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Garth Brooks is paying tribute.

The country superstar led a moment of silence dedicated to the 12 people killed at the Borderline Bar & Grill at the 2018 CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday (November 14) in Nashville, Tenn.

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“On behalf of our country music community I want to say that tonight’s show is lovingly dedicated to the 12 individuals who we lost far too soon just a week ago tonight at the Borderline in Thousand Oaks, California,” he said.

“Tonight let’s celebrate their lives, let the music unite us with love and their enduring memory. So please join me now in a moment of silence.”

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Michael Ketterer will no long perform at the Garth Brooks concert at Notre Dame Stadium after he was arrested on a domestic violence charge last week.

The 41-year-old reality star and father of six came in fifth place on the most recent season of America’s Got Talent.

Garth previously announced that he wrote a song for Michael and he invited the singer to perform the song in front of 86,000 people at the upcoming show. Following the arrest, Garth and Michael decided together that it’s best for him to not perform.

“Called him this weekend, we talked. We decided it was better that he not appear at Notre Dame and not perform there,” Garth said on his Inside Studio G Facebook Live show on Monday (September 24). “That family will figure it out and find it within themselves, and of course the good Lord, and figure it out. Michael Ketterer will not be at Notre Dame.”

Some of the best stars from the country music world came together to open the show with a tribute to Las Vegas at the 2017 CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday (November 8) in Nashville, Tenn.

Eric Church kicked off the performance with an a capella rendition of “Amazing Grace” and he was then joined by Darius Rucker and Keith Urban for the Hootie and the Blowfish song “Hold My Hand.”

The rest of the country music community – including Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett, Lady Antebellum, Garth Brooks, Reba McEntire, Kelsea Ballerini – joined in on the song.

“The best way to honor our fans is to play our music, loud and proud,” co-host Brad Paisley told the crowd after the performance. “This year’s show is dedicated to all those we’ve lost, and all those who are still healing.”

Garth Brooks has arrived at the 2017 CMA Awards!

The 55-year-old country star hit the red carpet for the big night held at the Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday (November 8) in Nashville, Tenn.

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He looked sharp in his black suit, cowboy hat, and boots.

Garth is nominated for Entertainer of the Year tonight, which he won last year and multiple years before that.

Garth will also take the stage for a performance tonight.

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Fans of Garth Brooks who live in Austin, Texas are in for a treat as he is going to be performing a free concert at the 2017 SXSW Festival this weekend.

Tickets for the concert are already completely sold out, so hopefully you already got a ticket if you are hoping to attend!

During a keynote speech on Friday (March 17), Garth mentioned that he might do a surprise show this evening as well.

“I’m not really sure what all is going on,” he said (via USA Today). “I know I ate breakfast this morning so I’m ready to go however late we go.”

Garth Brooks is speaking out to clarify why he won’t be performing at Donald Trump‘s presidential inauguration this week and it sounds like his absence is not due to any political reasons.

The 54-year-old country singer told fans in a Facebook Live broadcast that he can’t perform as he will be on tour in Cincinnati.

Garth explained that his friend Steve Wynn, who is organizing the entertainment portion of the inauguration, asked him to perform and he decided to wait and see if he would need to fill up his tour schedule with more shows due to demand. The demand was high, so he had to book more shows.

“We left it up to karma. If Cincinnati goes two weekends instead of one, then of course we are out. Sure enough, Cincinnati did five shows, two weekends and backed us up into there, so we got knocked out of it,” Garth said.

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Garth Brooks is one of the performers in talks to perform at Donald Trump‘s Presidential Inauguration this January.

The 54-year-old country music star also performed at President Obama‘s inauguration back in 2009 along with huge stars like Beyonce, Bruce Springsteen, U2, and Stevie Wonder.

Garth‘s publicist confirmed to Reuters that he is in talks for the gig.

“Garth has performed for the five living presidents,” the rep said. “While rumor has it that he has been asked to perform for President-elect Trump, he has not been able to commit yet.”

Earlier this month, Garth was asked by TMZ if he would perform at the inauguration if asked. You can watch the video below for his response.