Tim McGraw changes his act

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(Wall Street Journal) - With some 40 million albums sold
during a nearly 20-year career, Tim McGraw is one of
country music's most commercially successful acts. Like
much of his industry, he's been doing some soul-searching
lately. Earlier this year, he went outside Nashville to
overhaul his operation, hiring a manager best known for
steering rockers such as the Dave Matthews Band and Phish.
He clashed with his long-time record label over the timing
of his new album, "Southern Voice," (Amazon.com:
http://xrl.us/SouthernVoice ) which [was recently released]
� three years after he recorded it. He's teaming up with a
growing crop of corporate sponsors, including Gillette and
Outback Steakhouse.

For McGraw, who's worked both sides of the music industry's
boom and bust, reshaping his team is an effort to avoid a
career plateau. "It becomes harder to find places to move
up because the road's narrower," he says..

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