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Country stars: Brooks will be back performing soon
5/18/2008, AP
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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Brooks returns to stage, but just for single night
5/18/2008, AP
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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Brooks, Aikman unveil room for sick kids
1/16/2008, AP
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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Brooks donates cowboy hat to Smithsonian
12/5/2007, AP
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 gives smashed guitar to Smithsonian
12/4/2007, Reuters
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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Brooks' LA charity concerts sell out
12/1/2007, AP
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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Garth Dethrones Elvis
11/5/2007, E! Online
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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Brooks' final concert of tour to be shown in theaters
10/16/2007, Reuters
Fans of country music superstar
Garth Brooks who couldn't get tickets for his sold-out concerts
will now get a chance to see his final show live on the big
screen.
On...
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Garth Tix: Going, Going, Gone
10/9/2007, E! Online
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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Garth Back on Hit Parade
8/20/2007, E! Online
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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Live Earth adds DC show to global event
7/6/2007, AP
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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Bret Michaels takes reality plunge
6/8/2007, Reuters
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 shuns rap-metal roots on new album
4/7/2007, Reuters
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 to distribute exclusive series of music
2/1/2007, Reuters
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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Q&A: Rascal Flatts' DeMarcus on the band's big year
12/15/2006, Reuters
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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Grammys Oblige Blige and Other Chicks
12/8/2006, E! Online
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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Nominations for 49th Annual Grammy Awards
12/7/2006, E! Online
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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Music Row looks to Hispanic audience
11/4/2006, AP
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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New Nashville hall: classical & country
9/5/2006, AP
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 Finally Parked on iTunes
8/30/2006, E! Online
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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Billboard album reviews: Bob Dylan, Sam Moore
8/28/2006, Reuters
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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Montgomery Cops DUI Plea
8/24/2006, E! Online
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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Musicians Hall of Fame opens in Nashville
6/9/2006, AP
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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Garth's Ex Kidnapped at Gunpoint
4/5/2006, E! Online
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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Garth Brooks' Ex-Wife Kidnapped
4/4/2006, AP
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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Garth, Dwight Remember Buck
4/3/2006, E! Online
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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Family, Friends and Fans Honor Buck Owens
4/2/2006, AP
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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John Legend deserves best new artist Grammy
2/3/2006, Reuters
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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Artie Shaw, Luther Vandross among music's losses
12/16/2005, Reuters
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, Trisha Tie the Knot
12/10/2005, E! Online
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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Garth, Trisha File for Marriage License
12/10/2005, AP
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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West to Get Artist Achievement Award
11/18/2005, AP
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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Womack's CMA Triple Play
11/16/2005, E! Online
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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Spotlight on Womack, Paisley at CMAs
11/15/2005, AP
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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No Country Station in NYC Nags Fans
11/11/2005, AP
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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Wal-Mart Recruits Celebs for Holiday Ads
11/2/2005, AP
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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Parton, John to Sing at CMA Awards
11/1/2005, AP
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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Chesney, Wiseman, Rich Win ASCAP Awards
10/18/2005, AP
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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Grand Ole Opry Celebrates 80th Birthday
10/13/2005, AP
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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Charts: West Hits a Wall
9/21/2005, E! Online
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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Katrina Benefit Telethon Won't Be Censored
9/9/2005, AP
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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Telethon Producer: No Kanye Rerun
9/8/2005, E! Online
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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Katrina telethon stars expected to skirt politics
9/8/2005, Reuters
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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Garth Goes Wal-Mart
8/19/2005, E! Online
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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Underwood to Appear in Skechers Campaign
7/17/2005, AP
"American Idol" winner Carrie Underwood is filling the shoes of Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera — at least in an ad campaign.
Underwood agreed to an endorsement...
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Poor Song Choice Dooms Turner on 'Idol'
4/13/2005, AP
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 Posts Third 'Hot' Week Atop Singles Chart
12/16/2004, Reuters
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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Ludacris 'Lights' Up U.S. Albums Chart
12/15/2004, Reuters
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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Exec Says Country Acts Not Reaching Beyond Borders
11/26/2004, Reuters
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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Road Novice Groban Grabs Crowds
7/2/2004, Reuters
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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Dolly Parton's 'Love' Song Tops CMT List
6/9/2004, AP
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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CMT's 100 Greatest Love Songs
6/9/2004, AP
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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Songwriters Group Awaits New Home
6/4/2004, Reuters
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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Singer Brad Cotter Wins 'Nashville Star'
5/2/2004, AP
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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Brooks Arrives at Royals' Training Camp
2/25/2004, AP
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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Jan. 23 in Entertainment History
1/23/2004, AP
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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Is Rodney Atkins the New Garth Brooks?
1/14/2004, AP
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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Garth Brooks Grants Dying Teenager's Wish
7/25/2003, USRN
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 Writing With Garth Brooks
7/7/2003, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Says New Life Is 'Good'
5/30/2003, USRN
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 'Ain't Running' From Love
4/25/2003, USRN
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 & Linkin Park Put Gear On Charity Auction Block
4/11/2003, USRN
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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Elvis Presley, Garth Brooks Up RIAA Figures
8/21/2002, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Gets His First Number One In The U.K.
5/20/2002, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Considers Recording Another Soundtrack For 'The Lamb'
5/3/2002, USRN
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, Stevie Wonder Added As Honorees At Songwriters Hall Of Fame
4/3/2002, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Surprised By Art Garfunkel At ASCAP Award Ceremony
3/13/2002, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Gets Domestic With New Role As Single Dad
3/9/2002, USRN
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 To Receive ASCAP's Golden Note Award
3/4/2002, USRN
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 Embarks On Reading Tour
2/25/2002, USRN
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 Declines Colorado Baseball Offer
2/14/2002, USRN
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 Thrilled With Yearwood's 'Attitudinal' Duet Performance
2/9/2002, USRN
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 Gets 'Top Shelf' Help From The NHL
2/6/2002, USRN
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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Garth Brooks, Jon Bon Jovi, Rob Thomas To Honor Billy Joel
1/30/2002, USRN
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's 'Teammates For Kids'
1/17/2002, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Takes Stance On Opry Radio Station Controversy
1/15/2002, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Wins AMA's Award Of Merit
1/9/2002, USRN
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 Proclaims George Jones 'The King'
1/7/2002, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Pins Future On Dixie Chicks, Return To Traditional Music
1/4/2002, USRN
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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Flashback 2001: Garth Brooks Returns With 'Scarecrow'
12/31/2001, USRN
Garth Brooks's highly anticipated Scarecrow, his first studio album in four years, came...
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Garth Brooks's 'Scarecrow' Tops 2001 Country Albums
12/28/2001, USRN
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 Wedding Plans; Garth's Divorce Is Final
12/17/2001, USRN
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 Brings 'Lime Creek Christmas' To Life This Weekend
12/5/2001, USRN
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 Holds Country Top Spot, Braves Elements For Final TV Concert
11/29/2001, USRN
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 Relays Personal Message With 'Call Me Claus'
11/29/2001, USRN
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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Garth Tops Britney & Shakira
11/21/2001, USRN
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 To Spend Thanksgiving With Family
11/21/2001, USRN
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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Garth Brooks To Entertain Military Aboard Aircraft Carrier
11/19/2001, USRN
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: Learning To Like Himself
11/16/2001, USRN
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 Returns With 'Scarecrow'
11/13/2001, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Merges Back Onto The 'Highway'
11/9/2001, USRN
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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Brooks Likens Performing With Jones To Sex & Other CMA Talk
11/8/2001, USRN
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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Garth Brooks's L.A. Show Sells Out In Record Time
11/7/2001, USRN
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 CBS Specials Scheduled
11/6/2001, USRN
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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Brooks, Jones CMA Performance Is A Go
11/5/2001, USRN
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 Up For CMA Duet With Jones & CBS Specials
10/31/2001, USRN
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 Brings 'Lime Creek Christmas' Back To The Stage
10/29/2001, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Accused Of 'Hurting' George Jones
10/25/2001, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Provides Soundtrack For 'Call Me Claus'
10/22/2001, USRN
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 Doubts He'll Ever Perform George Jones Duet Live
10/18/2001, USRN
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 It's Time For Entertainers To Do Their Jobs
10/12/2001, USRN
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 Provides Details On New Album, Single
10/9/2001, USRN
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 Invited To Perform At N.Y.C. Fundraiser
10/4/2001, USRN
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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Does Garth Brooks Want To Be A Pepper Too?
10/4/2001, USRN
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 Moves Ahead With Single Release, Press Conference
9/26/2001, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Postpones Single Release Indefinitely
9/20/2001, USRN
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 In New York City During World Trade Center Attacks
9/11/2001, USRN
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 To Be Honored With Golden Note Award
9/5/2001, USRN
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 Realizes A Dream
8/8/2001, USRN
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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Garth Brooks And George Jones To Duet
7/31/2001, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Talks About Fourth Of July Celebration
7/4/2001, USRN
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 Flattered By McGraw, Brooks Comparisons
6/29/2001, USRN
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 To Peform At July 4th Celebration
6/5/2001, USRN
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 Makes Time For Reading
6/3/2001, USRN
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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Garth Brooks: Still Working On New Project
5/4/2001, USRN
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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Johnny Russell Loses Both Legs To Diabetes
4/25/2001, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Pushes The Bounds Of Generosity
4/24/2001, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Divorce Details Sealed By Courts
3/26/2001, USRN
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 Is 'All For' Playing In Tribute Concert For Johnny Russell
3/21/2001, USRN
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 To Take Part In Benefit Concert For Opry Star
3/13/2001, USRN
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 Rides Back In Top 10 With Revamped Classic
1/29/2001, USRN
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 Foundation Scores Millions For Charity
1/24/2001, USRN
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 To Work On TNT's 'Call Me Claus'
1/17/2001, USRN
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 To Announce Involvement In New Film Project Soon
1/10/2001, USRN
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 Gets Golden Globe Nomination
12/21/2000, USRN
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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Charges Against Garth Brooks Whittled Down In Lawsuit
12/19/2000, USRN
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 Liability In Discrimination Suit Narrowed
12/18/2000, USRN
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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Garth Brooks's Rep Reacts To Discrimination Charges
12/14/2000, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Reissues Available Today
11/21/2000, USRN
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 Files For Divorce
11/8/2000, USRN
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 Talks Presidential Politics
11/7/2000, USRN
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 Admits To Foul Play On Halloween
10/31/2000, USRN
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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Garth Brooks/Trisha Yearwood Duet Album Still Alive
10/30/2000, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Condemns Napster, Plans To Compete On Internet
10/30/2000, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Celebrates 100 Million Sales Achievement In Grand Style
10/27/2000, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Celebrates Career Milestone With Friends
10/27/2000, USRN
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 Looks Ahead After Retirement
10/27/2000, USRN
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 Announces Retirement
10/26/2000, USRN
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 Says 'Lamb' Project Still A Go
10/18/2000, USRN
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 To Confirm Future Plans Soon
10/16/2000, USRN
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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'Garth Brooks Double Live' Package In Seventh Collector Edition
10/13/2000, USRN
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 May Begin New Album, Says Touring Days Are Over
10/9/2000, USRN
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 To Divorce
10/9/2000, USRN
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 To Be Honored For Reaching 100 Million Sales
9/12/2000, USRN
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 Nix Proposed Garth-land
8/17/2000, USRN
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 In Discussions To Create Garth-land
8/14/2000, USRN
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 To Touch 'Em All In Denver
5/31/2000, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Finds The 'Frequency' At Radio
5/1/2000, USRN
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 Debuts New Video On CMT
4/25/2000, USRN
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 Puts Chris Gaines On Hold For Now
4/5/2000, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Touches 'Em All At Mets Press Conference
4/3/2000, USRN
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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Trisha Yearwood Says Garth Brooks Duet Album Is Off
3/30/2000, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Oscar Rumors False According To Spokesperson
3/29/2000, USRN
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 To Detail Spring Training Experiences On Monday
3/21/2000, USRN
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 Finishes Spring Training, Gears Up For New Film Projects
3/20/2000, USRN
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 Touch 'Em All Foundation Gets New Partner
3/14/2000, USRN
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 Performs At UCLA Medical Center's New Millennium Ball
3/6/2000, USRN
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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Don McLean And Garth Brooks Team Up Again
2/29/2000, USRN
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 Working On New Movie Soundtrack
2/22/2000, USRN
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 Drops In At Nashville's Bluebird Cafe
2/14/2000, USRN
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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Happy Birthday, Garth Brooks!
2/7/2000, USRN
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 To Train With New York Mets
1/31/2000, USRN
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 Puts Marital Troubles In The Spotlight
1/20/2000, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Talks About Retirement
1/19/2000, USRN
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 Blasts Reporter Backstage At AMAs
1/18/2000, USRN
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 On His American Music Award Honors
1/18/2000, USRN
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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Garth Wins Big At The American Music Awards
1/17/2000, USRN
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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'99 REWIND: Garth Unleashes Chris Gaines
12/29/1999, USRN
Garth Brooks first announced details of In...The Life Of Chris Gaines at a press conference at Paramount Studios in Los...
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Garth Brooks Cites Mahalia As Christmas Fave
12/21/1999, USRN
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 Announces Impending Retirement
12/15/1999, USRN
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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You Won't Catch Garth Shopping For His Kids This Christmas
12/7/1999, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Runner-Up To Decade's Top Spot
12/7/1999, USRN
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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Beasties, Garth, Janet, And Pumpkins Videos On LAUNCH
12/2/1999, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Shows A Little Christmas Magic On NBC
11/30/1999, USRN
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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Garth Brooks Not Eyeing The Presidency…Yet
11/23/1999, USRN
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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Shania And Garth's New Albums
11/23/1999, USRN
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 To Release Some Christmas Magic
11/18/1999, USRN
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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Keith Urban Denies Tabloid Report That He Is The Real Chris Gaines
11/11/1999, USRN
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 To Host Christmas Special
11/9/1999, USRN
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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