Garth Brooks and Twitter So Far: 'The Dance' Singer Gets 45 Followers Per Minute in First Day on Social Network Site

According to CMT News, Brooks joined Twitter the morning of his album's release date, posting a selfie that currently boasts 2,141 retweets and 4,993 favorites. By Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 12, the country icon amassed 69,000 followers, which CMT figured out amounted to 45 followers every minute. As of today, Nov. 13, Brooks has more than 77,000 followers, but only follows nine people. Wife Trisha Yearwood and Brad Paisley made the cut, as well as actor Chris Pratt, Good Morning America host Robin Roberts — whom the singer brought to tears with a tender rendition of "Mom" — and TV personality Ellen DeGeneres.

Brooks and Yearwood had a cute exchange early on, wishing each other a good morning with some tweets: "'@trishayearwood: @garthbrooks Good morning, honey! Retweet me. :) @trishayearwood' hey gorgeous!! Miss you this morning. Get back to me:)," the response reads.

The singer also did a video Q&A with fans on Twitter, where he answered questions about the new album and revealed that his favorite Yearwood dish is mashed potatoes. His first 77 followers also received a signed copy of Man Against Machine.

Readers: Are you following Brooks on Twitter? Are you excited about the new album? Comment below.

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