Garth Brooks is without doubt one of the most profitable musicians of all time. He has the most diamond-certified albums ever with 9 (The Beatles are in second with six). His Garth Brooks World Tour that concluded in 2017 sold 6.3 million tickets, essentially the most ever for a North American tour. He’s additionally the best-selling solo artist in history when it comes to RIAA certifications. If you wish to stream his music, although, you’re out of luck should you use Spotify, Apple Music, or every other platform apart from Amazon Music.
In 2016, he signed an exclusive deal with Amazon to convey his music to streaming. Now, he has elaborated on what he noticed in Amazon that he didn’t in different providers.
As Digital Music News reports, on the Nation Radio Seminar in Nashville yesterday (March 13), Brooks stated that it has to do with Amazon’s capability to promote bodily releases of albums and the way that advantages songwriters like himself:
“The very fact is that Amazon is a retailer as nicely. So you may signal your streaming deal, however a part of that streaming deal is to maneuver these bodily items so the songwriters receives a commission. And folks, we will discuss all day that ‘Garth went on to lift his youngsters, what an awesome…’ — Garth did that for himself. I stick up for the songwriters as a result of I’m freakin’ considered one of them! All the pieces I do for the songwriters, I do for myself.
I’m essentially the most egocentric man you’ve ever met, OK? But when we don’t care for these songwriters, what do you guys must play? It’s simply robust, in order that’s why I really like partnering with [Amazon]. So the bodily is available in, and no one’s doing bodily anymore. So these songwriters are nonetheless doing nicely.
And I hope that songwriters need to get a Garth Brooks minimize. One, as a result of I hope that they suppose that it might be cool. However two, proper behind it carefully, I hope it’s as a result of they know that should you’re a Garth Brooks songwriter, you’re going to receives a commission.”
Given Brooks’ reputation, different platforms have tried to lure him. Spotify CEO Daniel Ek as soon as even had a gathering with Brooks to attempt to get him on board. In 2017, Brooks said of Spotify and Apple Music:
“Spotify got here in, Daniel Ek got here down to take a seat with me, candy man, I really like Daniel, nice man. I believe he will get numerous crap. His dad and mom have been each avenue musicians — he’s a very good man who understands music, and I believe he desires to assist and believes 100% he’s serving to.
Apple’s a little bit totally different story. They got here in with their very own algorithm, and should you’re already established, you must change to get to them. I’m by no means going to alter to suit their guidelines. Good guys, now we have respect for one another, we’re simply by no means going to work collectively. So we have been sort of useless within the water. Then out of the blue, thank God, Amazon reveals up and desires to get into the streaming enterprise. The views they shared appeared to correlate with the views we shared.”
