TIM MCGRAW’S SUNDOWN HEAVEN TOWN SHINES AT NO. ONE

McGraw's 15th Career No. One Debut Garners Critical Praise

Cover Art Courtesy of Big Machine Records

Nashville, TN  – Country music icon Tim McGraw claimed his 15th No. one album debut on the Billboard Country Albums chart this week with the release of SUNDOWN HEAVEN TOWN (Big Machine Records). The multi-platinum selling artist's latest chart-topper received high praise from critics, while his new single, "Shotgun Rider," shoots up the charts.

"[McGraw] never sounded better" – PEOPLE

“Reminds us just how potent an artist Tim McGraw still is; the album is among his best”  – Chicago Sun-Times

“McGraw has been one of country music's most consistent hitmakers for the past two decades” – USA TODAY 

“The perfect mix of old-school McGraw … and a few new sounds” – Billboard

"Twenty years after his breakthrough hit, 'Indian Outlaw,' Tim McGraw still pushes at country music's boundaries." – Associated Press

McGraw is nominated for two CMA Awards including Single of the Year and Musical Event of the Year for "Meanwhile Back At Mama's" (featuring Faith Hill). The three time GRAMMY award-winning entertainer has accumulated 35 No. one's, 54 Top 10 hits, sold over 40 million albums, 14 CMA's, 15 ACM's, 10 AMA's and countless other honors.  

For more information, please visit www.timmcgraw.com.

TIM MCGRAW’S SUNDOWN HEAVEN TOWN LIGHTS UP STORES TOMORROW
 

McGraw To Perform On Good Morning America, Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The View and American Express Unstaged This Week
 

Nashville, TN (September 15, 2014) – Country music icon TIM MCGRAW is set to release his second Big Machine Records album, SUNDOWN HEAVEN TOWN, tomorrow, September 16, with a blazing release week schedule filled with national TV appearances, live performances and more.

With USA Today already affirming that the album, “continues McGraw’s winning streak,” release day will kick off at sunrise with a performance on Good Morning America (9/16). Later that night, McGraw will team up with award-winning director Bennett Miller (Moneyball, Capote) for the music series American Express Unstaged at Hammerstein Ballroom. The concert will be live streamed at amexunstaged.com at 9PM ET. The next day, he'll head to The View (9/17) followed by a performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that same day. McGraw will round out the week at the SiriusXM studios as part of a special edition of SiriusXM’s “Town Hall” series (9/18).

From start to finish, SUNDOWN HEAVEN TOWN tips its hat to the traditions of country music, then tosses some new ingredients into the mix while "balancing authentic country atmosphere with pop polish" (Boston Globe). The result is a melting pot of everything Tim McGraw does best. It's a country album for 2014, anchored by a fondness for the genre and the desire to push it into uncharted territory. Co-produced by McGraw and Byron Gallimore, with whom he has collaborated on all twelve of his previous multi-platinum chart topping albums, SUNDOWN HEAVEN TOWN marks his thirteenth career studio album and second on Big Machine Records.

To help bring the celebration coast to coast, McGraw will be providing Southwest passengers FREE WIFI on all evening flights to Los Angeles, CA on September 16. Starting tomorrow, fans can enter to win a VIP trip for two to meet McGraw and see him perform at a private event in Los Angeles at www.southwest.com/sundownheaventown.

The three time GRAMMY award-winning entertainer has accumulated 35 No. one's, 54 Top 10 hits, sold over 40 million albums, 14 CMAs, 15 ACMs, 10 AMAs and countless other honors. He is currently up for two CMA Awards including "Single of the Year" and "Musical Event of the Year" for "Meanwhile Back At Mama's" (featuring Faith Hill).  His current single, "Shotgun Rider" is impacting radio now.

For more information, please visit www.timmcgraw.com.

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TIM MCGRAW RACES TOWARD ALBUM RELEASE WITH BRAND NEW SINGLE "SHOTGUN RIDER" - AVAILABLE AT RADIO TODAY
 

American Express Announces UNSTAGED with McGraw And Director Bennett Miller – Live From NYC on Sept. 16
 

Cover Art Courtesy of Big Machine Records 
 

Nashville, TN  – Country icon Tim McGraw is preparing for the release of his upcoming album, SUNDOWN HEAVEN TOWN (Big Machine Records), with a brand new single, "Shotgun Rider."  The breezy track touts romantic notions with an infectious melody and is available to radio today via Play MPE.

"This is one of those songs that really paints a picture and sets a mood," says McGraw.  "In my mind, you look over and see the person that you love next to you sitting in the front seat, and you think, 'How good do I have it?  Life is perfect.'  There is a certain warmth to this song and several others like it that really establish the tone for the whole album."
 

As McGraw eyes the release of SUNDOWN HEAVEN TOWN, he'll team up with award-winning director Bennett Miller (Moneyball, Capote) on release day, Sept. 16, for the popular live stream music series “American Express Unstaged” at New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom at 9:00 PM ET.  The event will be live streamed at amexunstaged.com. 

Over the course of McGraw's illustrious career, the three time GRAMMY award-winning entertainer has accumulated 35 No. one's, 54 Top 10 hits, over 40 million albums sold, 14 CMA's, 15 ACM's, 10 AMA's and countless other honors.  His upcoming album, SUNDOWN HEAVEN TOWN, marks his second release on Big Machine Records and brings forth new collection of songs that capture a distinctly country and a distinctly McGraw sound.  For more information, visit timmcgraw.com. 

TIM MCGRAW BEGINS TO SHED LIGHT ON SUNDOWN HEAVEN TOWN – SET FOR RELEASE SEPT. 16

McGraw Returns As Co-Producer with Byron Gallimore On The New Project



 

Nashville, TN (July 28, 2014) – Country music icon Tim McGraw revealed more details today about his upcoming Big Machine Record's album, SUNDOWN HEAVEN TOWN, available everywhere on September 16. With a staggering 35 No. one hits and 54 Top 10 singles to his credit, McGraw presents a new collection of songs that capture a distinctly country and a distinctly McGraw sound.The album was co-produced by McGraw and his longtime collaborator Byron Gallimore and features both a 13 track standard and 18 track deluxe version. The album cover was revealed to fans on Facebook this morning, and is available for pre-order on both iTunes and Amazon MP3 starting tomorrow, July 29.

"This album is very encompassing of everything that I’ve done in my career," said McGraw. "I think it’s a good microcosm of what my 20 or so years in music have been, in a lot of ways. You can certainly hear parts of my career throughout all of these songs, as well as the future and where my music is headed. To me, the title of the album is all about that time where you stop doing what you have to do, and start doing what you want to do. "

"I feel like I’ve got a lot of music in me and that's part of the reason why this album is so soon after the last one and why I wanted to start sharing it with everyone as soon as I could," continues McGraw. "I’m excited about where music is gonna take me and where I’m gonna take my music."

To build anticipation of the new album, McGraw launched his sold-out summer tour ahead of the album's release and began revealing tracks through his "Countdown to Sundown" program. Over the past few months, he has made high profile performances where he introduced new songs to fans for the first time. He has appeared on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon to perform "Shotgun Rider," on The Voice where he debuted "City Lights," at NBC's TODAY where he revealed "Overrated" and on the Academy of Country Music Awards, where the performance of "Meanwhile Back At Mama's (featuring Faith Hill) spawned so much fan demand that it was immediately released as the next single. The song is currently driving up the Top 10 at country radio.

SUNDOWN HEAVEN TOWN TRACK LIST: 
1. Overrated
2. City Lights
3. Shotgun Rider
4. Dust
5. Diamond Rings and Old Barstools (with Catherine Dunn)
6. Words Are Medicine
7. Sick Of Me
8. Meanwhile Back At Mama’s (featuring Faith Hill)
9. Keep On Truckin’
10. Last Turn Home
11. Portland, Maine
12. Lookin’ For That Girl 
13. Still On The Line

DELUXE TRACKS
14. Kids Today
15. Lincoln Continentals and Cadillacs (duet with Kid Rock)
16. The View
17. I'm Feelin' You
18. Black Jacket
 

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