• Taylor Swift '1989' Aimed for Third Week at No.1, "Blank Space" Album to Outsell Foo Fighters' 'Sonic Highways', Garth Brooks' 'Man Against Machine'

    Taylor Swift is holding on strong to the No. 1 spot in the country with 1989, and it seems like nothing can "Shake It Off." In the two weeks since its release, Swift's new album has surpassed platinum status and topped the Billboard 200, and she's looking to come in first for a third week, beating out new releases like Foo Fighters' Sonic Highways and Garth Brooks' Man Against Machine.

  • Garth Brooks, Twitter: 'The Dance' Singer Gets 45 Followers Per Minute in 1st Day on Site

    Garth Brooks returned to recording with "Man Against Machine" Tuesday, Nov. 11, making the release his first since 2001's "Scarecrow." Now that he is back in the public eye, Brooks decided to join Twitter and Facebook to connect with fans, and "The Dance" singer's first-day numbers are pretty staggering. 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.

  • Garth Brooks Joins Twitter, Facebook: 'I Want To Post Cool Stuff'

    “I really wasn’t sure about this at the start,” he said in a video on his recently published Facebook page. “But then a friend of mine said something that just made all kinds of sense. She said, ‘Think of it more as a conversation.’ I like that.”

  • Garth Brooks Stops Concert to Serenade Fan with Cancer [WATCH]

    Midway through his 1990 hit "The Dance" in Minneapolis Friday, Nov. 7, Garth Brooks noticed a sign. Terry Shaw, a fan and cancer patient, was holding a sign for the country star to see: "Chemo this morning, Garth tonight, enjoying 'The Dance.'" Brooks wasn't going to let it end there. Shaw, as KARE-11 points out, was ushered to the front of the stage where her sign was picked up on the Target Center projectors. Brooks then walked over to the fan, who has been battling Stage 3 breast cancer since June, and serenaded her sweetly. The singer then gave Shaw his guitar and kissed her on the head. Before the end of the song, Brooks commented on the sign in a truly powerful moment — see below. "God just stuck his hand out and wrote this," he said about the sign. "You have all my strength, you have everybody's strength in here and you go kick cancer's ass!"

  • Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood 'Fighting' Over 'Man Against Machine' Song

    Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks are one of music's exemplary couples — drama is typically at a minimum with these two. But the gloves appear to be off after Brooks used a song on his new "Man Against Machine" album — due tomorrow, Nov. 11 — that Yearwood coveted for her own collection. "It's called 'Tacoma,'" she told The Boot. "It should be mine. It's one of those things where, usually when another artist records a song, you're like, 'OK, it's over,' but even if that's a single, if that's a big hit for him, I'm still going to record that song one day. It's my song." Brooks made "Tacoma" the final song on the new album, a spot he typically reserves for his favorite tune. "I think it's just to add insult to injury," Yearwood said. "He knows how much I love it! ... We're not fighting over it, but I really do love that song, and I would love to record it myself some day."

  • Garth Brooks Plays Tear-Jerking Rendition of 'Mom' on 'GMA' [WATCH]

    Garth Brooks is getting ready to release his first studio album in 13 years with "Man Against Machine," out Tuesday, Nov. 11. The singer recently stopped by "Good Morning America" to play the tender new tune "Mom." Don Sampson and Wynn Varble wrote the tear-jerker about a conversation between God and a newborn baby about to meet their mother for the first time, "Rolling Stone" notes. Brooks, along with host Robin Roberts and the rest of the audience, got a little emotional during the rendition, which is understandable. The dual threat of the singer's crisp, country voice and lyrics that pull at your heartstrings is enough to get anyone going. "So hush now baby, don't you cry," Brooks sings in the video below. "'Cause there's someone down there waiting whose only goal in life / Is making sure you're always going to be all right / A loving angel, tender, tough and strong / It's almost time to go and meet your mom."

  • Garth Brooks Adds Tulsa to Comeback Tour [SCHEDULE]

    Garth Brooks's comeback arena tour will never, ever end. With the announcement of three Tulsa shows today, Nov. 5, Brooks has made it clear he intends on breaching every corner of the country before shutting the thing down. Texas is a likely next option, with two or three city stops there a definite possibility. That would take Garth into March, and then he still has the entire western United States to contend with before eventually tapping into the East Coast and finishing things up back in the South. Brooks will play the trio of Oklahoma shows — with more to come if those sell out — at the BOK Center from Jan. 15 to 17, with ticket prices sitting at $70.

  • Garth Brooks Announces Pair of Greensboro, NC Tour Dates, Minneapolis Count Rises to 10 Concerts

    The Garth Brooks Machine rolls on and it seems his tour will be heading back to the East Coast before he starts thinking about West. Brooks had us thinking he was heading toward the opposite coast when he announced that the fifth stop on his comeback tour would be in Minneapolis, far more left than any of his dates up to that point. He switched direction again on Wednesday when he announced that he and wife Trisha Yearwood would be heading to Greensboro, NC for a pair of dates. It will be Brooks' first appearance in the Tar Heel State in more than 16 years according to The Boot.
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