Editing Toby Keith (section)

===2005–2024: After DreamWorks===
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On August 31, 2005, Keith founded a new label, [[Show Dog Nashville]]. Its first release was his 2006 album ''[[White Trash with Money]]'', followed by the soundtrack to ''[[Broken Bridges]]''. He also abandoned Stroud as co-producer in favor of Cannon's wife, [[Lari White]]. The album included three singles: "[[Get Drunk and Be Somebody]]", "[[A Little Too Late (Toby Keith song)|A Little Too Late]]", and "[[Crash Here Tonight]]". ''[[Big Dog Daddy]]'' followed in 2007, with Keith serving as sole producer. Its singles were "[[High Maintenance Woman]]", "[[Love Me If You Can]]", and "[[Get My Drink On]]". "Love Me If You Can" became Keith's first number 1 hit since "As Good as I Once Was" more than two years prior.<ref name="whitburn"/> A two-disc Christmas album, ''[[A Classic Christmas (Toby Keith album)|A Classic Christmas]]'', followed later in 2007.<ref name="allmusic"/> In 2008, Keith completed his Biggest and Baddest Tour. On May 6, 2008, he released ''[[35 Biggest Hits]]'', a two-disc compilation featuring most of his singles to date,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.countryweekly.com/scoop/2812 |title=Toby To Release Greatest Hits CD |publisher=Country Weekly |date=January 16, 2008 |access-date=October 28, 2013}}</ref> as well as the new song "[[She's a Hottie]]", which peaked at number 13 on Billboard's country songs chart.<ref name=chart/>

Keith released "[[She Never Cried in Front of Me]]", which went to number 1 in 2008. Its corresponding album, ''[[That Don't Make Me a Bad Guy]]'', followed on October 28, 2008. It was followed by "[[God Love Her]]", also a number 1 hit, and "[[Lost You Anyway]]". ''[[American Ride (Toby Keith album)|American Ride]]'', in 2009, produced another number 1 in its [[American Ride (song)|title track]]. It was followed by the Top 10 hit "[[Cryin' for Me (Wayman's Song)]]", a tribute to basketball player and jazz bassist [[Wayman Tisdale]], a friend of Keith's who died in May 2009.<ref name="gear">{{cite magazine|last=Graff|first=Gary|date=June 13, 2009|title=Toby Keith's ''American Ride'' in High Gear|magazine=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268139/toby-keiths-american-ride-in-high-gear}}</ref>

''[[Bullets in the Gun]]'' was released on October 5, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=11453_Toby_Keith_Preps_Bullets_In_The_Gun |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918050835/http://www.undercover.com.au/News-Story.aspx?id=11453_Toby_Keith_Preps_Bullets_In_The_Gun |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 18, 2012 |title=Toby Keith Preps Bullets In The Gun  |publisher=Undercover.com.au |date=July 26, 2010 |access-date=March 26, 2012 }}</ref> This was Keith's first album not to produce any top 10 singles,{{citation needed|date=February 2024}} with "[[Trailerhood]]" reaching number 19, followed by the [[Bullets in the Gun (song)|title track]] and "[[Somewhere Else (Toby Keith song)|Somewhere Else]]" both at number 12.<ref name=chart /> Keith produced the album with {{citation needed span|session guitarist Kenny Greenberg and recording engineer|date=February 2024}} [[Mills Logan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 25, 2018 |title=A Tale of a Modern Cowboy, "Bullets in the Gun" by Toby Keith |url=https://www.countrythangdaily.com/toby-keith-bullets-gun/ |access-date=February 19, 2024 |language=en-US}}</ref>

On October 25, 2011, ''[[Clancy's Tavern]]'' was released. The album included the single "[[Made in America (Toby Keith song)|Made in America]]", written by Keith along with [[Bobby Pinson]] and [[Scott Reeves]], which went to number 1. Following it was "[[Red Solo Cup]]", which had previously been made into a music video which became popular. Upon release as a single, "Red Solo Cup" became Keith's best-peaking crossover, reaching number 15 on the Hot 100. The album's final single was "[[Beers Ago]]" at number 6 in 2012. In December 2011, Keith was named "Artist of the Decade" by the American Country Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/carrie-underwood-jason-aldean-win-big-at-american-country-awards-20111206 |title=Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean Win Big at American Country Awards &#124; Music News |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=December 6, 2011 |access-date=October 28, 2013}}</ref>

Keith's sixteenth album, ''[[Hope on the Rocks]]'', was released in late 2012. It produced only two singles, both of which are top 20 hits: "[[I Like Girls That Drink Beer]]" reached at number 17 and the [[Hope on the Rocks (song)|title track]] peaked at number 18.<ref name=chart />

In mid-2013, he entered the charts with "[[Drinks After Work (song)|Drinks After Work]]", the first single from his seventeenth album, also titled ''[[Drinks After Work]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sterdan|first=Darryl|title=Miley Cyrus, NIN top the 2013 fall music preview|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2013/08/29/21084671.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130830234630/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2013/08/29/21084671.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 30, 2013|access-date=August 30, 2013|newspaper=[[Canoe.ca]]|date=August 29, 2013}}</ref> The album's second single is "Shut Up and Hold On".{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

In October 2014, Keith released "[[Drunk Americans]]", the lead single from his eighteenth studio album, ''[[35 MPH Town]]''. In April 2015, Keith released "[[35 MPH Town (song)|35 MPH Town]]", the album's title track and second single. In 2015, Keith was also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://theboot.com/toby-keith-new-album-35-mph-town/ | title=Toby Keith Announces New Album | publisher=The Boot | date=October 14, 2014 | access-date=October 21, 2014}}</ref>

In September 2017, Keith released the compilation album, ''[[The Bus Songs]]''. The album contains twelve songs: two new, five re-recorded, and five previously released songs. The new songs on the album are "Shitty Golfer" and "Wacky Tobaccy". In the U.S. ''The Bus Songs'' topped the ''Billboard'' [[Comedy Albums]] chart for 11 weeks.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/toby-keith/chart-history/gig/|title=Toby Keith Comedy Albums Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref> It also reached number 6 on the Top Country Albums chart<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/toby-keith/chart-history/clp/|title=Toby Keith Top Country Albums Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref> and 38 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/toby-keith/chart-history/tlp/|title=Toby Keith The Bus Songs Chart History|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] }}</ref>

In 2021, Keith featured on the [[Brantley Gilbert]] single "[[The Worst Country Song of All Time]]" with [[Hardy (singer)|Hardy]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Parton|title=BRANTLEY GILBERT, TOBY KEITH AND HARDY TEAM FOR 'THE WORST COUNTRY SONG'|url=https://www.soundslikenashville.com/music/brantley-gilbert-toby-keith-hardy-worst-country-song/|date=June 18, 2021|work=Sounds Like Nashville}}</ref>

On January 13, 2021, President Trump awarded Keith the [[National Medal of Arts]]. The award was given in a closed ceremony, alongside fellow country musician [[Ricky Skaggs]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Impeachment with a Toby Keith chaser. What, exactly, is the National Medal of Arts? |last=Gelt |first=Jessica |website=Los Angeles Times on MSN |access-date=January 13, 2021 |url= https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-01-13/impeachment-national-medal-of-arts-toby-keith-ricky-skaggs}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title=Donald Trump Reportedly Presents Toby Keith & Ricky Skaggs With National Medal of the Arts |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |access-date=January 13, 2021 |magazine=billboard |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9510975/donald-trump-toby-keith-ricky-skaggs-national-medal-of-the-arts/}}</ref>

On September 28, 2023, after receiving the first Country Icon Award at the People's Choice Country Awards, Keith performed publicly for the first time since his June 2022 cancer diagnosis announcement. His performance of "[[Don't Let the Old Man In]]", which was previously used in [[Clint Eastwood]]'s 2018 film [[The Mule (2018 film)|''The Mule'']], received a standing ovation.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://theboot.com/ixp/204/p/toby-keith-dont-let-the-old-man-in-itunes/ | title=Toby Keith's 'Don't Let the Old Man In' Tops iTunes Chart After Emotional TV Performance | website=The Boot | date=October 4, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://americansongwriter.com/the-meaning-behind-toby-keiths-solemn-ballad-dont-let-the-old-man-in/ | title=The Meaning Behind Toby Keith's Solemn Ballad "Don't Let the Old Man In" | date=October 3, 2023}}</ref>

Keith's final performance was held in [[Las Vegas|Las Vegas, Nevada]], at the [[Park MGM]], on December 14, 2023.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |date=February 6, 2024 |title=Watch Toby Keith's Last Performance of 'Should've Been a Cowboy' at Final Concert |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/toby-keith-final-concert-shouldve-been-a-cowboy-1234962121/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> His last studio recording was included on ''[[Hixtape: Vol. 3: Difftape]]'', a [[tribute album]] to [[Joe Diffie]], to which Keith joined [[Luke Combs]] on a rendition of Diffie's single "[[Ships That Don't Come In]]".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://musicrow.com/2024/03/hixtape-vol-3-difftape-reimagines-joe-diffie-classics-with-special-collaborations/ | title='Hixtape: Vol. 3: Difftape' Reimagines Joe Diffie Classics With Special Collaborations | publisher=[[MusicRow]] | date=March 29, 2024 | accessdate=September 21, 2024 | author=Lorie Hollabaugh}}</ref>

In March 2024, one month after his death, it was announced that Keith would be posthumously inducted into the [[Country Music Hall of Fame]], having been elected just hours after his death.<ref name="variety"/>