Topix — Garth Brooks is being immortalized for his songwriting skills. The country superstar is one of five acts to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 16. more info

USA Today Music — Garth Brooks is being immortalized for his songwriting skills. more info

Dlisted — Chris Rock (46) Tina Majorino (26) Ashton Kutcher (33) Kelly Choi (35) Essence Atkins (39) Robyn Lively (39) Jason Gedrick (46) Duff McKagan (47) Garth Brooks (49) Eddie Izzard (49) James Spader (51) Emo Philips (55) Miguel Ferrer (56) more info

411 Mania — GB concerts do big numbers... more info

Perez Hilton — Good man! It's so important to give back! According to reports, Garth Brooks did a major solid for the city of Nashville by performing a string of concerts in the area. Sources are reporting that fans came in droves to the city for the gigs and spent... more info

ContactMusic — GARTH BROOKS single-handedly saved Christmas (10) in Nashville, Tennessee by bringing an estimated $10 million (6.6 million) to the city in tourist expenditure.That's on top of the $3 million (2 million) the singer/songwriter's nine pre-Christmas cha... more info

The 9513 Country Music — As I settled into my seat at Garth Brooks’ third show in two nights on Dec. 17, a large woman disrupted the peace. She scooted past me, shivering with excitement. “I’ve been waiting my whole life for this,” she yelped while touching my arm. �... more info

411 Mania — F'ing classic... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Thursday on the blog, Stephen continued his Garth Brooks series – just a little off timeline. ‘Tis the season, of course, which warranted a look at Brooks’ country Christmas cheer: He’s a kid on Christmas morning who got just what he asked fo... more info

411 Mania — Garth playing nine shows in six days with 100% proceeds going to charity... more info