Brooks & Dunn Says "Good Morning America"
Date moved*to Aug 29
New York City: They've won Grammys, toured with contortionists, recorded with Vince Gill and Sheryl Crow -- and now high-flying hard-rocking country superstars Brooks & Dunn are launching their brand new Hillbilly Deluxe -- featuring "Play Something Country," the fastest moving single in a career of lightning fast singles -- on "Good Morning America." As the record hits the streets, the 4-time Entertainers of the Year will be hitting ABC's Times Square studio to blow up the neon and give America the full-tilt turbo-tonk-treatment August 29  more!
 

It's A Brooks & Dunn Weekend On CMT

Check out CMT for tons of your favorite duo this weekend starting when Ronnie and Kix drop by and talk about their best videos with Lance Smith on Top 20 Countdown. You can also catch the guys on CMT Insider, Crossroads and more! .  more!

CMT GOES HOME WITH HONKY TONKERS BROOKS & DUNN

NASHVILLE, Aug. 23, 2005 – Together they form hardcore honky tonkers and four-time Entertainers of the Year Brooks & Dunn, but CMT takes a closer look at the distinctly different paths that ultimately led to stardom for Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn when CMT HOMECOMING: BROOKS & DUNN premieres Saturday, Aug. 27 at 9:00-10:00 PM.  more!

An Evening with Brooks and Dunn,
IN MOVIE THEATRES NATIONWIDE - MONDAY, AUGUST 29TH

New York, NY: Brooks & Dunn, the freewheeling country duo who have won four Entertainer of the Year awards, sold in excess of 28 million albums and graced the Corn Flakes box, will launch their brand new CD Hillbilly Deluxe by hosting a live via satellite One Night Only™ Big Screen Concerts SM Event on Monday, August 29 at 8:30 ET/7:30 CT/6:30 MT/5:30 PT.  more!

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Check out B&D's New Official Auction Site.

Brooks & Dunn has partnered with CMTauctions.com to auction a limited number of meet & greet passes and concert tickets to several shows on their upcoming Deuces Wild Tour. If you are the high bidder, you and a guest will meet Kix and Ronnie backstage and sit in seats reserved for you by the band.  more!

A Homecoming  For Brooks & Dunn

Together they form hardcore honky tonkers and multi-platinum duo Brooks & Dunn, but CMT takes a closer look at the distinctly different paths that ultimately led to stardom for Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn when CMT HOMECOMING: BROOKS & DUNN premieres Saturday, August 27 at 9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT. more!

A Wild Night With Brooks & Dunn

CINCINNATI -- Necessity may be the mother of invention, but Brooks & Dunn are the kings of reinvention. At the Cincinnati stop of their Deuces Wild tour on Saturday night (Aug. 13), they matched the bid of past tours by still relying on special effects but raised the stakes by making it look easy. In other words, they offered a rare treat -- a high-tech, low-key night of country music. more!

B&D Visit Top 20 Countdown

Don't miss it August 18th when host Lance Smith has another hot week of videos and guests lined up this week. Super duo Brooks & Dunn will drop by to visit and are currently on their Deuces Wild tour with Big & Rich and the Warren Brothers and have a brand new CD hitting stores on Tuesday, Aug. 30. more!

Cook Up Something Country

Don't miss your chance to take home a custom Brooks & Dunn charcoal grill as well as CD package. Click here to enter CMT's Cook Up Something Country Contest!

Exclusive B&D Two Pack At Walmart

Brooks & Dunn's brand new CD, Hillbilly Deluxe, will hit stores on Tuesday, Aug. 30. For a limited time fans can purchase a special CD and CMT DVD Two-Pack -- exclusively at Wal-Mart. This special Two-Pack includes their CD, and an exclusive, special-edition DVD allows fans unprecedented access into the crazy lives of country music's hottest musical match-up.   more!

Kix Brooks Whole Other Kind of Circus
All Heart, Small Crowd, Extra Large Fun

Williamson County: With Brooks & Dunn's Deuce's Wild Tour kicked-off in all it's full-tilt bucking and snorting glory with the chaotic musical thrust of Big & Rich and the always whatever-happens-next Warren Brothers, Kix Brooks took his music in a whole other direction -- grabbing his guitar and heading to a very special writers night at the Williamson County Fair.  more!

Brooks & Dunn Rock
Award-Winning Technical Director Brought In For Deuce's Wild Tour

Dallas, TX: As Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks start their engines for what is guaranteed to be the high jinks on the highways Deuce's Wild Tour -- with three pairs, no waiting -- the men who've toured with everyone from Dwight Yoakam to a firebreathing contortionist to Toby Keith have once again reached across some pretty interesting to fences to bring their live show to a new level. Always known for their over-the-top theatrics, the 4-time Entertainers of the Year brought Marcia (pronounced mar-SEE-ah) Kapustin (kahp-oo-stan) in to realign their visual presentation. more!

Twice As Wild

TWICE AS WILD. Brooks & Dunn are gearing up to headline the Deuces Wild tour that kicks off on Saturday. Ronnie Dunn expects it will be a crazy time because they have had some great influences when it comes to stage presence. "From day-one, we've studied groups like Jimmy Buffett, the Stones, Aerosmith, even Ozzy Osbourne - people like that who've been able to go out and put on big, successful shows. There are groups out there that just go out year after year and put on great shows and have successful tours. And we try to emulate that." The Warren Brothers and Big & Rich will also hit the road on the Deuces Wild tour that kicks off this weekend in Dallas and then in Little Rock.

Kix's Star Goes In The Middle

Over the years that Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks have been tearing up the road and the radio with their high-flying, hardcore brand of honky tonk music, the raucous duo have made friends everywhere they've ventured. Reverent of the genre's roots and forebears, they've always held a special place in their realm for artists like Merle Haggard and Buck Owens, as long as behind the scenes pioneers like Dick Clark and Merle Kilgore.  more!

Brooks & Dunn Go Four Deep --
Greatest Hits Passes 4 Million Mark on the Brink of Hillbilly Deluxe Arriving

Nashville: Some things never seem to go out of style, and so it is with hardcore honky tonkers Brooks & Dunn. With Hillbilly Deluxe poised to hit the streets on Aug.30, the rockin'est duo in the history of country music gets word that their music just keeps selling and selling and selling and selling -- with their Greatest Hits being certified quadruple platinum for sales in excess of 4 million copies.  more!

Vote For Your Favorite B&D Videos

Have a favorite Brooks & Dunn video? Vote for your favorites for a special Brooks & Dunn countdown. Choose up to ten videos each time you vote. Vote often, and remember to tune in for a special episode of Top Ten Countdown featuring the top Brooks & Dunn videos as chosen by the fans. Vote Now!

Brooks & Dunn Says "Good Morning America"
Hard-Charging Duo Give Diane Sawyer, et al, the Hillbilly Deluxe Treatment Aug 30

New York City: They've won Grammys, toured with contortionists, recorded with Vince Gill and Sheryl Crow -- and now high-flying hard-rocking country superstars Brooks & Dunn are launching their brand new Hillbilly Deluxe -- featuring "Play Something Country," the fastest moving single in a career of lightning fast singles -- on "Good Morning America." As the record hits the streets, the 4-time Entertainers of the Year will be hitting ABC's Times Square studio to blow up the neon and give America the full-tilt turbo-tonk-treatment August 30. more!

Brooks & Dunn Deals Up A Whirling Dervish of a Tour
It's Three Pairs of a Kind and The House is Wild on the Deuce's Wild Tour,
Kicking Off 8/6 in Dallas and Rolling Through 10/30 in West Palm Beach

Nashville: They've had a balloon-blowing goat, an Elvis impersonator, Toby Keith, Cledus T. Judd and Dwight Yoakam -- among so many other reality-based tour mates -- in pursuit of higher drama and bigger kicks, so it's no surprise that this year, Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks went for the slammin'est duos they could get their hands on to raise the stakes and stake their claim on the jammin'est Saturday night special they've stood and delivered. Nothing is too crazed, dazed or blowed-up to disqualify itself from consideration when Brooks & Dunn take the highway. more!

Brooks & Dunn Go Full-Tilt Hillbilly Deluxe
Winningest, Heavy Metal Country Duo Release Tony Brown-Produced CD August 30


Nashville: Since bursting onto the roiling country music horizon with "Brand New Man," Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks have made breaking new ground, pushing the honky tonk envelope and having too much fun doing it their total mandate. And on August 30, the hardcore musicians return with Hillbilly Deluxe, an album that merges classic jukebox country with Brooks & Dunn's jacked-up take on modern sounds in honky'n'rocking music. more!

Brooks & Dunn Nominated For French Country Music Awards!

The French Association of Country Music is proud to announce  Brooks & Dunn as a nominees for Favorite band and Favorite Duo of the 3rd FRENCH COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS. The official ceremony will take place at PUGET/ARGENS. For further information click here! more!

Brooks & Dunn Rock Cain's Ballroom

Tulsa: The dance floor is spring-loaded and the luminaries of old school honky tonk have all played there. So when Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks took the stage at the legendary Cain's Ballroom -- quite possibly the honky tonk equivalent of the Filmore West - it was standing room only, and an obvious culmination of the hardestcore honkytonkers 14 year odyssey from journeyman musicians to 4x Entertainers of the Year. more!

B&D Catch Some B-Ball!

Superstar duo Brooks & Dunn were in San Antonio , to sing the National Anthem to help kick-off Game 7 of the NBA Finals, as the Pistons take on the Spurs for the championship.  ABC Television for pre-game coverage began at 8:30 PM ET. The duo should aired at approximately 9:00 PM EST more!

STATUENAPPERS FOUND!

The Brooks & Dunn stolen ACM duo-of-the-year trophy caper is finally over. And the devilish statuenappers were Blue County's Aaron Benward and Scott Reeves. They ended up in a limo in Vegas after the ACM awards show, and they found the trophies that Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn had left in the car earlier that night, reports the Tennessean. Aaron and Scott decided to have fun and they took pictures of the trophies blindfolded and handcuffed and tried to extort some stuff from Brooks & Dunn. But B&D's manager refused to give in to any demands.

BROOKS & DUNN ACM AWARDS STILL HOSTAGES

The Tennessean reports that the two ACM Statues, that disappeared when the duo accidentally left them in their limo during the ACM Awards in Las Vegas, are still held hostage with ransom demands like trading them for a tour bus or a mirrored steer head. Their manager refuses saying, "Some will have to suffer for the good of the majority. If we give in, no award will be safe. Grammy, CMA, Oscars will all be at risk. We hope the public understands." more!

Catch Kix On A CMA Music Festival Webisode

NASHVILLE - The fans may be gone, but the fun never ends at "Country Music's Biggest Party™" CMA Music Festival. CMA, Hi-Fi Fusion and the ABC Television Network are partnered to present 13 webisodes from the event that capture all of the backstage antics, artist commentary, fan reactions and more
 

Brooks & Dunn Get CMT Hot -
"Play Something Country" Debuts at CMT June 16 as a Hot Shot Debut

Nashville: Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks have never been known for their subtlety - and there's no concern about the always full-tilt honky tonkers denting that perception when the clip for "Play Something Country" makes its World Premiere on CMT tomorrow. Directed by Michael Salomon and shot in L.A., it not only captures Brooks & Dunn's always tall-in-the-saddle performance style, but it celebrates unbridled hardcore cowgirls with an abandon only the longest-running Duo of the Year seems able to muster. more
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BROOKS & DUNN TO HOST 39TH ANNUAL CMA AWARDS

Last night backstage at the first CMA Music Festival Coliseum concert, the CMA announced that Brooks & Dunn will host the 39th Annual CMA Awards show when it takes the stage at Madison Square Garden in New York City as the big show moves to the Big Apple for this year.

“It’s great to know we didn’t screw up too bad last year,” says Kix about their host spot last year.
“Obviously we’re not comedians – but if we learned anything, it is to stay out of the way and let the great music on the show take care of itself. When You’ve got ‘Country Music’s Biggest Night’, the music really does take care of the heavy lifting.”
Ronnie added, “The Big Apple is a well-seasoned pro. As second year hosts, we’re far from that, but we are honored and excited to go to New York and humbly host this year’s CMA Awards.”

MEANWHILE, Brooks & Dunn are enjoying the rapid rise of their current single, “Play Something Country,” with Kix declaring it, “our fastest rising song ever.”

Kix Surprises Fans At CMA Music Fest

Kix Brooks, of Brooks & Dunn, surprised the crowd in the Exhibit Hall as he strolled up to the Brooks & Dunn booth. The crowd erupted in cheers when they realized he was there and quickly formed a line in front of the booth to get photos and autographs. Rita Burrell from Cumming, Ga. and Susan Hicks from Stone Mountain, Ga. were quick on the draw and were among the first in line to meet Brooks.

“I told him I really liked his music and that it was my first time here and we’re having a blast,” Burrell said. “I think it’s great that the stars to take time out of their schedules to meet their fans. That really means a lot.” Brooks stayed.

Kix also introduced a group of the best young bluegrass players from across the country to the crowd at the Coliseum. Not only did they get to perform for a stadium of thousands, they got to do it along side bluegrass legends Ricky Skaggs and Earl Scruggs!

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Ferris Bueller Brooks?!
Kix Brooks Receives Distinguished Alumni Honor from Sewanee Secondary School

Sewanee, TN: At a gala dinner under a tent on the St Andrews-Sewanee Academy's 550-acre campus, Kix Brooks returned to the site of his secondary education -- and there was no detention involved! Instead the high-rolling songwriter/singer/guitar-slinger was returning to the place where as a young man, he came of age and formed much of the intellectual curiosity that would inform his quest through the world to receive the school's first Distinguished Alumni Award.  more

Brooks & Dunn Are "Building Bridges"
Sheryl Crow + Vince Gill Join Heavy Weight Duo for Larry Willoughby Classic

Nashville: As the leading denizens of maintaining the pilot light of hardcore honky tonk music, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn have turned the heat way up for the follow-up to their platinum plus coming-of-age rumination Red Dirt Road. With "Play Something Country" scorching country radio with its blister-inducing intensity, the good-timing duo hit the studio to reprise Larry Willoughby's "Building Bridges" -- with arcing harmonies and melody-emeshing help from Vince Gill and Sheryl Crow. more

B&D Donate To Leadership Auction

Join Brooks & Dunn and Leadership Music for its 2nd Annual online auction held exclusively on CMTauctions.com. Leadership Music is an organization of music industry professionals. With their close access to your favorite artists, members have cleaned out closets and asked for favors, to assemble the one-of-a-kind items you can't get anywhere else! You now have a chance to bid on a HUGE 11' tall guitar pic.  Bid Now!

"It's Getting Better All The Time" Number 1 Party!

Not long after he returned from his honeymoon, Ronnie Bowman sat down for a songwriting session with Don Cook. When Cook asked how he liked married life, Bowman replied, "It's getting better all the time." Thus was born the inspiration and title of Brooks & Dunn's latest hit.

BMI, the performance rights organization, honored Cook and Bowman's songwriting achievement Wednesday (June 1) with a brunch at its Nashville headquarters. Among the celebrants were singer-songwriters Kix Brooks, Scotty Emerick, Larry Cordle and Larry Shell and disc jockey Keith Bilbrey. more!

"Play Something Country"

review by Robert K. Oerman

One of the few performance highlights of the ACM telecast was the duo’s introduction of this super honky-tonker. Easily one of the best songs they’ve ever cut, it manages to name-check both Patsy Cline and P. Diddy, have a wolf-howl yodel, rock with a stuttering guitar and have a line like “your truck or mine.” Ya gotta love it. And how cool is it that this year’s “Deuces Wild” tour is an all-duo bill that pairs Brooks & Dunn with Big & Rich and The Warren Brothers?