Garth Brooks considers sale of music catalog: Sources
Country music superstar Garth Brooks is eyeing a sale of his catalog that would include both his publishing and recorded music rights, sources confirmed to ABC News.
The legendary country singer's nearly four-decade career has produced hit songs including "Friends in Low Places," "The Dance," "We Shall Be Free," "Shameless" and more.
The news that Brooks is considering a sale was first reported by The Wall Street Journal and Billboard. The price tag for Brooks' catalog could reach up to $2 billion, which would be a record for an artist's music, according to the Journal.
ABC News has reached out to representatives for Brooks for comment.
Brooks is the top-selling album artist in U.S. history, with 200 million album sales, topping The Beatles, Elvis Presley and Taylor Swift, according to the Recording Industry Artists Association.
The reported interested in a sale comes after decades of Brooks carefully managing his music rights, including restricting access to his catalog and largely staying off major streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music.
It wasn't until 2016 that Brooks signed a streaming agreement with Amazon Music, where his catalog is available for fans to access and stream.
Last year, Brooks finished a nearly two-year residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
