Garth could make history with a sale. Over the years, we’ve seen some huge artists, ranging from the likes of Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Pink Floyd, Queen and more sell their music catalog for hundreds of millions to even billions of dollars. In the country music world, Zach Bryan made a major move last year when he sold the publishing rights for a staggering $350 million. Just four months later, Jason Aldean would sell his catalog to Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG). Here, the “She’s Country” singer netted a hefty $250 million, marking the largest catalog investment in the company’s history. Fresh off receiving an Artist of a Lifetime Award from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) due to his 10 Diamond-certified albums throughout his career, Garth Brooks is looking to make more history with the sale of his entire catalog. As reported by Wall Street Journal today, Brooks is now considering selling his publishing rights, which would encompass both his songwriting and recorded music, for something in the ballpark of $2 billion (yes, billion with ‘B’). Of course, this would include Diamond-certified albums such as No Fences, Ropin’ the Wind, Sevens, The Chase, Garth Brooks and a plethora of live albums. Additionally, it would encompass career-defining hits such as “Friends in Low Places,” “The Dance” “If Tomorrow Never Comes,” “The Thunder Rolls,” “Unanswered Prayers” and many more #1 hits. If the deal ever comes to fruition, specifically in the $2 billion range, Brooks would break the record for the most expensive music catalog in history. Back in 2024, Queen made history by selling their catalog for a staggering $1.27 billion. Before that, Michael Jackson held the record when the Jackson estate netted $750 million for 50% stake in his catalog. As of now, it is unknown just who the potential buyers of the “Friends in Low Places” singer’s catalog may be. With that being said, however, if the deal is ever met, it could signal Brooks’ music finally being available on major streaming services such as Spotify and Apple Music. Famously, Brooks has refused to license his music to Spotify or Apple Music, which combined make up around 50% of streaming users. He even briefly created his own streaming platform called GhostTunes back in 2014, but unsurprisingly, it didn’t last long. Instead, if you want to hear “The Dance” or “The Beaches of Cheyenne,” you have to stream them on Amazon Music, which ranks fourth globally among streaming platforms with only about 11% market share (and many of those users only have Amazon Music because you get it automatically when you sign up for Amazon Prime). Garth has explained his resistance to streaming in the past by claiming that he was taking a stand for songwriters, who get only a fraction of the royalties for streams that they do for physical sales like vinyl or CDs: “I stick up for the songwriters because I’m freakin’ one of them. Everything I do for the songwriters, I do for myself. I’m the most selfish guy you’ve ever met, okay? But if we don’t take care of these songwriters, what do you guys have to play? … And I hope that songwriters want to get a Garth Brooks cut. One, because I hope that they think that it would be cool. But two, right behind it closely, I hope it’s because they know that if you’re a Garth Brooks songwriter, you’re going to get paid.” With that being said, if he ever sells his music, it seems all but guaranteed that the music will be released to streaming services worldwide, simply in an attempt to make the most out of the investment. Obviously, only time will tell if this will ever come to fruition, both the reported $2 billion deal or his music ending up on streaming. With that being said, however, this could signal a major shift in Brooks’ legacy with a younger generation due to streaming’s domination over the past decade.The post Garth Brooks Is Reportedly Trying To Sell His Entire Music Catalog For A Record-Setting $2 BILLION first appeared on Whiskey Riff.