Artists

The most commercially successful artist in the history of country music, Garth Brooks needs no introduction to anyone even remotely familiar with the genre. As the best-selling solo artist in American musical history, with close to 150 million records sold, he’s ahead of Elvis Presley and only second to The Beatles in total overall sales. Over an incredible career that’s seen the release of seven diamond-certified albums, Brooks has earned 2 Grammy Awards, 13 Grammy nominations and 17 American Music Awards, received an induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, performed in some of the most prestigious venues across the globe, and played an integral role in the evolution of country music, innovatively weaving together elements of rock and roll showmanship with the traditional country sound that he’s known for. Beginning his professional career performing in clubs and bars around Oklahoma, Brooks issued his self-titled debut in 1989, peaking at No 2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and releasing his first No 1 singles, ‘If Tomorrow Never Comes’ and ‘The Dance’, the latter of which Brooks claims is his finest work. The years that followed his debut saw the singer and guitarist transform from relative unknown to worldwide superstar, embarking on countless international tours and recording an unending series of chart-storming albums and singles alongside his exceptional studio band, The G-Men. It’s impossible to overstate the contribution Brooks has made not only the genre of country music, but to American music as a whole: he stands as a giant among contemporary musicians, continuing to influence and inspire as he records new material and takes his incendiary live performance across the globe. .