WTF: Tim McGraw’s record label does not want his new album to come out
By Reverb Staff | January 3rd, 2012 | 1 Comment »Really, why would anyone want less McGraw when they could have more McGraw? Full story below.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tim McGraw’s latest studio album “Emotional Traffic,” which was at the crux of a recent court battle with his record label, is set to be released Jan. 24.
The album features 12 songs including the No. 1 single “Felt Good on My Lips.” McGraw said in a statement from Curb Records that the new album is one of his best he has ever made.
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1 of 25Country music singing legend Tim McGraw performs during a concert as part of the Southern Voice Tour on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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2 of 25Country music singing legend Tim McGraw greets a fan during a concert as part of the Southern Voice Tour on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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3 of 25Country music singing legend Tim McGraw motions toward the crowd during a concert as part of the Southern Voice Tour on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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4 of 25Bob Minner, guitarist for Tim McGraw, performs during a concert as part of the Southern Voice Tour at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre on Saturday, July 31, 2010, in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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5 of 25Country music singing legend Tim McGraw performs during a concert as part of the Southern Voice Tour on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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6 of 25Country music singing legend Tim McGraw performs his opening song during a concert as part of the Southern Voice Tour on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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7 of 25Country music singing legend Tim McGraw hangs on bandmate and guitarist Bob Minner during a concert as part of his Southern Voice Tour at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre on Saturday, July 31, 2010, in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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8 of 25Country music singing legend Tim McGraw performs during a concert as part of the Southern Voice Tour on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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9 of 25Country music singing legend Tim McGraw performs during a concert as part of the Southern Voice Tour on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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10 of 25Dean Brown, fiddler and mandolin player for Tim McGraw, performs during a concert as part of the Southern Voice Tour on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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11 of 25Country music singing legend Tim McGraw reaches toward the crowd during a concert as part of the Southern Voice Tour on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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12 of 25Country music singing legend Tim McGraw reaches out to fans during a concert as part of the Southern Voice Tour on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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13 of 25A guitarist for Tim McGraw's band plays during a concert as part of the Southern Voice Tour on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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14 of 25Country music singing legend Tim McGraw performs during a concert as part of the Southern Voice Tour on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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15 of 25Country music singing legend Tim McGraw fist bumps a fan in the crowd during a concert as part of the Southern Voice Tour on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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16 of 25From left, Charles Kelley, Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott, members of the country singing group Lady Antebellum, perform as openers to legend Tim McGraw as part of his 2010 Southern Voice Tour on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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17 of 25Thousands look toward the stage at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre as Lady Antebellum, a country music singing group, perform as part of the Southern Voice tour with Tim McGraw on Saturday, July 31, 2010, in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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18 of 25Charles Kelley, lead and background vocalist for Lady Antebellum, performed as an opening act to country music legend Tim McGraw as part of the Southern Voice Tour on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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22 of 25Dave Haywood of the country music singing group Lady Antebellum performs during a concert as part of the Southern Voice Tour on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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23 of 25Hillary Scott, lead and background vocalist for Lady Antebellum, performed as an opening act to country music legend Tim McGraw as part of the Southern Voice Tour on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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24 of 25Charles Kelley, lead and background vocalist for Lady Antebellum, performed as an opening act to country music legend Tim McGraw as part of the Southern Voice Tour on Saturday, July 31, 2010, at Comfort Dental Amphitheatre in Greenwood Village, Colo. (Daniel Petty, The Denver Post)
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Curb Records had sued McGraw to prevent him from recording or signing with another label until he fulfilled what Curb believed was his obligation for a fifth album. Curb had argued that “Emotional Traffic” was recorded and completed too early. The label said it wanted McGraw’s newest songs.
McGraw won a ruling in November that said he could sign with another label and record new music.
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