CNN Showbiz — Country singer Garth Brooks is suing his hometown hospital for $500,000 for breach of contract. more info

CMT — If it had been up to me, Garth Brooks' concert on Saturday night (Dec. 12) would have lasted five hours. I mean, the songs he did sing were fantastic. And I constantly had that oh-my-God-I-love-this-song feeling at the beginning of each one. But had ... more info

Live Daily — More than nine years after officially retiring from show business, Garth Brooks [ tickets ] found himself back before a live audience once again over the weekend in Las Vegas. Dressed in civilian clothes and settling into a set that embodied the "... more info

CMT — After all my bitching on Friday, I actually did get to make a very spontaneous trip to Las Vegas to see Garth Brooks on Saturday (Dec. 12). It is not in my nature, or my budget, to be that spur-of-the-moment, but it was Garth. So, I did what I had... more info

The 9513 Country Music — A newly unretired Garth Brooks performed the first of his Vegas shows this weekend. The Los Angeles Times and USA Today have the details. Do we really believe it was as much of a struggle as Brooks let on to honor requests for deep catalog material s... more info

A newly unretired Garth Brooks performed the first of his Vegas shows this weekend. The Los Angeles Times and USA Today have the details. Do we really believe it was as much of a struggle as Brooks let on to honor requests for deep catalog material s... more info

People.com — Together for four years, parenting duties trumped plans for a "big, fancy dinner" more info

With that tune a favorite of his father's, he said Brooks, 47, officially ended a nine-year retirement and started what could ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — The newly unretired country superstar explores his own and others songs, working the crowd and playing for more than two hours. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Every showroom owner in town here has to be kicking himself or herself after Garth Brooks' return to public performance over the weekend. "You mean instead of pumping 12 gazillion dollars into a blowout production," they're surely asking today, "I... more info