Chart news for February 1, 2012: Tim McGraw's Emotional Traffic #1; Pickler's 100 Proof #2

The long-delayed, oft-contested release Emotional Traffic finally saw the light of day and with it, it gave Tim McGraw yet another milestone to add to his list of accolades. Read on to see how the other albums fared this week on our weekly albums chart rundown!

Tim McGraw's 'Felt Good On My Lips' Certified Gold by RIAA

On the eve of the release of his final studio album for Curb Records, Tim McGraw has landed a Gold single certification for “Felt Good On My Lips,” a song that was released in 2010 for inclusion on Number One Hits and is also on Emotional Traffic. Read on to find out more!

January/February/March 2012 Album Release Dates

The new year has arrived and with it we finally see the release of Tim McGraw's Emotional Traffic along with a sprinkling of other new records like a Greatest Hits record spanning Martina McBride's whole career with RCA, Kellie Pickler and much more. Read on to see what's scheduled!

Tim McGraw - Better Than I Used To Be

So, the ink's barely dry on the documents from the Judge in Nashville granting Tim's release from Curb and this song comes out. It's either Tim's first release as a 'free man' or it's Curb's final single from a future 'Rest of the Hits" album (or the Emotional Traffic album). Whatever the case, it's a song McGraw really loves. Listen to the live version here.

Single Review: Tim McGraw - Better Than I Used To Be

It appears as if Curb Records, which lost an injunction to block new music being recorded by Tim McGraw, is going to beat him to the gate with this single, a song recorded for Emotional Traffic -  the album at the center of the lawsuits. Read our thoughts on the tune here.

Curb Records Sues Tim McGraw

In what can only be termed as yet another event in the saga that is the end of Tim McGraw's run with Curb Records, the record label today suded the country music icon for delivering his Emotional Traffic album too soon after the release of Southern Voice.