Garth Brooks teases retirement

Garth Brooks told a Salt Lake City audience during his Blame It All On My Roots Tour that this could be the last major headlining run of his career, while also saying he would open a future tour in that city.

Key points Garth Brooks teases retirement
  1. Garth Brooks told a Salt Lake City audience during his Blame It All On My Roots Tour that this could be the last major headlining run of his career, while also saying he would open a future tour in that city.
  2. He has made no official retirement announcement, and the onstage remarks are the closest he has come to hinting at one.
  3. The tour is one of the most successful country runs of 2026, selling out dates while other touring musicians struggle to fill venues.
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Mike's Motive ties career-outs record

Mike's Motive, a 9-year-old bucking bull, tied the all-time career-outs record during PBR Teams' Ridge Rider Days in Glendale, Arizona.

Key points Mike's Motive ties career-outs record
  1. Mike's Motive, a 9-year-old bucking bull, tied the all-time career-outs record during PBR Teams' Ridge Rider Days in Glendale, Arizona.
  2. The bull, owned by Blake Sharp / High Voltage / Wetzel / Knott, has 163 career outs across all levels of PBR competition, with 92 buckoffs and 70 qualified rides.
  3. Stock contractor Blake Sharp plans for the bull to break the record in Las Vegas, adding another milestone to a remarkable career.
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Lambert's Velvet Rodeo exhibit opens

The National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame in Fort Worth will open a new exhibition of Miranda Lambert's Las Vegas residency wardrobe on Nov. 7.

CFR crowns 2026 champions

The 52nd Canadian Finals Rodeo wrapped up in Edmonton, where the 2026 CPRA year-end titles were handed out across all rodeo events.

Musgraves at Delta Center

Kacey Musgraves brings her 2026 Middle of Nowhere Tour to Salt Lake City's Delta Center on Thursday, October 15th, 2026.

Wrangler x Coors Encore Collection

Wrangler and Coors Banquet have released a second collaborative Western wear collection, the Encore Collection, for fall.

Zach Bryan announces new EP

Zach Bryan will release his eight-song EP, Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs, on Friday, Oct. 16, via Warner Records.

Kling wins Badlands saddle bronc

Chase Kling won the saddle bronc average title at the Boot Barn Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo in Minot, N.D., earning $8,487 that counts toward the 2027 world standings.

Ridge Riders sweep homestand 3-0

The hometown Arizona Ridge Riders beat the No. 3 Nashville Stampede 175.70-88 on Saturday to finish a perfect 3-0 homestand at PBR Teams: Ridge Rider Days in Glendale, Arizona.

Musgraves surprises White Horse crowd

Kacey Musgraves played a surprise midnight set at Austin honky-tonk The White Horse on October 8, after her two sold-out Moody Center shows on her 'Middle of Nowhere' Tour.

NAILE brings rodeo to Louisville

The North American International Livestock Exposition returns to the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky, November 5–19, 2026, with nearly 30,000 entries expected from the 48 contiguous states.

Miranda Lambert's Songline Live debuts

Amazon Music debuted Miranda Lambert's Songline Live, a broadcast of an intimate performance filmed at The Truth in Nashville.

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