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Tim McGraw has spent the last decade in the upper reaches of the entertainment world. His is a career marked by superlatives--by record-breaking tours and multi-platinum albums, and more recently by an expanding presence in movies. And yet, at bottom, McGraw's success is part and parcel of his Everyman status, of his ability to be known as husband and father as well as singer and actor, as citizen and friend as well as superstar. It is his believability, his knack for connecting with his audiences, whether he is singing a classic like "Live Like You Were Dying" or portraying the troubled father in Friday Night Lights, that have made his hard-won triumphs possible.

Now, McGraw carries that legacy forward with the release of his latest CD, Let It Go, a collection with all the passion and vitality his legions of fans have come to expect from him.

Let It Go, co-produced by McGraw with Byron Gallimore and Darran Smith, longtime lead guitarist and bandleader for McGraw's band, the Dancehall Doctors, was released on March 27, 2007 and debuted at #1 on both the pop and country album chart and has now reached platinum selling status for sales of One Million. Let It Go showcases both his believability and the talent and charisma that have parlayed him into superstar status. Its themes are life and love, pain and joy, and the universal human striving for betterment, for rising above our surroundings and ourselves. The width of its 13 track spectrum can be gauged from two songs about freedom, "Last Dollar," the album’s debut single, with its light touch on the subject, and the title cut, a soul-searing look at the process of carrying on in the wake of the baggage the past can hang on us. It deals with the pain of regret in "Whiskey And You" and "Kristofferson," "I'm Workin'" and "Comin' Home," suspicion in the song of the same name, and even revenge, in "The River And Me." Faith Hill joins Tim on two of the album's tracks, "I Need You," a bit of passion and power in the tradition of their widely acclaimed duets, and "Shotgun Rider," which channels "Desperado," offering some of the hope and solace that the Eagles classic only hinted at. Tim also offers fans a rare glimpse at his songwriting skills, with the album's tenth track, "Train #10," a bit of classic country indecision in the face of a bad relationship.

Throughout, Tim reaffirms his position and triumphs as one of country music's premiere talents, a man with the ability both to select and to fully inhabit meaningful and compelling songs.

Those triumphs are by now as well-known as they are impressive:

His last album, Reflected: Greatest Hits V. 2, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country Albums chart, and has gone on to sell 2 million copies.

He has now charted 30 career #1 singles and sold 40 million albums and singles worldwide;

His awards to date include 3 Grammy’s, 11 Academy of Country Music awards, 11 Country Music Association awards, 9 American Music Awards and 3 People's Choice awards;

In 2007, McGraw and wife Faith Hill made history as they ended their two-year “Soul2Soul Tour” with a staggering total box office gross of $142 million dollars and established it as the best selling multi-year tour in North America in country music history with 2 million fans attending117 shows in 92 cities and two countries.

Following his acting debut in 2004's critically acclaimed Friday Night Lights, he appeared in the lead role in the 2006 film Flicka, which has grossed $21 million at the box office, garnered a Broadcast Film Critics nomination for Best Song for “My Little Girl,” which was co-written by McGraw, appeared in 2007’s The Kingdom and has a supporting role in 2008’s holiday season release Four Christmases.

The past year has provided more than ample evidence of McGraw's varied and impressive creative output. It saw the release of the Flicka soundtrack on StyleSonic Records, McGraw's new venture with long-time producer Byron Gallimore, something McGraw calls "a dream Byron and I have had for a long time," and the airing of his third NBC special, "Tim McGraw: Reflected."

McGraw’s musical genius is a testament to the instincts and tenacity of the man who claims the town of Start, Louisiana, as his home. He grew up loving music and sports, his father was baseball great Tug McGraw, but it was music that carried the day. McGraw played solo in regional nightspots, then headed to Nashville, where he joined the throng of young hopefuls vying for attention. His on-stage charisma helped land him a record deal, and his debut album hit the stores in April 1993. He and his band--some of whom are still with him--took to the road to hone the sound that continues to make his concerts among the industry's most exciting. Still, his assault on the national psyche was slow in starting, and when it came time for his second album, he took the reins himself. Not A Moment Too Soon won awards from Billboard and the Academy of Country Music, and helped earn him an armful of Best New Artist awards. He soon became used to songs and albums that were events; that took on bigger-than-life proportions, with multiple-week #1 singles and multi-platinum albums becoming the standard. A year after he and Faith Hill turned his “Spontaneous Combustion Tour” into romance and then marriage, their duet "It's Your Love" was named Single of the Year by the ACM, Billboard, Radio & Records and received Video of the Year honors from CMT, which also named Tim "Male Artist of the Year.” Tim had similar sweeps with 1998's "Just To See You Smile" from the Everywhere album, with "Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me," another duet with Faith, and with "Live Like You Were Dying" more recently. "It's Your Love" was voted CMT's top video of all time and was the most-played single since Billboard began monitoring airplay. Tellingly, Tim has had at least one #1 single every year since 1994.

He remains an artist unafraid of breaking new ground, whether it is collaborating with Nelly on "Over And Over," which rode atop the pop charts for an incredible 13 weeks, or taking Ryan Adams' "When The Stars Go Blue" to the upper regions of the country charts or his “Cold, Cold Heart” duet with Tony Bennett. Early 2008 success includes a #1 classic rock hit with Def Leppard as McGraw and the band teamed up a duet on “Nine Lives.”

Day to day, though, his is a world where home and family dominate. He plans his tours around family life and his daughters’ school schedules, and home remains the bottom line for him, a way to anchor the heady triumphs and demands of a life in the spotlight. It is an approach fully appreciated by fans and peers alike, one that has earned him respect and affection as well as accolades, and one that keeps him in the front ranks of American entertainers.

2008

  • ACM Awards - Vocal Collaboration w/ Tracey Lawrence & Kenny Chesney - “Find Out Who Your Friends Are”

2007

  • BMI Award - First-ever Songwriter award for “My Little Girl” publisher award, rpm music, for “The Lucky One” and “Anyway”
  • CMA Award - Vocal Collaboration “Find Out Who Your Friends Are” with Tracy Lawrence & Kenny Chesney
  • AMA Award - Fave Country Male

2006

  • People’s Choice Award - Top Male Performer
  • Grammy Award - Country Vocal Collaboration “Like We Never Loved At All”
  • People’s Choice Award - Top Male Performer

2005

  • ACM Award - Single & Song of the Year ("Live Like You Were Dying")
  • People's Choice Awards - Favorite Country Male Artist
  • Grammy's - Best Male Country Vocal Performance ("Live Like You Were Dying")
  • CMT Awards- Most Inspiring Video - "Live Like You Were Dying"

2004

  • People's Choice Awards - Favorite Male Musical Performer
  • CMA Awards - Single of the Year for "Live Like You Were Dying" (received 2 awards - one as artist and one as producer)

2003

  • American Music Awards (Jan) - Favorite Male Country Artist
  • Radio Music Awards - Country Male Artist
  • American Music Awards (Nov) - Favorite Male Country Artist
  • CMT Flameworthy Awards - Hottest Male & Fashion Plate - "She's My Kind of Rain"

2002

  • CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards - Hottest Video of the Year for "The Cowboy In Me"
  • American Music Awards - Best Country Album (Set This Circus Down), Favorite Male Country Artist
  • Radio & Records Country Radio Readers Poll - Album (Set This Circus Down) & Performer of the Year

2001

  • American Music Awards - Favorite Male Country Artist
  • Grammy - Vocal Collaboration w/Faith Hill ("Let's Make Love")
  • Radio and Records Country Radio Readers Poll - Best Male Vocalist
  • Blockbuster Award - Favorite Male Artist- Country
  • Playboy Magazine's Top Male Performer
  • Radio Music Awards - Country Artist of the Year, Single of the year - "Grown Men Don't Cry"
  • Country Music Association - Entertainer of the Year
  • Billboard Awards - Country Artist, Male Country Artist, Country Albums Artist, Country Album (Greatest Hits), Country Single Artist

2000

  • Country Music Association - Male Vocalist
  • Father of the Year - National Fatherhood Initiative
  • Academy of Country Music Awards - Male Vocalist
  • American Songwriter Magazine - Favorite Artist of the Year
  • Radio and Records Country Radio Readers Poll - Best Male Vocalist and Album (A Place in the Sun)
  • Billboard Magazine's Male Artist of the Year

1999

  • Academy of Country Music Awards - Male Vocalist and Vocal Collaboration ("Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me" w/Faith Hill)
  • American Songwriter Magazine - Favorite Artist of the Year
  • Country Music Association Awards - Male Vocalist and Album of The Year (A Place in The Sun)
  • Music City News/TNN Awards - Male Vocalist, Vocal Collaboration ("Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me") and Song of the Year ("Just To Hear You Say That You Love Me")
  • Radio and Records Country Radio Readers Poll - Best Male Vocalist, Best Album (Everywhere)

1998

  • Billboard Awards - Country Single of the Year ("Just To See You Smile")
  • Country Music Association Awards - Album of The Year (Everywhere)
  • Country Radio Music Awards - Best Male Artist
  • Academy of Country Music Awards - Single of the Year, Song of the Year, Video of the Year and Top Vocal Event ("It's Your Love" w/Faith Hill)
  • Radio and Records Country Radio Readers Poll - Best Album (Everywhere)

1997

  • Billboard Magazine Single of the Year ("It's Your Love")
  • Billboard Monitor Single of the Year ("It's Your Love")
  • Radio and Records Single of the Year ("It's Your Love")
  • Gavin Single of the Year ("It's Your Love")
  • Country Music Television - Male Artist of the Year
  • Country Music Television - Video of the Year ("It's Your Love")
  • Country Music Television - Top Video of All Time ("It's Your Love")
  • Playgirl Magazine Sexiest Men of the Year, Top Ten
  • Country Music Association Awards - Vocal Event ("It's Your Love")1996

1996

  • Country Music Association SRO Awards - Best Tour Package (Spontaneous Combustion Tour)

1995

  • Country Music Association SRO Awards - Best New Touring Artist
  • Country Dance Music Awards - Best Dance Album (Not A Moment Too Soon)
  • American Music Awards - Favorite New Country Artist
  • TNN/Music City News Awards - Male Star of Tomorrow

1994

  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite CD (Not A Moment Too Soon)
  • Country Music Television Awards - Male Video Artist of the Year
  • Academy of Country Music - Album of the Year (Not A Moment Too Soon)
  • Academy of Country Music - Top New Male Vocalist
  • American Jukebox Awards - Best New Artist
  • Country Radio Awards - Best New Artist
  • Billboard Awards - Top New Country Artist
  • Billboard Magazine - Top New Country Album (Not A Moment Too Soon)

2006: Neighbor's Keeper Foundation

Neighbor's Keeper Foundation The Neighbor's Keeper Foundation provides funding for qualified community charities selected to directly impact those in need. Established in 2005, it mandates a commitment to adults and children deprived of basic humanitarian services or programs, either as a result of natural disaster or social status. The Neighbor's Keeper Foundation accepts private and public funding resources, which are used to assist people in need of proper health care and/or educational services, adequate food, clothing and/or shelter. It relies solely and exclusively on the kindness of our neighbors, those in our own communities and those in our hearts. The Neighbor's Keeper Foundation is a 501(c)(3) founded by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.

http://www.neighborskeeperfoundation.org/

2005

Musicares Tim has created a design exclusively for Angelwear to help raise funds and awareness for the MusiCares Foundation. His design is available on T-shirts at angelwear.com, with the proceeds donated to help support this great cause. Established in 1989 by The Recording Academy, MusiCares has been helping people across the country cope with personal, medical and financial hardships. MusiCares provides totally confidential crisis intervention, health care referrals and financial assistance. MusiCares' confidential and caring approach allows those in need to seek help with dignity and confidence. MusiCares has set up a Hurricane Relief Fund which is helping the music people in the New Orleans area with -- basic living expenses such as shelter, food, utilities, cell phones and transportation; medical expenses including doctor, dentist, hospital bills and medication; clothing and toiletries; musical instrument and recording equipment replacement; relocation costs; school supplies for students; cell phone service; insurance payments and more.

http://www.neighborskeeperfoundation.org/

2003: Tim McGraw Supports The Tug McGraw Foundation

Tug McGraw Foundation The Tug McGraw Foundation was established by Tug McGraw in 2003 to raise funds to enhance the quality of life of children and adults with brain tumors and their families by stimulating and facilitating research that addresses the physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and spiritual impact of the disease. Funding will be directed to the Tug McGraw Center for Neuro-Oncology Quality of Life Research at Duke University Medical Center and to other research and medical institutions through a competitive grant program.

2002 - 2003: Red Cross

Red Cross In 2002, Tim McGraw helped the American Red Cross unveil its first-ever National Celebrity Cabinet. While numerous celebrities throughout Red Cross history have supported the organization, this National Celebrity Cabinet supports the Red Cross for an entire year. As a returning cabinet member, Tim McGraw donated proceeds from the tour, "Tim McGraw and The Dance Hall Doctors' ONE BAND SHOW" totaling $43,000 to the Red Cross chapters in cities along the band's March - June tour. Funds were raised locally in each tour market from ticket sales and selected tour merchandise. The benefiting chapters will use the donation to promote awareness, emergency preparedness and disaster relief in their communities.

1994 - 2003: "Swampstock"

Swampstock The cause closest to Tim's heart, Swampstock began as a softball game with hopes of raising money for hometown little league. Today, Swampstock consists of a celebrity softball game and multi-artist concert with attendance of over 11,000. Swampstock's efforts have built a new little league park, provided little league equipment and established a college scholarship fund to help students in the Northeast Louisiana area.

2003: Tim McGraw "ONE BASE SHOW"

Tim McGraw performed a free show, "ONE BASE SHOW," for over twenty thousand military personnel, their spouses and children at Pershing Field on Fort Carson as the sun set over Cheyenne Mountain. McGraw footed the bill for the show, bringing in special outdoor staging that took four days to construct and was finished just hours before the show kicked off. Fort Carson troops provided security and worked the spotlights.

2000 USS Cole Fund Benefit

Tim McGraw and Faith Hill performed a benefit concert for the USS Cole Fund on Saturday, December 2 at The Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, VA. In an effort to support the families of the 17 American sailors who were killed in the bombing of the USS Cole, Hill and McGraw added this special performance to the last leg of their "Soul 2 Soul Tour 2000." Proceeds from this performance benefited the Navy/Marine Corps Relief Society USS Cole Fund.

2000 Friends of the Jackson Zoo

Tim, with wife Faith Hill, performed a benefit concert for the Jackson Zoo in Jackson, MS on Saturday, July 1, 2000 in the concert field at the Zoo. They also made a special acoustic appearance that day. Funds raised from this event helped to fund a new education complex and other Friends projects.

1996 - 1999 Tim McGraw's Annual New Year's Eve Blast

An annual event at the Nashville Arena, Tim's guests over the years have included: Jeff Foxworthy, Jessica Andrews, the Dixie Chicks, Faith Hill, Martina McBride and more. The 1997 show raised over $100,000 for the Country Music Foundation Hall of Fame and Museum. And the 1999 show proved to be the hotspot for bringing in the new Millennium.

1999 "The Bread and Water Tour"

While touring on the George Strait Country Music Festival, Tim found a way to give back to the community and get back to his roots. In selected cities, he went into a local club where the George Strait concert was playing the next night and put on a concert in a local club. These events quickly become known within the band as the "Bread and Water Tour." It's a perfect name says McGraw. "First of all, that's what we got paid," he said jokingly. "But also, it's a statement about getting back to the simplicity of it all. It's us, the crowd and the songs." All proceeds from the night went to charities within the community.