Country music superstar Tim McGraw apologized to his fans this week after his record label released a "greatest hits album." He says he has new music but it was the idiots at the label calling the shots and that the release of a "Greatest Hits 3" cd is an "embarrassment" to him.
"I am saddened and disappointed that my label chose to put out another hits album instead of new music," says McGraw. "I've only had one studio album since my last hits package. It has to be just as confusing to the fans as it is to me."
He says his label, Curb Records, decided to release a greatest hits album instead, to extend his contract term, even though he has debuted new songs on his tour and he's been working on a new album in the studio the past year.
"I had no involvement in the creation or presentation of this record," he says. "Sure, I love the songs and I don't want to take anything away from all the creative people who were a part of making those records. But the whole concept is an embarrassment to me as an artist. In the spirit of an election year, I would simply say to my fans 'I'm Tim McGraw, and I don't approve their message.' "
Incredibly, the label says "We share Tim McGraw's disappointment with the first week's sales levels and we acknowledge that unfortunately the week that this album was released was right at the peak of the collapse of the economic and finance markets."
