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Tim McGraw is one of the biggest names in country music and his family, made up of his wife, Faith Hill and three daughters: Gracie, Maggie, and Audrey, all share a love for music. Despite each of their girls inheriting their parents’ talent, there has never been a collaboration between all five of them.
In a recent conversation with his record label, McGraw opened up about the possibility of recording a song with his entire family. However, he admitted that out of all five of them, he feels he’s the least talented.
“I don’t know if they want to sing with dad. I’m the worst singer in the family. All of my girls can sing, and of course, Faith is one of the greatest singers in the world. So, I’m the low man on the totem pole,” he joked.
The “Paper Umbrellas” singer went on to claim that his girls would prefer to sing with their mom over him.
“I always say singing with Faith’s like a NASCAR trying to keep up with a Formula One race car because she’s so damn good,” McGraw gushed about his other half.
The Start Of Their Musical Family
Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, who are considered to be country music royalty, tied the knot in 1996. They welcomed their first daughter, Gracie, in 1997, followed by Maggie in 1998 and Audrey in 2001.
Over the years, they’ve made an effort to raise their daughters outside the spotlight in order to keep them grounded. While McGraw takes pride in knowing they have done that, he’s also enjoyed getting to see each of them pursue their own paths in life.
“It’s inspiring to me to watch them go out on their own and do the things they do,” McGraw previously told People. “We’ve raised three strong, independent, strong-minded young women. And what I’m most grateful for is just how normal our kids are and how grounded they are and how much they respect themselves and other people.”
Tim And Faith Attend Daughter’s Sold-Out Performance
While the entire family has yet to get into the studio together, Gracie and Audrey are currently pursuing careers in music and they also joined their dad on stage in May 2025 at Music City Rodeo in Nashville.
McGraw and his other half also had the pleasure of enjoying a scenic getaway to Copenhagen, Denmark while spending time overseas this summer. This trip comes in support of their youngest daughter, Audrey, who just wrapped up her run with Brandi Carlile and played a sold-out show in Copenhagen at the end of June with both her parents in the audience.
McGraw’s caption read, “Hangin with my baby in Copenhagen to see @audreymcgraw on tour with the fabulous @brandicarlile.”
A Longtime Desire To Collaborate
So while Tim McGraw seems to be perfectly happy watching his daughters soar in their respective careers, the idea to record a song together has been in the back of his mind for some time now.
Back in August 2023, McGraw spoke to Entertainment Tonight, revealing he dreams of one day making a family collaboration come to fruition.
“They’re the life of the party every time they’re around,” he said of his girls. “They just inspire us in so many ways. I’d love to do a song with all five of us at some point. I talk about it all the time, and they’re like, ‘I ain’t singing with you, dad.’”
Behind the scenes, McGraw has also been battling some health issues. He was most recently forced to cancel a July 21 performance in Fort Collins, CO as part of Colorado State University (CSU) and the Professional Bull Riders’ Last Cowboy Standing Event. This decision came as he needed more time to recover from a recent back surgery.
While it’s unclear when he will make a full recovery, the Louisiana native is currently set to return to the stage in August.
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After Cole Swindell suddenly lost his father 2013, he channeled his grief into one of his most powerful songs to date, “You Should Be Here.” The heartfelt ballad became his fifth consecutive No. 1 and struck a chord with countless fans, including NASCAR Hall of Famer Dale Earnhardt Jr., who lost his own father in 2001.
That mutual heartbreak sparked an unexpected friendship between the country star and after the American professional stock car racing driver. Swindell recently honored their bond on his latest album, Spanish Moss with a song fittingly titled “Dale Jr.”
How The Friendship Began
Back in 2021, Swindell appeared on an episode of Dale’s podcast, The Dale Jr. Download, where the two of them reflected on how they initially got connected. Dale explained that it all began the first time he heard the emotional story of “You Should Be Here.”
“Anyone who’s ever lost their dad, I mean that song plugs right into all the emotions. And I think even after all these years, you keep doing things in life, you keep having these milestones and these things happen and these people you meet that come into your life and you want your dad to know ’em, meet ’em, see them, experience it… Just everything. And so all the time that song remains relevant,” said Dale Jr.
With the pull he felt from the tender tune, Dale Jr. knew he had to reach out to the country superstar and tell him just how much the lyrics impacted him. They didn’t discuss their success or their lives in the public eye, instead they talked about the unfortunate common experience between them.
“I didn’t care whether he was going to receive that well or not or whatever. I was just like, this is hitting me hard and I need this man that wrote this song to know. And so I reached out and he’s like, ‘damn right. That’s exactly why I wrote it.’ And he was awesome. And so we started chatting,” Dale Jr. explained.
A Message That Meant Everything
After hearing Dale Jr. share the memory from his perspective, Swindell reflected on how moments like that are exactly why he moved to Nashville: to tell his stories through music and connect with people. Knowing that both he and his late father were longtime fans of Dale and his dad made the experience even more meaningful.
“That was one of the coolest things of my career probably is Dale reaching out to me and knowing that wow, he’s reaching out because of his dad, which my dad was a fan of and I’m a fan of,” Swindell expressed. “And it’s just stuff like that, man, you can’t make that up. That’s as real as it gets.”
Dale Jr. added that at the time he reached out, not only did he want to let the Georgia native know how much the timeless song touched him, but he also wanted to offer some wisdom that he picked up through his journey with grief.
“I felt like if you needed some holes closed up in the search for some sort of closure, I was like, man, I really could help him, I think,” he explained.
Swindell responded, “See that’s the kind of guy you are though. I think that’s why I always say this too, it’s like you always wonder why things happen or whatever. But I think we’re put in situations and I think we go through things because there’s other people that we care about or maybe we’ve never met that are going to need to talk to somebody. And honestly, you have to tell yourself that. I think we go through things that are tough because somebody else is going to need to hear about it and how you got through it.”
A Tribute To Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Despite their high-profile lives, both men have remained humble and grounded. While praising the NASCAR champion in an interview with Country Now and other outlets, the “Forever To Me” singer claimed that Dale Jr. is “one of the most down to earth, just real, just good people.”
Now things have come full circle as Swindell recently paid tribute to his friendship with Dale Earnhardt Jr. and their journeys with loss through a new song on his just released Spanish Moss album. Sitting at track three, the tune written by Cole Swindell, Greylan James and Matt Alderman is titled “Dale Jr.”
This song reflects a true story as it taps into the emotions both of these men faced after losing their fathers. It also celebrates the power of connecting and reminiscing over the memories of their late loved ones.
Speaking on how the song came to be, Swindell says he assumed people would be most shocked by “Dale Jr.” because the title gives no hint into the emotions that unfold within the story.
“It’s not about NASCAR, it’s not about the race, it’s about something way more meaningful,” he explained before diving further into the intentions behind the lyrics. “It’s about moments….That was what I was talking about…Those moments you wish you could pick up the phone and I can imagine being like, ‘dad, you will not believe who I hung out with last night.’ And that’s how we wrote the song.”
Dale Jr.’s Reaction
Dale Jr. was speechless the first time he heard the new release. He was used to hearing his dad’s name dropped in songs by various artists, but this was the first time that his name was the sole focus and because of that he admitted to feeling nervous about the response it would get from fans.
“I remember we did a thing down in Key West and I was playing some of the new album and I texted him, I was like, ‘man, I’m about to go play ‘Dale Jr.’’ for folks. They’re about to hear my album for the first time.’ And I could tell, he’s like, ‘oh man, I’m nervous.’ And I’m like, what? I thought he didn’t want me to play it or something. He’s like, ‘no, I’m excited.’”
Swindell certainly understands the weight of naming a song after someone so widely recognized, especially when the subject matter is deeply personal. Still, he feels confident the tribute reached fans in the way he hoped.
The song appears on Spanish Moss, the 21-track project that follows 2022’s Stereotype album. Since Cole Swindell included a song that honored his father’s legacy, he wanted to find a way to do the same for his mom who died in 2021. He did just that through the final track, “Heads Up Heaven.”
Swindell is currently counting down the days until he welcomes his first child with his wife, Courtney, along with gearing up to hit the road on his headlining Happy Hour Sad Tour. The trek, which features special guests Priscilla Block, Logan Crosby and Greylan James, will kick off on September 4 in Toledo, OH.
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Lady A will spread Christmas cheer this holiday season with their 2025 THIS WINTER’S NIGHT TOUR.
The just-announced trek will kick off December 5 and Atlanta, Georgia and run through December 23, with a trio of shows at Nashville’s famed Ryman Auditorium.
“We have been in such a season of family and that’s the first thing we think of when we think of Christmas and the Holiday Season,” Lady A’s Hillary Scott shared in a statement. “We hope this record and our first-ever Christmas tour will be an opportunity for families and fans to usher in the Holiday Spirit with fun, joy and gratitude.”
The trio’s first-ever Christmas tour will launch following the release of On This Winter’s Night: Volume 2 on Sept. 26. Serving as both a companion and refresh of the original On This Winter’s Night, the new album and tour will feature holiday favorites and brand-new festive originals.
The GRAMMY-winning trio announced the news with a comical video, featuring Scott sharing a bedtime story with her bandmates. Inspired by the holiday classic, ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” the poem tells the story of a band anxious to get on the road for their holiday tour, and the video features cameos by their real-life families.
“It was the height of the summer when all through the land/ Not a snowflake was falling/ Yet stirred was this band/ Their set lists were studied and built with great care/ and hopes their Christmas tour soon would be there/ Though sunshine had burnt their cheeks a bright red/ Visions of sleigh bells still danced in their heads/ With Christmas pajamas and peppermint flare/ They jammed out to carols and warm July air,” Scott reads.
The clip then cuts to a shot of the band singing a Christmas carol by the pool.
Hillary continues, “While family and friends stayed swimming in their pools/ Lady A couldn’t wait to be spreading Tide’s yule/ Their sleighs will be drifting to shows far and near/ All through December/ 12 nights of great cheer/ And until those glorious tour dates approach/ They’ll don Christmas sweaters on any pool floats/ Because no summer heat could burn out this light/ They’ll wait for you all on this winter’s night.”
THIS WINTER’S NIGHT TOUR Dates:
12/5/25 – Atlanta, GA @ The Woodruff Arts Center – Atlanta Symphony Hall
12/6/25 – Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
12/7/25 – Jacksonville, FL @ Florida Theatre
12/10/25 – Grand Prairie, TX @ Texas Trust CU Theatre
12/12/25 – Rockford, IL @ Coronado Performing Arts Center
12/13/25 – Waukegan, IL @ Genesee Theatre
12/14/25 – Welch, MN @ Treasure Island Resort & Casino – Island Event Center
12/18/25 – Shipshewana, IN @ Blue Gate Performing Arts Center
12/19/25 – French Lick, IN @ French Lick Resort
12/21/25 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
12/22/25 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
12/23/25 – Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
Presale tickets for most shows are available now with the code HOLLYJOLLY. General on-sale begins Friday (7/18) at 10 a.m. local time at LadyAMusic.com.
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