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Tim McGraw’s Mom’s Favorite Country Artist May Surprise You

Tim McGraw made a special social media post for his mother Betsy’s birthday and posted a collage of photos and videos of him and his mom together over the years….

Tim McGraw wears a white t-shirt and cowboy hat.
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Tim McGraw made a special social media post for his mother Betsy's birthday and posted a collage of photos and videos of him and his mom together over the years. The video was not done with a musical bed of McGaw's music; it was accompanied by a music bed of Betsy's favorite country singer, who is not her own son.

Tim shared the sweet post on Instagram with a song from Josh Turner playing as the music bed, writing, "Happy Birthday Mama!!! Had to play her favorite artist for the video! We love you, Mama."

Fans loved the post, with one commenting, "Beautiful, Happy Birthday Tim’s Mama." Many other fans wished her a happy day, with one more writing, "Happy Birthday, Momma McGraw, you have one of the best sons in the world and you can tell Tim looks just like you. You're a lucky woman."

See that post here.

McGraw recently released his new song "Paper Umbrellas" featuring Parker McCollum. The new collaboration provides a fresh take on the fan-favorite track from McGraw's 2023 album Standing Room Only.

"Paper Umbrellas" was written by Monty Criswell and Drake Milligan, and is produced by Byron Gallimore, McGraw, and Eric Masse.

The chorus of the new song's lyrics are: "It's gonna take a lot of Pina Coladas / If you're gonna drink him off your mind I'll sit here a little longer and get us something stronger / Something that'll work in half the time / 'Cause when love don't shine like you thought it would / Ain't nothing quite like good tequila straight / To chase the clouds away / Yeah, girl, I'm here to tell ya paper umbrellas / Look good on top but they won't stop the rain."

Tim posted the news to Instagram, writing, "Had to have my friend Parker McCollum join me on this one! Listen to Paper Umbrellas (ft. Parker McCollum) out now on all platforms!!"

See that post here.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.