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Michael Montgomery is on the road to recovery after sustaining injuries in
a bus crash last week, according to an update from his son and fellow country
artist Walker Montgomery. The younger Montgomery wrote that his dad was
“doing well” and that the family was “lucky” in an update on Twitter. Country-themed Fox drama Monarch
debuted on Sunday, and a report from Deadline now says that a total of 5.3
million viewers tuned in to watch the show’s first episode, either in real time
or in the encore presentation. That’s the biggest fall debut of a new Fox
scripted series in three years.
Garth Brooks is in the midst of a string of
sold-out stadium shows at Dublin’s Croke Park to end his Stadium Tour, and as
he takes the stage, he’s back in fighting shape. “I’m the same weight I was
when I played here in ‘97, that’s what I want,” Garth told media outlets before
the shows, according to the Irish Mirror, joking that the cameras
capturing his performances will add all the weight back. “The film is
going to come,” he continued. “I lost 50 lbs and the film is going to add that
right back.” Garth explains that for years, his priorities were simply
different: He was raising kids, and didn’t need to maintain a rigorous workout
routine in order to play demanding stages. “For 16 years, I was a soccer dad,”
he points out. “And it takes a while to get back to the artist feel,” Garth
explains. “It has taken me eight years to get back to it.”
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