“Garth Brooks is back! The country superstar will release his first new album in years – literally eons – around the second Tuesday in November,” Roger Friedman reports for Showbiz411. “That will be 13 years since his last new collection, Scarecrow, which went platinum five times.”
“The other big news is that Garth’s entire catalog will be available for downloading starting on Monday at his website, www.garthbrooks.com,” Friedman reports. “Garth had previously been one of the few remaining holdouts, refusing to allow his songs on iTunes, amazon, or other services.”
“Now he’s going do it himself and cut out the middle man. I don’t know why more artists don’t do it this way,” Friedman reports. “As his fans know, Garth took a break from recording and touring to be with his wife, Trisha Yearwood, and his kids. And he really meant it. When I ran into him three years ago, Garth old me: ‘I’m not putting a new album out until all the babies are out [of the house]. I’m going to raise them and then hit it with a vengeance. We’ve got another three or four years.’ Well, that time is here. Garth will also launch a tour following release of the album.”
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MacDailyNews Take: By skipping iTunes Store, Brooks is flushing money down the toilet. As millions upon millions use iTunes Store and iTunes radio to discover new and new-to-them artists and music, he’s also eschewing the birth of new generations of fans. Ask the Shakers how that worked out for them, Garth.
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