Profile
Famous as :
Country music singerBirth Name :
Toby Keith CovelBirth Date :
July 08, 1961Birth Place :
Clinton, Oklahoma, USASpouse :
Tricia Lucus (since 24-Mar-84)Claim to fame :
Single "Should've Been a Cowboy" (1993)
Video Premiere: Toby Keith's 'Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)'
November 02, 2009 03:11:13Toby Keith pays homage to his close friend Wayman Tisdale who passed away in May last year as captured in a music video for his single "Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)". His performance scene is mashed up with random footage of the late NBA star and jazz bassist.
"Cryin' for Me" is taken from Keith's latest studio installment "American Ride". The country music crooner planned to perform the song at Tisdale's funeral, but delivered Willie Nelson's "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" instead because he was too emotional to sing the tribute track.
Toby Keith's Music Video for 'American Ride' Released
August 14, 2009 11:08:15Toby Keith has debuted an animated music video for his new single "American Ride". Contrary to the song's lyrics which claim that the country music singer "loves the American ride," the video shoots down what are currently becoming trends in the country.
In the Michael Salamon-directed video, Keith takes aim at YouTube-watching phenomenon, immigration, Wall Street, beauty queens, plastic surgery, high gas price and even terrorist. "I'm a 'right-wrong guy' not a 'right-left guy' and this video shows that," Keith commented on the concept of the video. "We took our shots at everyone."
2009 CMT Awards Nominees Revealed, Sugarland Grab the Most Nods
May 20, 2009 09:05:53Sugarland led the pack of 2009 Country Music Television (CMT) Awards nominations after a 30-minute special announcement of the nominees was held on May 19 at 10 A.M. ET/PT. This musical duo consisting of Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles got five gongs in total.
Sugarland were listed among the contenders of Video of the Year, Collaborative Video of the Year, CMT Performance of the Year and Duo Video of the Year. In the latest category, they received two nods for "All I Want to Do" and "Already Gone" music videos, facing off other videos from Brooks & Dunn for single "Put a Girl in It" and from Montgomery Gentry for track "Roll With Me".
Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts and More Billed to Sing at 2009 CMT Awards
April 22, 2009 10:04:38Both Taylor Swift and Rascal Flatts have been recruited as musical acts at this year's Country Music Television (CMT) Awards. They will be joined by Toby Keith and Brad Paisley at the forthcoming annual event. Other performers for the awards will be announced later.
2009 CMT Music Awards is going to take place at Nashville's Sommet Center on June 17 with tickets for the event set to go on sale on May 2. Short list of its nominees, consisting of four names each, from all categories except Video of the Year will be announced on May 19.
Full Nominations List of 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards
February 12, 2009 11:02:15The nominees for this year's Academy of Country Music Awards have been revealed during a press conference at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville on February 11. Announced by Julianne Hough, Kellie Pickler, LeAnn Rimes and Jessica Simpson, it was revealed that Brad Paisley and Heidi Newfield both led the pack with six and four counts respectively.
Brad and Heidi were up against each other in Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year. For the three categories, they were joined by such contenders as Miranda Lambert, Trace Adkins, Jamey Johnson and Carrie Underwood among others.
Video Premiere: Toby Keith's 'God Love Her'
October 20, 2008 01:10:47Country music singer Toby Keith has dropped a music video to support his latest single "God Love Her". Directed by Michael Salomon, the video depicts a love story between a preacher's daughter and a bad boy. After receiving a fiery disapproval from her father, the girl decides to run away with the boy.
"God Love Her" is a song appearing on Keith's upcoming thirteenth major studio album "That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy". Slated to hit the stores on October 28 in the U.S., the album will present the Oklahoma musician doing triple duties as a songwriter, singer, and producer.
Toby Keith Tops Forbes List of Country's Top Earners
May 26, 2008 03:05:03Country music artist Toby Keith has been named the Highest-Earning Country Star in a new Forbes magazine study. According to the publication, the singer is raking in an estimated $48 million over the last year, thanks to his major endorsement deal with Ford trucks, involvement in his I Love This Bar & Grill chain of restaurants, and ownership of his record label, Show Dog Nashville.
Country trio Rascal Flatts comes in second on the list, with $40 million in earnings. The music group's inclusion in the list is because of their Top 10 2007 tour that proved to help them earning such amount of earnings.
Country Singer Toby Keith to Star in Second Film
February 29, 2008 03:02:52"Should've Been a Cowboy" hitmaker Toby Keith is said to be heading to the big screen once again. According to Variety, the country singer has joined the on-going production of "Beer for My Horses" as the film star.
For the comedy movie, the 46-year-old singer will portray a small town deputy. He will also act as the film's co-writer as well as co-producer. Further, he is going to work together with Rodney Carrington, Ted Nugent, Willie Nelson, Claire Forlani, Barry Corbin and Tom Skerritt.
Toby Keith, Carrie Underwood to Highlight CMT Awards
February 20, 2008 04:02:22List of performers for the upcoming CMT Music Awards have been unveiled. Toby Keith, Taylor Swift, Sugarland, Carrie Underwood, Alan Jackson and biggest first round nominee Brad Paisley are among those confirmed taking the stage on April 14.
Tickets for the show which is held at Nashville's The Curb Event center will be sold starting from this Saturday, February 23 at 10 A.M. More performers will be announced as the event's date comes closer.
Toby Keith Cleared Off Infringement Case
November 30, 2007 04:11:10Country singer Toby Keith has been cleared off copyright infringement case. Singer/songwriter Michael McCloud's lawsuit against him was dismissed, according to reports.
In 2006, McCloud aka Michael Snyder claimed that Keith's 2003 song 'I Love This Bar' was too similar to his own 'Tourist Town Bar' song. Keith was determined to prove his innocence by defending himself that his piece was written with Scotty Emerick.
Toby Keith to Release X'Mas Album This Year
June 07, 2007 09:06:19
Ten years not releasing any Christmas album apparently has left Toby Keith restless. The project only get its way this year after the completion of his June 12 released album "Big Dog Daddy".
"I've been meaning to do another (Christmas album) for 10 years," Keith revealed. "I'm not an extremely religious guy, but I am a Christian, and I do know what the meaning of Christmas is. It's time for me to do one." The project is already underway and will be released in the fourth quarter this year via his label Show Dog Nashville.
Toby Keith Among the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Inductees
May 28, 2007 04:05:05
A country music singer-songwriter and Oklahoma native, Toby Keith has been chosen to be inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.
Keith, who was born in Clinton, Oklahoma, is one among the eight lucky inductees, who among others include businessman Clay Bennett, civil rights activist Clara Luper, and Linda K. Twine, a renowned conductor, composer and music educator.
Toby Keith Comes Up with "Big Dog Daddy"
April 11, 2007 04:04:59
Following the first single "High Maintenance Woman" that holds strong in Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart, singer Toby Keith will release the album "Big Dog Daddy" on June 12.
Keith has all his sweat on this piece as he wrote most of the tracks except for two. Some of the tracks that have been revealed apart from "High Maintenance Woman" are "Love Me if You Can," "Get My Drink On" and "White Rose." His longtime contributor Scotty Emerick and Greg Wiseman again gave him assistance while Canadian songwriter wrote "White Rose" for him.
Fresh Batch of Nominees in the 2007 ACM Awards
March 06, 2007 10:03:55
A final batch of nominees for the 42nd Academy of Country Music Awards has been announced and surely this is the year for George Strait, Brooks & Dunn, Rascal Flatts and also Carrie Underwood.
Topping the number of nominations at eight counts, Strait who is known for his 'honky tonk' music is again predicted as the frontrunner for this awards show. He places himself among the top categories including Top Male Vocalist, Entertainer of the Year and also Album of the Year for "It Just Comes Natural" (2006). Tailing behind Strait, the duo Brooks & Dunn who had snatched 3 awards last year is nominated for 7 categories this year, among them are the same Top Vocal Duo and Best Video for "Hillbilly DeLuxe" that they won last year. Meanwhile the group Rascal Flatts holds the chance for 6 categories and the newcomer Underwood following after, sums up a total of five nominations including the prestigious Top Female Vocalist category.
Final Nominees for the 2007 CMT Music Awards
March 01, 2007 12:03:49
The final nominees for this year's CMT Music Awards have been announced Wednesday Feb 28th. Among them there are Rascal Flatts, Kenny Chesney, and Carrie Underwood who are the leading nominees, with three nominations each.
As of Rascal Flatts, the American Country band vies for the categories of Video of the Year for "What Hurts the Most" and Group Video of the Year for "Life Is a Highway" and "What Hurts the Most". Chesney, in the meantime, is nominated for Video of the Year, Male Video of the Year, and Video Director of the Year all for "You Save Me".
The 54th Annual BMI Country Music Awards Winners
November 06, 2006 09:11:44
The 54th annual BMI Country Music Awards was held Saturday Nov 4th, 2006 in Nashville.
Country music singer and songwriter Toby Keith was named the event's Songwriter of the Year recipient for the third time in his career while also picked up Song of the Year honor for his part in writing "As Good as I Once Was" with fellow songwriter Scotty Emerick.
Carrie Underwood Is Joining State Literacy Campaign
October 03, 2006 11:10:04
"American Idol" winner and country music singing star Carrie Underwood is joining the Oklahoma Library Association's "Read Y'all" literacy campaign.
"I think Carrie Underwood just represents Oklahoma in such a positive manner," said Buffy Edwards, poster coordinator for the campaign. "She's grounded in her upbringing. She's proud of her state. She appeals to a very wide age range. I think America fell in love with Carrie Underwood on 'American Idol,' and we're very lucky she's from our state."
Country Weekly's Top 10 Sexiest Male Country Artists
June 16, 2006 03:06:33
In a reader poll, which is about to be released Friday June 16th, 2006 in Country Weekly, the name of country singer Keith Urban comes up as the Sexiest Male Country Star, beating the likes of such country music artists as Toby Keith, Trace Adkins, Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney, all of whom rounding out the top five, in order.
"The biggest surprise is how rapidly over the last couple of years Keith Urban has shot to the head of the class," Editor Bill Gubbins said. Meanwhile he added that there are about 32,000 readers voted in the first annual poll, both online and by mail.
No. 1 to 10 on the U.S. Pop Album Charts
April 27, 2006 02:04:46
Wanna know who's on the top spot of US pop album chart for this week? It's Rascal Flatts again. The country trio reigns the album chart for the third straight week with their latest set "Me & My Gang" sold another 143,000 copies for the week ended Sunday April 23rd, 2006.
Meanwhile, the hits compilation "NOW That's What I Call Music" is at No. 2 with another 143,000 copies. Securing the 3rd position on the Billboard 200 is Walt Disney Records' soundtrack to the Disney Channel musical "High School Musical" which scores an additional 116,000 copies in its 15th week.
The Billboard 200 Top 10 Challengers
April 20, 2006 10:04:16
Having their album "Me and My Gang" sold nearly 345,000 copies in the week ended April 16, country trio Rascal Flatts hold strong their No. 1 position on the Billboard 200, to be on top of the pop album chart for a second week Wednesday April 19th, 2006. After such tough challenge, Keith Urban's "White Trash With Money" finally only secures the 2nd place on the chart with about 330,000 units.
At No. 3 is "Now That's What I Call Music! 21" by various artists which is sold 293,000 copies, followed by the "High School Musical" soundtrack which holds at No. 4 for a second week with 256,000. Rapper T.I.'s "King", in the meantime, slips two to No. 5 with 136,000, ahead of LL Cool J's "Todd Smith" at No. 6, sold 116,000 copies and Tim McGraw's "Greatest Hits Vol. 2 -- Reflected" at No. 7.
Toby Keith Deals with White Trash & Money
March 25, 2006 10:03:50
It's about white trash and money. That's the upcoming album Toby Keith will release on April 11 this year deals with. Titled "White Trash With Money," the album which was co-produced by Lari White, is Keith's first album for his own Show Dog Nashville imprint.
The first single from the set, "Get Drunk and Be Somebody" is No. 8 this week on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. For the album, Keith also involves Argentine string arranger George DelBarrio whose work can be heard on the planned second single, "A Little Too Late," and two other songs.
Final Nominees for the 2006 CMT Music Awards
March 16, 2006 01:03:49
The final nominees for the 2006 CMT Music Awards have been announced Wednesday March 15th, 2006 and so voting is underway. Leading the long list of the musicians vie for the prestigious award is Mississippi girl Faith Hill. The singer nabs four nominations all at once, including that for the categories of Best Video Of The Year for "Like We Never Loved at All" with husband Tim McGraw.
Following close behind with three nominations is Carrie Underwood who among others up for the categories of Best Video By A Female Artist for "Jesus Take the Wheel." Also grab three nominations are Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Trace Adkins, and Brooks & Dunn. Toby Keith and fellow musician Kenny Chesney, get two nominations each, all of which for the same categories that is Best Video Of The Year and Best Video By A Male Artist.
The 41st Annual ACM Awards Nominees
March 09, 2006 10:03:25
The nominees of the 41st Annual Academy of Country Music Awards have been announced early Wednesday morning March 8th, 2006 and among the long lines there is Brad Paisley who receives a leading six nominations, including nods for Single, Song, and Male Vocalist of the Year. Duo Brooks & Dunn and Sugarland each receives 5 nods.
Announced the nominees Rascal Flatts and Carrie Underwood also are among the most honored artists with four nominations apiece. Some other artists vie for the prestigious award are Kenny Chesney, Toby Keith, Keith Urban, Gary Allan, Lee Ann Womack and many more.
10 Hot Country Songs
February 25, 2006 10:02:34
The Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart has a new champion as Carrie Underwood's "Jesus, Take the Wheel" has been replaced by Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton's "When I Get Where I'm Going". This succession marks Paisley's fifth chart topper since "Mud on the Tires" held pole position the week of February 5, 2005. Meanwhile, it's the 25th No. 1 for Parton.
At No. 2 on the chart is Josh Turner's "Your Man", followed closely behind by Underwood's "Jesus, Take the Wheel" at No. 3 and Kenny Chesney's "Living In Fast Forward" at No. 4. Rascal Flatts' "What Hurts The Most" ups two places from last week No. 7 to No. 5, while Keith Urban's "Tonight I Wanna Cry" downs two to No. 6. No. 7 is Sugarland's "Just Might (Make Me Believe)".
Angel From Montgomery Comes to Atlanta
November 01, 2005 10:11:12
The angel flaps its wings as a sign that it's ready to fly. In fact, it's more than ready for that as the drama musical "Angel From Montgomery" has just started its production in Atlanta earlier this month with principal photography is underway.
"Angel From Montgomery" tells the story of Angela Dalton, a Miami newscaster who brings her rebel teenage daughter Dixie home to rural Montgomery, Tennessee after a military training accident tragically takes the lives of several town resides, including Angela's younger brothers. Back in Montgomery, Angela reunites with country star Bo Porter, the father that Dixie has never met. Bo's heart and talent helps troubled Dixie, while Bo and Angela reconcile their bittersweet past.
Toby Keith on Work with Angel From Montgomery
October 25, 2005 02:10:22
Toby Keith isn't an angel. He's an American country music singer and songwriter instead. But, he tries to make one with his forthcoming project, his very first feature film titled "Angel From Montgomery." Set to star in is Keith himself along with the like of Kelly Preston, Willie Nelson and Burt Reynolds.
"Angel From Montgomery" centers on Preston's role, a TV anchor who returns home to Montgomery, Tennessee after her brother's death and rekindles a relationship with Keith's character. The film is slated to hit theaters sometime next year. Meanwhile, it is reported that Keith will be inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame on Thursday, October 27. The ceremony will take place at the Muskogee Civic Center.
New Toby Keith Label Revealed
September 01, 2005 09:09:24Country singer Toby Keith on Wednesday showed off his 'Dog.' The star at that day announced he's forming his own label, Show Dog Nashville Records, in order to gain more control over his work.
Keith starts Show Dog with former DreamWorks Nashville record executive Scott Borchetta, who also will operate his own label, Big Machine Records. Show Dog will later on record and distribute Keith's future work and the singer is optimistic other artists will want to join his label after their contracts with others are up. Let's hope the best for him.
Keith Takes the Music Seriously
August 27, 2005 12:08:47"The only thing we take seriously is the music," is the slogan uttered by country superstar Toby Keith, who alongside veteran Nashville record executive Scott Borchetta, will launch their new joint label venture September 1. The name of the label and its distribution partner will be unveiled at a press conference in Nashville on Wednesday August 31. Apart, both Keith and Borchetta reportedly have signed a handful of artists and secured a major distribution deal. Congrats and good luck.
Keith and Pals to lead Memorial Thank You concert
March 31, 2005 11:03:33Country stars Toby Keith and Vince Gill are among any other celebs to lead the Memorial Thank You concert takes place in Oklahoma on April 22, 2005 to honor those affected by the 1995 bombing of Oklahoma City's Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. The events marking the 10th anniversary of the tragedy will also feature performances by Ty England, Katrina Elam, Byron Berline, and artists from the Centennial Rodeo Opry.
Moreover, start from April 17, the city will be the center of a National Week of Hope, consisting of memorial services, lectures, symposiums and exhibitions honoring "those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever." Tickets for the concert are $10 and will go on sale Monday April 4, 2005 via the venue's box office and Tickets.com (http://www.tickets.com). Profits of the concert will benefit the Oklahoma City National Memorial, built on the former site of the Federal Building.
Keith Success at the CMT Music Awards
March 18, 2005 10:03:02The 2005 CMT Music Awards has listed such nominees, as Toby Keith and Kenny Chesney, who each up for four awards including a joint nomination for their collaboration with Jimmy Buffett on "Hey Good Looking." There is also Big & Rich who dominates the event, grabbing 4 nominations at once; including Best Group/Duo Video and Most Inspiring Video for The "Holy Water" clip; and Breakthrough Video and Video of the Year for "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)."
Get 4 nominations also Gretchen Wilson which honors Video of the Year and Best Female Video for "When I Think About Cheatin' " and Breakthrough Video for the huge crossover smash "Redneck Woman." Among the other big nominees for this year's CMAs are David Hogan and McGraw who gets three nominations, including a shared nod with Nelly for "Over and Over."
