L.A. Times - Entertainment — Tickets for Garth Brooks show Dec. 17 in Nashville go on sale Saturday at 8 a.m. Pacific time (11 a.m. Eastern time). more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Tickets for Garth Brooks’ show Dec. 17 in Nashville go on sale Saturday at 8 a.m. Pacific time (11 a.m. Eastern time). The show at the Bridgestone Arena is a benefit, with proceeds going to ongoing relief and recovery efforts... more info

Mjsbigblog — The big news for record sales is Taylor Swift. The official SS numbers are in and she’s moved 1,047,000 copies of “Speak Now”. That’s the highest 1 week sales numbers in over 5 years (since 50 Cents’ “Massacre” in Marc... more info

All About Jazz — By Mark Saleski For many years, I was very comfortable with the statement: "I hate country music." It was easy to say because there was so much evidence all around: Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, Faith Jill and all of that—it was really just pop musi... more info

ContactMusic — Country music superstar GARTH BROOKS is to perform a pre-Christmas (10) benefit concert for the victims of this year's Tennessee floods.The singer hit the State... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Garth Brooks announced this morning that he’s hosting a benefit concert for flood victims at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Dec. 17. “If you come to Vegas, you’ll see Garth Brooks with a guitar,” he said. “When you come to Nashville thi... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Garth Brooks announced this morning that he’s hosting a benefit concert for flood victims at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Dec. 17. “If you come to Vegas, you’ll see Garth Brooks with a guitar,” he said. “When you come to Nashville thi... more info

USA Today Music — County music stars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood will hold a concert in December to benefit flood relief in Nashville more info

Reuters — NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Garth Brooks, the all-time best-selling star in country music, will hold a benefit concert December 17 for victims of Tennessee's spring flooding, the entertainer said in a statement on Thursday. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Country superstar Garth Brooks will ride to the rescue of victims of the flooding that devastated middle Tennessee in May with a benefit concert on Dec. 17 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. more info