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    Tim McGraw Admits Taylor Swift's Tribute Song Made Him Worry About Career Ending

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    During a recent radio interview, the ‘Humble and Kind’ hitmaker opens up about his initial reaction upon hearing ‘Tim McGraw’ that the ‘Cardigan’ singer released back in 2006.

    Nov 27, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Tim McGraw feared Taylor Swift’s teenage tribute was his hint to walk away from fame.
    The “Humble & Kind” singer heard “Tim McGraw” before Swift released it in 2006, and admits that although he was flattered a teenager was name-checking him, he thought it might be a tune signaling the end of his run as a star.
    “It came out and it blew up and she blew up,” the country crooner husband of Faith Hill told radio host Bobby Bones. “My first thought was, ‘OK, let me re-evaluate here. What does this mean? All right, if there’s a song that she’s singing about me… does this mean I’m done? Out the door!’ ”

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    Then the father of three daughters learned how young Taylor was. “Somebody told me she was, like, 13 and wrote it in math class and I thought, ‘Well that’s all right. I can live with that.’ ” he recalled. “It’s not like a 35-year-old artist saying, ‘You know, hey, I used to listen to Tim McGraw, and I’m done.’ ”
    Back in 2006, Taylor explained to CMT how she came up with the song off her self-titled debut album. “I wrote [the song] in my freshman year of high school,” she recounted. “I got the idea in math class. I was just sitting there, and I started humming this melody. I kind of related it to this situation I was in.”
    “I was dating a guy who was about to go off to college. I knew we were going to break up. So I started thinking about all the things that I knew would remind him of me,” the multiple Grammy winner continued offering more details. “Surprisingly, the first thing that came to mind was that my favorite country artist is Tim McGraw.”

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  • Tim McGraw Calls for Gender Equality in Music as He Introduces First ACM Performance by Black Woman

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    The ‘I Called Mama’ singer demands ‘equal opportunity’ for women in music while introducing a first performance by black woman at the Academy of Country Music Awards
    Sep 18, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Tim McGraw called for “equal opportunity” for women as he paid tribute to his wife Faith Hill and their daughters at the 55th annual ACM Awards on Wednesday (16Sep20) night.
    After an emotional performance of his hit “I Called Mama”, which he performed at Nashville’s famous Bluebird Cafe, the country music superstar who has won 18 ACM awards, was tasked with introducing the next performance. But before doing so, he paused to honour the women in his life, and advocated for equality for all women.
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    “As a son, a husband, a proud father of three daughters, and as a human being, I am enlightened and inspired by women every single day. Their strength changes me for the better. Every opportunity in life should be available to women,” he said, according to Access Hollywood. “This next song speaks to the questions we face while trying to create the changes that allow our daughters to be whomever they want to be.”
    He then added, “Their strength changes me for the better.”
    The “Humble and Kind” hitmaker’s comments come as a number of female country music artists including Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, and Miranda Lambert have spoken out about the gender disparity and sexism in the industry, with female artists receiving just 10 per cent of airtime on country music radio.
    McGraw then introduced a powerful performance from Mickey Guyton who sang, “What Are You Gonna Tell Her”, accompanied by Keith Urban on the piano, making her the first Black woman to perform at the show.
    The 37-year-old told People before taking to the stage, “To get this opportunity to represent for Black women at the ACM Awards and to sing a song about the oppression of women and trying to change that – it really does mean a lot to me to be able to do that at the ACMs.”

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