Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Whitley join the Country Hall of Fame
October 17, 2022 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two artists who started their careers outside of country music were inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame as early rock pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis and bluegrass performer-turned-country star Keith Whitley joined the ranks.
Jill Biden helps National Geographic promote national parks
August 9, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden is helping National Geographic promote its upcoming documentary series on U.S. national parks.
The first lady introduces each installment of “America's National Parks,” a five-night series scheduled for broadcast on consecutive nights beginning Aug.
The Judds, Ray Charles join the Country Music Hall of Fame
May 2, 2022 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ray Charles and The Judds joined the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday in a ceremony filled with tears, music and laughter, just a day after Naomi Judd died unexpectedly.
Minneapolis stadium owners settle with injured concert goer
March 8, 2022 GMTMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Bank Stadium officials have agreed to pay their share of a $1.2 million settlement to a Wisconsin man whose foot was injured at a Garth Brooks concert in 2019.
Tom and Diana Ugoretz, of Marshfield, sued the owner of the Minneapolis stadium, its operators, builders and security personnel after a large steel hydraulic barrier was lowered onto Tom Ugoretz's foot outside a gate.
Lionel Richie to receive Gershwin Prize for pop music
January 13, 2022 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Lionel Richie will be honored all night long for his musical achievements.
The Library of Congress said Thursday that Richie will receive the national library's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.
Country stars celebrate Grand Ole Opry broadcast milestone
October 31, 2021 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Grand Ole Opry's broadcast of its 5,000th Saturday show attracted a host of big country music stars to its historic venue.
Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Darius Rucker, Vince Gill, Chris Young and a half-dozen others lined up to celebrate the nearly century-old country music program.
Trisha Yearwood on making jerky, bacon straws and wontons
October 13, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Trisha Yearwood is a collard greens kind of gal, but her husband, Garth Brooks, is definitely not a collard greens kind of guy. So she had to be a little sly when it came time to perfect her Collard-Stuffed Wontons.
Nevada casinos riding hot streak, set new monthly win record
August 26, 2021 GMTLAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada casinos set another monthly winnings record last month, riding a streak of robust revenues that has the state reaping the tax benefit, state gambling regulators said Thursday.
Garth Brooks cancels tour dates due to COVID surge
August 18, 2021 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Garth Brooks is canceling his remaining stadium tour dates in five cities due to rising COVID-19 cases.
Brooks had said weeks ago that he would be reassessing the tour in light of the surge in cases.
Only 35 Garth Brooks fans get vaccines before concert
August 10, 2021 GMTKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Only 35 of the more than 70,000 people who attended Garth Brooks' concert in Kansas City on Saturday took advantage of a chance to get a COVID-19 vaccine, the Kansas City Health Department said.
The Latest: Judge says migrant stops could worsen pandemic
August 3, 2021 GMTAUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge has ordered Texas to keep state troopers from stopping vehicles that are carrying migrants on the grounds that the migrants may spread the coronavirus.
The temporary restraining order handed down Tuesday by U.S.
Garth Brooks reassessing stadium tour because of COVID surge
August 3, 2021 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country star Garth Brooks said he will be reassessing whether to continue his stadium tour because of the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Brooks said he is still scheduled to play the next two shows scheduled in Kansas City and Lincoln, Nebraska, but will not put tickets on sale for the next planned stop, Seattle in September.
Vaccine clinic set for Garth Brooks concert in Kansas City
July 28, 2021 GMTKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Garth Brooks fans will have a chance to be vaccinated against COVID-19 when the country music star performs at Arrowhead Stadium on Aug. 7.
Chiefs president Mark Donovan said Monday the team plans to take every opportunity to offer vaccinations at Arrowhead, The Kansas City Star reported.
Kennedy Center honorees still relish slimmed-down tribute
May 22, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s Kennedy Center Honors may be a slimmed-down affair as the nation emerges from the coronavirus pandemic — but honoree Dick Van Dyke still says it's “the capper on my career.”
Kennedy Center honorees still relish slimmed-down tribute
May 22, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s Kennedy Center Honors may be a slimmed-down affair as the nation emerges from the coronavirus pandemic — but honoree Dick Van Dyke still says it's “the capper on my career.”
Biden meets with Kennedy Center honorees at White House
May 20, 2021 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden spent Thursday morning in a star-studded meeting with this year’s Kennedy Center honorees.
The president met at the White House with the recipients of the lifetime artistic achievement awards: country music legend Garth Brooks, dancer and actress Debbie Allen, violin virtuoso Midori, folk music icon Joan Baez and actor Dick Van Dyke.
Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 7-13
February 1, 2021 GMTCelebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 7-13
Hollywood on the Potomac: A-list turns out for Biden-Harris
January 21, 2021 GMTA full-throated, supremely confident Lady Gaga belted out the national anthem at President Joe Biden's inauguration in a very Gaga way — with flamboyance, fashion and passion...
Garth Brooks joins lineup of entertainers at Biden inaugural
January 19, 2021 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Add Garth Brooks to the lineup of entertainers at the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden...
Billboard Awards: Alicia Keys, Bad Bunny, Malone to perform
September 29, 2020 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — Alicia Keys, Bad Bunny, Luke Combs and leading nominee Post Malone will perform at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards...
Garth Brooks doesn’t want to win CMA entertainer award again
July 29, 2020 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country superstar Garth Brooks says he is pulling himself out of nominations for the Country Music Association's entertainer of the year award, saying it's time for someone else to win the top prize...
Review: Indigo Girls passionate, tuneful on fine ‘Look Long’
May 20, 2020 GMTIndigo Girls, “Look Long” (Rounder)
“Look Long” is the Indigo Girls’ first studio album in five years, a passionate and tuneful collection on which the combined voices of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers sound as instinctive and magical as ever...
Brooks, Trisha Yearwood to perform requests on live special
March 29, 2020 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Garth Brooks and wife Trisha Yearwood will be taking viewer requests during a live prime-time show this week filmed at their home...
Confused fans rip Garth Brooks for wearing ‘Sanders’ jersey
February 28, 2020 GMTDETROIT (AP) — Leave it to the internet to interpret Garth Brooks wearing a Barry Sanders jersey during a concert in Detroit as a political endorsement of a certain liberal presidential candidate...
Despite female push, Garth Brooks bests Underwood at CMAs
November 14, 2019 GMTThe Country Music Association Awards almost fully honored and highlighted the women of country music — whose songs have been heavily dismissed on country radio over the years — until two words were uttered when they named its entertainer of the year: Garth Brooks...
List of winners at the 2019 Country Music Association Awards
November 14, 2019 GMTNASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Complete list of winners from the 2019 Country Music Association Awards, held Wednesday at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee...
Shelton to headline celebration of music service
April 25, 2019 GMTHEADLINING: Blake Shelton will headline the 20th anniversary celebration for Musicians On Call, a nonprofit organization that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of patients in hospitals across the country.
Jason Aldean to receive artist of the decade award at ACMs
March 6, 2019 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Reigning entertainer of the year Jason Aldean will receive the artist of the decade award at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards in April...
Grammy weekend kicks off with honor for Dolly Parton
February 9, 2019 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) — Nobody pokes more fun at Dolly Parton — all hair, sequins, nine-inch nails and five-inch stilettos — than the country superstar herself...
Loretta Lynn plans 87th birthday all-star tribute concert
January 14, 2019 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music queen Loretta Lynn has big plans for her 87th birthday this April in the form of an all-star tribute concert featuring Jack White, Garth Brooks, George Strait and many more...
The Latest: Keith Urban wins entertainer of the year at CMAs
November 15, 2018 GMTNASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — The Latest on the presentation of the Country Music Association Awards being presented Wednesday at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee (all times local):...
It’s a holly jolly week in country
August 30, 2018 GMTCMA NOMINEES: Chris Stapleton leads the list of nominees for the 52nd annual CMA Awards with a total of five, including Entertainer, Male Vocalist of the Year, Album of the Year for From A Room: Volume 2, and Single and Song of the Year for "Broken Halos." Luke Bryan, Dan + Shay and Sugarland announced the nominees live on Good Morning America Tuesday, Aug.
Nashville News: April 26
April 27, 2018 GMTSome music news from Music City this afternoon >>
When Garth Brooks takes the stage Sunday night to close Stagecoach in Indio, California, it'll be his first festival appearance since coming out of retirement, and only his third concert of 2018.
Sioux Falls event center had attendance pass 700,000 in 2017
March 3, 2018 GMTSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Headliners including Garth Brooks and the Foo Fighters helped Sioux Falls' $117 million events center sell more than 700,000 tickets last year...
Chris Stapleton leads ACM nominations, Reba returns as host
March 1, 2018 GMTNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Chris Stapleton, who released two top-selling albums last year, leads the Academy of Country Music Awards with eight nominations, including his first entertainer of the year nomination...
Garth Brooks scores with first autobiography installment, ‘The Anthology: Part I: The First Five Years’
December 17, 2017 GMTGarth Brooks scores with first autobiography installment, 'The Anthology: Part I: The First Five Years'
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Garth Brooks is a major contradiction . . . but in a good way.
He's sold more records than any single artist on the planet – pushing 200 million worldwide.
Garth Brooks drums up $14.6 million worth of business in Spokane
November 12, 2017 GMTSuperstar Garth Brooks’ impact on country music is arguably beyond compare, with a legacy of more than 160 million albums sold and a ’90s run that redefined live country performances.
But the effect Brooks has when he rolls into a city like Spokane may be just as impressive.
Top moments at CMA Awards: Vegas, unity and the monologue
November 9, 2017 GMTYes, Garth Brooks won entertainer of the year and Chris Stapleton picked up two honors, including album of the year.
But the moments that truly dominated the 2017 Country Music Association Awards had less to do with winning, and more about a community banding together to heal...
Garth Brooks wins entertainer of the year at CMA Awards
November 9, 2017 GMTGarth Brooks continued his winning streak as entertainer of the year at the 2017 Country Music Association Awards, beating out Luke Bryan and Keith Urban...
#7. “Double Live” by Garth Brooks
March 17, 2017 GMTCertified units: 21MLast certified date: 11/01/2006Release year: 1998Album type: Live albumLabel: Capitol Nashville
RodeoHouston announces Garth Brooks will open and close 2018 Rodeo
March 16, 2017 GMTHouston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials announced that Garth Brooks will open and close 2018 RODEOHOUSTON, Feb. 27 and March 18.
"We are thrilled to welcome Garth Brooks back to the RODEOHOUSTON stage," said Jack A.
Big night for country music with boost from Beyonce
November 3, 2016 GMTGarth Brooks, who lost entertainer of the year at last year's Country Music Association Awards when he returned to music after a 13-year break, won the top prize at the show Wednesday, where Beyonce and the Dixie Chicks' surprise duet performance was met with love and hate.