S oul ▁II ▁Tour ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁with ▁McG raw ▁became ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁country ▁tour ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁she ▁was ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" 3 0 ▁Most ▁Power ful ▁Women ▁in ▁America " ▁by ▁Lad ies ▁Home ▁Journal . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Billboard ▁named ▁her ▁as ▁the ▁No .   1 ▁Ad ult ▁Contempor ary ▁artist ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁de cade ▁and ▁also ▁as ▁the ▁ 3 9 th ▁best ▁artist . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Hill ▁was ▁the ▁voice ▁of ▁N BC ▁Sunday ▁Night ▁Football ''' s ▁intro ▁song . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Hill ▁will ▁receive ▁a ▁star ▁on ▁the ▁Hollywood ▁Walk ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁beg inn ings ▁Hill ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁R id gel and , ▁Mississippi , ▁north ▁of ▁Jackson , ▁Mississippi . ▁She ▁was ▁adopted ▁as ▁an ▁infant , ▁and ▁named ▁Aud rey ▁Fa ith ▁Perry . ▁She ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁town ▁of ▁Star , ▁ 2 0 ▁miles ▁outside ▁of ▁Jackson . ▁Her ▁adopt ive ▁parents , ▁Ed na ▁and ▁Ted ▁Perry , ▁raised ▁her ▁with ▁their ▁two ▁bi ological ▁sons ▁in ▁a ▁dev out ▁Christian ▁environment . ▁ ▁Hill ' s ▁vocal ▁talent ▁was ▁apparent ▁early , ▁and ▁she ▁had ▁her ▁first ▁public ▁performance , ▁at ▁a ▁ 4 - H ▁lun che