On the Charts: “New Moon” Rises to Number One, Jackson’s “This Is It” On Pace to Take Over : Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily: PHOTO
The Big News: A full week on shelves and digital music services helped propel the Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack to the Number One position on the Billboard Top 200 with another 153,000 copies sold according to Nielsen SoundScan — a 33 percent increase over its truncated debut sales week. The soundtrack’s predecessor also topped the charts last year. Tim McGraw’s Southern Voice debuted at Number Two and Michael Buble’s Crazy Love dropped to Number Three after a...

We hear . . . we hear . . . we hear: PHOTO
That Barbara Corcoran was asked by a fellow in Western gear in the "Today" show green room, "Got any Real Estate to sell me?" She replied, "Nope, you can't afford it." She didn't know he was country superstar Tim McGraw . . . THAT "Oz" actor Evan Seinfeld -- who separated last month from porn star wife Tera Patrick -- will bring his sexy new squeeze, Lupe Fuentes , to HeadQuarters tomorrow for the Masked En counter party featuring burlesque perform ances with a five-piece band. AP...

“Twilight New Moon” Soundtrack Tops Billboard Top 200: PHOTO
The New Moon soundtrack has clawed its way to the top position on the Billboard Top 200. Billboard –which features tunes by Thom Yorke, Death Cab for Cutie, and The Killers — says the album sold 153,000 copies in its first full week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The Twilight Saga: New Moon hits theaters Nov. 20. Here’s how the Hot 200 Top 10 rounded out: 1. Soundtrack: “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” 2. Tim McGraw: “Southern Voice” 3. Michael Buble:...

“Twilight New Moon” Soundtrack Tops Billboard Top 200: PHOTO
The New Moon soundtrack has clawed its way to the top position on the Billboard Top 200. Twilight-New-Moon-Soundtrack Billboard —which features tunes by Thom Yorke, Death Cab for Cutie, and The Killers – says the album sold 153,000 copies in its first full week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The Twilight Saga: New Moon hits theaters Nov. 20. Here’s how the Hot 200 Top 10 rounded out: 1. Soundtrack: “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” 2. Tim McGraw: “Southern Voice

-New Moon' Soundtrack #1 Billboard Charts: PHOTO
The New Moon soundtrack has clawed its way to the top position on the Billboard Top 200. Billboard

Tim McGraw Releases “Southern Voice”
Tim McGraw is releasing his album, Southern Voice , tomorrow and I've had a chance to preview it and I think it's good Country Music.  I wouldn't say that I was blown away but the tracks do display Tim's consistent sound.  The first single from the album is “ It's a Business Doing Pleasure With You” which was written Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger and singer-songwriter Brett James. The song is about “the price paid for loving a woman who loves designer labels.” ...

Kenny Rogers “The Greatest Duets”
He might not be the most current artist, but a lot of people have enjoyed the music of Kenny Rogers over the years.  He's produced some major hits including “Lady” and “The Gambler” as a solo artist but some of his collaborations are just as memorable. Kenny Rogers: The Greatest Duets was released earlier this week and includes songs with artists like Tim McGraw and Don Henley but also features collaborations with his most common duet partner, Dolly Parton (I love “Islands in...

Playlist: Death Cab for Cutie's 'Equinox' and 10 more picks: PHOTO
LISTEN UP: Tim McGraw's "Southern Voice"

Listen Up: Tim McGraw turns reflective in 'Southern Voice': PHOTO
In 2004, Tim McGraw released Live Like You Were Dying , the video for which ended with a clip of his biological father, Tug McGraw, striking out Willie Wilson to win the 1980 World Series for the Philadelphia Phillies . The elder McGraw died just a few months before that song came out, making it nearly impossible to hear it without thinking of him.

Interview: Tim McGraw on living in a houseful of women, being Southern: PHOTO
Superstars latest, Southern Voice hits stores on Tuesday

The Blind Side: Interview - Tim McGraw: VIDEO
An interview with Tim McGraw who plays Sean Tuohy in The Blind Side : 1. What the film is about 2. What drew him to his character 3. The positive aspects of sports 4. The audience for The Blind Side

Tim Mcgraw - Mcgraw Id Be Dead Without Hill: PHOTO
Country star Tim McGraw credits his wife Faith Hill with saving his life - because he's convinced he would have drunk himself to death had they not met. The Live Like You Were Dying singer wed hitmaker Hill in 1996 and the couple has three daughters together. But McGraw confesses he would be an alcoholic mess, if not already dead, if he hadn't settled down when he did because his rock n' roll lifestyle was spiralling out of control. He tells People magazine, "Right before I got married, I was a...

Tim Mcgraw - Mcgraws Generous Gift To Pal: PHOTO
Generous country star Tim McGraw turned into the world's best friend when he revamped a pal's dream car as a birthday gift. The singer rescued his friend Hooter's 1967 Plymouth Satellite from another college pal's barn, reworked the motor's transmission and cleaned it up - and then presented it to his mate. In a new Men's Journal expose, Hooter recalls, "Tim calls me one day and says, 'I got a new car.' And I'm like, 'Another?' But when he pulled up I said, 'That's not your car.'" McGraw adds,...

The Blind Side: Interview - Sean Tuohy: VIDEO
An interview with Sean Tuohy who Tim McGraw's character is based on in The Blind Side : 1. Interpreting the story 2. Tim McGraw

Album review: Tim McGraw's 'Southern Voice'
Tim McGraw sharply criticized Curb Records about this time last year for issuing a third "greatest hits" collection from the country star rather than release this album, which sat on a shelf for nearly two years after it was completed. McGraw sees this, his 10th studio effort, as a way of reclaiming his voice, and bucking the powers that be might well be one facet of that voice. If only more of that feistiness were evident in the songs he's selected. Things start out promisingly...

Photo Gallery: It's greatest-hits night with Tim McGraw at The M Resort
By Don Chareunsy , Vegas DeLuxe editor Country superstar Tim McGraw hit the outdoor stage at The M Resort pool last night shortly after 8, and for the next 90 minutes performed some 20 songs, nearly all of them hits, many of them No. 1's, and sang two songs from his new album. Dressed in his signature black leather Stetson, a fitted tuxedo-style white dress shirt and tight blue jeans that showcased why he's so popular with the ladies (my guest, I'll call her Shania Hill, said repeatedly...

New Moon OST Outsells Michael Buble, Tim McGraw and Rammstein: PHOTO
When we commented a week ago on the New Moon OST falling short to Michael Buble in the Billboard Charts, commenter/reader Chris Molanphy pointed out a detail we had been quick to overlook “You're leaving out an important detail, ” he said. “The -New Moon' OST did that number in *three days* of sales, because they had to move the release up from Tuesday to the previous Friday. So that 115K is up against Bublé's full seven days of sales.” And while we were...

New Moon soundtrack rises to No. 1 on charts: PHOTO
Los Angeles/NEW YORK (Billboard) - The soundtrack to the upcoming "Twilight" movie sequel grabbed the No. 1 spot on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday, while Tim McGraw followed at No. 2 with his lowest debut sales week for a studio set. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" sold 153,000 copies during the week ended October 25, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The disc debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 last Wednesday after going on sale early the prior Friday and selling 115,000 copies...

Tim McGraw Booms in With No. 1 Country Album, Southern Voice
Tim McGraw's Southern Voice enters Billboard's country albums chart this week at a resounding No. 1, propelled to that prominence, says Nielsen SoundScan, by first week sales of 137,000 copies.