Garth Brooks is going to have a laid-back, carefree CMA Awards experience this year.  That’s what happens when you’re not worried about winning.

He says, quote, “It’s gonna be a great night.  The fact that I’m not nominated for Entertainer of the Year is gonna make it a much more fun night for me, to just sit and relax and enjoy all the acts.”

But the highlight may happen when the show’s over and he takes Trisha Yearwood south of the border.  Quote, “I get to go with the love of my life and my best friend.  We’ll get all dressed up, and probably go to Taco Bell afterward.”