Garth Brooks Signs Deal To ONLY Sell Music At Wal-Mart

[matcom]

:eyes:

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WASHINGTON -- If you want Garth Brooks music, you'll soon have to go through Wal-Mart to get it.

The Washington Post reported Brooks has agreed to sell his releases exclusively through Wal-Mart, its Web site or the Wal-Mart-owned chain of Sam's Clubs warehouse stores.

Don't be confused, this isn't a deal for new music, it's for his already-released product.

Brooks retired from touring and recording in 2001, and he's promised he won't go back until his youngest daughter graduates from high school in 2015.

But Brooks is one of the most successful recording artists of all time and still sells about 300,000 copies a year of his multi-platinum albums.

In early June, Brooks separated with Capitol Nashville, his recording label of 16 years. So Capitol's parent company EMI can sell any remaining Brooks titles still in the pipeline, but Capitol can't manufacture any more for sale, because Brooks retains the ownership rights to his recording masters.

http://www.wftv.com/money/4885001/detail.html

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. Why go to Wal Mart when you can download all his old shit for free?

[imperialismispasse]

2. Well since I don't like Garth Brooks and I don't like going to Wal Mart

this works out really well for me.

[matcom]

3. .

welcome to DU! :hi:

[imperialismispasse]

6. Thanks

:hi:

Hey I just learned how to do the wavey thing. Cool.

[LynneSin]

8. I was just thinking the same thing: One more reason why to NOT bother...

..with shopping at Wal-Mart

Personally, I think it's a dumbass excuse but with Brooks not recording or touring I'm sure that Wal-mart paid him money to sell exclusively through his store.

[underpants]

4. Just follow the sound of the spandex rubbing together

Oh that wasn't nice at all....but it was fun :bounce:

[graywarrior]

5. I'll be missing out on something I could give a rats ass about missing

[SoCalDem]

7. How presumptuous of him

to just "know" that in 2015, he will be welcomed back so readily :)

[gmoney]

9. That's good news...

Now if we can just get the same deal for Toby Keith, Charlie Daniels, and some of the other country music morans, we'll clear much-needed retail shelf space for actual MUSICIANS.

Just one more reason that I won't go in WalMart on a bet...

[Adams Wulff]

10. Reminding us all that Mr. Brooks college degree is in Marketing...

not music.

[sundog]

11. you GO garth, you GO

:thumbsup:

:eyes:

[progmom]

12. yes, go Garth!

go far, far away!! :eyes:

[MsUnderstood]

13. This is the same guy

Who refused to sell records at stores in the 90s (like wherehouse) that were reselling used records. . .anyone remember his complaints about that?

[MalibuChloe]

14. Isn't Garth a liberal?

I could be wrong, but I recall him speaking out in the 90s for gay rights and being criticized by some of his hillbilly fans.

I don't know much about him but I could have sworn he was a liberal.

Hmmm.

Not that it matters. I don't buy his music and I don't shop at Walmart.

[caty]

15. Isn't he shooting

himself in the foot, so to speak, by doing this? Fewer CD's will be sold.:shrug:

[northzax]

20. but now there's no competition

Wally world can sell them for whatever price they can, and probably pass on a higher but to Brooks.

[sniffa]

16. garth who?

:shrug:

[nickgutierrez]

17. That sound you heard...

...was his career being flushed down the toilet. It happened a long time ago, but it required a rather large toilet.

[progmom]

18. I hope he takes Chris Gaines with him too.

:eyes:

[TK421]

19. One time I used the bathroom at Wal-Mart and didn't flush

it was #2 and it was nasty!:hurts:

[Dora]

21. He's got friends in low places.

:eyes:

[Zomby Woof]

23. D'oh!

I replied without reading the replies... since mine is the same, I will edit it out. :D

[Zomby Woof]

22. dupe

Same wavelength as Dora. :-)

[Dora]

26. Great minds think alike.... but

ours do too.

[Alcibiades]

24. Grath Brooks' fans

probably already bought all their music (and everything else) at Wal-Mart anyway.

[Gothic Sponge]

25. What a coincidence! I signed a deal with myself to never shop at Wal-Mart.

:)

[El Fuego]

27. One more reason it is easy for me boycott Wal-Mart

Because I would never set foot in there anyway.