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January 29, 2003
Reba & Faith Duet a "No-Go" posted by debi

A few weeks ago we posted that Faith & Reba would have a duet on Reba's album due out this fall, a story we originally got from Reba's official web board. It turns out the story is not true, unfortunately, although both singers love the idea of recording something together if the right project came along.

January 28, 2003
Tim McGraw's 2003 Tour Set To Launch in March "Tim McGraw & The Dancehall Doctors' ONE BAND SHOW" posted by debi

Tim McGraw will hit the road this spring to share new music with his fans from his double-platinum selling album Tim McGraw & The Dancehall Doctors. The tour, "Tim McGraw & The Dancehall Doctors¹ ONE BAND SHOW," will launch March 7 in Birmingham, Alabama and will run through early summer. The concert tour will feature over two and a half hours of music from McGraw and his longtime touring band and new recording partners, The Dancehall Doctors.

"This is the most ambitious tour we've ever set out to do. I want this tour to look and feel different than anything we've done in the past," says McGraw. "We want the time and space to go deeper musically - to play album cuts & all kinds of songs that we jam on in rehearsal, but never get to play in concert. We want fans to get to see the side of us as a band that we enjoy the most - hanging out and playing music all night with no time constraints. The challenge is to take a show that's twice as long and keep up our own standards of what it needs to be visually & dynamically. That's the ambitious part."

"Tim McGraw & The Dancehall Doctors ONE BAND SHOW" will be sponsored by Bud Light, McGraw¹s tour sponsor of the past five years.

All dates are subject to change. Get the schedule.

Fan Club Members!
Pre-sale Concert Tickets Available to Members Only

The fan club, which formed in 1993, will change its name from McGrawfunaddicts to McGraw.F.A.N. (McGraw Full Access Network) and will go completely online at timmcgraw.com. In addition to members-only content accessed through McGraw's official website, he becomes the first country music artist to partner with e-commerce force Musictoday.com to enable fan club members the ability to purchase premiere seats online prior to the general public. In addition, fans buying their tickets online will enjoy reduced surcharges.

Fans interested in joining McGrawF.A.N. should go to timmcgraw.com to sign up. Current fan club members who go online and update their information with McGrawF.A.N. will automatically have their subscription renewed for FREE through December 31, 2003 and will receive a new member packet. Members must update their information in order to participate in the member-only concert ticket presale opportunities.

McGrawF.A.N. members may begin purchasing tickets online at timmcgraw.com on Wednesday, January 29, Midnight CST for shows in Detroit, Raleigh, Charlotte, Birmingham and Nashville.

January 28, 2003
Faith Hill Performs Overseas, Taps Nickelback Frontman For Song posted by debi

Faith Hill just returned from a two-day trip to Germany to promote her current album, Cry. The superstar performed on Europe's biggest television show, called Wetten Das. The show, which aired Saturday (January 25), drew an audience of 20 million viewers, as the one-hour show only airs six times a year. Hill, who performed her current single, "When The Lights Go Down," was one of a number of celebrity guests, including Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Hugh Grant.

"What a fantastic experience," said Hill. "It's such a high compliment when a show of that caliber asks you to perform your music, basically for the country. The people were so kind and the enthusiasm for the show was something that I don't think I've ever seen." [View photos from the show.]

Hill was back at home in Nashville in time to watch Super Bowl XXXVII on Sunday (January 26).

In other Hill news, the singer reportedly wanted Nickelback lead singer Chad Kroeger to pen a song for Cry. According to MTV, Hill never got around to making her request known to the singer-songwriter, but someone at her label recently passed the word along.

"I caught wind of this, and then I found out that she's got a greatest-hits record coming out soon, (which will likely contain one or two new tracks)," Kroeger told MTV. "So, right away I grabbed the acoustic and put pen to paper and tried to write a song for not only someone from another genre, but the opposite sex, which is really tough to do. I just tried to make it an honest-sounding song, and I'm sending that off to her right now."

Hill's publicist denies that the superstar's next project will be a greatest-hits package, adding that there has been "no discussion" of her next project at all.

January 23, 2003
Tim To Perform on CMT's Flameworthy Awards, Too! posted by debi

The star-studded live performance lineup for the CMT Flameworthy 2003 Video Music Awards is becoming a "who's who" of musical elite with the addition of hot-selling hitmaker Tim McGraw. The CMT Flameworthy 2003 Video Music Awards, country music's first and only video awards show - and only fan-voted awards show -- will be telecast live from Nashville on Monday, April 7 at 8 p.m. ET. McGraw joins previously announced CMT Flameworthy 2003 Video Music Awards performers Shania Twain, Kenny Chesney and Faith Hill.

With a musical career a decade long, McGraw is a well-respected live performer and artist with 19 No. 1 singles, six multi-platinum recordings, sales of over 25 million albums and numerous awards. The launch of his most recent double platinum album Tim McGraw and The Dancehall Doctors included his first-ever network television special, Sing Me Home, and a self-penned book chronicling the making of the album, Tim McGraw and The Dancehall Doctors: This Is Ours.

Tickets for the CMT Flameworthy 2003 Video Music Awards are on sale now at CMT's Web site CMT.com and through Ticketmaster at 615-255-9600 or ticketmaster.com. In Nashville, tickets are available at all Ticketmaster locations and at the Gaylord Entertainment Center box office.

January 17, 2003
Tim To Play in Charity Basketball Game posted by debi

Tim will be playing in the NBA All-Star celebrity basketball game! He will be on "Team Barkley" with Ice Cube, Nelly, and Mark McGrath. They will be coached by Charles Barkley (who will ask Faith to be an assistant coach.)

The teams will play Feb 7th at TNT's VIP All-Star Party at the Georgia World Congress Center.

January 17, 2003
Tim Kicks Off 2003 posted by debi

Tim started off 2003 by getting a standing ovation for his performance of "Tiny Dancer" with Elton John on the AMA's Monday. He also picked up his third consecutive win as Favorite Country Male Artist. The same day he learned that his new album "Tim McGraw & The Dancehall Doctors" has sold two million copies.

In addition to starring in the Bud Light Super Bowl commercial that make its worldwide debut during the Super Bowl, January 26, McGraw fills in the month with additional highlights. MSN has tapped him as their January Artist of the Month and will host an exclusive chat on Wednesday, January 22, 7pm central.

Tim will also be the focus on CNN's "People In The News" this weekend, Saturday, January 18 (10am, 2pm and midnight Central) and Sunday, January 19 (6pm and midnight central). CNN and McGraw have spent the last year and a half working on the project together.

January 16, 2003
Hill To Provide a Flameworthy Performance posted by debi

Faith Hill has been added to the list of performers at the CMT Flameworthy 2003 Video Music Awards. Shania Twain and Kenny Chesney were previously announced to perform during the April 7 awards show at Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center. The 2002 inaugural CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards, country music's only music video awards show, was seen by 6.3 million viewers in its premiere airings. It's also country's only fan-voted awards show. The two-hour awards show will air live on CMT. Tickets to the show are available at CMT.com.

January 13, 2003
Duets In the Future For Tim & Faith posted by debi

First, Tim's got a duet with Kenny Rogers. Here's what Kenny said: "I have a new album that will be out the first of the year and I've done a duet with Tim McGraw that I'm really excited about. It's a song called, "We Owe Them More Than That" .. and it's a tribute to Hank Williams, to Lefty Frizzell, to Marty Robbins and to Waylon Jennings .. about the people that came before us in country music. The CD has got some really great music." The new album is expected to be released during the first quarter of 2003.

And this summer get ready for one great duet from Faith and... REBA! The album, due out this summer, will include a duet between these two country giants titled "Ladies' Choice."

January 13, 2003
Tim McGraw to Sing Praises of Designated Drivers in Super Bowl Commercial posted by debi

Anheuser-Busch is joining forces with one of the hottest names in the entertainment industry on one of the highest-profile events of the year in its latest effort to help fight drunk driving. Country music great Tim McGraw is starring in a designated driver commercial for Anheuser-Busch, set to kick-off Sunday, January 26, during the television broadcast of Super Bowl XXXVII.

The 30-second spot shows the music superstar serving as the designated driver to make sure his friends get home safely.

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