Hop Song of the Year at the Radio Music Awards Monday night. Linkin Park grabbed the Alternative Rock Song of the Year and Rock...
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McGraw to Perform at Awards Ceremony
9/28/2004, Reuters
With a performance of "How Bad Do
You Want It," Tim McGraw will open the 38th Annual Country
Music Association (CMA) Awards ceremony, set for Nov. 9 at
Nashville's Grand Ole...
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Fashion Rocks at Radio City Hall
9/9/2004, AP
Fashion rocks — and Beyonce put on shimmery hot-pants and Rod Stewart wore a three-piece suit with a pocket square to prove it.
Beyonce and Stewart, along with Avril...
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Tim McGraw Donates Concert Profits To Hurricane Victims
8/23/2004, USRN
Tim McGraw has decided to donate profits from his concert Sunday (August 22) in Orlando, Florida, to the hurricane relief efforts in Florida.
McGraw said, "I have...
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New Artists Help Country Music Sales Jump
7/13/2004, AP
Last summer, country music's hottest act, the Dixie Chicks , was in a meltdown. Country CD sales were sliding and record executives were praying for a spate of holiday...
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CMT's 100 Greatest Love Songs
6/9/2004, AP
Country Music Television's list of the 100 greatest love songs:
1. "I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton )
2. "You Were Always On My Mind" (Willie Nelson )
3. "Sweet...
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Brooks & Dunn Early Country Award Winners
5/26/2004, AP
Brooks & Dunn added to their record 17 Academy of Country Music awards Wednesday, beating out Montgomery Gentry and three other groups for the top vocal duo award.
Alan...
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Faith Hill to Return to Stage This Summer
5/18/2004, AP
After a four-year hiatus, country singer Faith Hill will return to the stage this summer. She is scheduled to perform at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on...
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Elton John Strolls Down 'Peachtree Road'
5/13/2004, Reuters
Elton John , who threatened a few
years ago never to record again, is eyeing a November release
for his next studio album, "Peachtree Road," a reference to the
famed...
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Celine's Pain in the Neck
5/11/2004, E! Online
Celine
Dion's called a time-out, canceling three of her shows at Caesars
Palace this week for some much needed R&R.
The
French-Canadian chanteuse has nixed A New Day......
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Many 'American Idol' Losers Winning Big
5/10/2004, AP
Acidic tongue-lashings from "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell could deflate anyone's musical aspirations, but many "Idol" losers are finding that second-chance success...
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Usher Album Tips Triple-Platinum
5/4/2004, Reuters
Just over a month after its release,
Usher's chart-topping album, "Confessions," has been certified
triple-platinum for U.S. shipments in excess of three million
copies by...
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Three Leading Recording Facilities Unite
3/27/2004, Reuters
In an effort to attract new clients
and provide a broader range of services, three of the recording
industry's premier facilities have partnered.
The mobile Remote...
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Tim McGraw to Open Tour in Virginia
3/25/2004, AP
Tim McGraw will open his 33-city Tim McGraw and The Dancehall Doctors Out Loud Summer Tour 2004 in Virginia Beach, Va., on June 11.
"I'm excited to get back on the road...
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Wal-Mart Fine-Tunes Music Service
3/23/2004, Reuters
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,
the world's largest retailer, has officially launched its
digital music store Music Downloads and has incorporated many
improvements since the...
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McGraw, McEntire Announce Tour Plans
3/23/2004, AP
Tim McGraw and his band have their summer work cut out for them. He's announcing their summer tour, currently set for more than 33 cities, set to kick off in Virginia...
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Alan Jackson Leads Country Music Academy Nominees
3/10/2004, Reuters
Georgia-born singer Alan Jackson ,
who shared a recent hit with Jimmy Buffett on the duet "It's
Five O'Clock Somewhere," led the field of contenders for the
Academy of...
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List of 39th Annual Country Music Awards
3/10/2004, AP
List of key nominations announced Wednesday for the 39th annual Academy of Country Music Awards:
1. Entertainer of the Year: Brooks & Dunn, Kenny Chesney , Alan Jackson ,...
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Alan Jackson Collects Leading 8 ACM Nods
3/10/2004, AP
Alan Jackson , who received a leading eight Academy of Country Music nominations Wednesday, can justify celebrating as early as he wants because — as the title of his...
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Alan Jackson Leads ACM Nominations
3/10/2004, AP
Alan Jackson can justify celebrating his leading eight Academy of Country Music nominations on Wednesday as early as he wants, because — as the title of his hit song...
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Tim McGraw Nabs First Major Studio Film Role
2/5/2004, USRN
Tim McGraw begins filming his very first studio film role this week in Odessa, Texas. The singer will play Charlie Billingsley, the alcoholic father of a high school...
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Tim McGraw Lands His First Film Deal
2/5/2004, AP
Country singer Tim McGraw has landed his first studio film deal, playing the alcoholic father of a football player in a movie starring Billy Bob Thornton .
Filming starts...
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Glitz, Star Power Heats Up at Super Bowl
2/1/2004, AP
For the humdrum New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers, putting on a show to match the glitz, glitter and star power of the rest of Super Bowl Sunday was no easy...
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Parton to Host Country Video Awards
1/13/2004, AP
Dolly Parton will host Country Music Television's Flameworthy Video Music Awards in April, and Shania Twain will perform.
CMT General Manager Brian Philips called Parton...
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50 Cent Proves His Worth
12/21/2003, Reuters
Across the pop, R&B and rap
genres, among top singles and albums, 50 Cent dominates the
2003 Year in Music charts.
The rapper from Queens, N.Y. has the No. 1 song of the...
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Complete List of Grammy Awards Nominations
12/4/2003, AP
Complete list of nominees in 105 categories announced Thursday for the 46th annual Grammy Awards, to be presented Feb. 8 in Los Angeles:
1. Record of the Year: "Crazy in...
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Fiddy Reels in "Billboard" Nods
12/1/2003, E! Online
Fiddy's sitting pretty at the top of the list of
Billboard Music Award finalists.
The G-Unit Crew
team leader pulled down nods in six categories for the 2003...
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McGraw Headlines Nobel Peace Concert
11/20/2003, AP
Country singer Tim McGraw will headline the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize Concert on Dec. 11 in Oslo, Norway.
The event is in honor of this year's winner Shirin Ebadi, one of...
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Vandross Scores at AMAs
11/16/2003, E! Online
Performers like Rod Stewart and Alan Jackson , presenters like
Glen Campbell , Hall and Oates and the Smothers Brothers... gee, it's
hard to imagine why the broadcast...
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List of American Music Award Winners
11/16/2003, Reuters
Following is a complete list of
winners at the 31st American Music Awards, which took place on
Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles:
POP/ROCK
Favorite male...
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Nicks' 'Landslide' Wins BMI Song Award
11/6/2003, AP
Stevie Nicks took Song of the Year honors at the BMI Country Awards for "Landslide," which she wrote nearly 30 years ago.
Written in 1974 and a major hit for Nicks and...
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Male Nominees Dominate CMA Awards
11/3/2003, AP
It'll be a testosterone-fest at the Country Music Association Awards this year. For the first time in about 20 years, male singers took all five slots in both the...
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Douglas, Zeta-Jones to Host Nobel Concert
10/30/2003, AP
When the organizers of the annual Nobel Peace Prize concert asked Michael Douglas to host the event, the actor asked if his wife, Catherine Zeta-Jones , could lend a...
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Tim McGraw Donates Over $40,000 To Red Cross
9/25/2003, USRN
Forty-three thousand dollars from the Tim McGraw and the Dance Hall Doctors' One Band Show tour will be donated to American Red Cross chapters in cities where the tour...
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Tim McGraw Reacts To AMA Nominations
9/17/2003, USRN
Tim McGraw was nominated for two American Music Awards in the categories of favorite country male artist and favorite country album for Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Doctors....
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Tim McGraw, Kid Rock Perfom At Weekend Harley Bash
9/2/2003, USRN
Tim McGraw, Kid Rock, and Elton John played to thousands of ardent fans attending the 100th birthday celebration of Harley-Davidson in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Sunday (August...
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Tim McGraw To Perform Full Concert For Brett Favre Charity
6/24/2003, USRN
Tim McGraw will perform a full concert at the Brett Favre Celebrity Golf Classic in Gulfport, Mississippi on Saturday (June 28).
Instead of playing golf, McGraw will...
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Tim McGraw Takes On Movie Role
6/5/2003, USRN
Tim McGraw will begin shooting his first movie role this week in Arizona. The singer will make his debut in the independent film, Black Cloud, written and directed by NYPD...
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Tim McGraw's Daughters Get Him 'InStyle'
6/3/2003, USRN
Tim McGraw is featured in the June issue of InStyle magazine. The singer is captured in photographs taken by his daughters, six-year-old Gracie and four-year-old Maggie, who...
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Tim McGraw To Perform Free Concert At Military Base
5/6/2003, USRN
Tim McGraw and his DanceHall Doctors will take a slight detour from their "One Band Show" to put on the "One Base Show" at Fort Carson Army Base/ Pershing Field near...
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Toby Keith, Tim McGraw And Others Against More Radio Deregulation
4/30/2003, USRN
Toby Keith and Tim McGraw have signed a letter urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) not to allow more deregulation of the radio industry. The activists are...
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Tim McGraw Joined By Wife And Kids On Tour
4/22/2003, USRN
When Tim McGraw kicks off the second leg of his One Band Show tour on Tuesday (April 22), in New Orleans, his wife Faith Hill and three daughters will be in tow.
McGraw...
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Tim McGraw Admits His Style Comes From Faith Hill
4/18/2003, USRN
Tim McGraw caused a stir at the recent CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards when he outdid the competition--his wife Faith Hill--in the fashion category for his video, "She's...
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Toby Keith Wins Three Flameworthy Awards, At Patriotic Awards Ceremony
4/8/2003, USRN
The CMT Flameworthy Music Video Awards were held in Nashville last night (April 7), and the big winner was Toby Keith. In addition to co-hosting with actress Pamela...
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Kid Rock Jams With Tim McGraw
3/24/2003, USRN
Kid Rock took a break from working on his next album on Friday (March 21) to hang out and play some music with country star Tim McGraw. Rock showed up at McGraw's show that...
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Tim McGraw's Father Is Hospitalized
3/14/2003, USRN
Tim McGraw's father, Tug McGraw, has been hospitalized in Clearwater, Florida. The former relief pitcher for the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies was sent to the...
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Faith Hill Single Has Tim McGraw Written All Over It
3/13/2003, USRN
Faith Hill's current single, "When The Lights Go Down," was one of those last-minute songs that almost didn't make the record.
Hill thought she was all finished with her...
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Tim McGraw Woos Nashville Twice In One Night
3/13/2003, USRN
Faith Hill made a brief appearance at husband Tim McGraw's Nashville concert on Tuesday (March 11th), singing backup on "Angry All The Time." McGraw played to the excited...
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Wynonna, McGraw, P. Diddy Decorate Birdhouses For Nashville School
2/18/2003, Yahoo! Music
Wynonna, Tim McGraw, Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Jessica Andrews, Tennessee Titan Jevon Kearse, Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher, Jo Dee Messina, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, and Keith...
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Martina McBride, Tim McGraw Embraced By Maya Angelou
2/13/2003, Yahoo! Music
Pulitzer prize-winning poet and author Maya Angelou recently revealed her fondness for award-winning singers Martina McBride and Tim McGraw. Angelou was a guest on The Oprah...
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Faith Hill Says Hectic Schedules 'Work' For Her & Tim McGraw
2/11/2003, Yahoo! Music
Faith Hill says that she and her husband, Tim McGraw, discussed at length all the compromises they would need to make to allow their careers to flourish while having a happy...
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Tim McGraw And His 'Doctors' To Hit The Road
1/29/2003, USRN
Tim McGraw will hit the road this spring to play music from his latest, double-platinum album, Tim McGraw & The Dancehall Doctors. The tour, which is dubbed Tim McGraw & The...
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Tim McGraw, Kenny Rogers Record Duet
1/24/2003, USRN
Tim McGraw and Kenny Rogers recorded a song together late last year. The duet, called "We Owe Them More Than That," might end up on either Rogers's or McGraw's next album;...
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Tim McGraw Loves 'Feel' Of New Single
1/22/2003, USRN
Tim McGraw's brand-new single, "She's My Kind Of Rain," is one of the singer's favorite songs on his new Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Doctors album. As McGraw explained, the...
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Tim McGraw, Justin Timberlake, Nelly To Play In NBA All-Star Game
1/22/2003, USRN
Tim McGraw will participate in the upcoming NBA All-Star Celebrity Game telecast live on TNT. The event will take place in Atlanta on February 7, and will include fellow...
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McGraw, Keith, Twain Will Make Out Like Bandits At The AMAs
1/3/2003, USRN
Even if Shania Twain, Tim McGraw, and Toby Keith leave the American Music Awards on January 13 without winning a single award, the country superstars certainly won't be...
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Tim McGraw Says: 'TV's Tough For Me'
12/11/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw has been all over TV during this holiday season as his own debut NBC special (Tim McGraw: Sing Me Home) aired the night before Thanksgiving (November 27) and he...
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Tim McGraw's Uncle Convicted Of First-Degree Murder
12/9/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw's uncle, Dennis McGraw, was found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of his neighbor on Thursday (December 5). Thirty-one-year-old Jason Garfield...
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Tim McGraw To Open AMA Awards With Elton John
12/3/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw will join Elton John to open the 30th annual American Music Awards on January 13 with a special duet of John's "Tiny Dancer."
Graw used the song as the opening...
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Tim McGraw's Network TV Special Debut
11/27/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw makes his network television special debut tonight (November 27) as NBC premieres Tim McGraw: Sing Me Home, a one-hour special featuring McGraw performing for...
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Tim McGraw Sees Thanksgiving At Home
11/25/2002, USRN
This Thanksgiving week will see a lot of TV time for the McGraw household, as Tim McGraw stars in his first network television special on NBC on Wednesday night (November...
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McGraw, Messina, Johnson React To AMA Nominations
11/21/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw, Jo Dee Messina, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, and Kellie Coffey were among those country artists who received American Music Awards nominations, it was announced during...
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Tim McGraw Brews Up Some 'Homemade Soup'
11/20/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw's forthcoming album Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Doctors features the singer's band on every note. It's that element of the project that McGraw feels makes it...
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Tim McGraw Won't Let Critics Affect His Music
11/14/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw is about to release what he calls his best work to date. Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Doctors, an album the superstar and his band recorded entirely in a studio...
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Tim McGraw Remakes Elton John Classic
11/4/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw's upcoming album, Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Doctors, features a remake of the Elton John classic "Tiny Dancer." McGraw, who performed the song in concert each...
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Hill, McGraw, Strait To Attend Andy Warhol Exhibit In Nashville
10/31/2002, USRN
Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, George Strait, Vince Gill, Amy Grant, and Shania Twain are set to attend the Andy Warhol exhibit on display at the Parthenon in Nashville on Sunday...
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Tim McGraw Film To Hit Select Movie Theaters
10/25/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw will make his way to the big screen when a documentary on the singer is digitally simulcast in movie theaters in 20 cities across the country on November 25. The...
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Tim McGraw To Make First Appearance On Grand Ole Opry
10/24/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw will make his Grand Ole Opry debut on Saturday, November 30, appearing on both of the Opry shows (7:30 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. ET) that evening. McGraw's first...
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Tim McGraw Knew 'Red Rag Top' Would Create Controversy
10/11/2002, USRN
As Tim McGraw's "Red Rag Top" makes its way up Billboard's Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart this week at Number 17, the song continues to stir controversy as some radio...
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Tim McGraw Shoots Latest Video In London
10/10/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw took advantage of his wife, Faith Hill, doing some press in London last week and shot his latest video on the streets of England's biggest city. The new video,...
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Tim McGraw NBC Special To Air November 27
10/7/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw's first major network television special, Tim McGraw: Sing Me Home, is scheduled to air on NBC November 27 at 8 p.m. ET. The singer returned to his hometown of...
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Tim McGraw Gears Up For A Busy November
9/4/2002, USRN
As Tim McGraw's latest single, "Unbroken," hits the Number One spot on Billboard's Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart this week, the singer is gearing up to film his first...
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Tim McGraw's Uncle Charged With Murder
7/17/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw's uncle and the brother of baseball great Tug McGraw was arrested and charged with murder on Saturday (July 13) in Vallejo, California. Dennis McGraw, 55,...
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Tim McGraw's New Single Was Meant For The Stage
6/24/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw's latest single, "Unbroken," is climbing the country charts this week at Number 22 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. McGraw included "Unbroken"...
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Tim McGraw Kicks Off Summer Tour
6/7/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw kicks off his summer mini-tour Friday (June 7) in Lincoln, Nebraska. The singer will perform 14 dates this month, with four dates on the books in July, according...
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Tim McGraw's Award Show Philosophy
5/21/2002, USRN
Academy Of Country Music entertainer of the year and top male vocalist of the year nominee Tim McGraw is an old pro at taking home awards. Last year at the ACM awards,...
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Tim McGraw's 'Least Confident' Moments
5/16/2002, USRN
With Tim McGraw now a confirmed performer at next week's (May 22) Academy Of Country Music Awards in Los Angeles, fans can gear up for plenty of camera shots of McGraw and...
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Tim McGraw Celebrates Another Number One With The Songwriters
5/9/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw celebrated the Number One success of his latest country chart-topper "The Cowboy In Me" at a party in Nashville on Monday (May 6) afternoon. Donning a Kenny...
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Tim McGraw Puts 'Blinders On' In Recording Studio
4/12/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw has spent the last couple of months working on his upcoming album release, set to be in stores sometime in November. When making a record, the singer doesn't get...
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Tim McGraw's 'Doctors' Join Him In ACM Honors
3/27/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw's touring band, the Dancehall Doctors, is getting into the award limelight a bit as four members of the group are nominated for their craft at this year's Academy...
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Tim McGraw Takes His Music To Upstate New York
3/8/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw is currently at an undisclosed location in upstate New York, working on his forthcoming album release. Details around McGraw's new project are very hush-hush, but...
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Messina, McGraw Near The Top Of The Country Chart
2/17/2002, USRN
Jo Dee Messina is close to having yet another Number One hit on her hands, as her latest single, "Bring On The Rain" with Tim McGraw, sits at Number Four this week on...
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Tim McGraw's Next Album Targeted For Thanksgiving Release
1/28/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw is working on a new album that he says will be a bit of a departure for him. "We've got something really cool in store," McGraw tells curb.com. "Some of the guys...
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Tim McGraw Finds 'The Cowboy' In Himself
1/23/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw 's "The Cowboy In Me" sits at Number 11 this week on Billboard's Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart. The song brings out McGraw's manly side, he tells...
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Tim McGraw Squelches Tabloid Rumors About Infant Daughter
1/10/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw was on hand at Wednesday (January 9) night's American Music Awards show to accept his two awards for favorite country male artist and favorite country album for...
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Tim McGraw Wins Two AMAs, Accepts Award For Absent Wife
1/9/2002, USRN
Tim McGraw took American Music Awards last night (January 9) for favorite country album (Set This Circus Down) and favorite male country artist.
McGraw also accepted an...
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Tim McGraw's Childhood Of Imitating The King Of Rock 'N' Roll
1/8/2002, USRN
With the celebration of what would have been Elvis Presley's 67th birthday today (January 8), the world once again takes a look at Presley's impact on rock 'n' roll and the...
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Family Comes First For Daddy Tim McGraw
12/14/2001, USRN
The Tim McGraw household recently got bigger with the addition of new baby girl Audrey Caroline last week (December 6). With a famous wife (Faith Hill) who has a demanding...
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Faith Hill And Tim McGraw Are The Proud Parents Of Another Girl
12/7/2001, USRN
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw welcomed a new baby girl, Audrey Caroline McGraw, into the world on Thursday afternoon (December 6) at 4:39 p.m. at a Nashville area...
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Tim McGraw Plans A Busy Early 2002 In The Recording Studio
12/3/2001, USRN
Tim McGraw will be performing "Angel Boy" at tonight's (December 4) Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, where he is a finalist for country artist of the year, male country...
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Tim McGraw Takes 'Angel Boy' To Billboard Music Awards
11/28/2001, USRN
Tim McGraw will be performing a brand-new song on the Billboard Music Awards, which will be broadcast live on Fox TV from the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas on December 4. The...
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Tim McGraw's 'Bottom Line'
11/15/2001, USRN
Tim McGraw found out about his latest American Music Award nominations (album of the year and favorite male artist--country) Tuesday (November 13) while basking in the...
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CMA Says 'O Brother' To Single, Album, McGraw Nabs Entertainer Award
11/8/2001, USRN
No one artist dominated the 35th annual Country Music Association Awards, held Wednesday night (November 7) at Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. Instead, the soundtrack to...
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Tim McGraw Scores Another Country Number One
10/30/2001, USRN
Tim McGraw has scored his 17th Number One on Billboard's Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart this week with the Bruce Robison-penned "Angry All The Time."
The song is the...
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Tim McGraw's Swampstock Draws Record Crowd
10/30/2001, USRN
Tim McGraw's eighth Annual Swampstock event over the weekend (October 27-28) in his hometown of Rayville, Louisiana attracted a crowd of 22,000 fans, despite the 40 degree...
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Tim McGraw Writes With His Girls
10/10/2001, USRN
Tim McGraw has been working at home on some music for an upcoming project. His collaborators include his toddlers, Gracie and Maggie, and his wife, Faith Hill, he tells...
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Tim McGraw To Contribute To Families Of New York's Finest
9/28/2001, USRN
Tim McGraw has added another beneficiary to his forthcoming eighth annual Swampstock event in Rayville, Louisiana. The New York Police & Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit...
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Tim McGraw Reflects On Sharing Stage With Elton John
9/26/2001, USRN
Tim McGraw will perform at Andre Agassi's sixth annual Grand Slam For Children charity event on Saturday (September 29) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. This...
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Tim McGraw Shares Faith Hill Pregnancy Update
9/6/2001, USRN
Tim McGraw says his superstar wife, Faith Hill, who is pregnant with the couple's third child, is handling everything wonderfully.
"As far as her pregnancy goes, she's...
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Tim McGraw's 2001 Tour Tops Country Packages
9/6/2001, USRN
Tim McGraw's 43-city tour with good buddies Kenny Chesney and Mark Collie, which wrapped up in Nashville on August 25, has been dubbed the highest-grossing country tour of...
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Tim McGraw, Elton John To Perform At Grand Slam For Children
8/24/2001, USRN
Tim McGraw, Elton John, Brian McKnight, Don Henley, Rachel Hunter, Dennis Miller, and Ray Romano have signed on to participate in Andre Agassi's sixth Grand Slam For...
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Tim McGraw Joined By Kid Rock At Detroit Show
7/30/2001, USRN
Tim McGraw drew Kid Rock to his recent show at the DTE Energy Music Theatre Thursday (July 26) night in Detroit. Opener Mark Collie found Kid standing at the side of the...
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Tim McGraw Can't Imagine Life Without His Faith
7/19/2001, USRN
For country music fans all over the world, the names "Tim" and "Faith" flow together like "George" and "Gracie", or "Lucy" and "Ricky" do for television fans. For Tim...
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Tim McGraw Feels 'Lucky' About Success
7/16/2001, USRN
Tim McGraw and his wife Faith Hill are regarded as the reigning king and queen of country music these days. Not one to take their success lightly or for granted, McGraw...
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Tim McGraw Tour Off And Running
6/21/2001, USRN
Tim McGraw and opening acts Kenny Chesney and Mark Collie greeted a sold-out crowd for the first night of the Set This Circus Down tour Wednesday (June 20) night in...
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Tim McGraw Spends Fan Fair In Rehearsals
6/12/2001, USRN
Tim McGraw is at an undisclosed location near Nashville all this week during Fan Fair rehearsing for his upcoming Set This Circus Down tour, which will kick off on June 20...
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