L.A. Times - Entertainment — There were times, Garth Brooks will confess now, when he second-guessed his decision to forsake the life of a country music star to be a stay-at-home dad to his three daughters. more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Ask Garth Brooks, who plays the first show of his seven-performance run in Atlanta starting Friday night, what the secret of his continuing popularity is, and he’s stumped. more info

TMZ — ON TODAY'S SHOW Britney's BF Cheated with a Porn Star! Garth Brooks' Disastrous Return to the Stage A Reality Star's Legal & Family Woes Forget Getting Shot... Suge Knight's Got Errands to Run! SKYPE US TMZTVSHOW TWEET US Tweet to @TMZLIVE more info

TMZ — Garth Brooks performed a fire drill during his concert Friday in Chicago ... only problem ... he was nowhere near any flames.Brooks came out of a retirement as a touring headliner this weekend ... and the 52-year-old singer miserably failed when heâ€... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Four songs into Garth Brooks' opening-night show of his first world tour in 17 years, the country superstar screamed at about 17,500 fans packed into the sold-out Allstate Arena outside Chicago. "You came back!" he shouted, then repeated: "You came b... more info

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The Telegraph — Country music star Garth Brooks plays his first concert for more than a decade and says: 'I could not ask for a better start than this, people' more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Garth Brooks, long a holdout from allowing his music to be sold on iTunes, lifted the lid Thursday on his alternative, GhostTunes, a new download and streaming service that the newly unretired country superstar said “allows artists to sell music an... more info