The maxim of the triple threat –singer, songwriter, musician– didn't begin to cover it for Toby Keith, one of the most prolific self-directed creative forces in country’s modern era. He amassed 42 top 10 hits, 32 No. 1s, more than 40 million albums sold, 100 million BMI performances, and more than 10 billion streams largely on the strength of his own songwriting and producing, and under the banner of his own Show Dog Nashville record label. Among his many accomplishments, the New York based all-genre Songwriters Hall of Fame (2015), the National Medal of Arts (2021), the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (2021), and BMI Icon (2022) were his most treasured. In 2021, he had his highest entrance of his career on Billboard’s airplay chart. In 2018, he celebrated the 25th anniversary of his debut #1 single “Should’ve Been A Cowboy” with the re-release of his debut album. From the moment that song was released and shot up the charts, the engine driving everything had been the music.