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“If God came down here with the box that had the reason for living in it, I’d like to find just 2 words: The Music. That would be neat.” -Garth Brooks

The fastest selling solo artist in music history, Garth Brooks has sold in excess of 100 million albums in just 10 years, now topping 117 million. His body of work propelled country music as a Garth Brooks photo courtesy of garthbrooks.comgenre to the front pages of newspapers worldwide and the covers of magazines, to the point where Forbes declared on its cover, “Country Conquers Rock.” and featured Garth in a major music piece. And, he accomplished it without ever releasing a song to pop radio. The key to his record-setting success lies within the personality and talent of Garth Brooks. It has been said that through the 1990s, Garth’s only real competition was himself. He brought daring individualism and a love of music, ranging from working class blues and honky tonk to bluegrass and arena rock, to the musical table. And he had the talent to serve it up with class. His easy-going, approachable charisma was matched only by his fearless willingness to take chances and step outside the lines. He has had an unprecedented run so far, and opened the doors for many more country artists to follow.

Garth Brooks photo courtesy of garthbrooks.com His self-effacing demeanor is an unusual trait for a big star. As quiet and low-key as Brooks appears to be off stage, he is the complete opposite once the curtains go up and he hears his fans cheering. He’s known for flying above the crowd on a wire while singing his countless hits. Garth Brooks is the biggest selling solo artist of all-time with album sales approaching 100 million units worldwide. Had he sold all his albums in the United States it would mean that roughly 1 in 3 Americans would have one of Garth’s albums! In fact, the only ones to have sold more albums than Garth are the Beatles, but they have a 20-year head start on Mr. Brooks so he may catch up to them yet.

After the release of Scarecrow, Brooks eased into retirement, spending the next few years quietly and not resurfacing in the public eye until he had a busy 2006. Toward the end of that year, he married country singer Trisha Yearwood on December 10, but prior to that, he struck a deal with Wal-Mart to become the exclusive retailer for his back catalog. The first release under this deal was a new box set called The Limited Series that collected all the albums he released after his first box set called The Limited Series. Garth Brooks photo courtesy of garthbrooks.comThis second Limited Series was released in time for the holiday season of 2005 and also included a new disc of outtakes called The Lost Sessions which was later released as an individual disc in 2006. The Lost Sessions featured a duet with Yearwood called “Love Will Always Win,” which climbed to 23 on the country charts in ‘06, a modest placing that was nevertheless his biggest hit since “Wrapped Up In You.”

Retirement for Brooks seems to just mean “take it at a normal star’s pace”. He spends more time with family now, but still managed to get involved in screenwriting, new album releases, and televised concert specials.

Garth is now running a series of acoustic performances at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Nevada.

GARTH BROOKS/YANKEE STADIUM/LIVE” Exclusive Concert on the World’s Largest Stage Airs Friday, November 10

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GARTH BROOKS/YANKEE STADIUM/LIVE” Exclusive Concert on the World’s Largest Stage Airs Friday, November 10 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on AT&T’s AUDIENCE Network via DIRECTV Ch 239 and U-verse Ch 1114 For the First Time AT&T and the Biggest-Selling Solo Artist in History Premiere Exclusive Concert on the World’s Largest Stage AT&T and Garth Brooks, the First Artist to Earn 7 RIAA Diamond Awards, Present “GARTH BROOKS/YANKEE STADIUM/LIVE” Across all AT&T Platforms on Nov. 10 AT&T’s AUDIENCE® Network will present the exclusive concert event “GARTH BROOKS/YANKEE STADIUM/LIVE.” Filmed in 4K this past summer, the spectacular concert event will broadcast nationwide on Thursday, Nov. 10, at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT across all AT&T platforms. In addition, AT&T will launch a national marketing campaign, which includes extensive promotion across AT&T platforms, special Garth Brooks ticket giveaways for AT&T customers, behind-the-scenes coverage of Garth’s road to the 7th diamond and retail tie-ins for AT&T stores nationwide. Fans can witness a historical night in the making as Garth Brooks performs the first-ever country music concerts live at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. The two- night, sold out arena shows mark Garth’s first return to New York City in 19 years after his 1997 Central Park concert, which remains the largest-ever held at the park.  Watch this legendary night for music,as Garth moves seamlessly through anthems and ballads such as “The Dance, “Friends In Low Places,” “The Thunder Rolls,” “The River,” “Ain’t Goin’ Down (‘Til the Sun Comes Up),” “People Lovin People” “Papa Loved Mama” and many more hits.In a specialconcert moment, Garth’s wife Trisha Yearwood joins the stage for a striking series of songs including “In Another’s Eyes,” “She’s in Love with the Boy” and others. The show will be simulcast on AT&T’s AUDIENCE Network—DIRECTV channel 239, U-verse channel 1114, DIRECTV 4K channel 106–and streaming on DIRECTV and U-verse apps or on directv.com. “I can’t thank AT&T enough for this opportunity,” said Garth Brooks. “I will say no matter what device you view the show on, none of them are going to be big enough!!  This show is H UGE!!! I got to see the show for the first time this week and I was blown away with how clear it looks, how real it feels…it is like you are right there when it is happening!” “We are honored that Garth Brooks chose AT&T to premiere his concert from Yankee Stadium,” said Chris Long, senior vice president, Original Content and Production, AT&T.  “This concert marks AUDIENCE Network’s first original concert premiere across all AT&T platforms and will deliver an incredible 4K viewing experience for his fans that they have never seen before.” 2016 marks even more legendary moments for the music pioneer as Garth Brooks is now certified by the RIAA as the #1-selling solo artist in U.S. history with over 138 million albums sold, and is the first artist in history to receive 7 RIAA Diamond awards for the now seven albums (No Fences, Garth Brooks, Double Live, Sevens, The Hits, Ropin’ the Wind, The Ultimate Hits) that have sold over Continue reading GARTH BROOKS/YANKEE STADIUM/LIVE” Exclusive Concert on the World’s Largest Stage Airs Friday, November 10→

Target and Garth Brooks Team Up to Release “Garth Brooks: The Ultimate Collection,” An Exclusive 10-Disc Boxed Set Featuring New Album

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Brooks’ new album with exclusive bonus songs will be part of the retailer’s boxed set, available at Target Nov. 11 in advance of the album’s national release Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) and Garth Brooks today announced they are collaborating to release an e .xclusive 10-disc boxed set, “Garth Brooks: The Ultimate Collection,” on Nov. 11, ahead of the national release of his highly anticipated new album. The boxed set will include an exclusive version of the new album, featuring Target bonus tracks, and nine discs of curated music from his celebrated catalog, remastered in thematic playlists and featuring a selection of previously unreleased songs. Complete track lists, pricing and pre-sale information for “Garth Brooks: The Ultimate Collection” will be released later this fall. “Target has always been a friend to artists and their music. I can’t begin to describe how excited I am to be partnering with them,” said Brooks. “This holiday season is going to be amazing with a new album, plus a boxed set with never-before-released music from the vault and music you can’t hear or get anywhere else.. “Simply put, Garth is in a league of his own. He is unquestionably one of the most accomplished and celebrated musicians, with a fan base that spans all ages and genres,” said Mark Tritton, executive vice president and chief merchandising officer, Target. “We’re thrilled to welcome Garth into the Target family, and are confident that the boxed set we’ve created with him, which we’ll offer for an unbeatable value, will be at the top of many wish lists this holiday season.” This exclusive boxed set with Brooks continues Target’s legacy of partnering with world-class musicians to give fans more music and access to their favorite artists. This includes partnering with Gwen Stefani to deliver a show-stopping live commercial moment during the 2016 GRAMMY® Awards broadcast on CBS, which served as her video for the hit song “Make Me Like You.” In 2015, Target partnered with Adele on a campaign to give fans a sneak peek of tracks from her album, “25,” through seven captivating commercial spots prior to the album’s release. The record-breaking album sold one million copies at Target in the first 10 days following its launch. For the latest news about “Garth Brooks: The Ultimate Collection” and the singer’s partnership with Target, fans can visit Target.com/abullseyeview.  

Garth Brooks Announces CBS x SEC Football Collaboration Exclusively on Facebook

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This morning, Garth Brooks exclusively announced via Facebook Live from the set of his weekly series “Inside Studio G: A Monday Night Conversation”  that he’s teaming up with CBS x SEC football for a collaboration with his latest song, PURE ARENALINE. The song, with customized lyrics each week along with elements from an original video shoot featuring Garth, will help kick-off CBS Sports’ “SEC Game of the Week” on Saturdays throughout the 2016 season.

Garth Brooks Explains “Inside Studio G”, and discusses Allentown

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Today, Garth Brooks took to Facebook Live to chat about his upcoming show, “Inside Studio G” where he answered questions about his new social-media TV series, which debuts Monday, July 18 at 7 p.m. ET on Brooks’ Facebook page. Below are some highlights from the Facebook Live Q&A: • Brooks said the studio was once called “Jacks Tracks.” In honor of his 50th birthday, Brooks changed the name of the studio to “Allentown.” • One fan asked, “how many hours will you spend in the studio through the course of one studio album?” Brooks answered “I can’t even begin to count them. Time doesn’t matter.” • Brooks said his favorite memory in the studio was when Allen Reynolds gave him this one piece of advice: “Just be yourself.” • One fan asked, “Do you have a name picked out for your new album?” Garth answered “Not yet! I’m not going to stick a name on it just to appease the marketing people.”

Garth Brooks Announces San Jose Tour Stop!

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In the latest of tour announcements from the most entertaining man in country music, Garth Brooks has let it be known that his next stop will be San Jose, California! [bctt tweet=”I Can’t WAIT to see #GARTHinSANJOSE! #GarthBrooks”] Garth Brooks San Jose Shows will run November 13th and 14th. Details on tickets and showtimes can be found at the links below!

Garth Brooks adds Phoenix, AZ to his tour!

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Garth Brooks just announced the addition of Phoenix, Arizona to his nationwide touring route! Following the one-city-at-a-time tour announcement schedule, the latest city to be swept up in Garth-mania is going to be Phoenix this fall, and what a perfect time of year for it! While the rest of Garthnation is bundling up for winter, Phoenix is just starting its’ tourist season in October, so get your tickets, hotels, and travel sorted out and go see this star in the Valley of the Sun!

Rolling Stone Magazine Lists Garth Brooks As Top Earner, Kacey Musgraves as Being in Good Company

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In an article published yesterday by RollingStone.com, country crooner Garth Brooks is listed as Forbes’ sixth-highest earner in the entertainment industry earning just over $90 MILLION from June 2014 through May 2015. Of course country music fans weren’t surprised at all. What did surprise us here at HQ is how the third place spot was taken by Katy Perry. Granted, she puts on a big flashy show and it’s more about visuals than talent, but we had no idea she was raking it in so well. Of course that’s great news for country music’s fastest rising sensation, Kacey Musgraves, who opened for Katy all last summer. It certainly helped her catapult into becoming one of the most talked-about and celebrated young musicians in Nashville. We’re pretty sure she’ll be making that list on her own within a few years. Other notable earners to top the top 100 are: #8 – Taylor Swift at $80 M #14 – The Eagles at $73.5 M #24 – Fleetwood Mac at $59.5 M #27 – Ed Sheeran at $57 M #32 – Toby Kieth at $53 M #47 – Jason Aldean at $43.5 M #48 – Luke Bryan at $42.5 M #49 – Kenny Chesney at $42 M #58 – Tim McGraw at $38 M #61 – Florida Georgia Line at $36.5 M #78 – Zac Brown Band at $32 M #95 – Miranda Lambert at $28.5 M #95 – Blake Shelton at $28.5 M

Garth Brooks Falls Off Stage – Recovers Like a Pro!

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At last night’s Garth Brooks concert it seems the man himself was channeling a little of the old Luke Bryan if ya know what I mean. Luke is quickly becoming notorious for missing his mark and falling off the stage at his shows, with at least 3 spills this tour alone. Now we can add Garth Brooks to the prat faller list! It seems he got carried away on a little hop and skip and tripped right off the front of the stage. Fans helped him back up, and even returned the big black hat to the man. Leave it to Garth to fall with style 😉 Unfortunately your browser does not support IFrames. Garth Brooks — Stop, Drop and Roll – Watch More Celebrity Videos or Subscribe

Garth Brooks Breaks Ticket Sales Record With Chicago Dates

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The first stop on The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood, has shattered Garth’s previous record for ticket sales in a single city in North America. Previously, the record was 162,822 tickets sold for the Target Center in Minneapolis from October 6th through the 14th, 1998. Chicago ticket sales have officially surpassed that and are continuing to sell. The Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood will begin September 4 at 7:30pm. Subsequent dates in Chicago are September 5 at 6:00pm, September 6 at 6:00pm and 10:30pm, September 11 at 7:30pm, September 12 at 6:00pm and 10:30pm, September 13 at 6:00pm and 10:30pm and September 14 at 7:30pm at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL. Tickets for the Philips Arena in Atlanta will be on sale tomorrow, Friday, August 8th at 10:00 AM EST. There will be a six ticket limit per purchase. They can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, 1-800-745-3000 or Ticketmaster Express 1-866-448-7849. Please note there will be no sales at the venue box office or Ticketmaster outlets on August 8th. Tickets will cost $56.94 plus $4.56 tax, a $4.00 facility fee and a $6.00 service charge, totaling $71.50. Read more straight form the source at http://www.countrymusicislove.com/country-music-news/garth-brooks-breaks-north-american-ticket-sales-record/

Garth Brooks adds Atlanta to Tour Schedule

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In the ever-changing landscape of country music, Garth Brooks is one constant you can count on… meaning you can count on him constantly coming back for more, no matter how much he swears he’s quitting. He’s kind of like an ex-boyfriend that way, but we love him anyway. That all being said, we’ve got a Garth Brooks 2014 Tour stop now slated for Atlanta, GA with tickets going on sale August 8th! Get yours before the scalpers and fan clubs take em all!