George Strait
American country music singer
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| 2025 | Inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
| 2024 | George Strait released the single 'MIA Down in MIA' from the album Cowboys and Dreamers |
| 2024 | George Strait released the single 'The Little Things' from the album Cowboys and Dreamers |
| 2024 | George Strait released the single 'Three Drinks Behind' from the album Cowboys and Dreamers |
| 2024 | Country Music Association Awards bestows the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award to George Strait. |
| 2024 | George Strait is inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame Class of 2025. |
| June 15 2024 | George Strait broke the record for most fans at a U.S. concert by a single headlining act, performing at Kyle Field at Texas A&M University with 110,905 fans in attendance, surpassing the previous record held by The Grateful Dead. |
| 2023 | Ranked number 156 on Rolling Stone's list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time |
| 2021 | George Strait released the single 'The Weight of the Badge' |
| 2021 | National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum presents George Strait with the Lifetime Achievement Award. |
| 2020 | George Strait wins Top Country Tour at the Billboard Music Awards. |
| 2019 | George Strait released the single 'Código' |
| 2019 | George Strait released the single 'God and Country Music' from his album Honky Tonk Time Machine, which peaked at number 36 on the country music charts. |
| 2019 | Released 'Honky Tonk Time Machine' album, demonstrating his ongoing musical relevance after nearly four decades in the industry. |
| 2018 | Released a single called 'Codigo', named after a tequila brand in which he had invested. |
| January 2018 | George Strait was named the 2018 Texan of the Year by the Texas Legislative Conference for his fundraising efforts following Hurricane Harvey. |
| 2017 | Academy of Country Music honors George Strait with the Cliffie Stone Icon Award, recognizing his legendary status in country music. |
| 2016 | George Strait released the single 'Goin' Goin' Gone' from Strait Out of the Box: Part 2 |
| 2016 | Selected as one of 30 artists to perform on 'Forever Country', a mash-up track celebrating 50 years of the CMA Awards. |
| 2015 | George Strait released two singles from Cold Beer Conversation: 'Let It Go' and 'Cold Beer Conversation' |
| 2015 | George Strait receives the Academy of Country Music 50th Anniversary Milestone Award Winner. |
| April 19 2015 | Made a guest appearance at the 2015 ACM Awards, performing 'All My Ex's Lives in Texas' and his new single 'Let it Go'. |
| 2014 | Named ACM Entertainer of the Year. |
| November 10 2014 | Released DVD/CDs of the final concert, with Walmart offering a deluxe edition |
| September 16 2014 | Released live album 'The Cowboy Rides Away: Live from AT&T Stadium' from the final concert |
| August 29 2014 | Country Music Television (CMT) broadcast a two-hour concert special of the Cowboy Rides Away Tour's final concert |
| June 7 2014 | Concluded the Cowboy Rides Away Tour in Arlington, Texas, with a record-breaking concert attended by 104,793 fans, setting the largest ticketed attendance for a single-headlining act concert in the United States at that time |
| January 9 2014 | Initiated the second leg of the Cowboy Rides Away Tour with multiple high-profile opening performers including Jason Aldean, Eric Church, and others |
| 2013 | George Strait released two singles from Love Is Everything: 'I Believe' and 'I Got a Car' (which achieved RIAA Platinum certification) |
| 2013 | Country Music Association names George Strait as Entertainer of the Year, highlighting his continued relevance in country music. |
| 2013 | Named CMA Entertainer of the Year. |
| November 2013 | Received the Billboard Legend of Live honor at the 10th annual Billboard Touring Awards, becoming the first country artist to receive this top touring accolade. |
| June 1 2013 | Performed at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, in the last concert of the first half of his two-year farewell tour, with 70,000 fans in attendance |
| May 14 2013 | Released the album 'Love Is Everything'. The single 'Give It All We Got Tonight' reached the top of the Mediabase charts. |
| January 18 2013 | Strait began the first leg of the Cowboy Rides Away Tour in Lubbock, Texas, with Martina McBride as the opening performer |
| 2012 | George Strait released two singles: 'Drinkin' Man' from Here for a Good Time and 'Give It All We Got Tonight' from Love Is Everything (which achieved RIAA 2× Platinum certification) |
| 2012 | Strait and his friend Tom Cusick created the Vaqueros Del Mar Invitational Golf Tournament and Concert to raise funds for the Troops First Foundation. |
| October 2012 | Released the single 'Give It All We Got Tonight', part of the '60 for 60' movement to achieve his 60th number-one single while he was 60 years old. |
| September 26 2012 | George Strait announced his retirement from touring and the start of his Cowboy Rides Away Tour |
| February 2012 | George Strait became a grandfather when his son George Jr. and wife Tamara had their first child, a son named George Harvey Strait III. |
| September 6 2011 | Released the album 'Here for a Good Time', which produced two number-one singles: 'Here for a Good Time' and 'Love's Gonna Make It Alright', bringing his total number-one singles to 59. |
| 2010 | George Strait released two singles from the album Twang: 'I Gotta Get to You' and 'The Breath You Take', both achieving significant chart success |
| 2010 | George Strait appeared in the film 'Pure Country 2: The Gift', playing himself |
| 2010 | George Strait began serving as spokesman for the Wrangler National Patriot program, supporting wounded and fallen military veterans and their families. |
| 2010 | Billboard ranked George Strait number one in the top-25 country artists of the past 25 years. |
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