Ryan O'Malley

When it comes to music from the 1980s, it was all about chart-topping hits. Whether it was stadium anthems, arena rockers or soft rock singer songwriters, the goal was to be at the top of the Billboard charts and see your albums selling at record stores.

When summer arrives, it could usually guarantee a few things: hot weather, endless grilling, and the Dave Matthews Band doing a cross-country tour. While the hot weather and grilling is going on all over the country, the Dave Matthews Band summer tour stopped by the Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, New Jersey on July 10, kicking off back-to-back performances at the legendary venue.

For almost 40 years, Tim McGraw has become synonymous with country music. Starting off in 1990, McGraw became part of the traditional country movement at a time when artists like Garth Brooks and Billy Ray Cyrus were taking country in a more pop oriented direction. His songs started to get radio play, tours got bigger and bigger, and eventually he rose to the top of the country charts.