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Brooks is the king of Oklahoma. There's little room for argument. The living country legend — and OK native — just broke his own record for ticket sales in Tulsa, as he pushed 90,000 tickets in two hours on Friday. That number easily surpasses his previous high of 79,885 in 1997, when he performed a series of shows at Driller Park (KOCO). -
Garth Brooks and Twitter So Far: 'The Dance' Singer Gets 45 Followers Per Minute in First Day on Social Network Site
Garth Brooks returned to recording with "Man Against Machine" Tuesday, Nov. 11, making the release his first since 2001's "Scarecrow." Now that he is back in the public eye, Brooks decided to join Twitter and Facebook to connect with fans, and "The Dance" singer's first-day numbers are pretty staggering.According to "CMT News," Brooks joined Twitter the morning of his album's release date, posting a selfie that currently boasts 2,141 retweets and 4,993 favorites. By Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 12, the country icon amassed 69,000 followers, which CMT figured out amounted to 45 followers every minute. As of today, Nov. 13, Brooks has more than 77,000 followers, but only follows nine people. Wife Trisha Yearwood and Brad Paisley made the cut, as well as actor Chris Pratt, "Good Morning America" host Robin Roberts — whom the singer brought to tears with a tender rendition of "Mom" — and TV personality Ellen DeGeneres. -
Facebook Banned "Like-Gates": Bands Are among Many Entities That Stand to Lose (but Can Still Grab New Fans)
Musicians and many an entity with social media presence may find its approach altered as part of Facebook's new regulations that were announced last week, according to Clickz.com: "Like-Gating," or luring users into "liking" your page by offering prizes or rewards, will no longer be allowed on the site. -
Raven-Symoné Responds To Critics In Open Letter Posted To Facebook Following Controversial Interview With Oprah Winfrey's 'Where Are They Now'
Earlier this month, former Disney star Raven-Symoné appeared on Oprah Winfrey's Where Are They Now and made some controversial comments regarding the labels "African-American" and "gay" that are often used to describe her. Symoné decided to respond to her critics in an open letter posted to Facebook. -
Will Smith's Wife Jada Pinkett Reflects on Losing Tupac and Other Close Friends to Violence in Letter Posted to Facebook
The relationship between actress Jada Pinkett Smith and late rapper Tupac Shakur has been preserved through countless photos and poems that have made their way to the internet but Will Smith's wife recently took a moment to reflect the on the lost of Pac and other friends in a letter posted to Facebook. -
Sarah Palin Defends Bristol's Palin's Behavior At Drunken Party Which Lead To Family Brawl
Remember a few weeks ago when Sarah Palin's family grabbed headlines because of a fight that broke out during her husband, Todd Palin's birthday party? Attendees of the bash have claimed that police were called after a fight that included about 20 people broke out and that Todd, Bristol and Track Palin were all involved in the physical brawl after someone took a verbal shot at Willow Palin. The family has stayed super quiet about the incident until Sarah took to Facebook to support her family. -
Man Jailed For Posting Exodus Lyrics To Facebook Speaks To Billboard
The man arrested for posting lyrics by metal band Exodus in August to his Facebook has opened up about his experiences. "It's surreal," 31-year-old James Evans said in an interview with Billboard recently. "I didn't think anything would come of it." -
Banks: Neon Jungle Used 'Waiting Games' Without Permission On 'Welcome To The Jungle'
On-the-rise pop starlet Banks (aka Jillian Banks) took to Facebook yesterday to explain why her single "Waiting Game" was used as a cover on Neon Jungle's Welcome To The Jungle before it appeared on her own album. Her answer: the U.K. pop girl band used the song without her permission. -
Soprano Tamar Iveri Plans Benefit Concert for LGBT People to Apologize for Homophobic Letter
Georgian Soprano Tamar Iveri announced yesterday that she is planning a benefit concert in Tbilisi, Georgia dedicated to gays, lesbians and other sexual minorities. Iveri said that the concert is a way to apologize once more to LGBT people for a letter expressing homophobic sentiments that was posted to her Facebook page last year. -
Musical Selfies: Ravel, Mussorgsky and Verdi...Without Makeup!
My Facebook feed has been dotted in recent day with the latest social media craze. For a good cause, female friends have been posting photographs of themselves without makeup. Some actually look better that way, in my opinion (I know, nobody asked). One can surely do the same in music. Follow the popular trend--in music! -
O-Town reuniting in 2014? 'All or Nothing' boy band teases 'huge announcement' on Twitter
xxx They still fit together after all these years. If Twitter messages are meant to be understood, it seems as though early 2000s boy band O-Town are aiming for a comeback in 2014. -
Mariah Carey 'The Art of Letting Go' Facebook version was unfinished demo, singer releases real master on social media site [LISTEN]
Welp, someone at Facebook is packing up their office today. Mariah Carey premiered her new single "The Art of Letting Go" on Facebook on Monday (Nov. 11), but last night the diva took back to the social media site to deliver some unfortunate news: the version on Facebook was not the finalized song. It seems as though there was an error in uploading "The Art of Letting Go," and now Carey is quite upset.
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