Garth Brooks is learning the hard way that no good deed goes unpunished. The Oklahoma native is set to appear in a courtroom in Rogers County today (Jan. 17) to face an aging lawsuit over a donation he made to a local hospital. The long-lingering suit is finally going to trial with jury selection scheduled to take place in the early part of the afternoon.
December 7, 2011 Garth Brooks is keeping his options open for when his youngest daughter graduates in 2014. While the singer has said he won't hit the road or record new music until then, he could be considering a different sort of career during his later years.
Garth Brooks is currently playing a string of dates at the Las Vegas’ Wynn Casino, which run through February, but don't expect him to take his show on the road for a full tour just yet. The 49-year-old country music icon won't be coming out of retirement, at least until his youngest daughter graduates from college in 2014.
Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood were noticeably absent from the 2011 CMA Awards, but for good reason. The country music couple not only make music together, they give together too -- Brooks and Yearwood, along with Habitat for Humanity, helped build 100 houses for hurricane victims in Haiti last week.
Zac Brown wasn't always into country music. "I didn't think I liked country music. Then I got into Garth Brooks," the Grammy Award-winning lead singer of the Zac Brown Band tells CMT. With siblings more than 20 years his senior, Brown says he was left to listen to whatever music they tuned in to. As a result, he often heard songs 20 to 30 years older than he was.
Sunday evening (October 16), the best of the best in Nashville's songwriting community gathered at the Renaissance Hotel in the heart of Music City, where dozens of tunesmiths were recognized at the 41st Anniversary Hall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony. The top honors at the invite-only event went to Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, John Bettis, Thom Schuyler and Allen Shamblin, who were all inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Garth Brooks has announced the latest string of dates of when he will be performing at Las Vegas' Wynn Casino, just in time for the holiday season. Brooks' new dates include Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, De
Country superstars Garth Brooks and Alan Jackson are among the honorees being inducted into the 2011 Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Foundation. In addition to Brooks and Jackson being recognized will be hit writers John Bettis, Thom Schuyler and Allen Shamblin. This year's five inductees will be receive their honors in front of hundreds of their peers during the dinner and induction ceremony in October in Nashville.
It's been 10 years since Garth Brooks' last all-new studio album hit shelves, and four since his 'The Ultimate Hits' compilation record, which featured two new tracks. Finally, Brooks gives his dedicated fans some idea of when he'll begin work on a new album ... Though, unfortunately that won't be for a few more years.
Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire and Taylor Swift will be the recipients of three very special awards at the 5th annual ACM Honors. The 2011 ACM Honors are held before the actual Academy of Country Music Awards to celebrate non-televised awards and their recipients.
