Chris Willman Music WriterCountry superstar Garth Brooks announced Wednesday that he is attempting to withdraw himself from consideration for entertainer of the year, the top prize at the CMA Awards, which he won last November for a seventh time, saying it’s time to let a new generation take the honor.In a press conference held via Zoom, Brooks told reporters that he was aware of some backlash after winning the top prize last November for the third time in four years.
Rather than take exception to it, he said that one tweet he saw in particular stuck with him and convinced him he should bow out of consideration.
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