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Garth Brooks Dethrones Elvis as Best-Seller, Clapton and Winwood Team Up, Nirvana Music Secured for Biopic

11/6/07, 9:42 am EST

  • Garth Brooks has dethroned Elvis Presley to become the best-selling solo artist in history. According to the RIAA, who presented Brooks with a Special Career award for the honor, the country superstar has sold 123 million total units, compared to Elvis’ 118.5 million. “This award reflects the magnitude of the country audience and what they can accomplish when they act together,” Brooks said. His fans, however, are wondering whatever happened to alter-ego Chris Gaines.
  • The upcoming Courtney Love-produced Kurt Cobain biopic based on Charles Cross’ 2001 bio Heavier Than Heaven will be the first to feature original Nirvana songs. “Courtney Love has packaged my book rights with Nirvana’s music,” Cross told NME.
  • After reuniting at this year’s Crossroads Guitar Festival, Eric Clapton and his former Blind Faith bandmate Steve Winwood will play three shows together next year. The performances — all set for Madison Square Garden — will take place February 25th, 26th and 28th. “Our set at the Crossroads Festival this summer was a real treat, so I expect these shows will be good fun for us and for the fans,” Clapton said in a statement.
  • Roseanne Cash is scheduled for brain surgery to remove a “rare but benign condition” that also forced her to cancel tour dates slated for this month. Cash wrote on her Web site she is expected to recover fully and will resume touring next spring to promote Black Cadillac.
  • Hawthorne Heights‘ former manager has sued the pop-punk band for breach of contract and several unpaid fees. Last year, the band sued Victory Records and left the label on “anything but amicable” terms after the band’s name was signed without their knowledge to an open letter instructing fans to mess with Ne-Yo discs on store shelves in an attempt to affect the charts.

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Skank Bangerton LIVES!!! | 11/12/2008, 10:06 pm EST

Skank for president 2012!! THE REVOLUTION HAS BEGUN!!!!!! Elvis rots, Garth sucks……SKANK RULES!

sunshine | 10/13/2008, 12:15 pm EST

eff all of u….MICHAEL JACKSON is the biggest selling artist OF ALL TIME….geddit?!

Skank Bangerton | 7/17/2008, 3:17 pm EST

The total population of the United States was only about 40% of what it is now in the 1960’s when Elvis sold the majority of his albums. (about 150 million) I am not saying that Elvis was any less of a commercial sellout completly straying from his rock-a-billy roots and evolving into an obese discusting drug abusing slob.

I am just simply saying that comparing Garth. (another obese pig) to Elvis, and his achievement is rediculous. Garth eats ass in county jail compared to Elvis. I hope he has to toss Satans salad in Hell.

Devoted | 1/30/2008, 6:26 pm EST

Being a loyal garth and elvis fan I am cocky enough to tell the lot of you to fuck off. Both of these artist have done more for music than most of the crap artist around these days. When was the last time you heard a rap artist or heavy metal band in top 3 in history

Skank Bangerton | 1/3/2008, 11:15 pm EST

Garth was, is, and will continue to sell his shit albums as long as the average american consumer is uneducated and ignorant of meaningful, and artistic music. SUCK IT GARTH! You can sell a billion records and it won’t make it quality. I hope you rot in hell with the village people and the New Kids on the block!!!!

tommy | 1/2/2008, 3:40 pm EST

i do not know why the riaa says garth brooks has sold more records than elvis everybody knows how the riaa counts record sales and they know if they count every recrd elvis sold it would not even be close.

Anonymous | 11/29/2007, 7:57 pm EST

cock lickers.

Ms. Androvette | 11/7/2007, 12:39 pm EST

VAGINAL BLOOD FARTS? You’re Fuckin’ Disgusting!!!

Ms. Androvette | 11/7/2007, 12:37 pm EST

I hope you’re not a woman. Because if you are you should be summarily slain!

Chinaski | 11/7/2007, 12:34 pm EST

vaginal blood farts? you’re fuckin’ disgusting!!!

4untill late | 11/7/2007, 8:12 am EST

Elvis and Garth are both vaginal blood farts, they both suck and have no place in this world

MM | 11/6/2007, 8:42 pm EST

Brooks in the same sentence with Elvis. who cares about record sales. Brooks became famous (early 90s) in a completely different era. Elvis died in ‘77 and his record sales in the 70s were at an all time low. So we’re comparing the amount of units sold in the 90s vs. units sold in 50s and 60s. Stupid, meaningless numbers.

Cheesecrop | 11/6/2007, 7:48 pm EST

Anyone know where Brooks stands in relation to the Beatles? I’m assuming since the Beatles & Elvis are usually 1-2 on any list he must be fairly close.

Hank Chinaski | 11/6/2007, 5:31 pm EST

and if you think what Garth Brooks does is art, then you have a big pile of dog shit for brains!!!

Hank Chinaski | 11/6/2007, 5:30 pm EST

fuck you, anonymous. people are entitled to their opinions!

Anonymous | 11/6/2007, 5:20 pm EST

You are all a bunch of idiots! Music is like art. It is in the eye of the beholder. Bet all of you couldn’t even sing a note or play an instrument.

Garth Brooks Can Suck It | 11/6/2007, 3:01 pm EST

Country rat bastard.

Hank Chinaski | 11/6/2007, 2:06 pm EST

what a useless dickhead. Fuck Garth Brooks. If he was drowning, I would throw him a cynder block!!!

wrecksracer | 11/6/2007, 1:00 pm EST

Garth Brooks can sell as many units as he wants, but it doesn’t change the fact that Elvis is cool, and Garth Brooks is not…..

music fan | 11/6/2007, 12:00 pm EST

Garth’s sales are for the U.S. ONLY! Worldwide sales put Elvis OVER the ONE BILLION MARK. This is all hype.

DUDEYO | 11/6/2007, 11:50 am EST

Garbage Brooks sucks. Peace out.

Comfort Inn | 11/6/2007, 10:52 am EST

The King is Dead? Long Live Garth Brooks. Fucking idiots who by this crap, No wonder music is in trouble.

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