Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, Wire service provided by AFP and Press Association. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography You can obtain a copy of theĬode, or contact the Council, at PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1890 208 080 or email: images provided by Press AssociationĪnd RollingNews.ie unless otherwise stated. Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. The Journal supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Prior to streaming, in 2005 Brooks signed an exclusivity deal with American retail giant Walmart, meaning that physical copies of his music were only available within that retailer. “They said, ‘It’s your music, you tell us how you want it sold,’” Brooks said, speaking about the deal.īefore the deal with Amazon was solidified, Brooks said that he had spoken to both Spotify and Apple, however he ruled both out.Īpple was ruled out as any deal would have placed his music on iTunes, while Spotify had no way to sell his discography. In a previous interview with music journal Billboard, Brooks also said that Amazon had been “very sweet” in providing him with flexibility on how he wanted to enter streaming.
In a statement following the exclusivity deal, Brooks said: “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.” He started his own streaming and online music store, GhostTunes, in 2014 which featured his entire discography and allowed record labels to decide how they sold their music, with a particular focus on fair royalty payments for artists.įollowing the exclusivity deal, GhostTunes was absorbed into Amazon. He had previously been a significant holdout on both streaming services and online music stores like iTunes, saying that he wanted to sell albums rather than individual tracks.
With fans of Brooks’ preparing for gigs over the next week, they may be wondering why it is so difficult to stream his music online through typical streaming services, like Spotify and Apple Music.Ĭurrently, fans are only able to listen to Brooks on Amazon Music, after he signed an exclusive deal with the retail giant in 2016. He’s set to return to Dublin for five gigs starting this Friday, with the remaining four gigs on September 10, 11, 16 and 17. The country star is set to return to Ireland for his first gig in the country since 1997, following the 2014 fiasco which lead to five gigs in Croke Park being cancelled. AS TENS OF thousands of people prepare for Garth Brooks’ return to Croke Park this weekend, it may be a struggle for some to stream his music ahead of his first gig this Friday.
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