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Garth Brooks’ Message For The Former President

Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood took to social media to wish their friend, former President Jimmy Carter, a happy 99th birthday on Sunday (10/1). Garth posted a special video message…

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Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood took to social media to wish their friend, former President Jimmy Carter, a happy 99th birthday on Sunday (10/1). Garth posted a special video message to the President on his Instagram.

In the clip, he said with his wife Trisha Yearwood, "Happy birthday, Mr. President, Garth Brooks here and your second favorite Georgia Peach." Trisha says, "We love you; happy birthday." Brooks adds, "We've got a lot of people that want to tell you happy birthday." The clip then cuts to a Habitat For Humanity celebration, and the whole crowd sings Happy Birthday to the 39th president.

After the news in February (2023) that the former President is in hospice care, Garth talked about his friend on Inside Studio G. Brooks worked side-by-side with the Carters at multiple Carter Work Projects with Habitat for Humanity. He said, "This guy has probably done more with his post-president life – arguably – than any other president. He's carried this torch. And what he's carried the torch for is empathy, understanding, and realizing that thoughts on the other side are different from the thoughts here, but both of them are toward love. And sometimes it's just talking through it,"

He added that the former President has been carrying the torch for peace for some time, saying, "Are you going to pick it up? Are you going to be the one that picks it up? Spread love. Empathy. Spread forgiveness. Spread communication. This is what this guy is all about."

Brooks did something he had never done before for his wife Trisha Yearwood's birthday a few weeks ago (9/19).

Garth gushed on Studio G last night (9/18), "I made a cake." He admitted that he wasn't feeling confident about the outcome. The reason came to light when Trisha arrived a little while later and discovered the cake in the kitchen.

Brooks said, "Here's the confession. The first layer came out great." He then explained that he had trouble getting the second layer out of the cake pan. Garth continued, "I thought, 'Well, just let it sit and go ice the first layer.' And then it started to come loose! I went, 'All right!' So then I'm standing there with it in my hand, but I haven't iced the first one yet. So I've got it in one hand, trying to ice with the other one, and it starts to fall apart. It was horrible!"

Trisha revealed Garth wasn't exactly smooth in executing his plan. She said, "Late last night, I get this, 'Hey, if a fella, a friend of mine was going to be baking a cake, and the recipe called for a square pan, but I want to put it in a round pan – my friend wanted to put it in a round pan'" The clues that someone had been baking also weren't hard to spot when she got home. She noted, "I saw all the dirty dishes in the sink, so I know he made it."

The list of the wealthiest country music singers has been released by Ledger, and the top ten richest country stars are ones that have been around for a while. Also making a presence on the list are stars that have dabbled in more than country music, making a splash in Hollywood and other ventures that garner big money.

As the newcomers to wealth in country music build their empires with their cites set on being on this list in the future, we take a look at the richest country stars on the planet right now.

10 - Luke Bryan - $160 Million

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Luke has sold over 80 million records worldwide. In addition to his musical career, Luke has his own bar in Nashville and is a judge on "American Idol."


9 - Alan Jackson - $160 Million

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Alan has sold over 80 million albums. He also branched out into other business deals, such as deals at the Cracker Barrel restaurants, an endorsement for Ford Trucks, a sponsorship by NAPA Auto Parts, and more.


8 - Kenny Chesney - $180 Million

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Kenny's album sales have reached over 30 million worldwide. He has 40 top-10 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, received countless awards, and sells out stadiums across the country on tour. In 2015, Forbes estimated Kenny's annual income at $42 million.


7 - Tim McGraw - $200 Million

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McGraw has 16 studio albums, with "Not a Moment Too Soon" becoming one of the bestselling country albums ever. He married fellow country singer Faith Hill in 1996. McGraw and Hill went on tour together, which became one of the most successful tours in country music history. McGraw has also done a lot of acting in movies and most recently in the Paramount TV series "1883."


6 - Faith Hill- $200 Million

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Faith has five Grammy Awards and sold over 40 million albums worldwide.


5 - George Strait - $300 Million

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The King of Country Music is one of the bestselling musicians ever, with 13 multi-platinum records, 33 platinums, and 38 gold albums. His other businesses include being a spokesperson for the Wrangler National Patriot program for wounded veterans, and he even owns a Gulfstream G450 business jet company.


4 - Toby Keith- $370 Million

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Toby's business ventures include his nationwide restaurant franchise "I Love This Bar & Grill" and his clothing line TK Steelman. He's introduced a new adult beverage called Wild Shot to his restaurants and has even co-founded a record label.


3 - Shania Twain - $410 Million

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Shania is the sixth-bestselling female artist in the U.S. Along with many endorsements, she gives back to needy school children with her program "Shania Kids Can ." She also made tons of money from her residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace.


2 - Garth Brooks - $430 Million

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Garth has become the bestselling solo albums artist in the U.S. with 148 million sold, ahead of Elvis Presley. He's the only musician in music history to have seven diamond certified records, according to the RIAA. Brooks' other business ventures include his online music store, and his record label, Pearl Records.


1 - Dolly Parton - $675 Million

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Dolly has 25 RIAA-certified multi-platinum, platinum, and gold records from her 63 studio albums. She also has dabbled in movies. She also owns her own theme park, Dollywood, in her native East Tennessee. She has 51 percent ownership of the park. Parton gets into another business venture almost daily, from writing books to makeup and perfume. She is constantly giving to her many charities.

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.