L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Garth Brooks’ Dec. 17 benefit concert in Nashville for victims of flooding across middle Tennessee has turned into a deluge of its own. When tickets went on sale Saturday morning, demand was such that the country superstar, who hasn’t performed..... more info

Topix — In this Jan. 25, 2008 file photo, country singer Garth Brooks performs during a charity concert in Los Angeles, to benefit the Southern California 2008 Fire Intervention Relief Effort . more info

The 9513 Country Music — Kenny Chesney and the Zac Brown Band will co-headline nine stadium dates next year. Tickets for Garth Brook’s Nashville show go on sale Saturday morning, but there’s a list of requirements that need to be followed in order to avoid banishment to ... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Garth Brooks begins his sixth album with a heartfelt prayer: “Let me treat the music right, and I prayed that DETROIT! goes wild tonight!” I can imagine him opening huge arenas with that track, lights and fireworks flickering to induce seizures, ... more info

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