KIX BROOKS HAS NEW APPRECIATION FOR CONCERT FANS
According to Denver's Rocky Mountain News, Kix Brooks bought a ticket like any ordinary fan and took off to see a Tom Petty show. He says it was a rough reminder of how dedicated concert fans must be to go see their favorite stars.

I went to a Tom Petty show a couple of weeks ago to remind myself how long you've got to sit in your car to get in...how much a beer costs, how much a T-shirt costs. I do really appreciate how much it means to a lot of people who also have to get a babysitter. It is a big deal financially, reported Premiere. more

ONE ON EACH ARM
Ronnie and Kix have generously donated several items to the Miller Harris Foundation including a B&D jacket signed by Kix on one arm and Ronnie on the other The duo also donated a guitar, a Denim Jacket, and a watch and visor! The Miller Harris Foundation is a Nashville-based non-profit  organization established in 2002 by family and friends of Miller Harris, who died tragically from an asthmatic attack in 1999 at the age of twenty-five.. more

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YOU CHOOSE THE WINNERS WITH COUNTRY WEEKLY
The CMAs and ACMs are great, but who are these mysterious "industry voters" who decide who wins those trophies? Now YOU decide who wins!. more

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Kix Brooks Gets Teed Off
Verona, NY: Never mind having the #1 Billboard and Radio & Records single with "Play Something Country," Billboard's #1 album for two weeks in a with Hillbilly Deluxe, which is getting the best reviews of Brooks & Dunn's storied career, sometimes a superstar guitarslinger/singer/songwriter gets a little teed off. Thankfully, when that superstar happens to be Kix Brooks, the crop-dusting, stage-diving half of 4-time Entertainers of the Year, getting teed off involves 3-woods, 5-irons and putters rather than tantrums. more

BROOKS & DUNN’S NEW SINGLE A SONG FOR THE TIMES
Brooks & Dunn have chosen "Believe" as the second single from their Hillbilly Deluxe CD. The follow-up to "Play Something Country" is stirring emotions instantly as people hear it - earlier this week, Ronnie sang "Believe" at a benefit concert in Nashville and drew a lengthy standing ovation. The setting was perfect - the mother church of country music, the Ryman Auditorium.

Brooks & Dunn Donate Items to Auction

Brooks & Dunn donated an autographed shirt, autographed hat and autographed photo and sticker set the the CMT auction benefiting ABLE Youth, which reaches and teaches children in wheelchairs ages three through high school the importance of complete independence in all activities of daily living. Click on each item to bid!

Brooks & Dunn Do Double Duty

Brooks & Dunn, will perform on the CMA Awards on Nov. 15.as well as  host the live CBS telecast from Madison Square Garden in New York City..  more!

Brooks & Dunn Nominated For American Music Awards
Kix and Ronnie were nominated for Favorite Country Band, Duo or group! The 33rd annual American Music Awards, hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, will be presented Nov. 22 at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium during a three-hour ABC-TV special.

Nominees were chosen on the basis of record sales. Winners will be selected by a survey of about 20,000 listeners.  more!

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Load'em Up, Head'Em Out -
Brooks & Dunn Send Their Semis To The Gulf Coast with Supplies

Nashville: Brooks & Dunn know how to put their shoulder straight down on what needs to be done -- and with a demi-break in their full-tilt Deuce's Wild Tour, the 4-time Entertainers of the Year are sending a pair of their semis south to the Gulf Coast with supplies. Having the #1 album and #1 single in the nation with Hillbilly Deluxe and "Play Something Country," Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks are incredibly grateful for what they have -- and they want to share it with the people who were wiped out by Hurricane Katrina..  more!

Hillbilly Double Deluxe!!!!!!
Brooks & Dunn Hit #1 Twice In One Week
As Hillbilly Deluxe's 110K Debut Bookends "Play Something Country" #1

Nashville: First they leapt both Billboard and Radio & Records Country Singles Chart with "Play Something Country," the raucous manifesto about just what kind of music the boys wanna listen to. Then -- faster than you can say "pivot and shoot" -- Brooks & Dunn also top Billboard's Country Album chart with their critically-lauded Hillbilly Deluxe.  more!

Congratulations! B&D Nominated For 2005 CMA Award

Congratulations! Ronnie and Kix were nominated for vocal duo of the year in the 2005 CMA Music Awards! The Big Apple hosts Country Music's Biggest Night on Tuesday, November 15, 2005 at 8:00 PM EST on CBS!  more!

Brooks & Dunn On Cover Of Country Weekly

Make sure to pick up a copy of the September 26th Country Weekly with Kix and Ronnie on the cover. The duo gave in depth interviews exclusively to Country Weekly!  On newsstands now! more! (part two will appear in the Oct. 10 issue)

Brooks & Dunn's "Well Done In The Sun" Contest

Get well done in the sun with Brooks & Dunn in Florida at a backyard barbeque and concert. Enter to win tickets to their "Deuces Wild" concert along with back-stage access and an exclusive opportunity to meet them at a private backyard barbeque prior to the performance. more!

Play Something Chart-Topping.
Brooks & Dunn Hit #1 with Hillbilly Deluxe's Lead Single "Play Something Country"

Nashville: It's not like they've never done it before. But there's just something about the top of the charts that really makes Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks smile! And so it is that the hard-charging duo find themselves grinning from ear-to-ear as "Play Something Country," the lead single from their just released Hillbilly Deluxe, hits #1 on both the Billboard and Radio & Records Country Singles chart more!

Hurricane Relief Starts At Home

For Brooks & Dunn, hurricane relief starts at home. While her daddy is on the road on the Deuces Wild Tour, 10-year-old Haley Dunn and four of her friends decided to take fundraising into their own hands.

The girls set up a lemonade stand at the end of the driveway at Ronnie Dunn's Williamson County estate. Haley put up two cardboard stand-ups of her daddy and duo-partner Kix Brooks. The biggest business came from busloads of country fans doing the tour of the stars' homes thing. In 2½ days this weekend the girls made $914. more!

KIX BROOKS TO ESPN SUNDAY 9/11 BROADCAST

Brooks is gonna be able to take in a little baseball this Sunday by virtue of his good pals at ESPN. The folks at "Sunday Night Baseball" hooked up with Brooks between a photo shoot for People and a sold-out show in Philadelphia a few weeks ago to get his thoughts on the national past-time, good friend, former Cy Young Award winner and ESPN commentator Rick Sutcliffe and memories of games that's moved him particularly, including taking his kids to Chicago for a Cubs' game where Sutcliffe played -- and that interview will be shown as part of the Cleveland/Minnesota telecast this Sunday. more
 

Brooks & Dunn Live On AOL

Each week, AOL Music brings you concerts from the world's best entertainers. This week, AOL presents a special show from Brooks & Dunn to celebrate their new CD 'Hilbilly DeLuxe.' Check it out now!
 

“CMA Celebrity Close Up” Premieres Sept. 7 on GAC Featuring Kix Brooks, Eddie Montgomery and Sugarland

Great American Country (GAC) announces “CMA Celebrity Close Up” will premiere on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 8 PM/ET with exclusive television interviews taped during the 2005 CMA Music Festival in Nashville at the CMA Celebrity Close Up Sessions held at the historic Ryman Auditorium. Country Music insider Lorianne Crook sits down with Kix Brooks (Brooks & Dunn), Eddie Montgomery (Montgomery Gentry) and Sugarland for an hour of interviews that includes questions from a studio audience of Country Music fans from around the globe. Brooks and Montgomery joke about their musical partners and their most embarrassing stage moments, while the three members of Sugarland share insight and inspiration from their current tour.
 

Superstar Duo Still Accelerating After Red Dirt Road

The world took notice in 1991 when Brooks & Dunn released their first album, Brand New Man, and Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn haven't slowed down since. With Tuesday's (Aug. 30) release of the Arista Nashville album, Hillbilly Deluxe,
they continue to build on the artistic success of 2001's Steers & Stripes and 2003's Red Dirt Road. Co-producing the sessions with Nashville veteran Tony Brown, the duo recorded much of the new album at a studio located in a barn on Dunn's Nashville-area farm.  more!
 

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Brooks & Dunn Have TWO Good Mornings with America The Rowdy Duo Wake-Up "GMA" Thursday; They Return for Labor Day 9/5

New York/Nashville: When Ronnie Dunn and Kix Brooks joined the rest of the country watching the devastation from Hurricane Katrina, while waiting to perform at their already scheduled, but ultimately pre-empted "Good Morning America" Summer Concert Series appearance in Bryant Park, they were good with whatever happened in terms of getting their performance on the air. For Brooks, who was born and raised in Louisiana, seeing the images was a serious reminder of nature's power..  more!
 

Brooks & Dunn will be “playin’ some football” on Jefferson Pilot Sports

Charlotte, NC - Jefferson Pilot Sports coverage of ACC and SEC football will open with a bang this season as each game will kickoff with a special version of the hit song, “Play Something Country”, by music superstars Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn. The new game opener, “Let’s Play Some Football”, will feature mentions of the ACC and SEC conferences as well as many of their member schools.  more!
 

Kix Brooks Is A "Destination"
USA Today Spread Captures Fiery Performer Off-Road at Ranch Aug. 26
Look for "Good Morning America" AND Regal Cinema "One Night Only" Aug. 29
Nashville/New York/the Nation: He's got horses. He's got 4-wheelers. He's got a stocked pond. Heck, he's even got an award-winning pair of longhorns. So, when Kix Brooks kicks back from the whirlwind tour schedule he maintains with partner Ronnie Dunn, you can bet the high-flying songwriter/guitarist heads straight to his 550-acre spread outside Nashville. And this Friday, the good folks at USA Today are taking their readers along for the fun and the frolic when their Weekend Destination section features Brooks' farm.  more!