An Intimate Solo Acoustic Performance and A Town Hall Event
with Steve Boom, VP of Amazon Music
(Nashville, Tenn. – Jan. 30, 2019) Garth Brooks, six-time CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year, is set to make two high-profile appearances during Country Radio Seminar’s 50th Anniversary event, scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 13th through Friday, Feb. 15th at Nashville’s Omni Hotel.
On Wednesday, Feb. 13, Brooks will recreate his history-making one-man show, which Entertainment Weekly called “an absolute revelation,” and conveys the heart, soul, and inspirations behind the best-selling solo artist in U.S. history. The intimate concert setting will take place at Bridgestone Arena exclusively for CRS 2019 badge holders with doors opening immediately following the Amazon Music Presents: “Country Heat” at CRS showcase starting at 6 p.m. CT.
On Thursday, Feb. 14 at 10 a.m. CT, there will be a special Q&A with Brooks and Steve Boom, VP of Amazon Music, moderated by Billboard’s West Coast Editor Melinda Newman. Amazon Music is the exclusive destination for streaming hit songs and popular albums from Garth Brooks. In addition to unlimited streaming, Garth Brooks albums and songs are available for purchase and digital download on Amazon Music. To learn more, visit amazon.com/garthbrooks.
Garth Brooks recently announced “FUN” as the next title of his upcoming studio album, to be released this Spring. The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour has already SOLD-OUT dates at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, MO on March 9th, State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ on March 23rd and two nights at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, MN. Two other announced dates include Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on April 20th and Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, PA on May 18th.
Garth Brooks sold-out the first-ever concert at Notre Dame Football Stadium. The concert, “GARTH: LIVE AT NOTRE DAME!” was filmed for television and aired on CBS. At the end of 2018, he released The Anthology Part III, LIVE, an exciting, detailed, insider look at the electrifying concerts and includes the new live album, TRIPLE LIVE. Garth Brooks has been awarded CMA Entertainer of the Year six times, a first for any artist. He is also the first artist in history to receive 7 Diamond awards for the now seven albums certified by the RIAA at over 10 million album sales each and remains the #1-selling solo artist in U.S. history certified by the RIAA with over 148 million album sales. He has received every accolade the recording industry can bestow on an artist. Garth has been inducted into the International Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame and most recently, the Musicians Hall of Fame. The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood smashed records previously held by such acts as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and even Garth Brooks. The tour played 79 cities, 390 concerts with over 100,000 tickets sold in over 20 cities. The tour sold over 6.3 million tickets, making it the biggest North American tour in history and the biggest American tour in the world. You can follow Garth at: https://www.facebook.com/GarthBrooks,https://twitter.com/garthbrooks, http://instagram.com/garthbrooks. For more information, please visit www.garthbrooks.com
To keep up with changes surrounding this year’s agenda, please visit www.CountryRadioSeminar.com.
Registration for Country Radio Seminar (CRS) 2019 is currently available at the rate of $699 and is available at www.CountryRadioSeminar.com. Single-day passes are also being made available for $200 per pass and are limited to two-day passes per person. Day passes will only be available for purchase on-site.
About Amazon Music: Amazon Music reimagines music listening by enabling customers to unlock millions of songs and thousands of curated playlists and stations with their voice. Amazon Music provides unlimited access to new releases and classic hits across iOS and Android mobile devices, PC, Mac, Echo, and Alexa-enabled devices including Fire TV and more. With Amazon Music, Prime members have access to ad-free listening of 2 million songs at no additional cost to their membership. Listeners can also enjoy the premium subscription service, Amazon Music Unlimited, which provides access to more than 50 million songs and the latest new releases. Engaging with music has never been more natural, simple, and fun. For more information, visit amazonmusic.com or download the Amazon Music app.
About Country Radio Seminar: Country Radio Seminar is an annual convention designed to educate and promote the exchange of ideas and business practices in the Country music industry, with specific emphasis on issues relevant to Country radio. CRS 2019 will be held Feb. 13-15, 2019. Visit at www.CountryRadioSeminar.comfor more details. Visit www.CountryRadioSeminar.com for more information. Follow CRS on Facebook, Twitter (Hashtag #CRS50) and Instagram.
Contact:
For CRB/CRS:
Christy
Walker-Watkins, AristoPR
(615) 269-7071
christy@aristomedia.com
For Pearl Records, Inc.:
Kristie Sloan, The GreenRoom
(615) 242-7444
kristie@thegreenroompr.com
For Garth Brooks:
Nancy Seltzer, Nancy Seltzer & Associates
(323) 938-3562
nseltzer@nsapr.com
