Over the years, Brooks has won 22 Academy of Country Music Awards, 2 Grammy Awards (out of 13 nominations), and was even honored with the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The country sensation has had numerous massive hits, including “If Tomorrow Never Comes,” “The Dance,” “The Thunder Rolls,” “Unanswered Prayers” and of course “Friends in Low Places.”
Sales for Brooks’ albums continue to soar. Ropin’ the Wind was certified 14 x platinum, while 1995’s Fresh Horses was certified 8 x platinum. And Brooks isn’t afraid to reinvent himself and take creative risks. He even released a notorious rock “compilation” under an alter ego named “Chris Gaines” in 1999.
The country music superstar shows no signs of slowing down. He released Man Against Machine in 2014 and Gunslinger in 2015. In late 2020, he released a new album titled Fun on his Pearl Records imprint.
Brooks has also become an incredibly popular live performer and regularly embarks on concert tours, including a massive world tour in 2015. He launched his wildly popular Stadium Tour in 2019 and surely will hit the road once again once the COVID-19 pandemic subsides.
As for his personal life, Brooks and his first wife Sandy Mahl divorced in 2001. He found love again with fellow entertainer and country artist, Trisha Yearwood. The happy couple has been happily married since 2005 and shares Brooks’ children from his first marriage: Taylor Mayne Pearl, August Anna and Allie Colleen Brooks.