This is the first time an artist has released an audio box set exclusively through a traditional retailer. While other superstars, such as Elton John and the Rolling Stones have released exclusive box sets through Best Buy, they were DVD projects. The set will street in late fall and will retail at around $25. Brooks’ last studio album, 2001’s “Scarecrow,” has sold 2.9 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.Īlthough neither Brooks nor Wal-Mart would comment on the first arrival under the pact, industry sources say that it will be a multiple-disc box set including previously unreleased material. Then, he has said he’ll reevaluate the marketplace and his desire to return to the music recording industry. The initial deal is believed to cover only catalog since Brooks had vowed to remain retired from performing and recording new material until his youngest daughter graduates from high school in 2015. However, until now, both sides have declined to acknowledge that they had made a deal.īrooks tells Billboard that he’s not ready to discuss details of the marriage until “we get our ducks a row,” but adds that the forthcoming releases, “in everything from cost to content, will be an amazing deal for the Garth fan.” Speculation about a pact brewing between Brooks and Wal-Mart grew after the artist performed at a Wal-Mart shareholders meeting June 3 in Bentonville, Ark. ![]() (A number of other retailers have started labels, but they were never exclusive to the retailer and most have shut down). ![]() The deal with Brooks marks the first time an artist - and certainly a superstar - has aligned himself and his entire catalog with one chain. ![]() Garth Brooks has signed a multi-year, exclusive pact with Wal-Mart, making the retailer and its Sam’s Clubs and outlets the only places where his music will be commercially available.
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