Archive: When The People Vote, Brooks, McEntire Triumph
Saturday, September 09, 2000 12:34:00 PM
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- Garth Brooks and Reba McEntire triumphed over pop stars to win best performer awards in addition to country honors at the 18th annual People's Choice Awards last night.
Gill, Tritt Earn Five Country Nominations
Saturday, September 09, 2000 12:29:00 PM
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Singers Vince Gill and Travis Tritt led the way yesterday with five nominations each for the 26th annual Country Music Assn. awards.
Archive: Brooks, Gill Winners At Nashville Ceremony
Saturday, September 09, 2000 12:26:00 PM
Garth Brooks, alias country music's cash register, and Vince Gill, the genre's Mr. Nice Guy, were the big winners at last night's Country Music Association awards in Nashville.
Archive: No, Garth Brooks Isn't Retiring Anytime Soon
Saturday, September 09, 2000 12:24:00 PM
WORCESTER -- Garth Brooks retire? Forget it. Although Brooks raised the idea during an interview with NBC's Jane Pauley in September, he's since reconsidered.
Archive: Brooks Wows 'Em In Rollicking Show In Worcester
Saturday, September 09, 2000 12:21:00 PM
WORCESTER -- Country music isn't supposed to incite this type of passion, is it? We're told that country audiences are more mellow and mature, but not since Elvis Presley has a country star garnered this response. The new scream object is Garth Brooks, whose hero worship from a capacity 14,700 fans on Saturday was every bit as deafening as what's heard at a Guns N' Roses, Michael Jackson or Madonna show.
Archive: 1992 Billboard Music Awards
Saturday, September 09, 2000 12:17:00 PM
The following are the winners of the 1992 Billboard Music Awards presented last night at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles. The awards are based entirely on record sales and radio airplay....
Archive: Big Names And Big Bucks On Rock Scene
Saturday, September 09, 2000 12:12:00 PM
Pop Christmas records are zooming out of the stores this year. More top stars are making them, which explains why Billboard's Top 10 chart includes no fewer than four Christmas albums. Garth Brooks, Amy Grant and Neil Diamond are leading the seasonal charge, as their records jingle-bell their way past non- holiday discs by the likes of Madonna, Ice Cube and R.E.M.
Archive: Strait Wins Top Country Award; Brooks Takes Horizon
Friday, September 08, 2000 9:47:00 PM
NASHVILLE -- George Strait was voted entertainer of the year for the second straight time and the Kentucky HeadHunters won two honors last night at the 24th annual Country Music Association Awards Show.
Archive: Garth Brooks - Country's Latest, Brightest Star Is Leading A Crossover Surge
Friday, September 08, 2000 9:43:00 PM
Country music can't find a radio niche in Boston, but it's having no trouble in the rest of the nation. Country stations are up. Country record sales are up. So are concert grosses, as new stars like Garth Brooks, Randy Travis and Clint Black make a commercial headway once reserved only for rock acts.
Archive: Garth Brooks Fuses Humor And Honky-Tonk
Friday, September 08, 2000 9:40:00 PM
Country star Garth Brooks is one wild 'n' crazy guy. His albums are fairly tame affairs, accenting classic country and traditional honky-tonk music. But his concerts are another story. How many country singers stress strobe lights, smoke bombs and rock-concert volume?
Archive: Garth Brooks Voted Entertainer Of The Year
Friday, September 08, 2000 9:34:00 PM
Singer Garth Brooks was voted entertainer of the year and won three other awards from the Country Music Association last night with President Bush and the first lady watching from the second row.
Archive: The Solo Side Of Garth Brooks
Friday, September 08, 2000 9:17:00 PM
Country superstar Garth Brooks playing solo for only 75 people? What happened, did the world cave in? Isn't this the same guy who has sold out every arena he's played the past few years with his band, while racking up 58 million album sales and approaching the Beatles' record of 70-plus million?
