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Thy Name Is Garth: Only One Country Artist Earned an RIAA-Certified Platinum Album Released in 2016, But Two Others Earned Gold

Thy Name Is Garth: Only One Country Artist Earned an RIAA-Certified Platinum Album Released in 2016, But Two Others Earned Gold

Recording industry trade organization RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) released its final numbers for 2016, and, as you can imagine, it’s good to be Garth. The reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year released a nine-album bundle set at Target in November, and each album has been certified platinum by RIAA for 1 million certified…

Trisha Yearwood’s Cover of “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve” Was Supposed to Be a Duet With Garth Brooks . . . But He Didn’t Like the Sound of That

Trisha Yearwood’s Cover of “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve” Was Supposed to Be a Duet With Garth Brooks . . . But He Didn’t Like the Sound of That

Now that another Christmas has come and gone, we can all start making plans for New Year’s Eve. That’s exactly what Trisha Yearwood is asking about in the song “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve” from her Christmas duets album, Christmas Together, with husband Garth Brooks. “Maybe it’s much too early in the game…

Watch Garth Brooks and Darius Rucker’s Soul-Soothing Performances in Tribute to James Taylor at the Kennedy Center Honors

Watch Garth Brooks and Darius Rucker’s Soul-Soothing Performances in Tribute to James Taylor at the Kennedy Center Honors

After being recorded in Washington D.C. in early December, the 39th Kennedy Center Honors aired on CBS last night (Dec. 27). The annual event honors performing artists for their lifetime of contributions to American culture. This year’s honorees included James Taylor, Al Pacino, gospel and soul singer Mavis Staples, Argentine pianist Martha Argerich and the…

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Talk Family Christmas Traditions on “Live With Kelly”

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Talk Family Christmas Traditions on “Live With Kelly”

It was beginning to look a lot like Christmas on the Live With Kelly set when Kelly Ripa and guest-host Christian Slater welcomed Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood to New York Wednesday morning (Dec.21). The couple made themselves comfortable on the couch as they talked about Christmas in the Brooks-Yearwood household and followed the interview…

Garth Brooks Accomplishes a Feat of Garth-onian Proportions

Garth Brooks Accomplishes a Feat of Garth-onian Proportions

For the first time in nearly a quarter-century, a country artist has three of the Top 5 albums on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. His name? Mr. Garth “The Thunder Rolls” Brooks. According to Billboard, Garth holds slots No. 2, 3 and 4 on the chart with Christmas Together, the Christmas Together/Gunslinger boxed set and…

Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan & Toby Keith Are Country Music’s Top Earners on Forbes’ 2016 List

Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan & Toby Keith Are Country Music’s Top Earners on Forbes’ 2016 List

While they couldn’t top Taylor Swift ($170 million), One Direction ($110 million) or Adele ($80.5 million), a handful of country crooners made Forbes’ 2016 World’s Highest-Paid Musicians list, including Garth Brooks, Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan and Toby Keith. Forbes’ list measured pretax income from June 1, 2015, to June 1, 2016 before deducting management fees.…

Thanksgiving Television Lineup: Performances From Miranda Lambert, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Eric Church, Kelsea Ballerini, Brett Eldredge & More

Thanksgiving Television Lineup: Performances From Miranda Lambert, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Eric Church, Kelsea Ballerini, Brett Eldredge & More

As you’re enjoying your feast on Turkey Day (and leftovers on Friday, Saturday and Sunday), many of your favorite country stars will be hitting the airwaves for television performances. Check out what’s in store on Thanksgiving, as well as the next few days, and enjoy your break. Thursday, Nov. 24 Good Morning America ABC, 8–10…

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Top the Charts With Tandem Holiday Album, “Christmas Together”

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Top the Charts With Tandem Holiday Album, “Christmas Together”

Garth Brooks and the lovely lady he has affectionately dubbed his “Queen,” wife Trisha Yearwood, topped Billboard‘s Country Albums chart this week with their new holiday album, Christmas Together. The new record, which marks Garth and Trisha’s debut duets album, sold 21,000 copies, according to Nielsen Music. The 11-song offering includes holiday favorites such as…

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Keep Those Texas Babies Reading

Keep Those Texas Babies Reading

Getting our kids to read in the summer can sometimes be challenging but there are lots of teacher approved ideas and incentive programs available to keep them on track! They can earn game tokens from our Friends at Chuck E Cheese who has tons of rewards ideas for being a good student and a good…