Garth Brooks Inks Deal With Amazon For Streaming

Garth Brooks. Photo: Pearl Records

Amazon today (Oct.19) announced music from Garth Brooks is now available to stream exclusively on Amazon Music Unlimited, a service announced last week. This is the first time that Brooks’ music is available to stream on-demand.

Starting today, Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers can stream the latest single, “Baby, Let’s Lay Down and Dance,” from his upcoming new studio album, Gunslinger (Pearl Records, Inc.), in addition to Garth’s diamond-selling album, The Ultimate Hits and the two-time diamond-selling album, Double Live, which includes “Friends in Low Places,” “The Dance,” “Papa Loved Mama,” “Callin’ Baton Rouge,” “Unanswered Prayers,” “The River,” “Ain’t Goin’ Down (‘Til the Sun Comes Up),” “Two Pina Coladas,” “Shameless,” and “The Thunder Rolls.” All songs on Double Live will also be available on Prime Music.

“It is a joy to work with a company that is all about the customer when it comes to service, and all about the music and its creators when it comes to the music,” stated Brooks. “I applaud Amazon on their commitment to quality and thank them for this opportunity.”

“This is a landmark moment for both Amazon Music and Garth Brooks,” stated Steve Boom, VP of Amazon Music. “Garth Brooks is a legendary country music superstar who continues to shatter industry records and amaze fans three decades into his career. We are honored to make his music available for streaming for the first time ever, exclusively on Amazon Music.”

More music from Brooks will be added to Amazon Music Unlimited later this year, including his upcoming holiday album with Trisha Yearwood, Christmas Together (Pearl Records, Inc.), and his forthcoming project Gunslinger.

Brooks’ music, including studio albums and compilation albums, are also available for purchase and digital download in MP3 format exclusively on Amazon Music. Amazon Music Unlimited will also be the official sponsor of Garth Brooks current tour, which will go worldwide in 2017.