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Ammon News - Singer-songwriter Toby Keith, who twice won the Academy of Country Music's entertainer of the year award, has died. He was 62.

Keith, who had stomach cancer, died peacefully on Monday surrounded by his family, according to a statement posted on the country singer's website.

"He fought his fight with grace and courage," the statement said. He was diagnosed in 2022.

Sometimes a polarizing figure in country music, the 6'4 singer broke out in the country boom years of the 1990s, crafting an identity around his macho, pro-American swagger and writing songs that fans loved to hear.

Over his career he publicly clashed with other celebrities and journalists and often pushed back against record executives who wanted to smooth his rough edges.

CBC