Five time CMA Awards Entertainer of the Year, Garth Brooks, is a country music icon. He is the first artist in history to receive seven Diamond awards for the now seven albums certified by the RIAA at over 10 million album sales each and remains the #1-selling solo artist in U.S.history certified by the RIAA with over 138 million album sales. Garth has been inducted into the International Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York, the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Country Music Hall of Fame and most recently, the Musicians Hall of Fame. Joining Brooks in conversation will be Steve Boom, Vice President of Amazon Music. Steve is responsible for Amazon’s streaming music business globally, which includes Amazon Music Unlimited and Prime Music. He also spearheaded Amazon’s exclusive deal with Garth Brooks, to bring the country superstar’s music catalog to streaming for the first time ever
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