Garth Brooks joins Amazon's streaming service
(AP) — A week after launching its paid streaming music service, Amazon announced a deal with one of streaming music's biggest holdouts: country superstar Garth Brooks.
Brooks, the best-selling solo artist in U.S. history with 138 million albums sold, has kept his music off streaming services.
Garth Brooks is a legendary country music superstar who continues to shatter industry records and amaze fans three decades into his career.
Two of his best-selling albums, "Ultimate Hits" and "Double Live," will be available for streaming.
Brooks talked with both Spotify and Apple, but said Amazon made a better overall offer with downloads, streaming and physical album sales.
Like many artists who have resisted streaming services, Brooks has concerns that songwriters and publishers aren't adequately compensated.