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Garth Brooks and George Strait Perform Together During 2013 ACM Awards Highlight

Sterling Whitaker — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 03:20:04 +0000

Mega superstars Garth Brooks and George Strait gave a once-in-a-lifetime performance at the 2013 ACMs on Sunday night (April 7), singing together for the first time ever in tribute to Dick Clark. Reba McEntire introduced the pair, recalling Clark as someone who helped shape her career over the years. “He would slap me if he [...]

Garth Brooks (Finally) Ready to Resurrect His Country Music Career

Sterling Whitaker — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:00:07 +0000

Garth Brooks is one of the all-time bestselling performers in music history, and his career success virtually single-handedly revived the country music genre before he retired in 2001. After a decade of only sporadic activity, the superstar entertainer has revealed that he is mulling a return to the spotlight.

Garth Brooks Prepares to Draw the Curtain on Three-Year Las Vegas Residency

Alanna Conaway — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 22:00:28 +0000

Garth Brooks will take his final bow on the Wynn Las Vegas Encore Theater stage in November. The iconic singer has spent the past three years performing his one-man show there, and has been packing the showroom every night. Brooks’ final performance will take place on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, and will leave him him with [...]

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Beat Beyonce and Jay-Z as Most Powerful Couple in Music

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 01 Sep 2012 17:30:15 +0000

Husband and wife Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood have been named the Most Powerful Celebrity Couple in Music. They were christened as such by Billboard. So, exactly how did Brooks and Yearwood, who have been wed for just under seven years, take the crown and earn this accolade?

Garth Brooks Sells Out Calgary Stampede Show in Less Than a Minute

Brittany Joy Cooper — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:30:14 +0000

As we reported earlier, Garth Brooks is headed up to Canada later this year to take part in the Calgary Stampede music festival, which will last from July 6 to July 15. Brooks will be bringing his show to the Calgary audience on July 12, and no sooner had tickets for his show gone on sale Saturday than they were gone. In just 58 seconds, according to the Calgary Herald, every single one of the 15,322 tickets for Brooks’ show had been purchased.

Garth Brooks joins Country Music Hall of Fame

Paul Drake — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:39:57 +0000

Garth Brooks‘ record-setting achievements though the years are well-documented, but he’s just about to add another one to his list: he’s being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In a statement, he said he was “astounded and honored” to be chosen. He added, “At the same time, I can’t help but feel guilty [...]

Garth Brooks Considers a Career in Politics

Billy Dukes — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:52:39 +0000

Garth Brooks is keeping his options open for when his youngest daughter graduates in 2014. While the singer has said he won’t hit the road or record new music until then, he could be considering a different sort of career during his later years. In an interview with the Las Vegas Sun, Brooks admits he’s [...]

Garth Brooks Plans to End His Retirement in 'Three or Four Years'

Jeff Giles — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 13:20:50 +0000

It’s been almost 10 years since Garth Brooks released 2001′s ‘Scarecrow,’ his last album of original material — and four years since he added a pair of previously unreleased tracks to his ‘The Ultimate Hits’ compilation.

The bad news for Brooks’ fans is that their wait for a new record will continue for awhile. The good news? Brooks has an idea of when he’ll return to his mega-platinum career.

Wonder What Garth Brooks Has Been Up To?

Faith Martin — Tue, 10 May 2011 13:22:21 +0000

Apparently Garth has been busy! But, not doing what you’d probably expect! In 1985, Garth graduated from Oklahoma State University with a degree in Advertising. This past weekend, the country star walked the stage one more time as he received his Master’s degree! Students who were there posted several updates and photos to Twitter about [...]

Garth Brooks-MORE Big Shows Coming

John McKay — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:42:01 +0000

hang on to your Stetsons, Garth Brooks is coming back… Garth has just announced another series of concerts at the Encore Theater at the Wynn Las Vegas. These intimate largely acoustic shows will take place March 25-26, April 8-9, June 3-4 June 24-25 and July 23-23rd. call 1-877-655-GARTH or Ticketmaster.com….guess the G man is not completely [...]