Garth Brooks Responds to Eric Church’s Jabs After the CMA’s
Eric Church sparked off a bit of controversy late last week when he took the stage at The Anthem in Washington D.C. on Friday and Saturday nights (11-15 & 11-16), and made some playful jabs at Garth Brooks after losing a bid for the CMA Entertainer of the Year trophy to Garth. Many of Eric Church’s fans brought signs to the shows proclaiming Eric Church the real Entertainer of the Year, including a few signs tearing down Garth specifically.
During the Friday show, Eric Church acknowledged the signs, and then said, “I told ’em I said, ‘Listen, I’m fine with it. [But] you pissed the wrong fans off.’” Then on Saturday when singing a rendition of the Waylon Jennings classic “Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way,” Church changed one of the lines of the song to, “I know Garth didn’t do it this way” before cracking a smile, shrugging his shoulders, and taking a victory lap around the stage as the crowd applauded.
Garth Brooks didn’t immediately respond about the shade Eric Church threw his way, but when speaking recently to radio DJ Broadway of NASH FM 93.1, Garth Brooks did acknowledge Church’s ribbings, but didn’t seem to take offense, and chalked it up more to Eric Church feeding red meat to his fans.
“Aren’t country music artists by and large known for being kind to one another, and how do you hold your tongue?” Broadway asked.
“For one, you just don’t see it. You just don’t look at it,” Garth Brooks responded. “But with ‘E’ (meaning Eric), the crazy thing was that we hugged each other right before. All I’ve heard from him—and he might be hearing different things—[but] I’ve heard from him that it doesn’t bother him. But the line, ‘They pissed the wrong fans off,’ that’s perfect. Because if our name hadn’t been called, then in Knoxville (where Garth played next), there would have been signs everywhere [too]. It brings you closer to your team. Those guys will keep going, and the year that he wins it will be the sweetest year for him. So I guess I just don’t see what everybody else is seeing.”
This year the CMA Entertainer of the Year decision seemed especially contentious, with Eric Church fans feeling he should have won off the success of his current Double Down tour, and Carrie Underwood fans also upset, hoping she would win after a strong year and help represent the women of country with the Entertainer trophy. Over the years Garth has commonly been the one to side step bouts of smack talking as opposed to feed into them. And as one of the biggest artists in country music history, he’s regularly been on the receiving end of criticism, from fans and artists alike.
Eric Church’s latest album Desperate Man was recently announced as a nominee for Best Country Album at the upcoming Grammy Awards, and his song “Some Of It” was nominated for Best Country song. We’ll find out in January if the awards fortune for Eric Church and his fans is better at the Grammys than it was at the CMA’s.
November 22, 2019 @ 10:12 am
Good for Garth not taking the bait and sluffing it off. There’s no need for bickering in country music – we all get way too much of that in the political scene! Eric will have his day – hopefully a Grammy for country album of the year.
November 23, 2019 @ 11:35 am
Garth will always be the constant professional! As for Eric his time will come..and my opinion if he doesn’t win soon he never will. Because Luke Combs is the greatest thing happening now!!!!
April 14, 2020 @ 1:07 pm
Eric Church is a dope smoking 2nd Amendment hating POS
April 14, 2020 @ 2:05 pm
Eric Church doesn’t hate the 2nd Amendment. Read this:
https://savingcountrymusic.com/the-mischaracterization-of-eric-churchs-rolling-stone-cover-story/
August 14, 2020 @ 6:41 pm
Sounds like a cry baby that didn’t get his way, grow up Church!
November 23, 2019 @ 4:05 pm
Garth Brooks is a skunk. Hes not country. Hes a damn two timing hypocrite
November 23, 2019 @ 10:20 pm
I thought that Eric Church also gave Luke Comb a look also and i wonder what was that abou.I guess Church is different but he can be a little too cocky
November 24, 2019 @ 12:36 pm
Amen!
November 22, 2019 @ 10:27 am
oh sure …of course Darth will take the high road when he’s being interviewed about the movies ….he’s never going to bring up the fights with the director and the studio and ………..
what ….??…………its G-arth ?……not D-arth ……….its a ” G ” ..? …
ok ….sorry …….
November 22, 2019 @ 10:42 am
Total garbage!
November 23, 2019 @ 8:03 am
Some individuals are never happy as the likes of the socialist party . Most honest country singers have very strong respect for each other but ther Dora are few like poor selfish TAYLER SWIFT shes very unhappy little critter. May God bless her.
November 23, 2019 @ 8:19 am
Grammar is fundamental
November 22, 2019 @ 10:29 am
It just shows the class that the true country singers have like Garth,George Strait,Alan Jackson to name a few that new country could learn from,be gracious no matter the outcome. There is already to much ugliness in the world for it to over shadow the best music genre,in my opinion.
November 23, 2019 @ 6:46 am
Accidentally hit like please minus one from that number. EFC IS THE MAN AND DESERVED THIS. I LIKE GARTH BUT GOING TO SEE ERIC THIS YEAR IN DETROIT AND GRAND RAPIDS WERE TWO OF THE GREATEST SHOWS I HAVE BEEN TO. HE IS DOING MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE’S RIGHT NOW WITH HIS MUSIC AND FOR THE FANS. GARTH DID NOT DESERVE THE AWARD THIS PARTICULAR YEAR. maybe if he did some thing liked release new music or thought of something like the Double Down tour then yes. He is basically a country version of Jimmy Buffett that everyone knows His songs and loves singing along from years ago. I am still a fan of all 3 but it just was not deserving this year. As for the fued maybe country music needs that for a little extra ratings boost after all everything is about money and drawing fans even though it should not be. All of this controversy has done is get more people reading and hearing about this situation. And as a result you might have people listening to both these artists that never cared.
November 23, 2019 @ 8:03 am
You said it right. These new artists are the entitlement generation.
They should be thankful for what they do and not cry because they didn’t win .
Garth, Alan, Travis,and the older class of country singers all the way back to Waylon, Willie, and the BEST of all Merle have the Best Fans in the world.
This new country can’t hold a candle to the classics.
November 23, 2019 @ 8:55 am
Ok boomer, because Waylon didn’t storm out of CMA Award shows and talk shows before, and Charlie Rich didn’t set the winner’s name on fire on the CMA Awards. Every generation of country artist has protested awards, quit the revisionist history bullshit.
May 1, 2022 @ 12:43 am
Will you shut up withthat. I’m a millennial in age and this is by far the most fucked up generation ever and the only one petty and immature enough to constantly complain about other ones.
November 23, 2019 @ 9:19 am
Of all the people to win the Entertainer of Year.After, all the ones to win Entertainer
Did it have to be Garth? The way he treats people.He isnt George Jones, or
Or Merle Haggard, or Waylon.
Any of the other should have won.
What has happened to Country Music?
November 23, 2019 @ 12:32 pm
Hey Pat….I don’t know or have yet to hear Eric Church. As far as Garth goes…..I haven’t like him for awhile cause an interview he did years ago. He said country music wouldn’t be what it is today without me….and I was like…..are you serious?!?!?!? There’s been way more artists in our lifetime that have done more and influenced country music more than Garth. And all the times he’s retired and come back and retired and come back. if your going to stay retired…..just do it and go away happily. GEEZ!!!!!!!! In my opinion I think Garth is one of the most vain artists I’ve ever seen. Also when he was on top….his label gave all their promoters to him….everyone else got ignored. One artist on the label was Tanya Tucker and she said what was going on wasn’t right…and they didn’t want to hear it. So many artists lost their record deals cause of him too. Only a few hung in there like Alan Jackson, George Strait, Tim McGraw, Vince Gill…..etc….etc. Garth wasn’t right for country music. Again these are only my opinions. Thanks.
November 23, 2019 @ 8:17 pm
Travis Tritt is the most under rated entertainer in country music if the true was known Garth had something to do with that
November 24, 2019 @ 11:29 pm
I love Travis Tritt!! I do like Garth Brooks, but it seems like he is different, and I am not sure what it is, after returning to the stage from the time he took off to raise his daughters and marry Trisha.
November 22, 2019 @ 10:40 am
I’m an Eric Church fan. I’ve been a Garth fan longer. The numbers don’t lie and Garth made a path for artist, like Church, to bring their own sound, individuality without being run out of Nashville.
Garth did that! I’m disappointed in EC, he will never, nor any other artist, be on the level Garth Brooks has accomplished.
What he needs to say is, “Thank you, Garth!”
The tail don’t wag the dog.
November 22, 2019 @ 4:43 pm
Are you freaking kidding? Garth Brooks became famous when I was in high school and yes I love his music. To say he paved the way for Eric Church is ridiculous. Church has made his way on his hard work . I think they all earned the best award but I think the others worked as hard as Brooks and should get their recognition.
November 22, 2019 @ 6:05 pm
You Need to realize he did pave the way far all artist just like George Jones , Merle , Waylon , Hank etc . Paved the way far him . Sorry but Eric Church although is a great artist , does not deserve to be on the same nomination slip with Garth . He is and will be far a long time to come , be the man to beat . Mean no disrespect just speaking the truth .
November 22, 2019 @ 6:51 pm
I disagree … This award was Entertainer of the year … For 2019. Just because Garth is a legend doesn’t mean he should win for 2019. Frankly I think Eric has put himself into the upper echelon of singers. His brand of country \ rock and roll is very reminiscent of Johnny Cash and Waylon Jennings Sadly because Luke Combs is coming on so flipping strong, I’m unsure if Eric will win next year.
November 22, 2019 @ 11:11 pm
Garths stadium tour dwarfs Eric’s tour. The fervor that stadium tour is kicking up benefits all country artists.
November 23, 2019 @ 12:10 am
Church is just a sunglasses wearing dumbass!No talent .
November 23, 2019 @ 2:09 am
Jj Smith Agree 100%. He has a huge ego & isn’t in the same class as Garth. When he was the opener for Rascal Flatts they had to fire him as he wouldn’t get off stage when his time was up! Total no talent.
November 23, 2019 @ 5:22 pm
He did pave they way for the unconventional country music we have today. He did it just like George Strait paved the way for Garth, who by the way has acknowledged his gratitude and love for George Strait for paving the way for him. Garth did change the way country sounds and has helped bring more people into the genre. He has not done it alone and has never said he did.
November 9, 2023 @ 4:57 pm
Pretty sure Dwight Yoakam had a hand in that
November 22, 2019 @ 6:12 pm
Very well said Todd, I do agree with your opinion. Garth Brooks is a household name and bread and butter on the table for the record labels. Eric Church will do good thing’s in the music industry as well too.
June 9, 2020 @ 3:02 pm
Garth WAS great. Not so much anymore. Too many southern fried foods.
November 22, 2019 @ 11:04 am
I’m sorry but Garth deserved the Entertainer of the Year award. Now don’t get me wrong I like Eric Church and Carrie Underwood, they are great singers. They’re is a big difference between singers and entertainers. Eric Church and Carrie Underwood are singers who stand on stage and sing, Garth Brooks is a entertainer who moves from one side of the stage to the other and involves the audience while singing.
November 22, 2019 @ 12:34 pm
Obviously you’ve never been to an EC concert. Everything you said about Garth is true about Eric. He is very rarely standing still during THREE HOUR concerts. Look him up on YouTube and watch.
November 22, 2019 @ 5:53 pm
As a DJ Garth and Carrie would have been my top 2 and a distant 3 would have been church
November 22, 2019 @ 12:40 pm
That’s what I’ve been saying for a long time. We have a lot of great country singers but that doesn’t make them great enntainers.
November 22, 2019 @ 1:07 pm
Obviously you have never been to a Carrie Underwood Concert……she doesn’t just stand n sing, matter of fact, she (along with Taylor Swift) is the best concert I have ever seen (and I have been to 1000s) …So maybe you should go n see before stating untrue thoughts.
November 22, 2019 @ 8:52 pm
Ive also been to many concerts. Garth has the best show hands down. And yes i have seen Carrie and Eric. Garth still entertains better than any of them.
November 23, 2019 @ 8:24 pm
Garth is a showman Eric is an entertainer period
November 22, 2019 @ 1:31 pm
Have you ever been to an Eric Church concert?? He has mics on every side of the stage because he can’t stand still. At almost every concert on his epic Double Down tour he has involved the fans…. Springsteen, These Boots, and Record Year. He signs albums, boots and even has brought kids on stage with him. Often before his 4hr show without an opener he would give out pit tickets personally. How can you say that he just stands there?!? He is not only a talented artist but a GREAT Entertainer.
November 22, 2019 @ 7:06 pm
I totally agree. Eric church concert was awesome!!!!!#
November 22, 2019 @ 2:45 pm
Robert – I guess you have never seen EC. I have seen Garth multiple times and really enjoy his shows and his music. I have also seen the Chief live, multiple times. EC’s shows are above and beyond, many levels, of Garth’s performances, Have been going to all kinds of shows for a really, really long time, and EC’s shows from his previous tour, both shows at Bridgestone in Nashville, were definitely in my top 5 shows ever, going back to the early 80’s. Both are great “entertainers”, but I do believe EC deserved it this year with his Double Down tour! Just my 2 cents!
November 22, 2019 @ 4:22 pm
I’m okay with Eric calling himself the chief.
long as he never forgets that George is the king booyah
November 23, 2019 @ 8:53 am
I cant say ec is better, garth is awsome, mabey in a few yrs he might catch garth but that’s a long time away, I have been to see both many times , I’m also a psychologist so I very can spot talent when I see it garth is way far ahead of ec
May 24, 2020 @ 9:14 am
You gotta be joking, you can spot talent because you have a degree haaa you gotta be a liberal. Try 50 active years making your living in music, both are just manufactured circus acts. The greater the hype the more you people fall for it. There are so many talented people out there that will never be heard by the masses because they refuse to sell their soul for a dollar and people like you don’t have a clue how this business works.
November 23, 2019 @ 8:39 pm
I am an old country music fan been to many concerts including George Jones no one can come close Merle Haggard there will never be another Jonny Cash Travis Tritt Porter Wagner Taylor Swift Carrie Underwood Garth Brooks Eric Church my favorite Keith Urban
Eric Church much better than Garth
November 22, 2019 @ 11:13 am
I personally thought Eric or Carrie should have won. Garth? Really? Not like he’s had anything on the radio in years. Give someone new a chance. ERIC CHURCH ROCKS!
November 22, 2019 @ 5:01 pm
Garth Brooks, love him and his music. But Carrie Underwood AND Eric Church deserved it more. New and great songs right and left………nothing from Garth for quite sometime! Also love Tricia Yearwood!
November 22, 2019 @ 5:10 pm
Garth has been on the radio quite a bit over the last few years. Lol. And as I’ve said elsewhere, when Carrie and Eric (big fan of Church’s) can sell out 85,000 seat stadiums in a few minutes, they will beat Garth for ETOY. It’s simple.
November 22, 2019 @ 11:18 pm
Ask me how I know was a #1 song. Stronger than me, and dive bar have also been on strong rotation in country radio. He also just finished the biggest tour in music and is following it up with a current stadium tour that dwarfs anything Carrie or Eric have ever done.
November 22, 2019 @ 11:14 am
My week is now complete.
November 22, 2019 @ 11:21 am
I love Harth Brooke’s. He has had a very long Hay Day
I think that Eric deserved the award.
I stopped watching the CMA because it seems it’s the
Same people winning
November 22, 2019 @ 1:41 pm
Thats because he’s the best so what if he keeps winning same thing with race car drivers the same ones keep winning because they are the best and obviously no one can out do them or they would of won.
November 22, 2019 @ 11:42 am
This was EC’s year to win it. It will be very hard to replicate the double-down tour. Also, the CMAs will take notice of this, though it shouldn’t matter. But the CMA’s are as political as Shifty Schiff.
November 22, 2019 @ 1:31 pm
They better not do the double down tour again. He skipped smaller parts of the country and I didn’t get to go this year.
November 22, 2019 @ 3:13 pm
It seems the one’s who are negative about Garth receiving entertainer of the year has ruffles a few feathers. No one knows what Garth is all about. He takes alot of pride in his career accomplishments. What artist do you know who would add shows because some of his fans didn’t get to see him. I have personally never seen it. Entertainer of the year is more than just being a person who sings. It’s not fair to him to bash him for doing something he loves and is successful. Have you ever seen an artist retire at the peak of his career walk away and come back where he left off? If you have a chance watch his show in Vegas residency. It is one person and one guitar nothing else. Can you name another artist who has done that? It takes alot of talent and confidence to do that. It was truly amazing. That’s why he is entertainer of the yesr.
November 23, 2019 @ 12:14 am
Just a bit of info about a show Eric did a few years back in…Utah I think, anyhow his band all had the flu and he came out, by himself, did a two hour show, gave everyone their money back, then came back and did the concert for free. I really thought that was cool. The thing about Eric Church for me is his music, he writes or co writes everything he sings. It’s his mind I suppose that amazes me most, to be able to send a message with what was in your mind months ago, and make others feel it and understand…a total connection for me. I liked Garth years ago when he first started, still love “Wild Horses”, then :The Thunder Rolls came, then a few more and he was on an award show, he thanked the Jesus, that made me happy, then a performance of “Shameless” where he stood and sang, and held a rose, and shook, and it was such a strange thing…then you know how they are everywhere, and the more we see the more ..different they act, that’s what happened for me with Garth, he changed so much in such a short time, then BANG we are Chris Gaines?? I think that did it for me, I felt he was trying to be like Prince, which no one will ever be..and he may not have been, I am sensitive to performers and performances I guess..and sometimes lose respect..And I do really wish Eric would’ve won, did I say bad stuff, yep, but in my den mostly, oh how I wish the “association” would use something other than money and promotion to make their decisions.
November 23, 2019 @ 8:01 pm
I agree with you 100% Garth’s had his day take Trisha home and stay
November 22, 2019 @ 12:14 pm
Thank goodness for artists like Garth who take the high road. It is unfortunate that other, usually younger artists think they are entitled to recognition when they are still fairly early in their careers. If you are as good as you think you are the recognition will follow in time. Acting like a jerk won’t make it happen any faster.
November 22, 2019 @ 10:30 pm
Exactly, I believe that award is voted on by other country entertainers, EC has made ignorant comments about other artists in the past, (Blake , Miranda) he may be a great entertainer but if hes a crappy person with a bad attitude who is disrespectful to other artists he will not win. Garth and Carrie both come across as humble , nice people.
November 22, 2019 @ 12:18 pm
I am really surprised that Garth is still ” welcomed ” in country music because I myself don’t know and have no desire to know who half these Agt ai reality series ” country ” singers are I’m glad Garth beat Carrie Underwood and Eric church ……don’t like Carrie , Eric church and especially don’t need country women singers equality crap ……….” my ” country is Garth Brooks Brooks and Dunn ” old ” Reba mcentire , Vince gill .
November 22, 2019 @ 2:51 pm
If you was a true country music fan you would know that there’s a lot of women who had been country music singer of the year let’s say Kitty Wells Loretta Lynn Dolly Parton McKenna McBride just for a few starters so we don’t need any chauvinist pigs in the country music sayings turn down for a few things how do you like that they have won more Awards than any of these people will ever win now what is that’s a true country music fans and if you know Hank Williams he’s outdone everybody they’ll never be another him or Hank jr. we all know that there will never be another Johnny Cash either the Waylon Jennings in they ring Eric Church don’t need to be caught up in Wayland songs if he can’t sing it like it is they don’t need to be arranged and let’s please don’t forget Willie Nelson he’s better than any of you or Moe Bandy are Joe Stampley and Jerry Lee or Elvis Presley now that’s true country music so give me a big hell yeah if you if you remember the singer who sings this now that’s country
November 22, 2019 @ 11:26 pm
Amy Hill…Garth is NOT old country..his old Made Up country….he grew up listening and following soft rock artists and KISS…he was in a rock band originally…decided that he was “country” in mid 80s …he was NOT country when country WASN’T cool…so best label for him would be “record label country”…aka: FAKE COUNTRY.
November 22, 2019 @ 12:24 pm
i like carrie & eric BUT garth is the entertainer & its not like its garths fault hes VERY GOOD at what he does he thought carrie was goin to win it he had no speech he was as shocked as everyone else! but garth has class. hes one of the ones who paved the rd for all u others should be thanking him! GOOD FOR U GARTH! AWSOME JOB UR ONE OF THE BEST
November 22, 2019 @ 12:27 pm
Just be sure you read GARTs!!!!! comments in a half-whisper using “Sincerity Module 2.6.” Oh, wait. Maybe “Sincerity Module 2.9” would work better in this case. Yep, I think that’s it.
November 22, 2019 @ 1:46 pm
WTF are you talking about.
November 22, 2019 @ 4:31 pm
That conjures Chris Gaines for me.
November 22, 2019 @ 5:52 pm
???
November 22, 2019 @ 12:54 pm
Eric Church is one of the greatest country music stars of all times. Nashville ( Nastyville ) don’t care for EC because he don’t kiss their A&$.
November 22, 2019 @ 1:04 pm
Why does Garth always refer to himself as “we” or “us”? It’s weird.
November 22, 2019 @ 1:45 pm
Perhaps because he considers himself part of a band and not winning anything on just his own efforts.
November 22, 2019 @ 4:24 pm
cuz he likes to think it more of family
November 23, 2019 @ 8:58 am
Because Garth and Chris Gaines share all their accolades.
November 22, 2019 @ 1:05 pm
I don’t see how Garth won he is not that good to me.
November 22, 2019 @ 3:03 pm
If he not that good then why does he sale out 6 concerts in 2 hrs
November 22, 2019 @ 5:19 pm
Wow….Have you been to one of his concerts?!?! Obviously not!!
November 23, 2019 @ 1:25 pm
Did you ever see Garth Brooks In concert before? if not. go to his concert if you get a chance. you won’t be dissatisfied.
November 22, 2019 @ 1:21 pm
I don’t think any of this is bad. Like of course Eric and all the others wanted to win that award. And Since only one can obviously win the biggest award. It fuel’s the rest of them, to do even better. And we as fans get to enjoy great music.
Carrie should of won in my opinion, but since she didn’t, I know for sure this will keep her music top notch!
November 22, 2019 @ 1:28 pm
I love both Garth Brooks /Eric Church
Both men are very good singers and winners as far as I am concerned
I ❤️ Country music
I wish Keith Whitley was still with us ❤️❤️
November 22, 2019 @ 1:54 pm
You had me at “I wish Keith Whitley was still with us”
November 22, 2019 @ 1:29 pm
Because Garth is also referring to the other people in his shows that help him get all that stuff together to make his shows so awsome. He sings alone but he has backup singers and his band come on man hes not a selfish it’s all me no it takes alot of people to make that stuff happen. Lights special effects hes appreciating them also. Including all their hardworking he wouldnt be able to do all that by himself. Hes cool like that.
November 23, 2019 @ 8:14 pm
Just because Garth employees a lot of people doesn’t make him entertainer of the year
In my opinion Keith Urban should have won
I love Eric Church
November 22, 2019 @ 1:30 pm
Yeah, it always seems at least a bit phony with him.
November 22, 2019 @ 1:32 pm
Obnoxious! Can’t stand Garth Brooks…after a concert in Dallas years ago when he trashed guitars on stage! Left that concert immediately with musician friends! Doorman indicated show was not over…we said, “it is for us!!” What an EXAMPLE for children! Wouldn’t go half a mile to see him!
November 22, 2019 @ 6:24 pm
Seriously? Eric Church throws beer on people so that must be ok
November 22, 2019 @ 8:31 pm
99% of singers are holding the guitar as a stage prop anyway. Might as well really put a show on with it. Possibly be in 1955 this was a scandal but that ship sailed with Pete Townsend 30 years before Garth did it.
November 23, 2019 @ 8:48 am
Sorry that ship never sails…
November 22, 2019 @ 1:47 pm
Neither one of them would make a pimple on a country singers anus. George, Merle, Hank are country music singers. Allan Jackson when you leave Nashville turn out the lights
November 22, 2019 @ 1:56 pm
Garth Won because he is the best, let’s not be jealous. Your time will come!
November 22, 2019 @ 7:07 pm
I agree he was the best and The fans thought so
November 22, 2019 @ 2:03 pm
Can ANY of the nominees besides Garth, roll up to a venue and sell out two concerts a day for three or four days straight?!?! I think not!!! Not to mention you can get two Garth concerts tickets for the price of one for the others concerts!!! Garth knows how to put fans in the seats….
ENTERTAIN the Sh¡t out of them!!! Enough said!!!
November 22, 2019 @ 2:10 pm
Taking the high road is the right choice.
November 22, 2019 @ 2:22 pm
I think troyal Garth Brooks he’s the best man.garth will .kick your butt Eric church
November 22, 2019 @ 2:54 pm
Trigger it’s 6 of one half dozen of the other LOL.
Garth has made a living off of always being Country Music’s low hanging fruit. Waylon called him “Mr. Haney from Green Acres”.
It’s been working for him and his fans.
Eric Church is Country Music’s big label Outlaw and he knows how to work his fans up too ????.
See you at the Grammys Trig????
November 23, 2019 @ 12:38 am
best comment ever! “They” don’t like Eric Church, hopefully the fans and record labels will somehow, sometime pressure “them” into doing the right thing. Years ago, after “they” didn’t like Waylon either, Waylon and Willie won some awards…of course I was watching, at the first show of the year Waylon didn’t even show up…I believe he did show up at the next and made some kind of comment, something like…This is a crock, well not exactly but more or less. Then tadaaaa Waylon is on HeeHaw, the radio..as is poor Willie.
November 22, 2019 @ 2:58 pm
Two words…Chris Gaines Nuff said
November 22, 2019 @ 3:00 pm
I have been to 3 Garth Concerts 2 Carrie Underwood Concert and 1 Eric Church concert. Gart Brooks did 6 concerts in Wichita Ks. 2 back to back in the same day. Carrie and Eric did1. The reason Garth does so many is so everyone has the opportunity to experience his awesome talent. I have been to 22 concerts in my life time. Mr. GARTH BROOKS CONCERT WAS ENTERTAINING RIVETTING THE BEST I HAVE EVER HAD THE PLEASURE TO EXPERIENCE. ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR MR. GARTH BROOKS
November 22, 2019 @ 3:22 pm
I guess if Church sang anything that sounded country he might win an award.
November 22, 2019 @ 3:24 pm
GARTH BROOKS !!!!!!!!! What more do you need to know !!! Enough said !!!!!! He is the best and always will be !!!!!! Along with all the other 90s Country Entertainers like George Strait, Brooks & Dunn, Reba McEntire, Trisha Yearwood, Alan Jackson, Clint Black, etc, etc, etc………. Just like TS said, “Hater’s Gonna Hate”……. “Just Shake It Off”……….. Great Job Garth Brooks !!!!
November 22, 2019 @ 3:35 pm
Please most of the fans don’t no what country music is. When was the last time you have seen George , Vince, alan at awards? Garth is good person. And puts on good show. Eric needs to get over himself.
November 22, 2019 @ 11:41 pm
What a pussy Eric is, can you imagine Merle talking about Johnny life me this?
September 18, 2023 @ 7:16 pm
Garth was the beginning of the end for real country. It led to today when you need to be told who is the singer. Before, Waylon, Willie, Merle, George, Lorette, Tammy, Tanya. You knew with their first words. Do any of you know Acuf? Carter Family? Jimmie Roger’s? Lefty Frazill? A dobro? That is real country. Some day it may come back.
November 22, 2019 @ 4:04 pm
Garth needs to quit whispering when he talks like he’s some kinda aerial killer. Put down the black hair and beard dye and bake apple pies with trisha
November 22, 2019 @ 4:18 pm
funny part was when he won he died already told Carrie said I don’t deserve this you do..
kind of did John Travolta in Saturday night fever..
for those that ever saw the movie they won’t get the reference in the dance off.
Garth not only took the high road he even was surprised..now everybody other than Carrie has to eat crow because he literally apologized to her in the class act that he is… do you remember back in 1989 with that class of Alan Jackson Mark chesnutt Clint Black him exactly how it was..
November 22, 2019 @ 4:20 pm
thank you Google Voice text for screwing up yet again LOL..
too bad you can’t edit a comment..
supposed to say he’s already did tell Carrie.. maybe I’m better off typing instead of using voice text ha!
November 22, 2019 @ 4:20 pm
Well I am sick of the Cma awards it is time for others to win it’s not like Garth has not already been recognized over and over if no one is better than him them we are doomed..Carrie should have won..if they are going to give the same ones over and over then stop the dam show It was supposed to be about the woman what a joke..not sure I will continue to watch stopped in the past to start back and still see politics in it..Destructive acts on concerts stage should not be overlooked and definately not receive Entertainer of the year.i dont care what he does back to back..I will never pay to see Garth yell thru songs..CMA got it wrong but not the first time..carrie is to nice if I was her stop hosting the show..why sincr Garth is so great let him host and bust up some equipment no class.
November 22, 2019 @ 4:29 pm
Country music sucks nowadays. Garth is a has been, and George Strait is the real mega entertainer…somehow a rapper and Billy Ray Cyrus are modern Country, no thank you.
November 22, 2019 @ 6:27 pm
Garth is a has been? How?
November 22, 2019 @ 7:10 pm
Garth just sold 70K tickets for his concert in Detroit.
November 23, 2019 @ 8:35 am
Yes, he’s been doing the greatest hits tour since coming out of retirement. But he hasn’t offered up any good music since coming out of retirement. I love his old stuff and that’s what’s filling seats.
November 22, 2019 @ 4:33 pm
I think that the entertainer of the year should be someone who did a lot of entertaining THAT year, instead of on previous reputation.
Yes Garth is great
But
How many shows THIS year.
Anybody notice how the women (mostly) stay thin and the guys put on quite a bit of weight??
November 22, 2019 @ 7:30 pm
Put the drink down what does weight have to do with anything stop being a tool!!!
November 22, 2019 @ 11:29 pm
He has been selling out 80000+ seat stadiums all year long!!! Thanks for being under a rock.
November 22, 2019 @ 4:40 pm
Always thought EC was a bit of a little bitch. Decent singer but not great. Oh well, different strokes fore different folks.
November 22, 2019 @ 4:49 pm
????Eric Church #1????
November 22, 2019 @ 4:54 pm
Doesn’t make sense because Garth doesn’t have to kiss anybody ‘s butt.
And he gives free concerts. Eric is a narcistic person.
November 22, 2019 @ 4:56 pm
If any of these three made music i cared about i might have some strong feelings. I recommend that Garth, Carrie & Eric all return to their corners and craft some art that will appeal beyond their respective stan armies.
November 22, 2019 @ 4:58 pm
Eric Church isn’t even real country.
November 22, 2019 @ 5:03 pm
Garth Brooks, love him and his music. But Carrie Underwood AND Eric Church deserved it more. New and great songs right and left………nothing from Garth for quite sometime! Also love Tricia Yearwood!
November 22, 2019 @ 7:51 pm
So much that you misspelled her name; it’s Trisha
November 22, 2019 @ 5:09 pm
So much for saving country music I think everyone on here is ripping it apart. It’s just a piece of glass and your name in the book. For E.T.Y. The show is over let’s move on an get over it.
November 22, 2019 @ 8:49 pm
Okay, somehow your comment sounds like lyrics for a song!!
November 22, 2019 @ 5:20 pm
Garth Brooks was awesome in his day!
I saw him twice he puts on a great show.
100% energy! Love his songs!
I have seen Carrie Underwood and she puts on a great show as well. Her time is NOW! She worked her butt off this year and had a baby!! As far as the rest the guys I am sure they are great too! Especially Keith Urban!! Anyway it was honoring women and Carrie was robbed! Shame on the 7000 stars that can’t get out of the 90s and the “a man has to always win” get over it! The show was great til it wasn’t!!!! That ruined the whole premise of the show!! Go Carrie!’
November 22, 2019 @ 5:35 pm
You are a fortune teller! Anyone at all is just as as good as any other ,no one is better than anyone person.
November 22, 2019 @ 5:48 pm
The results of CMA awards tell you about the people that vote on these awards. While I’m not a Garth Brooks fan, he did a very gentleman gesture by apologizing to Carrie Underwood. The show was about women. I would like to know who the board is that votes. They are the ones that need to be put out of town. Country music has always had comraderie with each other. You don’t one up each other. It is sad. ????
November 22, 2019 @ 5:58 pm
The results of CMA awards tell you about the people that vote on these awards. While I’m not a Garth Brooks fan, he did a very gentleman gesture by apologizing to Carrie Underwood. The show was about women. I would like to know who the board is that votes. They are the ones that need to be put out of town. Country music has always had comraderie with each other. You don’t one up each other. It is sad. ????
November 22, 2019 @ 6:15 pm
Jesus Garth is the worst. WHERE ARE THE BODIES GARTH??
November 22, 2019 @ 7:00 pm
Garth lost me at Chris Gaines……..country music star that thought he should be a rock star, so changed his name and tried his hand at rock. THAT, told me he is not loyal to no one, no genre, no fan. Eric Church’s music is far superior to anything Garth produced. And……the multiple concerts on a single day……hes a circus act at best.
November 23, 2019 @ 12:18 pm
This brings me to my next point kids… Don’t smoke crack.
November 22, 2019 @ 7:09 pm
Superb response from Garth, I would expect nothing less.
November 22, 2019 @ 7:22 pm
Eric Church didn’t win because he isn’t as good as Garth.
November 22, 2019 @ 7:41 pm
Eric Church is a great entertainer So is Carrie !!!!! Garth is a has been. His day has passed. It’s time for someone else to win. Especially a woman. Eric and Carrie are faithful to their mates. How did Garth get Trisha???? Yea we all know. So how can you say he’s a honest man. Eric and Carrie keep doing what you do and don’t worry about getting a piece of glass. Your fans know y’all are #1. Eric speaks his mind and that’s why folks down him. In my book that’s the way it should be.
November 22, 2019 @ 7:53 pm
Ec can’t sing & shouldn’t have tried 2 change a single word of a real singer & entainer the outlaw waylon Jennings 6.15 1935 to 2,13 2002who sung & sold & wrote.
more music than E.C. could count
November 22, 2019 @ 7:56 pm
What I don’t understand is how you can call Garth Brooks country, that’s a joke. They need something to break them down so maybe they can get back too there roots. I k how there will never be another Hank but country music needs it. Yall first need to take your hats off too Hank sr. ,E.T. ,and Lefty they are country the crap yall listen too today doesn’t deserve radio play.
November 22, 2019 @ 8:01 pm
If the fans don’t like it f*** them
November 22, 2019 @ 8:12 pm
I just want to say that Garth has sold more copies of the roping the wind album than any other singer across all genres ever even Elvis. So stick that in your pipe and smoke it.
November 23, 2019 @ 8:50 am
Sorry that ship never sails…
November 22, 2019 @ 8:34 pm
Garth is a has been should of stayed retired, definitely should of been eric. Church this year seen both church way better !!!!!
November 22, 2019 @ 11:34 pm
It’s weird that the “has been” has sold more tickets to concerts this year than Eric and Carrie combined.
November 22, 2019 @ 8:56 pm
Wait… Garth who..?
Oh. That guy. I didn’t know he still made music honestly. Not much of a old country fan (although Alan Jackson is a regular on my player. Same for LeAnn Rimes) but I can vouch for EC. For someone like myself that dislike/loathe most country music that man’s music changed my mind. If not this year then I hope he wins next year and many more!
November 22, 2019 @ 9:17 pm
Eric Church sings through his nose, plays pop and is a total poseur. Garth was the original poseur (I’m shaving…) and Chris Gaines b.s. Carrie’s never sung a country song in her life. Entertainer of the year? Merle Haggard
November 22, 2019 @ 9:56 pm
I never liked country .l was a rock n roll girl.lt was Garth’s ” Friends in Low Places” that turned me into a country girl and l have been ever since.l loved Garth and all of his music but he left for awhile & l understand that” family” comes first no matter what.l also love Eric Church ,he a little country & little rock n roll.My kinda guy.Forget the awards,who cares.Enjoy the music & the artist. They are both AMAZING!!!
November 22, 2019 @ 10:40 pm
Geezus. All the sore losers should take it up with the CMA, not Brooks!
November 22, 2019 @ 11:05 pm
Wait wait wait.. look I like Garth and Eric!! Both have done great concerts, both have inspired other singers and there fans!! That being said what has Garth done in the past year??? If he has done anything I have not heard of it. At least Eric has been releasing albums, Carrie Underwood has done more amazing things then Garth and Eric. She should have been the winner. Hands down. Stop confusing the issue.. Garth has done shit in the last year who cares what he did 10 years ago!! CMA Entertainer of the Year award is about concerts and albums of the “past” year.!!
November 22, 2019 @ 11:48 pm
If any of you want to see a True Entertainer go see Neal McCoy in Concert. No he hasn’t had any hit songs in a long time but a lot of that has to do with him choosing to keep his home in small town Longview Texas and not getting into all the politics in Nashville. He by far Beats any of those that were nominated and even Garth who won. Go catch a Neal McCoy show. True Entertainer of the Century ❤
November 23, 2019 @ 3:04 am
Garth Brooks retired was out of music for over 10 years as music passed him by .then all yhe other artist been busting yhere ass. Brooks comes do r s 1 tour 1 album and win entertainer of the year no it was fixed
November 23, 2019 @ 6:38 am
What a cry baby.. Eric church is
November 23, 2019 @ 9:56 am
I’ve come to the conclusion that Garth stans are the parents of Carrie and Taylor stans. It all makes sense now!
November 23, 2019 @ 12:06 pm
Eric who? Been around couple minutes now, sour grapes, nothing like a sore loser!
November 23, 2019 @ 12:28 pm
Seems like most of you guys don’t know how this award works. I’ll give you a little refresher course…
“This Award is for the act displaying the greatest competence in all aspects of the entertainment field. Voter should give consideration not only to recorded performance, but also to the in-person performance, staging, public acceptance, attitude, leadership, and overall contribution to the Country Music image. Award to artist.”
Not much of that explains this idiot Eric Church. Sure, he had a nice tour and while I haven’t been to one of his concerts, I’ve seen plenty of his concerts on Youtube and he is not an “entertainer”. He is a dead fish on stage just singing his songs. Carrie and Garth are the definition of ENTERTAINER. They concerts and staging are the best in the business. They have a great attitude and are leaders in country music. Complaining about not winning doesn’t show leadership. Garth sells out STADIUMS in minutes. Garth puts on one of if not the best show in country music, maybe in music period.
So once again, all you people crying about Eric Church not winning why don’t you just take a back seat and educate yourselves on what the award actually is about because it ain’t this cry baby sunglasses wearing dead fish on stage wannabe..
I’ll definitely say Carrie is as if not more deserving this year and Garth admitted that. Don’t hate on Garth because he won something people voted for. He absolutely deserved it no matter how little you actually understand about this award or what Garth has accomplished this year after coming out of retirement.
November 23, 2019 @ 1:04 pm
I think Eric church is one of the most under rated country music starts of all time
November 23, 2019 @ 1:51 pm
“You should know this, Timothy, that in the last days there will be very difficult times. For people will love only themselves and their money. They will be boastful and proud, scoffing at God, disobedient to their parents, and ungrateful. They will consider nothing sacred. They will be unloving an unforgiving; they will slander others and have no self-control. They will be cruel and hate what is good. They will betray their friends, be reckless, be puffed up with pride, and love pleasure rather than God.“
(2 Timothy 3:1-4, NLT)
November 23, 2019 @ 2:22 pm
Winning Entertainer Of The Year is more than just having a new record. Eric will hopefully have his day in the spotlight when he reaches the Garth Brooks status.
November 23, 2019 @ 3:04 pm
Are you kidding me. Who does this guy think he is even put himself in the same sentence to compete with Garth Brooks give me a break and I’m not a country fan I hardly know anyone but Garth rules in the 90s he put country back on the map. The guys a Legend and you got this clown who comes on the scene and then tells his fans that yeah I thought we should have won too. Wake the hell up idiot, don’t embarrass yourself. You couldn’t carry Garth’s guitar for Christ sake. I don’t care how good of a year you had, or how good you entertain at your concerts. There’s been many b4 you son that ended up dancing with their sister and came in 2nd place so put a sock in it. There’s a difference between confidence an arrogance if nobody told you always have confidence in your abilities but comparing yourself to Garth Brooks is showing your arrogance and your stupidity your day will come that is if you make it to stick around longer than a drink of water or dropping the pan. Like I said I am not a big country fan but if Achy Breaky Heart can win a man Awards and be the song of the year and be on the radio a year longer than it needed to be at least then by God anybody can make it in country music. You know that was prison music at a couple different large prisons can’t remember if they were military prisons I think it was Spirit Majid listening to that over and over 24/7 for years at a time oh my God. So are you and your fans got a lot of waking up to do you might be Top Dog at the County Fair in your town and neighboring towns but son you got a long way to go before you enter into conversation. That is if you’re even around long enough or you’ll be another guy stop in for a drink of water or a drop in the pan n gone.
November 23, 2019 @ 6:20 pm
Garth Brooks cant carry a tune in a bucket .He just knows how to work the audience. I never thought he could sing .He talks alot through his songs. Put him to test cappello, nothing compared to waylon, Travis Tritt, Ronnie Dunns awesome voices .Garth just got lucky.
November 23, 2019 @ 3:42 pm
Someone needs to tell EC a real man and or friend doesn’t act one way when the person they had an issue with is around and then a totally different way when he’s not.
November 23, 2019 @ 6:19 pm
Aaaaaaaaand this is newsworthy…how?
It’s country music, people. Not like it’s a legitimate genre. And Carrie Underwood not winning…that’s like a horse winning a horse race just because it’s a horse…not by talent or hard work, but just because it’s a horse.
November 24, 2019 @ 9:10 pm
Says the person on a “savingcountrymusic” website. You cared enough to click or search for whatever you did to find this article and then take the time to respond to it. Do you typically waste your time on things you… excuse me “nobody” cares about?
November 23, 2019 @ 7:47 pm
Carrie should have won hands down . Quote unquote. What kind of man has no respect to not acknowledge a fellow entertainer by her very existence. Shame on you Garth for your lack of it on the same stage… you’ve got some extreme ego and no reason for it ……. I was ashamed for you and it .
November 23, 2019 @ 8:51 pm
Here’s my take.
Entertainement value:
Garth Brooks – AAA+
The songs that made him popular are so much loved and known that they are part of cultural heritage. I don’t think any of “mainstream” artist can outperform his concert. I have been to some of others. Here’s my ratings for a few of them:
Kenny Chesney – AA+
Tim McGraw AA-AA+
Brad Paisley AA-AA+
Eric Church – AA
Jason Aldean – BB
November 23, 2019 @ 9:13 pm
Garth was doing this when Eric’s momma was still wiping his nose. This is the generation of cry-baby bad losers period. In my book, I don’t care how GOOD you think you are or what you think you should win, it’s how well you take the loss that says who you are and what you’re about. Today’s generation are spoiled brats that act like they’re entitled to s**it, and it just ain’t so. Stop whining about what you lost and do what every good loser does and get back on the bull and ride for the win. Nuf said.
November 24, 2019 @ 9:03 am
So tired of people saying this generation is a bunch of crybabies. Every generation has somebody who calls the next generation wimps. DO none of you boomers remember being called sissys for opposing the war or helping women to earn equal rights? DO you even know anyone in their twenties personally? I do. I have four daughters in the current age group. Most of them work two or three jobs.The planet is in deep shit(if you deny that, you’re a fool), the job situation is horrible, and the economy is in the tank. After all you guys went to school during the best time economically in this country, then turned around and destroyed that economy, you have the nerve to call them whiny. Most of these kids live with the fear of their planet dying , or being shot in public daily. Know who the real crybabies are? Your generation who got everything at a good price,was aware of the problems, and were too busy doing drugs and hoarding money to care. And you can say your generation didn’t whine, but I have both video of Charlie Rich burning the card for John Denver, and of Hank Jr’s “young Country” about the old folks not respecting the new folks. Turn off your Fox News, go outside and talk to some real live young people, then get to being either part of the problem or part of the solution. Jesus.
November 24, 2019 @ 6:50 am
Eric church sucks and I mean sucks real bad this guy couldnt carry a tune in a bucket and the to think your better than a true country legend shows just how bad the music industry has gotten. Get some singing lessons Eric. Then flap your gums
November 27, 2019 @ 5:19 pm
Garth covered Fever by Aerosmith, but switched the lyrics up a bit.
Garth is a no talent hack. Garth Brooks did for country music what panty hose did for finger banging.
November 24, 2019 @ 6:58 am
Don’t believe Garth ever stole song lyrics and claimed them for himself. Still looking for Church to fess up.
April 26, 2021 @ 7:05 pm
I have read all the post and everyone has an opinion that everyone will not agree on and that’s ok. Here is mine: there is ony one artist now the can be put in the category of the Greats and that is Chris Stapleton.
November 25, 2019 @ 1:44 pm
Garth helped commercialize country for sure in regards to promotion and touring. I however, don’t believe he really ushered a path for a certain sound or anything significant in that manner. I feel Eric Church would be just as popular today along with numerous others. Church’s sound is more in line with what Travis Tritt brought to the genre.
November 25, 2019 @ 1:58 pm
I love Garth & respect what he had contributed to country music, but he sure as hell didn’t deserve to win. Especially when he lip synced his performance when he won in 2017 (both Miranda & Chief called him out on it).
Not to mention, what has Garth done this year? Other than cherry pick his tour dates? Both of his singles havent cracked the top 10 & he STILL hasn’t released the “Fun” album. He’s done nothing to deserve that award.
November 27, 2019 @ 5:13 pm
Garth Brooks did for country music what panty hose did for finger f***ing.
November 27, 2019 @ 5:32 pm
Garth covered Fever by Aerosmith, but switched the lyrics up a bit to make it about bull riding. How is that any different? He took someone’s lyrics. What lyrics did Eric Church take?
Garth should be banned from country music after that Chris Gaines crap. He bankrupted a record label.
Garth is a no talent hack. Garth Brooks did for country music what panty hose did for finger banging.
November 27, 2019 @ 5:37 pm
Eric Church will never win Entertainer of the year. He sells his own concert tickets to his fan club. The establishment loses their money. He limits you to 4 to prevent scalping because he’s about his fans.
He released an album in secret giving it to his fan club members for free. Only his band members and producers knew. He didn’t even tell Joanna Cotton. Anyway, the album was given to the radio stations in a Christmas albums box. They stored it in the back room thinking it wasn’t needed for months. The fans started raving about the new songs. The establishment got butt hurt. He’s been in country music jail ever since.
October 27, 2020 @ 10:23 am
Thanks for the article. Eric Church revealed that the title of the song came from watching his fans at a live show.
March 2, 2024 @ 9:38 am
Garth has always been a whiney liberaly pu$$y. Never had any use for him