Garth Brooks mused that the public may have moved on when he announced he was coming out of retirement. Was he ever wrong. Tickets for Brooks' first 20 shows at the Wynn...
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Millions of fans wish they could've seen Garth Brooks where it all started at Willie's Saloon in Stillwater, Okla. Come to Vegas and you'll get something like it. Forget...
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The e-mail from Garth Brooks was so special, Steve Wynn printed it out and framed it. The note from the country superstar, in retirement for nearly a decade, asked the...
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Garth Brooks, the best-selling solo musician in U.S. history, ended his semi-retirement on Thursday and announced 15 concert dates at Wynn Resorts Ltd's Encore theater...
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Why do singers come out with alter egos? First Garth Brooks, now Beyoncé. What is the point of it? —Kayla, Atlanta It's a safe way for a performer to...
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Like other country music stars, the guys from Montgomery Gentry aren't buying the idea that Sunday was the last time they'd see Garth Brooks perform for a while. "If he has...
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Garth Brooks is back on stage. But this time, it's for one night only. He will receive the inaugural Crystal Milestone Award, to be presented Sunday at the 43rd annual...
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Two proven superstars — on the music charts and on the football field — were no match for some young patients at Cook Children's Medical Center.
Country singer...
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Garth Brooks brought his famous cowboy hat to the Smithsonian Institution on Tuesday as he donated mementos from his singing career.
But once he finished signing...
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Garth Brooks donated a smashed
guitar to the Smithsonian Institution on Tuesday, but the
country-music superstar turned into a wide-eyed tourist when he
saw the company he...
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Garth Brooks is more than a memory in Los Angeles. A series of concerts he's giving to raise money for victims of recent wildfires sold out in less than an hour Saturday,...
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Meet the new king. Not the same as the old King.
Garth Brooks, who edged out Elvis Presley in 1999 for the title of best-selling solo artist of all time, only to lose it...
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Garth Brooks is an utter sellout.
The black-hatted crooner's rare return to the concert stage has proven one incredibly tough ticket, with all nine scheduled shows...
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The music isn't over for Garth Brooks. Not by a long shot.
Seven years after hanging up his Stetson and heading into semiretirement, the country superstar is...
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Al Gore announced Friday a surprise Live Earth concert in Washington, foiling Senate Republicans who blocked Gore's attempt to bring his global warming extravaganza to the...
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This summer looks like a busy one
for rock band Poison's Bret Michaels.
EMI America Records/Capitol just released "Poison'd," which
finds Michaels and original...
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Linkin Park's new midtempo rocker
"What I've Done" may sound familiar when you hear it blaring
from radios.
The track, which hit multiple rock formats April 2,...
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Target Corp on Thursday said it
will release exclusive CDs by artists like Kenny Loggins and
David Cassidy in the latest example of stars "of a certain age"
bypassing music...
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Since it debuted with its
self-titled release in 2000, Rascal Flatts -- Jay DeMarcus,
Gary LeVox and Joe Don Rooney -- has sold 13 million records
and become one of...
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Scorned by country music radio, the Dixie Chicks are all right by the Grammys.
The finger-pickin' trio, just about nixed from Nashville for lead singer Natalie Maines'...
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Here's the complete list of nominees for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards. The awards will be presented Feb. 11 in Los Angeles:
Album Of The Year
Taking the Long Way,...
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When country music acts started noticing more Hispanic fans at their concerts, it didn't take long for Music Row to start dreaming of its Next Big Audience.
After all,...
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Years ago, conductors with the Nashville Symphony Orchestra would get hot under the collar when they'd arrive for rehearsal and find their best string players missing, holed...
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Linkin Park is at last on a collision course with iTunes.
After holding out for several years, the rap-rock outfit has
clinched a deal to distribute the band's entire...
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You may have seen the recent photos
of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his
44th album, "Modern Times," shares a title with Chaplin's 1936
classic about...
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John Michael Montgomery ain't cryin' in his beer anymore.
The "Beer and Bones" crooner roped a plea deal with prosecutors in
Lexington, Kentucky, stemming from his...
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Rock stars, country stars and even songwriters have their own halls of fame. Now their backing musicians are getting into the act, too.
The Musicians Hall of Fame and...
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With employees like these, who needs enemies?
Garth Brooks' ex-wife managed to escape injury Monday night after being
kidnapped at gunpoint by a worker on her farm...
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The ex-wife of country music star Garth Brooks was kidnapped at gunpoint by a man who worked on her farm after she cooperated with a bail bondsman who wanted to arrest the...
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Buck Owens might be gone, but the master of the electrified
honky-tonk "Bakersfield Sound" won't be soon forgotten.
Dwight Yoakam, Garth Brooks, Trace Adkins and Brad...
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Some of country music's biggest names gathered in this central California farming hub Sunday to pay tribute to the flashy cowboy who shaped the sound of country music with...
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Every year, one of the most
heavily debated Grammy Award categories is that of best new
artist.
While all of the candidates vying for the coveted statuette
on February 8...
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Here is a look at some of the
notable artists who died in the past year.
Swing-era clarinetist/bandleader ARTIE SHAW, 94, died
December 30, 2004, in Thousand Oaks, Calif....
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Garth Brooks is ropin' in a new missus.
The country
crooner got hitched Saturday to fellow Nashville star Trisha Yearwood,
his publicist announced to Access Hollywood.
...
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Months after a proposal in front of thousands of fans, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood may be setting up their wedding bells.
The couple, who live in Oklahoma, filed for...
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Kanye West will receive the Artist Achievement Award at the 2005 Billboard Music Awards, which will be presented Dec. 6 in Las Vegas.
Past recipients of the award, which...
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Lee Ann Womack may not hate herself this morning.
The
country songbird picked up a trio of trophies at the CMA Awards Tuesday
night, including Album of the Year for...
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Although the CMA Awards' first soiree in New York will be peppered with cameos by Elton John, Billy Joel, Donald Trump, James Gandolfini and Bon Jovi, don't expect...
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Spin the radio dial in the nation's largest city, and the choices are dizzying. Talk shows in English and en Espanol. Smooth jazz and heavy metal. Nonstop hip-hop and...
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In a first for Wal-Mart, the retailer has recruited celebrities like Garth Brooks and Destiny's Child to appear in holiday television and print ads.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc....
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Dolly Parton and Elton John will sing "Turn the Lights Out When You Leave" at "The 39th Annual CMA Awards," which will air live on CBS from Madison Square Garden on Nov....
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Performer Kenny Chesney won the ASCAP Voice of Music Award at the agency's annual country music awards show. Chesney, the current Country Music Association entertainer of...
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The rendition of "Happy Birthday" at the Grand Ole Opry's 80th birthday bash this weekend is bound to be good.
The guest list includes Garth Brooks, Alison Krauss, Travis...
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The people have spoken: Paul Wall is the new chart champ.
The Houston rapper helped push Kanye West's latest to number one by
guesting on the Late Registration track...
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The producer of Friday's one-hour telethon to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims said no special precautions will be taken to edit out political statements — even though...
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Hurricane Katrina may be long gone, but the storm surrounding Kanye
West's controversial off-script rap lingers.
The hip-hop
star's impromptu anti-President Bush,...
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The last time rapper Kanye West
appeared on a TV show to raise money for Hurricane Katrina
victims, he accused U.S. President George W. Bush of racism.
This time, producers...
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Wal-Mart will soon be ropin' in Garth Brooks.
The country
superstar has signed a deal with the retail chain that will make
Wal-Mart and its subsidiaries, Sam's Club and...
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Nadia Turner picked the wrong song on Tuesday's "American Idol," and on Wednesday, she paid the price. Turner was voted off the Fox show after singing Crystal Gayle's "When...
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Snoop Dogg was too hot to drop
from the top of Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart Thursday as
his hit tune "Drop It Like It's Hot" featuring Pharrell logged
a third week at...
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A trip to "The Red Light
District" scored Ludacris his second consecutive No. 1 album on
the U.S. pop charts Wednesday.
The Atlanta rapper/actor's fourth Disturbing Tha...
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Country artists need to try harder
when it comes to international markets, according to talent
executive Bruce Allen.
During a recent keynote speech at the Country Music...
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In a summer where good news is hard
to come by, Josh Groban has emerged as a breakthrough touring
act.
As he preps a 28-date summer tour that begins July 18 at
the Savvis...
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Country Music Television has come up with its list of the 100 greatest love songs, and No. 1 is Dolly Parton 's "I Will Always Love You," which she took to the top of the...
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Country Music Television's list of the 100 greatest love songs:
1. "I Will Always Love You" (Dolly Parton )
2. "You Were Always On My Mind" (Willie Nelson )
3. "Sweet...
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The 2004 Songwriters Hall of Fame
Awards dinner June 10 in New York will be another star-studded
affair. But this year's ceremony, which honors songwriting
legends, also...
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A 33-year-old man from Alabama who has been trying to land a major label record deal for years was chosen as the winner of the reality talent show, "Nashville Star," which...
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Garth Brooks gets his hits in country music, not in baseball.
"The guys have told me not to quit my day job," Brooks said Tuesday, his first day of spring training with...
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On January 23rd, 1958, Brunswick Records released "Maybe Baby" backed with "Tell Me How" by The Crickets.
In 1970, singer Judy Collins was denied permission to sing her...
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For Rodney Atkins, honesty is, indeed, the best policy.
Atkins' single, "Honesty (Write Me a List)," marks the singer's first top-five country hit. A bittersweet analysis...
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The tenacity and persistence of a Make-A-Wish volunteer in California made the wish of a dying 18-year-old cancer patient come true with a little help from Garth Brooks....
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Trisha Yearwood has been testing out her skills as a songwriter with her boyfriend, Garth Brooks. Yearwood says she's been collaborating with Brooks and other songwriters in...
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Since announcing his retirement in 2000, Garth Brooks has moved back to Oklahoma to help his ex-wife, Sandy, raise the couple's three daughters.
Brooks said that while he...
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Garth Brooks's latest single, which he co-wrote, called "Why Ain't I Running," talks about finding the one love that makes you always want to stay in the relationship....
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U2, Garth Brooks, and Linkin Park are just a few of the stars who have placed autographed guitars on the auction block in the name of the Save The Earth Foundation. Other...
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The 25th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley has increased the icon's record sales to a total of 100 million units in the United States, according to the RIAA. Only...
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While Garth Brooks has been topping the charts in America for more than a decade, the superstar has never hit the Number One spot in the U.K. That is all about to change, as...
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The makers of the forthcoming feature film The Lamb are still moving ahead with the project, despite the fact that the film's soundtrack, In...The Life Of Chris Gaines, was...
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Garth Brooks and Stevie Wonder will receive special honors at the 33rd annual Songwriters Hall Of Fame Awards. Wonder will be given the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement...
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Art Garfunkel surprised Garth Brooks when the country superstar was presented with ASCAP's prestigious Golden Note Award on Washington's Capitol Hill Tuesday night (March...
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Since Garth Brooks's divorce from his wife of 14 years, Sandy, the superstar says he has had to make a whole new life for himself as a single dad. The singer splits his time...
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Garth Brooks will receive ASCAP's Golden Note Award on March 12 at a reception and dinner to be held on Capitol Hill. The award recognizes Brooks's outstanding contributions...
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Garth Brooks will participate in the Read Across America 2002 celebration this week as he travels the country reading to schoolchildren in six cities. Brooks, who serves as...
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Garth Brooks has declined an offer from the Colorado Rockies baseball team to join them at spring training this year, citing commitments to his three daughters, Taylor,...
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Garth Brooks 's current and reportedly final album, Scarecrow, includes a duet with his favorite female collaborator, Trisha Yearwood . The two recorded their version of...
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Garth Brooks's Teammates For Kids organization officially announced on Friday (February 1) during a press conference at the Staples Center in Los Angeles that the superstar...
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Billy Joel, the MusiCares 2002 Person Of The Year, will be honored by Garth Brooks, Tony Bennett, Bon Jovi's Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, pianist Richard Joo (Fantasies...
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Garth Brooks will be in Las Vegas this weekend (January 19, 20) to host the "Teammates For Kids Weekend" for professional athletes who have helped raise money for Brooks's...
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Nashville's classic country radio station, WSM-AM, has been the subject of controversy over the last few weeks. The future of the station, which has become a fixture in...
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Reba McEntire presented Garth Brooks with the American Music Award Of Merit for "outstanding contributions to the musical entertainment of the American public" Wednesday...
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Garth Brooks and his musical hero and recent duet partner, George Jones, were included on the list of Grammy nominees Friday (January 4). The two were included in the...
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There are but a handful of artists who have managed to sustain the ups and down of the country music industry over the past several years, among them Garth Brooks. The...
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According to the Recording Industry Of America, Garth Brooks's Scarecrow is the best-selling country album of 2001. Already certified triple platinum (for sales of 3...
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LeAnn Rimes's recent engagement to dancer Dean Sheremet will culminate in the couple's wedding on February 23 in Dallas. Rimes, who first flashed her two-plus-carat...
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Garth Brooks's and actor Anthony Zerbe's (Cool Hand Luke, Papillon, Matrix II & III) performance of Lime Creek Christmas hits the stage this weekend for two special shows....
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Garth Brooks's Scarecrow album remains at Number One on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart this week with sales of 442,747 units. The sales of the superstar's newest...
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Garth Brooks's television movie venture, Call Me Claus, debuts on Sunday (December 2) on TNT at 8 p.m. ET. The singer serves as co-producer along with Whoopi Goldberg, who...
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In a week crowded with debuts, none was bigger than the return of Garth Brooks, whose latest album, Scarecrow, entered the Billboard 200 album sales chart on top, with more...
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Garth Brooks plans to spend this Thanksgiving (November 22) with his family in Oklahoma. The singer, who will perform for the military men and women aboard the USS...
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The second in Garth Brooks's series of three CBS live televised concert specials takes place Wednesday (November 21) night on the USS Enterprise in Norfolk, Virginia. The...
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Garth Brooks has returned to the spotlight with his new release, Scarecrow, and a new lease on life. The singer says that the recent changes he has made in his life, namely...
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Garth Brooks's highly anticipated first studio album in four years, Scarecrow, hits stores everywhere today (November 13). The 12-track album, which is said to be his last,...
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With the release of his Scarecrow album on Tuesday (November 13), the "retired" Garth Brooks is back in a big way. What with his doing tons of TV interviews, an appearance...
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Garth Brooks's performance with George Jones on Wednesday night's (November 7) CMA Awards garnered not one, but two standing ovations. Backstage, Brooks spoke about...
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The first of Garth Brooks's three highly anticipated Coast To Coast Live concert specials sold out Tuesday (November 6) morning within 20 minutes. That show will held...
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Garth Brooks's series of live concert specials, called Coast To Coast Live, will air on CBS on November 14, 21, and 28 from 10-11 p.m. ET. Each show will take place in a...
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A spokesperson for Garth Brooks has confirmed that the superstar and the legendary George Jones will perform their duet, "Beer Run," on Wednesday (November 7) night's...
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Garth Brooks has disputed comments allegedly made by George Jones through his spokesperson, Evelyn Shriver, which claimed Brooks broke promises to Jones. During an...
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Garth Brooks and actor Anthony Zerbe (Cool Hand Luke, Papillon, Matrix II & III) will team up to present two special performances of Lime Creek Christmas. The first show...
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George Jones's camp claims the legendary singer is disappointed and "hurt" by broken promises Garth Brooks made concerning the two singer's duet, "Beer Run," which is...
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The upcoming TNT movie, Call Me Claus, features new music from the movie's co-executive producer, Garth Brooks. The two-hour film, which stars Whoopi Goldberg, contains...
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Garth Brooks's recently recorded a duet with his life-long musical hero, George Jones, but the superstar says it's unlikely the two will pair up for a live performance....
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Garth Brooks says that the September 11 terrorist attacks put life into perspective for him as an entertainer. The superstar says his reaction was a feeling of helplessness,...
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Garth Brooks's forthcoming and possibly final album is titled Scarecrow and will hit record stores on November 13, the superstar announced during a press conference held in...
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Garth Brooks has been asked to participate in an upcoming star-studded benefit concert in New York City for the victims of the terrorist attacks on America on October 20....
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Word around Nashville is that Garth Brooks will be making his first-ever product endorsement for Dr. Pepper and has already filmed a TV commercial for the soda product....
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Garth Brooks and Capitol Records have decided to go ahead and release the singer's first new single in four years during a press conference in Nashville on October 9 that is...
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When he learned of the national tragedy last Tuesday (September 11), Garth Brooks, who was in New York City when the planes hit the World Trade Center, immediately postponed...
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Garth Brooks and his crew were in New York City when the World Trade towers were hit Tuesday morning (September 11). Brooks was en route to Washington D.C., where he was to...
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Garth Brooks will be presented with ASCAP's Golden Note award next Tuesday (September 11) at a reception and dinner on Capitol Hill. The invitation-only event honors Brooks...
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Garth Brooks is realizing one of his dreams this week as he heads to the recording studio in Nashville each morning to record a song with his idol, George Jones. "We are...
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It looks like Garth Brooks may have a duet with country legend George Jones on his much-anticipated upcoming album release. Jones, who is just about done with his...
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When Garth Brooks takes the stage at the Sunoco Welcome America! Celebration today (July 4) in Philadelphia, he will be joined by a list of movie stars that include Kathy...
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Chris Cagle is riding high on the success of his debut album, Play It Loud. The album has had not one, but two release dates--the first while signed with Virgin Records and...
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Garth Brooks will spend his Fourth of July in Philadelphia this year as part of the 2001 Sunoco Welcome America! Festival. The "Pennsylvania Memories Last A Lifetime" Parade...
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Garth Brooks will join the Cat In The Hat to lead the National Education Association's (NEA) Read Across America 2002, the year-round reading extravaganza that culminates...
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Mother's Day is next weekend (May 13) and according to what Garth Brooks said in a press conference last October, it is when his new album should be in stores. According to...
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Grand Ole Opry star Johnny Russell had both his legs amputated below the knee last week at Nashville's Baptist Hospital due to diabetes-related health problems. The Opry...
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Prior to Chris LeDoux's successful liver transplant last fall, Garth Brooks offered the fellow singer and good friend part of his own liver. LeDoux's manager, T.K. Kimbrell,...
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The details of Garth Brooks's divorce from his wife of 14 years, Sandy, will remain private at the request of the singer's lawyers. The entire file is now closed from public...
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Garth Brooks makes a rare appearance on Thursday (March 22) to perform in a tribute concert for Grand Ole Opry member Johnny Russell. The performance, which will take place...
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Garth Brooks tops the list of names of artists getting together at the Grand Ole Opry house on March 22 to play a benefit concert for Opry star Johnny Russell, who has been...
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Garth Brooks's newest release, "Wild Horses," is charting in the top 10 on Billboard's Country Singles chart this week. His first single since the Golden Globe-nominated...
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Garth Brooks's Touch 'Em All Foundation donated $3 million to children's charities last year. The money was raised with the help of professional baseball players and...
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Garth Brooks announced his involvement in the upcoming TV movie Call Me Claus yesterday (January 16). The project, to air on cable's TNT network next December, is a comedy...
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Garth Brooks and his movie production company, Red Strokes Entertainment, is expected to disclose details about a new film project within the next two weeks. The singer...
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Garth Brooks earned his first Golden Globe nomination today, for best original song in a motion picture for "When You Come Back To Me Again," co-written with Jenny Yates...
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Discrimination charges brought against Garth Brooks by a disabled concertgoer have been whittled down by Seattle Judge J. Kathleen Learned due to lack of evidence.
Joanne...
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Garth Brooks's involvement in a discrimination suit filed against him regarding a performance in Seattle, Washington, was narrowed on Friday (December 15).
King County...
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Representatives for Garth Brooks have gone on record regarding a lawsuit filed in Washington State alleging discrimination against the disabled. Joanne Lawrence is suing...
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Capitol Records is reissuing Garth Brooks's first six studio albums--Garth Brooks, No Fences, Ropin' The Wind, The Chase, In Pieces, and Fresh Horses--today (November...
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Garth Brooks officially filed for divorce from his wife of 14 years, Sandy, on Monday (November 6) in Davidson County (Tennessee) Circuit Court. The singer, who is listed...
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Garth Brooks, like many others, will go to the polls today (November 7) to cast his vote and help decide which presidential candidate will be the best caretaker for the...
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Garth Brooks plans to spend Halloween trick-or-treating with his three daughters. He says he particularly enjoys the holiday because it's a time he can go out incognito...
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A Garth Brooks/Trisha Yearwood duet album is currently in the works, despite reports to the contrary. Brooks confirmed the existence of the project to LAUNCH, stating that...
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Fortunately for Garth Brooks, most of the 100 million albums he's sold were bought before the creation of Napster. The superstar adamantly opposes the file-swapping...
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Capitol Records saluted Garth Brooks's 100 million sales mark Thursday night (October 26) in Nashville with a lavish party at the Gaylord Entertainment Center.
During the...
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As the only solo artist in history to sell more than 100 million albums in the U.S. alone, Garth Brooks celebrated with friends, family, and staff at a lavish, formal,...
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Garth Brooks has spent the past year contemplating retirement and his plans for the future, which he shared with members of the media during a press conference in Nashville...
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Garth Brooks announced his retirement earlier today (October 26) in Nashville, on the eve of the celebration honoring him for one of the biggest milestones in music...
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Garth Brooks's movie project The Lamb is back on track, the singer confirmed at a recent press conference in Nashville, but he says it's progressing more slowly than he...
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Garth Brooks says he plans to make a public announcement regarding his future career plans within the next few weeks. The singer talked with reporters on Saturday (October...
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The seventh collectors package for Garth Brooks Double Live will be available in stores on October 24.
At the time of its release in 1998, it had been announced that only...
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Garth Brooks says he might begin working on a new album soon. Earlier in the year, the singer went on record saying he would delay both his album and retirement decisions...
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Garth Brooks has announced that he and his wife of 14 years, Sandy (Mahl) Brooks, are getting divorced. "Sandy and I both agree that we need to get divorced. . .Right now,...
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Garth Brooks will be honored as the first solo artist in RIAA (Recording Industry Association Of America) history to reach sales of 100 million units. The black-tie,...
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Garth Brooks's neighbors have nixed the singer's proposal to turn his million-dollar "Blue Rose Estate" in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, into a museum. The singer's attorney,...
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Garth Brooks has plans to turn his $1.1 million Goodlettsville, Tennessee, home into a museum, possibly by the end of the year. He bought the 31-year-old "Blue Rose Estate"...
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Garth Brooks's Touch 'Em All Foundation will team up with the Colorado Rockies, the Rockies Charity Fund, and the Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation for 'An Evening Of...
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When Garth Brooks and songwriter Jenny Yates wrote the song "When You Come Back To Me Again," their intention was to have the song played over the final credits of the film...
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Garth Brooks will debut his new video, "When You Come Back To Me Again," on Country Music Television this morning (April 26). The song was written by Brooks and songwriter...
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Garth Brooks will be putting the character Chris Gaines on hold for a while. At a press conference on Monday (April 3) in New York, the singer revealed that his movie The...
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Country star Garth Brooks was honored at New York's Shea Stadium today (April 3) for his participation in pre-season baseball, which benefits the singer's charitable Touch...
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Garth Brooks and
Trisha Yearwood have found tremendous success when teaming up in the studio. The pair have released two successful duets, including the No. 1 hit "In...
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Reports have been circulating this week contending that Garth Brooks was "literally in tears" after learning that another country act, namely Faith Hill, was added to the...
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Garth Brooks will hold a press conference on April 3 at New York's Shea Stadium. The singer is reportedly going to detail his spring training experiences with the New...
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Garth Brooks finished spring training with the New York Mets on Sunday (March 19). Garth went hitless this season, going 0-for-17 at the plate, leaving him with a .026...
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Garth Brooks's Touch 'Em All Foundation has found a new partner in LifeLine, a telecommunications service company, and the pairing will help raise more money for the...
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Garth Brooks is the sole performer scheduled for the New Millennium Ball, A Tribute To Healing, which will be held in Los Angeles on March 23. The ball benefits the UCLA...
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Garth Brooks and Don McLean have reunited on the new PBS special Don McLean: Starry, Starry Night. The program, which was filmed in Austin, Texas and also features Nanci...
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Garth Brooks is working on material to be included in the soundtrack to the new Dennis Quaid movie, Frequency.
Brooks got to view the movie for the first time last week,...
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Garth Brooks
made a surprise appearance at Nashville's famed Bluebird Cafe on Friday (Feb. 11). The superstar dropped in to support songwriters Pat Alger, Tony Arata,...
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Oklahoma native
Garth Brooks celebrates his 38th birthday today (Feb. 7).
Brooks released his self-titled debut album in the spring of 1989 and subsequently skyrocketed...
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Garth Brooks will attend spring training with the New York Mets in Port St. Lucie, Fla., according to an agreement reached with the baseball team on Saturday (Jan. 29). ...
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Garth Brooks appeared on Good Morning America this morning (Jan. 20) and discussed the current state of his career and marriage to his wife Sandy. The singer revealed that...
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In December, Garth Brooks announced his possible retirement, set for December 2000. He talked with reporters about the announcement on Monday night (Jan. 17) backstage at...
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Garth Brooks was the big winner at the 27th annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Monday night (Jan. 17), taking home three awards (LAUNCH, 1/18), however, it...
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Garth Brooks was the big winner last night (Jan. 17) at the American Music Awards (LAUNCH, 1/18). His three wins included the award for favorite country album for his 1998...
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Country music star Garth Brooks
took home three awards and was the big winner last night (Jan. 17) at the 27th annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Brooks was...
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Garth Brooks's new holiday album, Garth Brooks & The Magic Of Christmas, is officially gold, selling more than 500,000 copies in just one month. The album features mostly...
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Garth Brooks dropped a bomb regarding his future career plans on the last episode of TNN's Crook & Chase show today "Next year, if I can predict, I think we're gonna lay...
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While many of us may be scrambling to finish our Christmas shopping this holiday season, you won't catch Garth Brooks at the local mall toy store. Garth says that he...
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The best-selling soundtrack of all time looks like its going to be the best-selling album of the 1990s as well--the RIAA reports that The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack...
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LAUNCH has pacted with EMI Recorded Music to stream the music giant's video library via the LAUNCH.com website. The addition of EMI's collection, which includes artists...
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NBC airs Garth Brooks & The Magic Of Christmas tonight (Dec. 1) at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The special, which was inspired by his holiday album of the same name, stars Tony Bennett,...
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Yesterday (Nov. 23), Garth Brooks held a press conference in New York City to promote his upcoming NBC television special and holiday album, both titled Garth Brooks & The...
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Country music's biggest stars, Shania Twain and Garth Brooks, have new albums hitting stores today (Nov. 23).
Mercury Nashville issues Shania Twain's Come On...
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Garth Brooks will release his second holiday album, Garth Brooks & The Magic Of Christmas on Tuesday (Nov. 23). The first album printing will be collectible copies...
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Rising country star Keith Urban tells LAUNCH that tabloid reports saying that labelmate Garth Brooks borrowed his identity for the Chris Gaines character were taken out of...
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Garth Brooks will host a Christmas special titled Garth Brooks & The Magic Of Christmas, which is set to air Dec. 1 on NBC. The special will feature music from his holiday...
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Overseas reaction to the album, In The Life Of Chris Gaines, has been encouraging; the album is currently outselling all others in Ireland. Reaction in the Garth Brooks...
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Garth Brooks's new album, In The Life Of Chris Gaines, is well on its way to being certified gold by the Recording Industry Assn. of America (RIAA) for sales of 500,000...
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Eight years and seven albums ago, Trisha Yearwood first appeared on the country music scene. Her self-titled debut album made music history by becoming the first debut...
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Saxophonist Dave Koz decided to remake country singer Garth Brooks's hit "The Dance" on his latest album of the same name, which also features Koz's current hit "Together...
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NBC will air a new prime-time special starring Garth Brooks tonight at 8 p.m. (PT/ET). Garth Brooks...In The Life Of Chris Gaines is based upon the music from the newly...
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NBC:
Garth Brooks...In The Life Of Chris Gaines - This special features Garth Brooks expanding his musical repertoire and exploring...
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NBC:
Later Today - Puff Daddy at home with In Style. (To read a Puff Daddy feature, click here.)
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno -...
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The moment of truth is here for Garth Brooks and his new project, Garth Brooks...In The Life Of Chris Gaines, which goes on sale today. The collection focuses on the life...
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NBC:
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno - Garth Brooks guests. (To read a Garth Brooks feature, click here.)
VH1:
Road To Fame: Harry...
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Garth Brooks is nominated once again in the category of entertainer of the year at tonight's Country Music Assn. Awards. Brooks says that while he was flattered, he didn't...
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Garth Brooks is working hard to publicize the Sept. 28 release of his new project Garth Brooks...In The Life Of Chris Gaines.
In promoting the project, Brooks has...
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Garth Brooks held a listening party and press conference in Nashville on Friday (Sept. 11) to give insiders a first look at his album project Garth Brooks...In The Life Of...
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Garth Brooks may have struck out in his bid to become a member of the San Diego Padres, but he still has baseball--and charity--on his mind. Yesterday the country music...
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Capitol Nashville has signed yet another F.O.G.--friend of Garth--in the form of Ty England, an artist formerly signed to RCA.
The signing was made official last week, and...
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Garth Brooks, with the help of record producer Don Was, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, and a host of label and studio executives, introduced the world to the rock star...
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Country artists will descend on Los Angeles en masse this week when the Academy Of Country Music (ACM) hands out its 34th annual Hat awards on Wednesday (May 5) at the...
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What is it with music superstars? First they were content with topping the charts and crossing over into the film world. Now, a few chart-toppers seem to have their eyes on...
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Rumors linking Garth Brooks to Major League Baseball--either as a player or owner--were put to rest this morning when Brooks announced the formation of a new charitable...
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For the second time this year, rapper DMX has a No. 1 album. In the final album chart for 1998, the hip-hop star's Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood enters the chart at...
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If you expected sales of Garth Brooks's Double Live to sag after its initial blockbuster debut, guess again. The album holds the No. 1 spot for the fifth consecutive week,...
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It's official: Titanic is the best-selling album of 1998, according to the Recording Industry Association Of America (RIAA). The album was certified for sales of 10 million...
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After a slew of country megatours failed to
ignite sparks at the box office in 1998, several artists have announced
they are curtailing touring the U.S. for much of 1999,...
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Believe it or not, Garth Brooks's Double Live album actually sold more units this week than it did last week, as the title rests comfortably at the summit of the album...
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Concert industry trade Amusement Business has compiled its list of 1998's top tours, and there are a few surprises. Chief among them: the large number of country acts...
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The Garth Brooks gravy train continues to be unstoppable. For the third consecutive week, the high-flying country star's Double Live is on top of the album chart, with...
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Looks like the 14-week reign of Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" atop the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart is over.
This week's chart sees "Candle" drop to No. 3, as...
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Ever since country superstar Garth Brooks announced he'd shut down his office and take 1999 off (myLAUNCH, 9/28), rumors have been circulating about what he's really going...
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Duet partners Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will catch the holiday spirit today when they take part in Christmas tree lighting ceremonies at New York City's Rockefeller...
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The milestone achieved by Garth Brooks last week in which his Double Live CD sold more than 1 million units is no cause for celebration, Brooks says. Despite the huge...
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Garth Brooks and Capitol Nashville lived up to their predictions. The G-Thang's Double Live sold 1,085,373 copies last week, according to SoundScan data released this...
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Looks like Garth Brooks has a lot to be thankful for this holiday: SoundScan numbers revealed his Double Live album, released Nov. 17, achieved record-breaking first-week...
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All across the country in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, country music fans congregated at record stores to be among the first to own Garth Brooks's new Double Live...
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As sports fans know, the day that the best teams in professional football battle it out in the Super Bowl is referred to as "Super Sunday." The music industry also has its...
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Capitol Nashville's top-selling artists--Garth Brooks, Deana Carter and Steve Wariner--will be heard in the friendly skies during the busy holiday travel season, thanks to...
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There have been lots of rumors floating around Nashville about how superstar Garth Brooks plans to spend 1999: reports have surfaced that he'll do everything from playing...
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If you want to see Garth Brooks perform live on a television set near you on Nov. 17, you'll have to go to Wal-Mart. On that day, the G-thang of country music will perform...
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Garth Brooks has been talking about plans to take next year off. Saying, "It's time for everybody to take a break," he has announced he will shut down his Nashville...
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Garth Brooks has declared that he wants to be the first artist to sell 100 million records. With the onslaught of Garth product this year, it looks like he just may reach...
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the record store, the release of Garth Brooks's Garth Double Live has been confirmed for Nov. 17. The album's title...
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With less than 17 months left in the decade, Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill and Garth Brooks's No Fences are tied with the soundtrack to The Bodyguard as the...
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"One Heart At A Time," the all-star country single benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, features such heavy-hitters as Garth Brooks, Bryan White, Faith Hill, Neal...
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Cell phones and fax machines are working overtime on Nashville's Music Row, as word spreads that the entire A&R staff at Capitol Nashville, home of superstars Garth Brooks...
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The City Of Angels soundtrack returns to the top of the Billboard 200 this week with sales of 169,000, according to SoundScan data, while the other soundtrack...
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It's the closest thing the country music has to Lollapalooza. It's the annual International Country Music Fan Fair, which opens today at the Tennessee State Fair Grounds in...
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Rapper DMX's debut, It's Dark & Hell Is Hot, is the new No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week, selling 251,000 copies.
The debut album supplants Garth Brooks's Limited...
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Garth Brooks has proved size does matter, as his six-CD Limited Series Box Set remained on top of the Billboard 200 charts this week, selling 190,000 copies. The collection...
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Garth Brooks is the new No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and he did it with a six-CD boxed set, The Limited Series, which sold 372,000 copies for the week ending...
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Garth Brooks's boxed set was released this week, and it appears to be a bargain, selling as low as $27.85 at some retail outlets, according to the Los Angeles Times. While...
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For the first time in seven years, the International Country Music Fan Fair has failed to sell out, and industry insiders wonder if the sluggish sales are a sign of country...
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Garth Brooks, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill and Trisha Yearwood were among the big winners at the Academy Of Country Music Awards Wednesday night. The ACM is often viewed as a bit...
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It says something about the state of radio when a label has to pay stationsto identify on the air the songs and artists it plays. At least, that's the issue Nashville...
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Garth Brooks, Michael McDonald, Olivia Newton-John, Faith Hill, Bryan White and Neal McCoy are just a few of the names who have united for a "We Are The World"-type benefit...
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Some of the worst storms to ever hit Tennessee and Nashville devastated the downtown area of Music City last week, causing extensive damage and terrifying residents.
Two...
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A Lima, Ohio man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the suffocation death of his eighth-month old daughter in the aftermath of attempts he made to keep the...
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In a move designed to push Garth Brooks into the rock and adult contemporary formats, the country mega-star's next single will come from the Hope Floats soundtrack, instead...
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Industry folks driving to work down Nashville's Music Row yesterday morning got a laugh when a prankster hung a huge banner reading "Garth's Dry Cleaners" over the entrance...
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The suit filed by Warren G against Garth Brooks for the trademark infringement of the use of the letter "G" has been settled.
No details were released about the terms of...
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The 1997 Consumer profile has been released by the Recording Industry Association Of America, the trade group that does all the muckety-mucking statistics for the major...
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Garth Brooks took time out from music over the weekend to play a little baseball. On Saturday and Sunday, Brooks joined the San Diego Padres at their spring training center...
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The fourth annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, held in Hollywood on Tuesday night, saw Jewel honored for Favorite CD (Pieces Of You), while Matchbox 20 earned the...
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As the seemingly ageless Rolling Stones complete the U.S. portion of the Bridges To Babylon world tour, a poll asked a bunch of college freshman who will have similar...
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Comedian Cledus T. Judd has been fueling the fires of controversy promoting his new album, Did I Shave My Back For This?. A few months ago the Judd camp began circulating...
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The 33rd annual Academy Of Country Music Awards--known as the "Hat" awards--will see LeAnn Rimes and Trisha Yearwood once again face off over their different versions of...
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The country music industry lost another of its pioneers when legendary promoter/ agent Buddy Lee died of respiratory failure on February 13th. Lee was the founder of...
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A Los Angeles federal court judge has refused to drop a trademark infringement suit brought against Garth Brooks by rapper Warren G, saying the use of the famed "G" logo is...
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Country crooner LeAnn Rimes was the top-selling artist of 1997, while Garth Brooks and the Spice Girls had the best-selling albums, according to year-end certifications...
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Holiday recording sales are up 6% over last year at this time, led by the tremendous out-of-the-box sales of Garth Brooks's Sevens, according to national retail tracker...
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Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks have a huge hit with their duet "In Another's Eyes." They've been talking about recording a duet album for years, and throughout 1997 the...
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Garth
Brooks's new album Sevens sold 897,000 copies in its first week, making it the top-selling album debut of this year and second-highest ever.
The Garth show...
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What's new in radio formats? More of the same oldie stuff. Country has hit a plateau and adult contemporary stations are in a slump, while various retro formats are gaining...
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Sluggish sales of country music have resulted in bloodletting among record company media and publicity departments in the last few weeks.
MCA/Nashville has removed VP of...
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After you've feasted on Thanksgiving, it's time to do your part to save the music industry. So buckle up your pants and pay attention.
The record industry is having a...
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Seems like you can sue for anything these days...whoever thought that you could sue over a letter of the alphabet? Isn't that public domain? Not according to rap star...
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Garth Brooks is gearing up for a star-studded Central Park concert--but not for a new album. Brooks's free August 7th concert in the Big Apple's Central Park--which will be...
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The 31st Annual Country Music Association Awards were handed out at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry last night, and Garth Brooks was the top honoree, taking home his third...
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The downtown Nashville shop that peddles nothing but Garth Brooks wares will close its doors Sunday, September 7th. Store owner Elaina Gustat, who obtained exclusive...
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