TobyMac Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====''Tonight'' (2010β2011)==== His fourth studio release, ''[[Tonight (TobyMac album)|Tonight]]'', was released on February 9, 2010. The album debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200, selling 79,000 units in its first week.<ref name="jfh profile" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sisario |first=Ben |date=February 18, 2010 |title=Sade's Comeback Succeeds with Quiet Application of Old-School Approach |page=1 |work=[[The New York Times]] |via=ProQuest}}</ref> The album's first single, "[[City on Our Knees]]", was released on August 14, 2009. The song reached No. 1 on ''Billboard'''s [[Hot Christian Songs]] and No. 1 on both Christian AC and CHR. [[Christopher Stevens (musician)|Christopher Stevens]] and Dave Wyatt joined McKeehan in producing the album, as with the production of his 2007 release, ''[[Portable Sounds]]''. Truett, aka TruDog, Toby's oldest son, was once again featured on a song as in the previous albums.<ref>Price, Deborah Evans. "Mac World." ''Billboard'' 122.7 (2010): 22-24. ''Music Index''. Web. October 4, 2015.</ref> The album is a mix of [[pop music|pop]], [[rock music|rock]], [[hip hop music|hip hop]], [[Latin American music|Latin]], and [[funk]], similar to his album ''Portable Sounds''. The album charted No. 6 on the [[Billboard Top 200]] and No. 1 on the Billboard Christian albums chart, selling 79,000 units in its first week.<ref>Caulfield, Keith (February 17, 2010). [http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959357/sades-soldier-sizzles-at-no-1-on-billboard-200 "Sade's 'Soldier' Sizzles at No. 1 on Billboard 200"]. ''Billboard''. Retrieved September 7, 2012.</ref> In the same year, he released a DVD, ''TobyMac: Moving Pictures Featuring His Entire Work of Music Videos'', on November 10, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TobyMac, "Moving Pictures DVD" Review |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/MovingPicturesDVD.asp |access-date=June 4, 2018 |website=jesusfreakhideout.com}}</ref> The title track of ''Tonight'' is featured in the intro of [[MLB Network]]'s TV show 30 Clubs 30 Days.<ref>{{Cite news |date=March 10, 2010 |title=Major League Baseball taps TobyMac's "Tonight" for "30 Clubs in 30 Days" series β Gospel Soundcheck |work=Gospel Soundcheck |url=https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/gospelsoundcheck/2010/03/major-league-baseball-taps-tob.html |access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref> In March, he announced the "Hello Tonight" summer 2010 tour with [[Chris Tomlin]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=DC Talk's TobyMac Makes Opposites Attract on 'Hello Tonight' Tour |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/photos/live/957576/dc-talks-tobymac-makes-opposites-attract-on-hello-tonight-tour |access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref> The song "City on Our Knees" earned him a Dove Award for Pop/Contemporary Song of the Year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 22, 2010 |title=2010 Dove Award winners β Gospel Soundcheck |work=Gospel Soundcheck |url=https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/gospelsoundcheck/2010/04/2010-dove-award-winners.html |access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref> The song "Showstopper" was used to promote World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) June 2010 Pay Per View, "Fatal 4-Way", and was used at least once in NCAA Basketball. It was also used as an introduction to Thursday Night Football in 2009β2010. His single "Tonight" was also used as a pregame introduction at home games for the Baltimore Orioles during the 2011 MLB season. The song was also promoted for ESPYS' Best U.S Male Olympian. His "Tonight" was listed best Christian album of 2010 on iTunes and his Christmas single titled "Christmas This Year" (featuring [[Leigh Nash]]) was awarded the holiday song of the week on iTunes. He was nominated for Artist of the Year at the 2011 Dove Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2011 Dove Award Winners Announced < Music News {{!}} CBN.com |url=http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/news/dove-award-2011-winners.aspx?mobile=false&u=1 |access-date=November 18, 2018 |website=www.cbn.com}}</ref> Additionally, the songs "Get Back Up" and "City on Our Knees" were recognized for being two of the Top 25 most performed songs on Christian radio over 2010.<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Hot Christian Songs β Year-End |magazine=Billboard |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hot-christian-songs |access-date=November 18, 2018}}</ref> In 2010, McKeehan performed at Revelation Generation.<ref>{{Cite news |last=La Gorce |first=Tammy |date=August 22, 2010 |title=SPOTLIGHT FRENCHTOWN |page=1 |work=[[The New York Times]] |via=ProQuest}}</ref> He also toured with [[Skillet (band)|Skillet]] and [[House of Heroes]] on the "Awake Tonight Tour". He toured with [[Third Day]], [[Michael W. Smith]], [[Jason Gray (singer-songwriter)|Jason Gray]] and [[Max Lucado]] on the [[World Vision]]-sponsored "Make a Difference Tour 2010".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Make a Difference Tour 2010 Website |url=http://makeadifferencetour.com |access-date=November 5, 2014}}</ref> ''Tonight'' was nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album for the [[53rd Annual Grammy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Multi-Platinum Selling Artist TobyMac Garners Seventh Solo GRAMMY Award Nomination for "Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album" |url=http://fusemix.com/en/the-leak/1701-multi-platinum-selling-artist-tobymac-garners-seventh-solo-grammy-r-award-nomination-for-best-popcontemporary-gospel-album |access-date=October 23, 2011 |publisher=Fusemix.com}}</ref> His first full-length Christmas album, ''[[Christmas in Diverse City]]'', was released October 4, 2011. It contains songs from each of the Diverse City members as well as TobyMac. Its other guest artists include: [[Leigh Nash]], [[Owl City]], [[Jamie Grace]], Victor Oquendo, "Superherose [<nowiki/>[[sic]]]", Arch Nemesiz, Tim Rosenau, Toddiefunk, and [[Mr. TalkBox|Byron "Mr. Talkbox" Chambers]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 6, 2011 |title=Christmas in DiverseCity Now in Stores |url=http://www.tobymac.com/2011/10/06/christmas-in-diversecity-now-in-stores/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111050700/http://www.tobymac.com/2011/10/06/christmas-in-diversecity-now-in-stores/ |archive-date=November 11, 2011 |access-date=October 23, 2011 |publisher=TobyMac}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/TobyMac-Christmas-In-Diverse-City/release/4477331|title = TobyMac β Christmas in Diverse City (2011, CD)| website=[[Discogs]] }}</ref> TobyMac released his third remix album, ''[[Dubbed and Freq'd: A Remix Project]]'', on March 27, 2012, featuring remixes of songs from his prior two studio albums.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TobyMac, "Dubbed & Freq'd: a remix project" Review |url=https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/DubbedandFreqd.asp |access-date=November 18, 2018 |website=jesusfreakhideout.com}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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