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PEOPLE & ARTS Thursday 13 april 2017
Chemistry onstage makes Faith Hill and Tim McGraw a top tour

BY KRISTIN M. HALL Graw fell in love when she 10 of Billboard’s Hot coun-
Associated Press opened for him on his 1996 try songs chart after they
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The love Spontaneous Combustion performed it on the ACM
story of Tim McGraw and tour and they married that Awards.
Faith Hill started on a tour year. But they say they don’t al-
two decades ago and In 2000, the first Soul2Soul ways agree in music, or
that sparkling chemistry tour grossed $48.8 million, in marriage, but McGraw
onstage has made them making it the best grossing said commitment is key.
one of the genre’s biggest country tour in North Amer- “Look, there is no secret,”
headliners. ica that year, according to Hill said. “Either you like one
The country couple with Pollstar. The Soul2Soul II tour another or you don’t. You
movie star glamour has was even more success- want to stay married or you
sold over 63 million albums ful, grossing $88.8 million don’t. You work at it, or you
in the U.S. between their in 2006, and made it the don’t. Simple as that. It is
two careers, has earned 3rd highest grossing North not always easy and there
two Grammys for duets American tour that year. are moments that are
they sang together and has McGraw credited their rocky.” “But you don’t walk
three children. This year, success on the road to the away,” McGraw said.
they are releasing their first- fact that they are very dif- “I would rather live a life
ever duet album together ferent singers who push in rocky road ice cream
and started their third in- each other to expand their than vanilla any day of the
stallment of their highly ranges onstage. week,” Hill said. “Honestly,
successful Soul2Soul World “Faith, I would say, is more vanilla gets boring after a
(it launched last week). of an R&B, sort of gospel- couple of days.”
“I haven’t been on a stage inspired singer,” McGraw A smiling McGraw adds: In this April 2, 2017 file photo, Faith Hill, left, and Tim McGraw kiss
after a performance at the 52nd annual Academy of Country
like this in 10 years and that said. “And I think I am more “So I am not vanilla!”q Music Awards in Las Vegas.
is no lie,” Hill said of the a ‘70s rock, arena rock, Associated Press
tour. “I can tell you right Merle Haggard meets are-
now I am fired up.” na rock kind of singer. She
During an Associated Press brings me a little bit more
interview with the couple to the R&B side, and I bring
before their rehearsal at her more to the arena rock
the Academy of Country side, and I think it creates a
Music Awards in Las Vegas sort of magic.”
earlier this month, Hill and Their first duet together, “It’s
McGraw were giddy with Your Love,” was on Mc-
anticipation. Graw’s 1997 “Everywhere”
“She’s ready to turn it album, which was followed
loose,” McGraw said. by “Just to Hear You Say
“Age is not an issue,” add- That You Love Me,” from
ed Hill, who together with Hill’s multiplatinum album
her husband will be turning “Faith.” Since then, they
50 during the tour that runs have had several popu-
through October. lar duets, including their
The Mississippi-born Hill and latest, “Speak to A Girl,”
the Louisiana-born Mc- which jumped into the Top
Josh Brolin set to play

Cable in ‘Deadpool 2’

Century Fox’s “Deadpool
2” opposite lead Ryan
Reynolds. Brolin also plays
the supervillain Thanos in
various “Avengers” movies
for competing studio Dis-
ney.
Michael Shannon had
been widely rumored to be
the top pick for the Dead-
pool co-star.
In this Sept. 9, 2015 file photo, “Deadpool” became a
Josh Brolin attends the pre-
miere of “Everest” in Los An- breakout hit in 2016, gross-
geles. ing over $783 million world-
Associated Press wide. The irreverent and
very R-rated comic book
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Josh film even became an un-
Brolin is expanding his com- likely awards contender
ic book movie repertoire. late in the game with two
Representatives for the ac- Golden Globe nomina-
tor said Wednesday that tions and a Directors Guild
Brolin has been set to play of America Award nomi-
the part of Cable in 20th
nation for Tim Miller. q