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Like all the best decisions do, it started whenGarth Brookssaw a tweet.

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It said, Hey, man.

This guy, why doesnt he just step down [and leave] the entertainer for the next generation?

100% agree, Brooks explained at a July 29 press conference, according to the NashvilleTennessean.

Its time for somebody else to hold that award, he said.

The CMAs will send out second-round ballots on July 31.

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