Garth Brooks permanently retires from the career for CMA Artist of the Year. The country’s icon announced the news on Wednesday morning (July 29), during a press conference.
To the media and fans, who were watching live on Brooks’ Facebook page, the singer explained that he began discussing the possibility of officially retiring Artist of the Year with the Country Music Association shortly after the 2019 CMA Awards. Brooks won the award that night, among others, Carrie Underwood and Eric Church, each considered a favorite for the honor, prompting Church to dig on stage at Brooks during a concert.
“You almost saw what happened after the CMAs, all through the new year. It got a little bit, it wasn’t fun, let’s just put it that way,” Brooks admitted. “But there was a tweet that really stuck with me,” he adds, explaining that the message asked Brooks to give up the honor dispute in the future.
The tweet stuck with Brooks, who “100 percent agreed” with the idea. “The last thing I want to do is look ungrateful,” he says, but “it’s time for someone else to win that award … because everyone is breaking their butts.”
Throughout his career, Brooks won the CMA Artist of the Year seven times: in 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2016, 2017 and 2019. The singer considers seven to be his lucky number.
Brooks hoped to share this decision during the CMA Fest, if not before, but due to the new coronavirus pandemic, he used the press conference to make the announcement prior to the announcement of the CMA 2020 Award nominations. However, he clarifies that he is still He would like to be considered for all other CMA Awards and all ACM categories, including Artist of the Year.
“I’m extremely competitive,” admits the artist, saying that those victories “mean the world to me … It’s just that, with Entertainer, we’ve been fortunate enough to take him home multiple times, and we feel like it’s someone else’s turn. “
Brooks had a stadium tour planned for 2020, and was hoping to do more “dive bar” style shows in small venues, but those plans have been suspended due to the new coronavirus pandemic. The country’s superstar, however, continued her weekly. Inside Studio G Live streaming events from Facebook, and he also hosted two live concerts as well as a drive-in show.
Brooks recently released a new song, “We Belong to Each Other”. Her promising next album,. FunnyIt’s done, the singer says, but he’s not particularly eager to release it while fans are quarantined due to COVID-19.
“I don’t want to be the type to try to do something in the middle of everyone,” says Brooks. “The album is ready to come out. It’s just, how do you go out and promote and be happy and joyous while everyone is fighting for their lives not only physically, but financially as well?”
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