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Tim McGraw on Giving Taylor Swift Advice, Working With Pitbull

Sierra Marquina — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:01:43 +0000

Country singer Tim McGraw phoned in to On Air with Ryan Seacrest and dished on what relationship advice he’d give Taylor Swift, as well as his bond with rappers, like Nelly.

The 46-year-old, who’s joined forces with artists including Pitbull for his upcoming TV concert, ACM Presents: Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer Night, revealed the rapper and he connected right off the bat.

“He’s such a great guy,” Tim says about Mr. Worldwide. “He has a great energy about him. Very respectful guy. I met him at the Grammys this year. It was the first time I’d ever met him and of course I’ve been a fan of his for awhile, and my daughters are fans of his and my wife, and we talked for awhile and right away he’s one of those guys you just like instantly and really connect with.”

So how did Tim get the rapper on board for Superstar Sumer Night? “We were putting together the special and we asked if he’d be interested in doing it and he jumped right on board, so then we had to figure out something to do together and we figured out this medley thing to do that worked really well.”

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Along with Pitbull, Tim also joined forces with singer Ne-Yo and Nelly again.

“Nelly, who I’ve worked with before, has this thing with “Florida Georgia Line“ and then Ne-Yo and I are doing our song together and my wife is on there, so it’s pretty cool.”

Speaking of meshing well with rappers, the country crooner also touched upon routinely working with Nelly. In fact, Tim’s wife Faith Hill even made him fried chicken during a song writing session at their home.

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“He came over and had dinner and we wrote three or four songs that night and not too long after that I found a song I was doing on my album, sent it over to him, and he did vocal on it so it was on my Emotional Traffic track,” explains Tim. “And then his last album, he sent over a song to me, and I put my vocal on it. So we’ve sort of been trading songs back and forth. Then we hooked up over in London over the winter … and I went to his show and we sang together.”

Tim continues about Ne-Yo: “He’s like one of those guys, it’s like playing tennis with someone really good, you up your game. He’s such a good singer, when you sing with him, he can’t help but make you better.”

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However an artist closer to home for Tim is Taylor Swift. The “22” singer, who titled her first single simply “Tim McGraw,” has come full circle lending her vocals to his latest single, “Highway Don’t Care.”

So how did this collaboration come about?

“We had talked about it several times when we’d run into each other at award shows and she opened for Faith and I’s at our Soul2Soul tour … awhile back and we’re all a big fan of her and I think she’s one of the coolest artists to come out in awhile and I think her song writing is spectacular,” gushes Tim of Taylor. “She’s a great artist and singer. Her style is superb. We had talked about doing something together and when this song came along I sent it over to her and asked if she’d be interested in doing it and there was no hesitation, right away she wanted to do it. And I knew I wanted Keith [Urban] to play guitar so it was one of those things that just really fell together organically, which is unusual in the music business.”

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As for working alongside one another, the threesome had technology to thank due to their nonstop schedules.

“It was good because everyone is so busy, but the great thing about modern technology is I did my record and sent it over to Taylor, she does her vocals, sends it back to me. [Then] I send it over to Keith, he lays his guitar part down, sends it back to me, we mix it, and voilá! We have a great song. It was good working with those guys. It wouldn’t have been the same record certainly without those guys.”

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Aside from advice on music, we had to ask, does Taylor seek out relationship advice from the husband and father of three daughters?

“No, she doesn’t ask me for [relationship] advice,” says Tim. “I don’t know what kind of advice I would give her cause I’m the guy. So the only advice I would give, it wouldn’t work for Taylor. The only advice I would give is to shut and say, ‘yes ma’am,’ all the time which would’t help her! I’m way out-numbered at my house!”

Tune in to ACM Presents: Tim McGraw’s Superstar Summer Night special on CBS on May 19 at 9/8c.

Check out Tim, Taylor, and Keith in ‘Highway Don’t Care’:

FINALS: Vote For Your Favorite Male Country Singer

Jake Updegraff — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 08:40:16 +0000

C’mon cowboys and cowgirls! It’s time to pick the winner of the your favorite male country artist of all-time! The final round will end on Monday, March 4 at 11:59PM.

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Be sure to check back Tuesday, March 5 to see who wins! Vote now!

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Listen to Tim McGraw’s New Song “Two Lanes of Freedom”

Stephanie Shank — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:01:22 +0000

Did you miss Tim McGraw? Well, the wait is finally over!

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Tim McGraw’s new album “Two Lanes of Freedom” is set to release February 5th and country fans are waiting in anticipation! Tim says, “I love new music. It’s going to be so nice to have this record out and then to be able to play the new stuff off of it and people be able to hear it live.”

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Tim McGraw’s new album contains hits; such as, “One of Those Nights”, “Two Lanes of Freedom”, and “The Highway Don’t Care”, which features Taylor Swift on guest vocals and Keith Urban on guitar. Tim McGraw is kicking off his new album with his “Two Lanes of Freedom” tour, which ends August 4th, so get your tickets while you can!

Lucy Hale, Debby Ryan, & John Krasinski Support 9/11 Day [VIDEOS]

Carrie Dilluvio — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:01:33 +0000

On September 11, 2001, our country was changed forever. We lost thousands of innocent Americans leaving us mourning, confused and lost. We made a promise that day to never forget the family, friends and fellow Americans that lost their lives to those tragic events.

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9/11 Day is an international non-profit that does good deeds and charitable work every year on September 11. Take a look at their videos below to see what some of our favorite celebrities will do this year. Please take a moment to think about what you can do today to honor the lives lost in 2001.

Lucy Hale:

John Krasinski:

Debby Ryan:

Bella Thorne:

Tim McGraw:

Scooter and Adam Braun:

Landon Donovan:

Taylor Swift And Tim McGraw Show Their Support For The Troops [VIDEOS]

Nicole Gouveia — Mon, 28 May 2012 08:20:12 +0000

Memorial Day honors our men and women who died while serving in the US Armed Forces. While we all observe this holiday by wearing our patriotic red, white, and blue, some stars are giving back in an even bigger way.

Taylor Swift got wind of a fallen Marine who “worshipped” her. The 22-year old Sgt. Wade D. Wilson was killed in combat on May 11^th and his best friend went to YouTube to reach out to the Country sweetheart. After watching the video she immediately reached out to the 22-year old’s family in Texas. Swift sent flowers and a handwritten note saying, “Thank you for loving my music. I won’t forget it and I’ll never forget you. All my love, Taylor Swift”. She also personally called his family and promised to wear his dog tags in her next music video.

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And if you thought celebs couldn’t get more charitable…Tim McGraw is kicking off his “Brothers of the Sun” tour by giving away 25 mortgage-free houses–one for each stop–to needy or wounded members of the service. McGraw has a great deal of respect for veterans; his sister, uncle and grandfather all served in the forces. He said, ”I’ve known people my whole life who are in service to America. And I think in my position to be able to do something like that is probably the ultimate thing. So to be able to go on tour and provide sort of a stable foundation for a veteran and their family is something I really look forward to.”

The tour kicks off with a Memorial Day concert for military families at the Beacon Theatre in New York City. Fans can watch a live stream of the show on YouTube and military families around the world can stream it on The Pentagon Channel website.

Tim McGraw inspires the troops in this cover of his song, “If You’re Reading This”.

Taylor Swift shows her love at the 2010 WWE Tribute to the Troops Show.

See “Country Strong” Star Tim McGraw On Tour!

Sadao Turner — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:37:45 +0000

(Photo: Bryan Bedder/Getty Images)

Fresh on the heels of his new hit film “Country Strong,” Tim McGraw is getting set to hit the road on his new “Emotional Traffic” concert tour starting April 2011. Named country music’s No. 1 touring act of 2010 by Billboard, McGraw and his band, the Dancehall Doctors, will return to the road joined by special guests Luke Bryan and The Band Perry. Check out the tour dates below and be sure to keep updated with McGraw on Twitter at @TheTimMcGraw!

Purchase tickets here!