Tim McGraw shared an emotional new ballad on Friday (August 1).

The iconic country artist debuted “King Rodeo,” and premiered the video of his live rendition of the song at the first-ever Music City Rodeo earlier this year in Nashville, Tennessee. McGraw headlined one night of the inaugural event in late May, along with Nashville-born superstar Jelly Roll and legendary singer-songwriter Reba McEntire.

“King Rodeo” adds to a growing list of songs throughout McGraw’s decades-spanning career. The Louisiana-born country star is known for “I Like It, I Love It,” “Live Like You Were Dying,” “Highway Don’t Care” with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban, “Down On The Farm,” “Humble And Kind,” “It’s Your Love” with Faith Hill, “My Best Friend” and many other hits since his debut in the 90s. Find McGraw’s Top 10 hits on iHeartRadio here.

McGraw is part of the star-studded lineup of the genre-spanning iHeartRadio Music Festival presented to Capital One, which is slated to return later this year to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two-day festival will also include performances by Bryan Adams, Ed Sheeran, Feid, GloRilla, Jelly Roll, John Fogerty, Justice, Lil Wayne, LL COOL J, Mariah Carey, Maroon 5, Sammy Hagar, Tate McRae, The Offspring, and more to be announced.

The 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival will take place on September 19 and 20. Fans can tune in to the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Festival as the music mega event will be broadcast live each night via iHeartMedia radio stations throughout the country across more than 150 markets. Hulu will be the Official Streaming Destination of the festival, with performances livestreamed each night exclusively to all Hulu subscribers. Tickets go on sale to the general public on AXS.com beginning Friday, June 13th at 2pm ET/ 11am PT. Find more info here.

Watch McGraw’s performance of “King Rodeo” here:

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