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Dammit Garth ... YouTube is now the new Spotify

Oh Garth, what have you started?

Just days after Garth called YouTube the devil for the way they compensate artists, music bigwigs are now starting to jump on the YouTube-is-bad bandwagon by asking that their music be removed from the video streaming site. 

According to Mashable, Irving Azoff, founder of Global Music Rights, has asked YouTube to remove songs from his clients, including Pharrell Williams, John Lennon and the Eagles.

Unfortunately, I have a feeling this is just the start.  

Of course, this whole streaming music debate really heated up after Taylor Swift removed her music from Spotify, saying that art shouldn't be free. Jason Aldean followed shortly after, as did Brantley Gilbert and Justin Moore.

Now Sony is questioning the whole "freemium" music streaming system and will probably be the next to start yanking music from the various music sites.

You know, it probably won't be a popular opinion, but I have a hard time feeling sorry for the record labels and artists fighting this fight. To me it just makes them all sound so dang money hungry. Maybe when Taylor Swift isn't able to pay 17 million dollars cash for her vacation homes I'll be a little more sympathetic. 

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Garth Brooks apparently hates cats and happiness ... calls YouTube the devil

Garth Brooks, that All-American, aw-shucks-ma'am singer who was supposed to rise from the ashes of self-imposed retirement to save country music has just declared war on cats - and fun! - by calling out YouTube's less-than-stellar payment practices and then calling the company the devil.  

Yeah, that should get the conversation rolling in a totally positive direction. 

Garth chatted with Access Hollywood this morning and, because it's the hot topic of the month, Taylor Swift and her fight against Spotify came up. Garth applauded her efforts and then called out the home of the cat video, YouTube, by saying they aren't any better than iTunes and Spotify when it comes to compensating artists.

"And I'm telling you, the devil – nice people, but YouTube. Oh my gosh," Garth exclaimed. "They claim they pay people. They're not paying anything either and people are getting millions and millions and millions of views and they don't get squat. Trust me."

Garth – who launched his own digital music service GhostTunes in September – said he has spoken with YouTube about keeping his music off of the popular free streaming video site, but to no avail.

"Yeah, you can do it. But you can't get out of it. I had a sweet meeting with them. They were all fired up. They're the sweetest… and they're all like 12," he joked. "I had the first question: 'How do you get out?' Silence. You don't."

That's right, Garth ... YouTube is the Twilight Zone and once you're in you can never, ever leave. 

Muahahahaha. 

Now if you'll excuse me, there's a cute 45 minute cat video I've been meaning to watch. 

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Win a copy of Garth Brooks' new album 'Man Against Machine'

CONTEST HAS ENDED

Last Tuesday, the 13-year wait for new Garth Brooks music finally came to an end when Brooks released his new album ‘Man Against Machine‘ to stores and his very own digital outlet, GhostTunes.

“Since we launched in Beta only eight weeks ago we’ve been preparing for this historic day, and are thankful for the fans who have shared their feedback on our platform,” said Randy Bernard, GhostTunes CEO, said at the time. “Being the place where fans can buy Garth’s first new album arriving on digital comes with a tremendous sense of pride for all of us.”

If you haven't had a chance to pick up your copy of "Man Against Machine," you're in luck because thanks to our friends at GhostTunes we're giving away a $12.99 gift card that you can use to download your very own copy. 

Just fill out the entry form below for your chance to win. I will draw the winner on Friday, November 21. 

Welcome to Twitter, Garth!

Just last December Garth told me had no plans of joining Twitter.

Well, guess who posted a SELFIE on the social media site today? 

Welcome to 2014, Mr. Brooks.  

#GarthSelfie -love, g pic.twitter.com/tEQ0N02EKt

— Garth Brooks (@garthbrooks) November 11, 2014

Now this is the Garth Brooks I know and love ... Garth performs touching new song on Good Morning America

Photo: Good Morning America Twitter 

Okay, I don't actually know Garth, but I do know and love his old music.

And now I love his new music, too. 

Check out Garth performing a new song called Mom on "Good Morning America" this morning. 

It literally gave me chills. 

You can check out Garth's full interview on the morning talk show here. 

 

Garth Brooks announces next city on World Tour

For the first time in 17 years, Garth will be returning to the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma to perform. 

According to a release put out this morning, Garth Brooks along with his wife Trisha Yearwood will perform there January 15 -17, 2015. The show dates and times are:

Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, January 16, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.

Tickets go on sale Friday, November 14, 2014 at 10 a.m. and, according to The BOK Center, there's an eight ticket limit. 

So suck it resellers. 

Tickets can only be purchased at TicketMaster with the price of tickets (including all tax and fees) being $70.

Garth Brooks takes a tumble on stage in Kentucky

Okay, what the heck is up with the floor of Garth's stage? Is it like a people mover at the airport or something?

Well whatever it is it looks damn dangerous and Garth paid the price for having it on stage when he took a tumble at his show on Friday in Lexington, Kentucky. 

But he recovered like a champ, so it's all good. 

This is the second time Garth has fell on stage this year. The first time was in Chicago back in September.  

Garth Brooks previewing his new album online starting tonight at midnight

After the release of People Loving People, I think most fans are probably wondering what the rest of Garth's new music on his upcoming "Man Against Machine" will sound like. 

Well, for 24 hours starting tonight at midnight on GhostTunes you will get your chance to find out. 

Here's an email from Garth (you can sign up for his newsletter on his site): 

Hey everyone,

I so appreciate you trusting us with your email and I try not to abuse our direct connection with you. I have a couple of things I would like to make you aware of...first and foremost, our family lost our sister Betsy on Halloween night, 2013. Since then, we have flown the "B 13" on the guitar in her honor. We will fly it one last time on the two shows in Lexington this Halloween night. It has been an honor to fly her salute for the past year, she was and is loved by so many and she will forever be with us every time we take the stage.

Second, from family to the music...a friend of mine at GhostTunes asked if we would take a different look at sampling for this new record...he wanted to know if we would speak a little bit on each song as a snippet of the song was playing. Because he asked, we went into studio and tried it. We were all surprised to hear how cool it turned out. Because it was his idea and his ask, I felt it fair to keep this to GhostTunes. Because it is GhostTunes, Halloween seems like the perfect time. So, for 24 hours, starting at midnight Thursday night, October 30th and for the entire 24 hours of Halloween, 2014, a sneak-peek at the new album will be available...only you all know about it so no sweat if you don't get over there, I just thought you all should be the first to hear it if you wanted to. I really hope you like the new music.

All my love and gratitude...g

"Man Against Machine" hits stores and GhostTunes November 11. 

Well this isn't what I was expecting from Garth Brooks' new album cover

The wait is finally over! Garth Brooks has revealed the title and artwork for his first album of new music in forever (13 years to be exact), Man Against Machine. 

The album artwork is - um - interesting. It's kind of bar bouncer meets gazillionaire country singer meets angriest man in Nashville.  

“It is a remarkable feeling to be making music again,” Brooks said in a release on his website, “I guess I really didn’t realize how much I missed it!”

Man Against Machine, Brooks’ ninth studio album, will hit stores and on Garth's personal music store, Ghost Tunes, November 11. 

So what do you think? Yay or nay?

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Garth Brooks adds new city to tour dates, radio station hopes to lure him with good deed

Garth is slowly but surely announcing new dates on his slow-as-molasses world tour. 

Hey, good things should be savored very, very slowly. 

This morning a brand new tour stop was announced in Minneapolis, Minnesota in November. 

Garth has scheduled four shows (so far) for November 14 and 15 with tickets going on sale October 3. As with previous shows, tickets are available AXS.com or may be purchased by phone at 1-855-411-4849 (4TIX). 

Speaking of Garth and his world tour, I got an email yesterday from a radio station in Cincinnati who are hoping to lure Garth to their town by promising to do a good deed. 

I'm reaching out to you from NashFM in Cincinnati. We are doing a "Get Garth Brooks to Cincinnati Petition" According to anything we could find, he hasn't performed here since 1996. If we get the signatures and he actually does come here, we are going to donate $1 for every ticket sold to Garth's favorite charity. 

Very cool. To find out more info, you can visit NashFM's website here. If you'd like to sign the petition, you can do that here.