“200 MILLION ALBUMS SOLD — MORE THAN THE BEATLES — AND NOW GARTH BROOKS MIGHT LET IT ALL GO.” Garth Brooks — the best-selling solo artist in American history — is reportedly considering selling his entire music catalog. Both his songwriting and recorded music rights. Everything. The Wall Street Journal broke the story. Valuations discussed with investors range from over $1 billion to more than $2 billion. If it goes through at that price, it would be the most expensive individual artist catalog sale ever — surpassing Queen’s $1.27 billion deal in 2024. But here’s the thing most people don’t realize about this deal. For years, Brooks famously refused to put his music on Spotify or Apple Music. His songs were only available on Amazon Music — a platform with roughly 11% of the streaming market. A new owner could change that overnight — unlocking “Friends in Low Places” and “The Dance” for hundreds of millions of listeners who’ve never streamed them. No deal has been announced yet. But just knowing it’s on the table feels like the end of something — and the beginning of something else entirely.
Garth Brooks Catalog Sale Could Rewrite Music History For decades, Garth Brooks stood apart from nearly every other superstar in…